If the sailors are going to be on the ground with Army units... why wouldn't they train with Army units?
This story is an excellent example of why I believe we should consolidate our entire military - just have the United States Armed Forces.
I don't. I don't want Army down in the hole of a 1200 PSI propulsion plant. What is worse is the ongoing consolidation of ratings in the Navy which were already too diverse. My rating included Turbines, reduction gears, air craft elevators, cryogenics, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. etc. It took months just to train someone to be a competent watch in these places. My rating Machinist Mate is now combined with Boiler Technicians as well.
As one who has been in the Navy and afterward went into an artillery unit in the Army National Guard there are major issues and the Pentagon and Sec of Defense needs to stop the combining jobs downsizing nonsense.
The ones training for this seem to be corpsmen or Medics in Army terms.
I enlisted in 1976 and never saw a weapon but a ,22 for an hour in basic. We had Marines {now gone} and Gunner Mates who specifically trained in that. A weapon below decks is useless.