HELLENIC
Naval Training Command
Crest
The crest of the Naval Training Command depicts a torch, which represents the knowledge and ideals that distinguishe the Officers and Petty Officers of HN. The ancor and the trident represent the navy and the sea.
History
Since 1920 the supervision of training had been assigned to a Rear Admiral, who was named Supervisor of Junior Naval Training in 1926 and later on he was named Senior Commandant of Schools and was stationed in Poros. In 1939 the Senior Command of Schools was replaced by the Naval Training Headquarters, the Commandant was a Rear Admiral and its responsibilities were assigned to the newly formed Training Centers PALASKAS and KANELLOPOULOS. During the first years of its operation, the Headquarters had the following services under its command:
- Naval Training Headquarters Staff
- Hellenic Naval Academy
- Auxiliary Ship PALASKAS and Auxiliary Ship POROS
- Hellenic Naval Tactical Training School
- Auxiliary Ship ARMATOLOS and Auxiliary Ship CHATZIKONSTANTIS
- Underwater Operations Training Center
- Piraeus Naval Recruitment Office
Initially, the Naval Training Headquarters Staff were housed in the newly built Naval Fort Skaramangas (1939).
In 1969 the service was renamed Training Command and in 1970 it was renamed Naval Training Command.
In 1999, as the building, which was already old, suffered severe damage due to an earthquake, the relocation of the Naval Training Command to the old building of the Officers’ Club was deemed necessary.
Mission
Since 1920 the supervision of training had been assigned to a Rear Admiral, who was named Supervisor of Junior Naval Training in 1926 and later on he was named Senior Commandant of Schools and was stationed in Poros. In 1939 the Senior Command of Schools was replaced by the Naval Training Headquarters, the Commandant was a Rear Admiral and its responsibilities were assigned to the newly formed Training Centers PALASKAS and KANELLOPOULOS. During the first years of its operation, the Headquarters had the following services under its command:
- Naval Training Headquarters Staff
- Hellenic Naval Academy
- Auxiliary Ship PALASKAS and Auxiliary Ship POROS
- Hellenic Naval Tactical Training School
- Auxiliary Ship ARMATOLOS and Auxiliary Ship CHATZIKONSTANTIS
- Underwater Operations Training Center
- Piraeus Naval Recruitment Office
Initially, the Naval Training Headquarters Staff were housed in the newly built Naval Fort Skaramangas (1939).
In 1969 the service was renamed Training Command and in 1970 it was renamed Naval Training Command.
In 1999, as the building, which was already old, suffered severe damage due to an earthquake, the relocation of the Naval Training Command to the old building of the Officers’ Club was deemed necessary.
Organization
The Naval Training Command is one of the three Supreme Commands of the Hellenic Navy and is directly subordinate to the HN General Staff.
The Naval Training Command has under its command:
- The HN Petty Officer Academy
- The Naval War College
- The Training Center PALASKAS
- The Training Center POROS
- The Hellenic Naval Police
- The Naval Base KANELLOPOULOS
The Commandant of the Naval Training Command is in charge of all the responsibilities of the Command and he is assisted in the execution of his duties by his staff. The Naval Training Command Staff is the administrative body through which the Commandant executes his duties.
Headquarters
The Naval Training Command Staff consists of:
- The Chief of the Naval Training Command Staff who commands, directs, coordinates and inspects the Staff
- The Directorates (A, B, C, D, E) and their respective Departments and Offices
- The General Secretariat of the Staff
- The Command Unit of the Staff
- The Independent Offices of the Staff
Subordinate Services
Hellenic Naval War College
Training Center Kanellopoulos
Training Center Palaskas
Training Center Poros
Hellenic Naval Police
Fleet
