Personnel at the Naval Education and Training Professional
Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) on Saufley
Field, Pensacola, Fla., returned to work in late September
following the devastation left by Hurricane Ivan. The
command quickly reactivated systems to bring up Navy
College, tuition assistance, examination development
and other critical missions. An NETPDTC top priority was
to process more than 110,000 answer sheets from the
September Navywide active-duty testing cycle. “Our
buildings and communications infrastructure did sustain
significant damage from Ivan,” said Capt. Paula Ricketts,
NETPDTC’s commanding officer. “Through Herculean efforts
of volunteers from across the country, we are up and
running again and ready to support the fleet.” Since
returning to work after Hurricane Ivan, NETPDTC civilian
personnel have extended work hours, and chief petty
officers are stepping in to help expedite examination
grading. Ricketts said it’s a team effort and she feels
confident that the results will not be significantly delayed.
