Ensign Alex Robertson of Merritt Island Graduates from Navy’s Basic Oceanography Accession Training

Robertson is a 2014 Edgewood graduate and 2018 graduate of Florida Tech

MILLINGTON, TENNESSEE – Ensign Alex Robertson, a Merritt Island native, recently graduated from Basic Oceanography Accession Training  at Naval Information Warfare Training Group in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Robertson is a 2014 Edgewood Junior/Senior High School graduate and 2018 graduate of Florida Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Meterology.

Robertson joined the Navy less than a year ago and has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.

“I’m most proud of graduating Officer Candidate School in April 2022,” said Robertson.

Officer Candidate School provides initial training for officers of the line and select operational staff corps communities in the United States Navy.

Since 1992, Basic Oceanography Accession Training has been the first stop for newly accessed oceanography officers.

The course is designed to provide formal training in the fundamentals of meteorology and oceanography and computer support systems to officers prior to arriving at their first duty station. And the curriculum is adjusted to accommodate new operational technology and modifications to the missions.

Robertson’s first duty station as an oceanography officer will be in Norfolk, Virginia, serving with Strike Group Oceanography Team. He will serve as a division officer supporting SGOT in generating and deploying multi-spectrum METOC teams to Navy, Joint, and Coalition Forces operating in the Arctic, Second, Fourth, and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.

“The graduates from this BOAT class are truly a diverse group of leaders who come from a wide range of backgrounds, colleges, and military communities,” said Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.

“We look forward to them joining and leading within Naval Oceanography and working alongside our 2,500 sailors and civilian teammates from the bottom of the ocean to the stars.”

The Naval Information Warfare Training Group develops naval warfighters through tailored education and operational training that is capable of achieving our nation’s military objectives in and from the maritime domain.

U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions, based on assured environmental information, faster than the adversary.

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