Midshipman 1st Class Robert Decort, 22 and an incoming senior at The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel Naval Reserve Officers Corps (NROTC) unit, checks out a gyro compass on a Full Mission Bridge Virtual Reality simulator.

NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 09, 2017) Midshipman 1st Class Robert Decort, 22 and an incoming senior at The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel Naval Reserve Officers Corps (NROTC) unit, checks out a gyro compass on a Full Mission Bridge Virtual Reality simulator at the Surface Warfare Officers School. More than 10 midshipmen from NROTC units across the country competed to be named the 2016 NROTC Ship-handler of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom) File# 160809-N-IK959-046