Edward V.Burris, CTTC USN Retired, 1967-1987 All of the aviation ratings I wanted in bootcamp were closed. The counselor asked me if I wanted to be a CT. I asked what that was, and he said he couldn’t tell me. He did say the school was 10 weeks in Pensacola. Being from Florida that sounded good to me. So, there I went and 10 weeks turned into almost 9 months. The rest is history. CTTC Ed Burris.