Celebration as 500,000th sailor graduates NETC with zero knowledge

GREAT LAKES, Ill. — The Naval Education And Training Command (NETC) threw a party celebrating half a million students passing through “A-school” since 9/11 without learning a thing.

“It may not seem like much, but this is hard work,” Commanding Officer Rear Adm. Michael White said, over a big slice of cake. “It is a real challenge to send sailors to A-sc…