Navy Weather Training
There are approximately 400 officers and fewer than 1,500 enlisted personnel in the U.S. Navy Meteorology and Oceanography community. The enlisted personnel, who produce the actual weather and oceanography forecasts, are known as Aerographer's Mates. Officers serve in leadership roles and liaise with the sea-, air- and land-based units that require forecasting services.
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Location
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Officers attend the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., while enlisted personnel spend nearly a year at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss.
Officer Training
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The Naval Postgraduate School offers master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in meteorology, oceanography and physics through the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Observer Training
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AG "A" School is a three-month course for enlisted weather observers. Students learn how to observe, record and analyze cloud and precipitation types and oceanographic occurrences.
Forecaster Training
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Students in AG "C" School, an eight-month course for enlisted forecasters, study atmospheric physics, advanced meteorology and oceanography, synoptic analysis, weather forecasting and warfare operations.
Additional Courses
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In addition to the formal training, enlisted personnel also complete nonresident training courses. These distance and online meteorology and oceanography courses are published by the Naval Education and Training Command.
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