Thanks so much i just received his box with his personal stuff they sent back He's been gone 4 a week now and thank you 4 your service 2 our country and your helpful videos
Just memorized the 11 general orders, Sailor's Creed, and RTC Maxim in just two days by reading it out loud. Still gotta remember chain of command. Seems like the toughest one.
So as a compliment to this channel, This is the most informative, easiest to watch resource I've found besides the navy's own channels. Does anyone have something similar to this or any other really good resources that are willing to share?
Great video man, showed my cousin since he's leaving next month. Man I remember all that shit. Bunk and locker drills, hydrating from the sink, stamping on your skivvies to 30 second pump and dumps lmfao. Glad I'm done with that shit. PS2 here, hooyah ship mate. Good luck out there buddy.
+Tremaine Moss Appreciate it man. Hope your cousin does well. I'm glad i'm done with that shit myself too lol. Looking back it wasn't that bad but I don't want to do it again.
Ooooh, love me a ginger! The sailor part is just a bonus! Seriously, though, this is very informative. Great to know what my friend is going through right now. Thanks for doing this. I look forward to watching they rest.
I went to boot in 2006 and it was totally different. we still had utilities and marched everywhere. Hardest part had to be the chain of command an general orders to remember
Thank you so much for this. I turn 19 next month and I have a 4 year old daughter and am engaged. I'm joining the navy soon to help my family and serve my country and wasn't really sure what to expect. So again thank you for this
It won't be easy at first, and with a family it will be hard at times. However, it will get easier and you will make it to a spot after the first year or 2 where you will be comfortable. Took me about a year or so but I love it now
Thanks for the info. I recently talked to a recruiter. He recommended I go to job corps for the rest of my GED. And has given me 3 months tops for the trades and schooling to enlist. I knew a bit about the bootcamp do to my cousin going in aswell. Just wanted to know more. Thanks for the info!
Lol ok thanks. I'm 34 so I'll be the old man which I'm already use to. My brother has been in 17yrs and is a GMC on the Truxton. So the stories I was hearing were from when he was in boot camp. Your videos are a lot of help thanks
thanks so much for the information I'm a junior and high school right now and I'm working on getting in shape before I graduate so I can leave that summer... keep up the good work
I went through in 1990... in Orlando. Shortly thereafter on to Nuke school as an ET/RO. One question; do they still pull street chits? Fun stuff... And thank you for your service...oh yeah, and is "Pork Adobo" still the main choise at the galley these days? I was also on subs...SSN-761 USS Springfield. Make sure you enjoy your fresh produce in the first couple of weeks out. If it is like it was when I was in, you won't get any after that...
bess isn't that bad. people in your bess class can probably screw you out of liberty but most instructors won't punish everyone more than once or twice based on the actions of a few
you will sleep in a larger rectangular area (called the compartment) with roughly 80 others. You have two weeks, and I should be able to answer any quetions in those two weeks. Might take me a day to get back to you but if you have any other questions, just ask
Its ridiculous what questions are asked on these types of videos. You have a recruiter. Ask if you were not told. Simple as that. Dont be unsure of joining, otherwise dont join. Dont be worried about how often you can send letters. Dont be worried how long it is. Dont be worried how hard it is. Its the military. You take it hard or you go home. Dont worry about phones, food, haircuts, living conditions, days off, or anything. If you cant accept that youre going to be a SLAVE for 2 months, dont do it. The navy doesnt need people like that. I guessing its okay to be nervous but do your research before you enlist. Easy as that. Recruiters may be nice about it and all these guys on youtube but rdcs and everyone in bootcamp will not be as nice as i am. They will be quick to get you out or delay you once you show any form of weakness. This doesnt just apply to the mavy, but to the marines, army, cg, and af.
And dont think because you get a "pad" means anything. I did not get a pad or any electonics besides the computers we use to learn. All branches bootcamps are getting easier but it doesnt mean you should too.
I've met some Marines who hate it because they say they earned the title marine. Maybe everybody depending what branch you are in likes to properly addressed. IA can go with other branches mainly army, and active duty Navy can go IA as well as well as ADSW and TAD. My new LPO is Active but on a IA in bahrain with me. Yes I am reservist. I have a daughter with joint custody so, I was told my recruiter I have to serve two years as a reservist till I can go active as a single father. Now I'm deployed in my third year and I watched your videos as well as other to keep informed in any changes and see other people's experience.
+jeffrey Cruz gotcha. Well I guess that's you staying on top of things from watching other people's experiences. I think you should make one of your own to share your point of view as a reservist stationed overseas and such. Show a more non-traditional side of the story that most people don't know much about. I'm already curious on the subject
Yeah, I was planning on doing but I been studying for my advancement even though my rate is locked up and getting my air warfare pin but if you have any questions I'd be more than happy to share any knowledge
I felt the same man. But stay in shape and know your stuff so you can advance pay grades with the dep test. Be prepared for an amazing experience! Good luck
Hey, man! I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. I'm thinking about joining this year- but I'm already 33. Kind of nervous about it. You have a better attitude than most guys who post vids on the navy. How difficult is it just being surrounded by young kids all day?
+jlantin thank you very much. and yes, different perspectives are a huge plus. Everyone that makes a boot camp video sheds light on the things that effected them and you can piece together the entire picture with those few different perspectives. Good luck to you. November will come quicker than you think, but you still have plenty of time to prepare
It won't change the day at all. of an RDC finds out though, generally they will use it as a reason to drop the division for some push-ups, sit-ups, or other exercises. happened twice to my division. wasn't too rough though.
+Jonathan Robinson You guys might end up in the same division. There's usually two or 3 integrated divisions per graduating class. its possible. A bit harder than you would think though. Depending on the time of day you get there, you could end up in any one of 12 divisions.
I figured that much, I doubt that you're an STG. I heard you say that you were in subschool on the video. I'm an ETV, I finished up a 5 year sea last October on Boise. Now I'm on shore duty.
So, they changed my ship date because of insufficient funding. But it wasnt just me, it was all the FEMALES. Only the females who's ship date got moved. This guy who joined the dep program AFTER me got to ship out when I didn't, I asked why, and my Cheif said, because your female, there's less of you so we don't have enough to send to camp, so we are just letting the "men" go. I have been waiting to get shipped out for 2 yrs. Seriously starting to think I chose the wrong branch.
+Robert Bloodworth I'm assigned to a pcu that won't be completed for about a year lol so I'm going to have to suffer the torture of qualifying on another boat here in a month or two.
Oh OK I was concerned I'm sorry if I'm over filling you with questions I'm just trying to make sure because we expecting around the time he gets out. I have 1 more question for you. Ummmm do he get a to come home after basic or would they give him a leave to be back before our son born
+Zaria Goldsmith they do make exceptions for stuff like that when they can. But generally after boot camp he will only have about 5-10hrs of free time before he has to be back on base so he can go to A-school. but he may be able to take leave for the birth of his child.
lol Navy boot camp sounds super easy compared to army infantry ost. but the processing sounds the same as the army. I did my 4 years in the army. I've been out of the army for 2 years so I have to go back to basic training again. just seeing if there is any difference
Real tip for Navy bootcamp... show up, do what they say, don't get medically asmo'd. Graduate. You don't need to know anything before joining unless you are literally stupid.
+Corey Luce lol yeah that's all you need to know to get through it, but people like knowing what they're getting into. that is the only reason Any boot camp videos get views.
wow awesome! you write songs? I do as well and play guitar. do we have to do pull ups for pt? I think you mentioned in one of your videos that we had to do that but the recruiter said we didn't.
+Noelle Schibetta you will not do pull ups for pt. The only exception is on the last week when you will do some sort of circuit training for pt (which is a nice break from the other crap)
+Noelle Schibetta pull ups themselves are a good exercise to help even out your body and help prevent musclular imbalances that could happen if you just focus on pushups but you can definitely get through boot camp without worrying about pull ups at all.
+Brewer Eldridge I'm STS. you were annapolis? lol. I was in tpu for a bit and Archerfish was my 2nd Bess class. 1st was San Juan which was apparently a class that was the exact opposite of annapolis
+GingerSailor yeah the San Juan was the worst. Lol. Plus, you were part of a historic BESS class. "First females" and what not. I'm in Pearl Harbor on the USS Cheyenne now! You're probably in class with some of my friends from BESS. Keep up the good work. Great channel. Answering a lot of questions I would have loved to hear about in DEP. So keep it up 👍
+Marshall Glass yeah, most people that get ITed in the first few weeks get ITed because they don't know those so if you know that information, it saves you the hassle
You mentioned you got an hour a night to read/write letters, is that really the case? I've also heard the Navy mail system isn't that great or fast. Thanks!
+Myles Gray yeah, it definitely takes a bit. I felt bad for people that took the asvab and had the physical on the same day. I did it on 2 separate days and it still sucked.
Hi there, you mentioned you only get a few shots and it's not too bad, but others have said they get like 10 or so shots including the infamous "peanut butter" shot that is super bad. Stories about shots are really conflicting from what I read everywhere, could you clarify what they were like and how many there are?
it does depend on any alergies you may have. some are allergic to penicillin so they don't get the peanut butter shot. some are allergic to some of the ingredients in the other immunizations. However, the max number you will get 5 shots over bootcamp's entirety. In some cases you may get called back to get more depending on what your rate is and where you will be stationed if you have a short A school and need them done sooner. You get three other immunizations other than the peanut butter shot. you get the peanut butter shot twice though. once at the beginning and once at the end.
This video helped a lot! How bad is the PT though? Like is it extremely long distance runs? (Suck so much at long distance) and I get like 7:45-8 minute miles unfortunately..
+RichAF 8 minute miles are more than enough to pass the fitness test. I think 12:30 is the minimum time allowed. 8 min mile would putyou on pace for 12. The PT is fairly easy and you will only run once a week really. there is a 4 min warm up run and tons of movement exercises. the warm-up exercises, to me, are harder than the rest of the pt session. warm-up consists of skipping for height, lunges, karaoke run, high knees with punches and stuff like that. towards the last few weeks you will do circuit training once a week(bit more difficult and actually a good workout. IT is harder than PT. IT (exercises you do as punishment) usually happens while you are in NWUs and boots. Sucks hard but it is over in less than 5 mins most of the time. so just suffer through it and you'll be alright.
Hey, im currently in the works of joining the navy. Im working on the actual process of signing the papers right now, Then i have to wait on my medical to get back. Then within the next two weeks i should be officially signing in. Im a senior in high school and would love some info and what to expect and what to work on.
Do vegetarian and vegans get special food if their diets are because of religious purposes? I'm a buddhist and don't eat meat and wont join if I'm forced to eat animals
I am planning on joining the Core but I had an idea that maybe it would be a good idea to sign for a 2 year enlistment in the navy for some military experience etc. is that a good idea? or should I just go straight to the marines like I originally planned
Do you need to be an excellent swimmer to pass the swim test? I can swim the backstroke the 50 yards or whatever but idk if my techniques are like PERFECT. If i can swim that without being an amazing swimmer will I be able to pass?
+Mikaya Moorleghen I was pretty nervous myself going into it. If someone occasionally yelling in your face doesn't bother you all that much, you'll be just fine. Good luck! what's your rate going to be?
What do I need to bring? I ship out July 6 What do I bring? When do I go to the hotel? Can I wear my own undies? I kinda like my things and wish I could wear them. What am I ALLOWED to bring?
Don't bring anything. As soon as you get there, you will be told to strip naked in front of everyone (males and females are separated). It's humiliating and degrading, but so are the next 4 years of your life at this point. You will take whatever you brought with you, pants, shirt, wallet, socks, EVERYTHING and put it in a box, which will be shipped back to your home of record. And you WILL be charged for it. Welcome to hell.
Hi! My friend is leaving for bootcamp this week at Great Lakes and is concerned about the sleeping/showering/bathroom situations. Do the men and women have separate areas for all of these things, or are they altogether now? Thank you!
completely seperate areas. integrated divisions (divisions made up of both males and females) have seperate sleeping quarters/showers/bathrooms for both sexes
Thank you so much!! One more question, does everyone sleep in one big area like they've shown on some videos? Or do they separate everyone into smaller gros for quarters? !
My wife and I were wanting to join soon. We were told two different things. One recruiter a while back ago told us that the Navy would try to keep us together. The recruiter we recently saw, told us that we would go to bootcamp at separate times and that the Navy would keep us separated (one on shore and one on a ship. When we both sign-up; Do you know if we would be separated from bootcamp until the end of the 4 year contract. We are both wanting the same rate.
you would be seperated at boot camp (go in at different times) but they most likely can get you on at the same base your first term but you'd definitely be on different boats.
Thank you for the information and thank you for making videos about the Navy; it has helped out with questions we had. It encourages me to know that there are others around my age enlisting in the Navy.
+Brittie 1993 I made a video about it that goes into some detail about it. US navy submarine enlisted schoo is the title. I left out one crucial thing in the video though. you will go through 3 trainers along with the basic school. 1) fire trainer (training on fighting fires) 2) damage control trainer (practice on a flooding simulation) 3) escape trainer (aquatics training needed to escape a submarine. The rest of the information on the video is about all I can tell you. if you have any questions after watching it sling them my way and I'll answer them the best I can
I noticed the video after I subscribed (which was post question) but thank you. I haven't had the chance to watch it, but I definitely hope to before I ship out... Which is any day now... I will definitely ask any questions I have.
My recruiter seems like a great guy, but I feel like he's holding things back from me. Like I go down to meps in two weeks and I don't even know what jobs I qualified for, and I got a pretty good asvab score. Honestly I feel like I'm going in blind, he hasn't told me anything that can be helpful. Do you think he's holding something back from me?
+Cierra Daniels most of the time they give you a print out of your asvab score broken down my each part. most jobs require a specific score in each of those different parts to determine if you qualify for them. My suggestion would be to go on the navy website and search each jobs requirements on the asvab. it might take a few minutes to dig them up but they are there. Find out which ones you want the most and actively tell them what you want to do. Sometimes you'll have to wait for an opening but you are allowed to wait for them. they can't make you take any job. Their job is to fill the jobs that are in high demand first so recruiters will gloss over the the rates you qualify for for that purpose. After you go to meps the 2nd time they'll sling a job offer or two your way. if you don't like them, don't take them and tell them to let you know when the rates you want open up. They may be hesitant to do this at first but you have more control over the process than they'll let on
fix shit on the ship. if things go wrong say there is a leak from a bulk head or ruptured valves damage controlmen take care of that. they were mainly used back in the day when ship warfare was a thing. water tight integrity on the ships and keeping the ship afloat is important. DC is not a very exciting job. most people in the navy honestly dont like the ship. ship life sucks. just think about that before you join if you want to be stuck on a big metal box.
The shot wasn't bad at all the ones you get in your arm suck more than it, and yes I got all 4 pulled out and it was awesome because I got to lay in my rack for 2 days straight
My son just went to bootcamp i already miss him god bless are children that grow up and protect us
I wish him the best of luck.
Thanks so much i just received his box with his personal stuff they sent back He's been gone 4 a week now and thank you 4 your service 2 our country and your helpful videos
Just memorized the 11 general orders, Sailor's Creed, and RTC Maxim in just two days by reading it out loud. Still gotta remember chain of command. Seems like the toughest one.
Don't worry, that bullshit isn't important and you will forget it 2 seconds after you leave boot camp
Yeah, honestly I'm just looking to pass that quiz and the PFT to rank up.
So as a compliment to this channel, This is the most informative, easiest to watch resource I've found besides the navy's own channels. Does anyone have something similar to this or any other really good resources that are willing to share?
+Sam York a appreciate it.
This helped me a lot. I leave for bootcamp in 5 days. Eased my mind and made me less scared lmfao
Julissa Brodie How is it?
How was it
Great video man, showed my cousin since he's leaving next month. Man I remember all that shit. Bunk and locker drills, hydrating from the sink, stamping on your skivvies to 30 second pump and dumps lmfao. Glad I'm done with that shit. PS2 here, hooyah ship mate. Good luck out there buddy.
+Tremaine Moss Appreciate it man. Hope your cousin does well. I'm glad i'm done with that shit myself too lol. Looking back it wasn't that bad but I don't want to do it again.
I'm contemplating joining, and this was very insightful. thanks!
Be smart, go to college instead
+Walter Sobchak college is extremely expensive. iv met to many people who have degrees and work at starbuck.its becoming worthless in most industries
join the navy then go to college while you're in
I wish I was still serving I fought in the Nam
Guy Baldridge Thank you for your service, sir.
Thank you for your service!
general orders cannot say that enough
Man you're a life saver! Knowledge is power... Thanks
+Ian James, II no problem
"I'm not gonna tell you to keep your mouth shut (keep your mouth shut)" I laughed 😂
thanks so much !!! I'm a new Navy mom... and I was worried about my son. Now I feel better.
Ooooh, love me a ginger! The sailor part is just a bonus! Seriously, though, this is very informative. Great to know what my friend is going through right now. Thanks for doing this. I look forward to watching they rest.
+bbypookins I appreciate it lol. And I hope your friend makes it through alright
I went to boot in 2006 and it was totally different. we still had utilities and marched everywhere. Hardest part had to be the chain of command an general orders to remember
I am leaving for Great Lakes on April 12th and your video really help to keep me calm about it and set my mind at ease. Appreciate it!!
Congrats on choosing the Navy! As a sailor fresh out of boot camp, all I gotta say is that if you stay positive, it'll be a breeze. Good luck to you!
+Sara Grooms I'm also leaving april 12th!
Thank you so much for this. I turn 19 next month and I have a 4 year old daughter and am engaged. I'm joining the navy soon to help my family and serve my country and wasn't really sure what to expect. So again thank you for this
It won't be easy at first, and with a family it will be hard at times. However, it will get easier and you will make it to a spot after the first year or 2 where you will be comfortable. Took me about a year or so but I love it now
Im leaving now on February so this was really helpful. Thanks!!! 👍
Thanks for the info. I recently talked to a recruiter. He recommended I go to job corps for the rest of my GED. And has given me 3 months tops for the trades and schooling to enlist. I knew a bit about the bootcamp do to my cousin going in aswell. Just wanted to know more. Thanks for the info!
no problem
you're probably already in job corps since this is an old comment, but, that place sicks so much. I go to the one in San Jose, its terrible.
Andrew Swindell I went to job corps I got my diploma and I left like 4 months ago and I'm going enlisted in navy tommorrow
Lol ok thanks. I'm 34 so I'll be the old man which I'm already use to. My brother has been in 17yrs and is a GMC on the Truxton. So the stories I was hearing were from when he was in boot camp. Your videos are a lot of help thanks
+Andrew DeGrand I highly appreciate it. It seems like you have some catching up to do to your brother lol. I wish you the best of luck
I graduated back in 2005. They were still building the new Battle Stations (the current one).
thanks so much for the information I'm a junior and high school right now and I'm working on getting in shape before I graduate so I can leave that summer... keep up the good work
me too
Thank you so much I really do appreciate your info and your vids I subscribed to you as well thanks again.
+Zaria Goldsmith no problem :)
Thanks for the video. I know a lot has changed since I was there (Oct. 13, 1983). My son is leaving in May, so this will help.
+redta93kwy no problem whatsoever
This is great! Thank you for uploading :)
Drill Sergeant is Army. Nice vid just seeing how your guys's boot camp was different from my basic training
+RUMBLE FISH yeah I should learn what the enlisted ranks of other branches are called soon.
I went through in 1990... in Orlando. Shortly thereafter on to Nuke school as an ET/RO. One question; do they still pull street chits? Fun stuff... And thank you for your service...oh yeah, and is "Pork Adobo" still the main choise at the galley these days? I was also on subs...SSN-761 USS Springfield. Make sure you enjoy your fresh produce in the first couple of weeks out. If it is like it was when I was in, you won't get any after that...
Thank you so much for this info. I needed this info so much you rock.
I leave in 7 days. Enlisted in Navy dep to be a machinist mate submariner.
Wow sucks to be you
Hah. Sucked* to be me. Going through bess now.
bess isn't that bad. people in your bess class can probably screw you out of liberty but most instructors won't punish everyone more than once or twice based on the actions of a few
+GingerSailor i probably just screwed myself out of liberty by falling asleep in my room today at 1930 and forgetting to turn my damn white card in.
lol I did that my third day there. Generally the first offense is a verbal warning unless your instructors are feeling like torturing you.
Thank you for the great video, it is really helpful.
+Ryan Diaz you're very welcome.
I leave in a few months but this helps a lot! Thank you!
you are very welcome
Thanks for the info buddy!
Can I sneak 5 hr energy lol
STRICKLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOOYAH SUBMARINES!!!!!
Leaving for RTC on the 27th. I appreciate this information a lot, so thanks a ton! I'm glad they won't make my cut my hair xD that would've sucked
you will sleep in a larger rectangular area (called the compartment) with roughly 80 others. You have two weeks, and I should be able to answer any quetions in those two weeks. Might take me a day to get back to you but if you have any other questions, just ask
Its ridiculous what questions are asked on these types of videos. You have a recruiter. Ask if you were not told. Simple as that. Dont be unsure of joining, otherwise dont join. Dont be worried about how often you can send letters. Dont be worried how long it is. Dont be worried how hard it is. Its the military. You take it hard or you go home. Dont worry about phones, food, haircuts, living conditions, days off, or anything. If you cant accept that youre going to be a SLAVE for 2 months, dont do it. The navy doesnt need people like that. I guessing its okay to be nervous but do your research before you enlist. Easy as that. Recruiters may be nice about it and all these guys on youtube but rdcs and everyone in bootcamp will not be as nice as i am. They will be quick to get you out or delay you once you show any form of weakness. This doesnt just apply to the mavy, but to the marines, army, cg, and af.
And dont think because you get a "pad" means anything. I did not get a pad or any electonics besides the computers we use to learn. All branches bootcamps are getting easier but it doesnt mean you should too.
right lol😂
This sounds like a summer camp. Try having Drill Sergeants riding you the whole time
Thank you sir
I've met some Marines who hate it because they say they earned the title marine. Maybe everybody depending what branch you are in likes to properly addressed. IA can go with other branches mainly army, and active duty Navy can go IA as well as well as ADSW and TAD. My new LPO is Active but on a IA in bahrain with me. Yes I am reservist. I have a daughter with joint custody so, I was told my recruiter I have to serve two years as a reservist till I can go active as a single father. Now I'm deployed in my third year and I watched your videos as well as other to keep informed in any changes and see other people's experience.
+jeffrey Cruz gotcha. Well I guess that's you staying on top of things from watching other people's experiences. I think you should make one of your own to share your point of view as a reservist stationed overseas and such. Show a more non-traditional side of the story that most people don't know much about. I'm already curious on the subject
Yeah, I was planning on doing but I been studying for my advancement even though my rate is locked up and getting my air warfare pin but if you have any questions I'd be more than happy to share any knowledge
I went to boot in 2012 but I remember the11 General orders being a very big deal, know those.
Thanks man appreciate this video!
+Bennett Fowler no problem
My old NMT gave me a counseling chit a year ago saying "All your base are belong to us". Is that good?
+Wheatley GLADOS too bad most people don't get that reference. I'd think, if the NMT was a gamer, he'd promote you
+Wheatley GLADOS "They set us up the bomb!"
How often can you send out letters?
Everyday. But the letters being sent out depends. That shouldnt matter anyways. Start your life. Everyone should understand
theres a group in January that is getting Ipads I had the tablet and fwi if you get on the wifi at the nex you get sent back 2 weeks
Thanks man I start this July. Not gonna lie the nervousness is starting to kick in lmao
I felt the same man. But stay in shape and know your stuff so you can advance pay grades with the dep test. Be prepared for an amazing experience! Good luck
Hey, man! I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. I'm thinking about joining this year- but I'm already 33. Kind of nervous about it. You have a better attitude than most guys who post vids on the navy. How difficult is it just being surrounded by young kids all day?
In my division, there was a 39 year old. He graduated with me last Friday. Take that in, and I hope you make a great choice!
😊 20151103 here, super excited! love hearing about different individual experiences. great video.
+jlantin thank you very much. and yes, different perspectives are a huge plus. Everyone that makes a boot camp video sheds light on the things that effected them and you can piece together the entire picture with those few different perspectives. Good luck to you. November will come quicker than you think, but you still have plenty of time to prepare
+jlantin 20151110 IT :D
Desonance my date just got moved. so now i'm 21151109. hahaha. so i will be arriving a day before you. oh, and my rate is AV
What if it's your birthday in boot camp?
It won't change the day at all. of an RDC finds out though, generally they will use it as a reason to drop the division for some push-ups, sit-ups, or other exercises. happened twice to my division. wasn't too rough though.
i go to boot camp february 2nd wish me luck :)
Me 2
+Carole Zehner good luck miss thang! its going to be cold lol
+Jonathan Robinson You guys might end up in the same division. There's usually two or 3 integrated divisions per graduating class. its possible. A bit harder than you would think though. Depending on the time of day you get there, you could end up in any one of 12 divisions.
+GingerSailor ohh I didn't know that! i thought everyone who ships out that day would be in the same division haha but thats cool!
Only 12 divisions. I never knew that I always figure it was at least 5 or 6. Thanks for the tip bro.
Won't let you sleep for 2 days? I'd like to see them stop me, I learned to sleep while running back in highschool.
+Darkfox Bill Well then you might just be special. Maybe if you go they will let you sleep extra due to your special set of skills.
I figured that much, I doubt that you're an STG. I heard you say that you were in subschool on the video. I'm an ETV, I finished up a 5 year sea last October on Boise. Now I'm on shore duty.
shitt man im leaving at the end of august gotta study up in this beautiful weather:(
I'm going soon after i get my court situation as far as child support over .im ready
So, they changed my ship date because of insufficient funding. But it wasnt just me, it was all the FEMALES. Only the females who's ship date got moved. This guy who joined the dep program AFTER me got to ship out when I didn't, I asked why, and my Cheif said, because your female, there's less of you so we don't have enough to send to camp, so we are just letting the "men" go.
I have been waiting to get shipped out for 2 yrs.
Seriously starting to think I chose the wrong branch.
You got vouchers at O'hare? We got a bagged lunched at the USO in 02
Have fun on a boat shipmate. Submarines once, submarines twice... lol
+Robert Bloodworth I'm assigned to a pcu that won't be completed for about a year lol so I'm going to have to suffer the torture of qualifying on another boat here in a month or two.
+GingerSailor What's your rate?
+Robert Bloodworth STS (sonar tech submarines)
Oh OK I was concerned I'm sorry if I'm over filling you with questions I'm just trying to make sure because we expecting around the time he gets out. I have 1 more question for you. Ummmm do he get a to come home after basic or would they give him a leave to be back before our son born
+Zaria Goldsmith they do make exceptions for stuff like that when they can. But generally after boot camp he will only have about 5-10hrs of free time before he has to be back on base so he can go to A-school. but he may be able to take leave for the birth of his child.
I remember like half the room stood up during the moment of truth when I went thru lol
+Bcomes yeah we had a pretty large amount. I think ours was about 1/4th or so.
That sounds about right, half might have been an exaggeration but I remember it was a lot. And the longer he talked, more people stood up.
lol Navy boot camp sounds super easy compared to army infantry ost. but the processing sounds the same as the army. I did my 4 years in the army. I've been out of the army for 2 years so I have to go back to basic training again. just seeing if there is any difference
No matter what rate or mos you are. You go through the same bootcamp or basic training. Until you reach your school where you specialize is your job
your laugh 😂😂
Real tip for Navy bootcamp... show up, do what they say, don't get medically asmo'd. Graduate. You don't need to know anything before joining unless you are literally stupid.
+Corey Luce lol yeah that's all you need to know to get through it, but people like knowing what they're getting into. that is the only reason Any boot camp videos get views.
so my original ship date is what i still have to go with which is the 1rst! are you et radio?
wow awesome! you write songs? I do as well and play guitar. do we have to do pull ups for pt? I think you mentioned in one of your videos that we had to do that but the recruiter said we didn't.
+Noelle Schibetta you will not do pull ups for pt. The only exception is on the last week when you will do some sort of circuit training for pt (which is a nice break from the other crap)
Should I practice doing pull ups?
+Noelle Schibetta pull ups themselves are a good exercise to help even out your body and help prevent musclular imbalances that could happen if you just focus on pushups but you can definitely get through boot camp without worrying about pull ups at all.
Just left subschool in December! Loved Groton. You guys got some rough weather. What's your rate, if you don't mind me asking?
+Brewer Eldridge I'm STS. you were annapolis? lol. I was in tpu for a bit and Archerfish was my 2nd Bess class. 1st was San Juan which was apparently a class that was the exact opposite of annapolis
+GingerSailor yeah the San Juan was the worst. Lol. Plus, you were part of a historic BESS class. "First females" and what not. I'm in Pearl Harbor on the USS Cheyenne now! You're probably in class with some of my friends from BESS. Keep up the good work. Great channel. Answering a lot of questions I would have loved to hear about in DEP. So keep it up 👍
+Brewer Eldridge thanks brother!
I'm going to sub school too, sweeeeeeet
+SubjectDylan its one of the more relaxed a schools in the force. you'll like it
NJROTC has most of this covered so i feel confident in my ability to survive lol
+Marshall Glass 90 % of everyone that goes there survives. I think the other 10% just don't care lol. You'll be fine if you care.
lol, that's good to hear. General orders, chain of command, etc. seem to be really important so i'm glad to have those out of the way.
+Marshall Glass yeah, most people that get ITed in the first few weeks get ITed because they don't know those so if you know that information, it saves you the hassle
GingerSailor cool, thanks for the information, it was very helpful.
When would u say you got sleep in the afther in the begging or morning
WTH running shoes throughout boot camp
my uncles got me interested in the seabees.
+Alec Pacheco every seabee I've met are amazingly proud to be a seabee.
You mentioned you got an hour a night to read/write letters, is that really the case? I've also heard the Navy mail system isn't that great or fast. Thanks!
I want to join the Navy, I'm still nervous about the boot camp though. I been wanting to join since the 6th grade..wish me luck
You won't need that much luck but good luck anyways. you'll need a bunch of patience though lol.
+GingerSailor Thank You!
+SHA@ngelEyez no problem whatsoever! : )
I leave February 22nd
EYYYYY! ARCHERFISH!!
How would you rate the different basics of each service branch in terms of harshness from what you know
tokyojovlogs ty,ty
I just did my physical yesterday which took like 10 hours! lol
+Myles Gray yeah, it definitely takes a bit. I felt bad for people that took the asvab and had the physical on the same day. I did it on 2 separate days and it still sucked.
Hi there, you mentioned you only get a few shots and it's not too bad, but others have said they get like 10 or so shots including the infamous "peanut butter" shot that is super bad. Stories about shots are really conflicting from what I read everywhere, could you clarify what they were like and how many there are?
it does depend on any alergies you may have. some are allergic to penicillin so they don't get the peanut butter shot. some are allergic to some of the ingredients in the other immunizations. However, the max number you will get 5 shots over bootcamp's entirety. In some cases you may get called back to get more depending on what your rate is and where you will be stationed if you have a short A school and need them done sooner. You get three other immunizations other than the peanut butter shot. you get the peanut butter shot twice though. once at the beginning and once at the end.
This video helped a lot! How bad is the PT though? Like is it extremely long distance runs? (Suck so much at long distance) and I get like 7:45-8 minute miles unfortunately..
+RichAF 8 minute miles are more than enough to pass the fitness test. I think 12:30 is the minimum time allowed. 8 min mile would putyou on pace for 12. The PT is fairly easy and you will only run once a week really. there is a 4 min warm up run and tons of movement exercises. the warm-up exercises, to me, are harder than the rest of the pt session. warm-up consists of skipping for height, lunges, karaoke run, high knees with punches and stuff like that. towards the last few weeks you will do circuit training once a week(bit more difficult and actually a good workout. IT is harder than PT. IT (exercises you do as punishment) usually happens while you are in NWUs and boots. Sucks hard but it is over in less than 5 mins most of the time. so just suffer through it and you'll be alright.
I love you so much! This was exactly what I was looking for! Good man! I know I suck at running but this helped my confidence. Thank YOU!
going secf should do a video on sub school! leaving for by 20160629!
+Mackenzie McIntosh I have one buried on the channel somewhere.
Hey, im currently in the works of joining the navy. Im working on the actual process of signing the papers right now, Then i have to wait on my medical to get back. Then within the next two weeks i should be officially signing in. Im a senior in high school and would love some info and what to expect and what to work on.
Listen to the video... Geez
Do vegetarian and vegans get special food if their diets are because of religious purposes? I'm a buddhist and don't eat meat and wont join if I'm forced to eat animals
I don't understand why you would go home if you drink at the airport ?
I'm thinking of joining if not I'm like 70% going to go..
I am planning on joining the Core but I had an idea that maybe it would be a good idea to sign for a 2 year enlistment in the navy for some military experience etc. is that a good idea? or should I just go straight to the marines like I originally planned
It's Corps, not core you idiot
Do you need to be an excellent swimmer to pass the swim test? I can swim the backstroke the 50 yards or whatever but idk if my techniques are like PERFECT. If i can swim that without being an amazing swimmer will I be able to pass?
it helps to be a good swimmer but it is not necessary. As long as you can do a backstroke for that 50 yards or so, you'll pass it
What are the oprutunites for astrophysisit in navy
I leave in January hooya sailer
😭 I'm so nervous lol I leave the 19th of this month
+Mikaya Moorleghen I was pretty nervous myself going into it. If someone occasionally yelling in your face doesn't bother you all that much, you'll be just fine. Good luck! what's your rate going to be?
What do I need to bring? I ship out July 6
What do I bring? When do I go to the hotel? Can I wear my own undies? I kinda like my things and wish I could wear them. What am I ALLOWED to bring?
Don't bring anything. As soon as you get there, you will be told to strip naked in front of everyone (males and females are separated). It's humiliating and degrading, but so are the next 4 years of your life at this point. You will take whatever you brought with you, pants, shirt, wallet, socks, EVERYTHING and put it in a box, which will be shipped back to your home of record. And you WILL be charged for it. Welcome to hell.
What's the biggest size shoes they will give you I think mine will be a 16 or 17 when I will be able to qualify for the navy
Ken Duncan they will order your stuff
ok thx
i have 1 16 now
i have a 16 now *
Hi! My friend is leaving for bootcamp this week at Great Lakes and is concerned about the sleeping/showering/bathroom situations. Do the men and women have separate areas for all of these things, or are they altogether now? Thank you!
completely seperate areas. integrated divisions (divisions made up of both males and females) have seperate sleeping quarters/showers/bathrooms for both sexes
Thank you so much!! One more question, does everyone sleep in one big area like they've shown on some videos? Or do they separate everyone into smaller gros for quarters? !
4 days left for boot camp
Can you talk about 800 division?
My wife and I were wanting to join soon. We were told two different things. One recruiter a while back ago told us that the Navy would try to keep us together. The recruiter we recently saw, told us that we would go to bootcamp at separate times and that the Navy would keep us separated (one on shore and one on a ship. When we both sign-up; Do you know if we would be separated from bootcamp until the end of the 4 year contract. We are both wanting the same rate.
you would be seperated at boot camp (go in at different times) but they most likely can get you on at the same base your first term but you'd definitely be on different boats.
Thank you for the information and thank you for making videos about the Navy; it has helped out with questions we had. It encourages me to know that there are others around my age enlisting in the Navy.
and nwu stands for navy working uniform, get your acronyms correct ship mate :)
+jeffrey Cruz I'm fairly sure I said that, but if not, great call out I guess.
What is submarine school like? I volunteered and the LPO at the recruiting office has told me a bit about it, but I'm just curious about more.
+Brittie 1993 I made a video about it that goes into some detail about it. US navy submarine enlisted schoo is the title. I left out one crucial thing in the video though. you will go through 3 trainers along with the basic school. 1) fire trainer (training on fighting fires) 2) damage control trainer (practice on a flooding simulation) 3) escape trainer (aquatics training needed to escape a submarine. The rest of the information on the video is about all I can tell you. if you have any questions after watching it sling them my way and I'll answer them the best I can
I noticed the video after I subscribed (which was post question) but thank you. I haven't had the chance to watch it, but I definitely hope to before I ship out... Which is any day now... I will definitely ask any questions I have.
ive heard you do a lot of cuddling
How many push ups did u have to do
james glass You did push ups until your RDC was tired.
how long does it take recruits to receive mail? When your family sent letters how many days did it take for you to actually receive it?
+LeoandZhane LZ a week to a week and a half, depending on where the letter is being sent from in the US
My recruiter seems like a great guy, but I feel like he's holding things back from me. Like I go down to meps in two weeks and I don't even know what jobs I qualified for, and I got a pretty good asvab score. Honestly I feel like I'm going in blind, he hasn't told me anything that can be helpful. Do you think he's holding something back from me?
+Cierra Daniels most of the time they give you a print out of your asvab score broken down my each part. most jobs require a specific score in each of those different parts to determine if you qualify for them. My suggestion would be to go on the navy website and search each jobs requirements on the asvab. it might take a few minutes to dig them up but they are there. Find out which ones you want the most and actively tell them what you want to do. Sometimes you'll have to wait for an opening but you are allowed to wait for them. they can't make you take any job. Their job is to fill the jobs that are in high demand first so recruiters will gloss over the the rates you qualify for for that purpose. After you go to meps the 2nd time they'll sling a job offer or two your way. if you don't like them, don't take them and tell them to let you know when the rates you want open up. They may be hesitant to do this at first but you have more control over the process than they'll let on
Do they issue goggles for the swim test??
What is like as a damage controlman in the navy? (just thinking about joining)
fix shit on the ship. if things go wrong say there is a leak from a bulk head or ruptured valves damage controlmen take care of that. they were mainly used back in the day when ship warfare was a thing. water tight integrity on the ships and keeping the ship afloat is important. DC is not a very exciting job. most people in the navy honestly dont like the ship. ship life sucks. just think about that before you join if you want to be stuck on a big metal box.
I graduated on 21 Aug 15 and just one or two things changed, I wore my boots all of boot camp and we only got 1 peanut butter shot instead of two
+Micah Sauer how bad is the shot, and did you get your wisdom teeth pulled
The shot wasn't bad at all the ones you get in your arm suck more than it, and yes I got all 4 pulled out and it was awesome because I got to lay in my rack for 2 days straight
hahahaha, didn't it hurt Micah ? I fucking hate sore teeth and I'm alright with shots! What'd you do in those two days?
+RichAF you literally can't get out of your rack because you're not aloud
+Micah Sauer allowed*