Fleet Readiness Center Southeast hosts ceremony for graduating class of apprentices
220804-N-DG679-087 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2022) Capt. Grady Duffey, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast’s (FRCSE) commanding officer, asks the audience for another round of applause to congratulate the 2022 apprentice graduates. All five graduating apprentices were in the painting discipline concentration at FRCSE. FRCSE launched the renewed apprenticeship program in 2019, a combination work-study program that provides apprentices with a competitive wage and benefits while learning a journey-level trade. L to R: LCDR Joel DeGraeve, Joshua Lancaster, Andre Giannini, Robert Boehnel, Gilbert Baez, John McCarthy, CAPT Grady Duffey, Mr. Joe Pickens, and Reginald Valentine. (U.S. Navy Photo by Toiete Jackson/Released).