By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach
GROTON, Conn. – Seaman Tyler Venema, a native of Marion, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea.
Venema graduated from Palmyra-Macedon High School in 2018.
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Marion.
“Growing up in a small hometown taught me self-sufficiency and accountability,” Venema said. “You are always accountable to yourself before your shipmates.”
Venema joined the Navy one year ago. Today, Venema is a student at Naval Submarine School training to serve as a fire control technician in the submarine force.
“My grandfather, David Dorf, was a specialist in the Army who served in the Signal Corps in intelligence,” Venema said. “He was a huge inspiration for me to join.”
Located aboard Naval Submarine Base New London, Naval Submarine School is where officers and enlisted sailors receive the basic knowledge needed to join operational submarine commands in the fleet. U.S. Navy sailors are training at the schoolhouse alongside members of the Royal Australian Navy who are part of the AUKUS Pillar 1 Optimal Pathway, a partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States aimed at helping Australia acquire a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
Once in the fleet, the foundation established at submarine school allows sailors to build competence and proficiency in operating and maintaining submarines and all their systems. The school also provides refresher and advanced training to members of the submarine force and those supporting submarine commands to increase proficiency in specific skills.
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