070803-N-3642E-192 GREAT LAKES, (Aug 3, 2007) - Sailors don their ball caps for the first time after successfully completing 12 hours aboard USS Trayer (BST 21). Battle Stations 21 is the culmination of all training received at the Navy’s only boot camp. It is a grueling 12-hour test of a recruit’s skills in several shipboard evolutions, including fighting fires and stopping floods. The event is held entirely aboard Trayer and marks the recruit’s final rite of passage into the Navy. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED) US Navy 070803-N-3642E-192 Sa

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070803-N-3642E-192 GREAT LAKES, (Aug 3, 2007) - Sailors don their ball caps for the first time after successfully completing 12 hours aboard USS Trayer (BST 21). Battle Stations 21 is the culmination of all training received at the Navy’s only boot camp. It is a grueling 12-hour test of a recruit’s skills in several shipboard evolutions, including fighting fires and stopping floods. The event is held entirely aboard Trayer and marks the recruit’s final rite of passage into the Navy. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED) US Navy 070803-N-3642E-192 Sailors don their ball caps for the first time after successfully completing Battle Stations 21 aboard USS Trayer (BST 21)

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