 He underwent basic military training in the 2nd department of the standing ship division of the Baltic Sea in Stralsund (1 April 1929 – 30 June 1929).Schuhart was then transferred to the training ship "Niobe" (1 July 1929 – 11 October 1929), attaining the rank of "Seekadett" (midshipman) on 10 October 1929.He then underwent a training course at the Naval Academy at Mürwik (12 October 1929 – 5 January 1930) before serving on the light cruisers (6 January 1930 – 21 May 1930) and (22 May 1930 – 4 January 1931).