| Unit Name: | Airman Apprenticeship Training School NATTC Pensacola |
| Dates: | March 4, 1999 |
| Branch: | US Navy |
| Role: | Aviation Training |
| Size: | 15,000 students (NATTC) |
| Garrison: | NAS Pensacola |
| Motto: | Honor, Courage, Commitment |
| Mascot: | Bill the Goat |
| Anniversaries: | U.S. Navy's official birthday (13 October 1775) |
| Website: | http://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/cnatt/nattc/ |
| Commander1: | Captain Thomas Decker |
| Commander1 Label: | Commanding Officer |
| Commander2: | Commander Anthony "T-Bone" Myers |
| Commander2 Label: | Executive Officer |
| Commander3: | CMDCM Rich Galvan |
| Commander3 Label: | Command Master Chief |
Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) is the parent command of the Airman Apprenticeship Training School, and provides technical training schools for nearly all enlisted aircraft maintenance and enlisted aircrew specialties in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard.[1]
After completion of recruit training, enlistees in the Airman Apprenticeship Training program (ATD) attend a three-week course on basic theory in aviation fundamental skills at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) located aboard NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, FL. After successful completion of this training, airman apprentices are usually assigned to squadrons or other aviation commands where the Navy needs them the most.[2]
The duties performed by airman apprentices include:
In the U.S. Navy, Airman is the enlisted rank that corresponds to the pay grade of E-3 in the Navy's aviation field. Airman is just above Airman Recruit (E-1) and Airman Apprentice (E-2), and below the rank of petty officer third class, pay grade E-4.
According to the 2013 Basic Enlisted Military Pay Chart, an Airman Recruit (E-1) with less than 4 months of service receives a base pay of $1403. An Airman Apprentice (E-2) with less than 2 years of service receives $1700, and an Airman (E-3) receives $1787.[3]