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As homeport to fifteen attack submarines and neighbor to a major submarine construction yard, General Dynamics ' Electric Boat Corporation, all Officer and Enlisted submariners with the exception of nuclear trained Electronics Technicians ( ETs ), Electrician's Mates ( EMs ), and Machinist Mates ( MMs ), will be stationed at Groton for training, on board an attack submarine or with a pre-commissioning crew for a new submarine.

Enlisted sailors attending sub school will first go through Basic Enlisted Sub School ( BESS ), an 8 week program that teaches the rigors of undersea life.

BESS includes training in shoring, patching leaks and ruptured pipes, firefighting, and boat handling techniques.

After BESS, sailors will either go to a boat or to follow-on schools.

Schools include BMS, AUXPAC, ATT, TCNO, or an A school, depending on their rating.

The A Schools housed at NAVSUBASE NLON are SECF, SCERF, AUXPAC, TM " A ".