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I think it has been dropped from the curriculum at the naval academy
(actually they teach it but only using computers to do the sight
reduction) however any officer who is going to fill the navigator billet
on a ship has to take a course in celestial prior to assuming that job.
The Quartermasters (the enlisted men who actually navigate the ship) are
also still trained in celestial navigation.
QMC(SW) John S. Hanna
Senior Navigation Instructor
Fleet Training Center Mayport
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Subject: CN dropped from navigator training?
Is it true that CN has been dropped from naval academy and coast guard
navigator training? Just interested in the historical phenomenon.
Jim Thompson
www.jimthompson.net
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