The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) Det. Fort Gordon congratulated three new chief petty officer selects, July 31.

Selected were Electronics Technician 1st Class D’Angelo Morman and Electronics Technician 1st Class Tyler Webb, instructors at CIWT Det. Fort Gordon, and Electronics Technician 1st Class Terrence Herbert, a student in the Strategic Satellite Communication Maintenance course.

“I am excited for all of the chief selects to learn more about the Navy, the chiefs mess and themselves,” shared Master Chief Electronics Technician John Dikun, CIWT Det. Fort Gordon’s senior enlisted leader. “They will have the opportunity to grow personally, professionally, and make lifelong friends in the process.”

Selection to chief petty officer marks a milestone in the career of an enlisted Sailor, making the leap to the senior enlisted level of naval service. The transition begins with a six-week initiation season where the chief selects are trained, molded and mentored by seasoned chief petty officers. In the 126-year history of the chief petty officer, the tradition of the “Chief’s Initiation” has existed for roughly half that time. The process has undergone many changes over the years, but the purpose remains the same: to test physical and mental toughness in a way that requires teamwork among selectees.

As a training location for the Center for Information Warfare Training, CIWT Det. Fort Gordon delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services, enabling optimal performance of information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations. CIWT Det. Fort Gordon specializes in training to fleet Sailors in the areas of satellite communications operation and maintenance, maritime cryptologic systems operation and maintenance, and language training graduating approximately 225 students in 30 courses of instruction annually.

With four schoolhouse commands, two detachments, and training sites throughout the United States and Japan, CIWT is recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s top learning center for the past three years. Training over 21,000 students every year, CIWT delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services. CIWT also offers more than 200 courses for cryptologic technicians, intelligence specialists, information systems technicians, electronics technicians, and officers in the information warfare community.

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