Went to bootcamp at RTC Great Lakes in 2000. Reveille (wake up) was 0400 and taps (bedtime) was 2200 (10 p.m.) We had PT every day except Sundays. March to every class, chow, every where you go... I went in January through March where the temp never got above 35 degrees and we would have to take cold showers in the morning. We would then have to outside and line up on the grinder at 5 a.m. in snow and wait for about 20-30 mins for the RDC while we froze our ass off! Times have changed my friend.
+shane debaun yeah, quiting might be a pain lol. There were 3 guys in my division that were very irritable the first 3 weeks before they got used to it
i went to Navy Basic Training in the late 90's different then, our RDC's were pretty tough basic was still a nightmare ugh....no sleep, PT galore, all kinds of crap..but it taught a lot .....I was part of Division Front....and so everytime we screwed up we were dead meat. we had to march about a mile to chow....march back...not the same at Great Lakes...anymore....every Branch has their specific way of basic training for their mission......in the Navy though, if you want to be a diver, Spec Ops, rescue swimmer, IDC Corpsman, FMF HM, FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Religious Program Specialist ,aviation specialities etc...they will all have their own specific Basic training/schools remember this is Naval Basic training...which means learning the Nautical way of life.....swimming, water etc....ships, damage control etc ....which can be very very challenging. The Navy is an incredible branch, with all kinds of various divisions and communities.....really a special branch of the Military, loved it, loved serving with the people I served with and very proud of being Navy. We have it all and do it all....ask the Marines...lol
+kevin yancey I would not consider yourself old until you feel like you are old! I went through boot camp and Hospital Corpsman school when I was 33 years of age. A handful of people in my division were in their mid to upper 20s.
How often do you do facing movements in Navy RTC? and how seriously do they take it if you mess up? I leave in exactly 2 weeks and I need to get a little better on them.
@GingerSailor I was wondering what week do you do the swim test? what is the best way to memorize 11 general orders because I am having some trouble any advice ?? what time do you get up and go to sleep ? are you able to get 20 minutes earlier so you can be ready for the day ? ?
I'm pretty sure swim was week 3 or 4? It's been a while. But it's completed really early on. I think Taps was 2100 or 2200 and Reville was 0630 or 0700. As for getting up early, depends on your RDC's. After taps, you're allowed to go to the head and you can work it to where you can shave before reville, but as you progress in rtc, everyone will get into the routine, and time wont be an issue. BUT, you can not be dressed in Uniform of the Day before Reville.
I remember when I was in boot camp the MOOW would wake everyone up a hour before reveille so we had plenty of times to make our bunks and conduct morning hygiene. By the time the RDCs showed up you had to be at the toe line, personnel and compartment inspection ready. Still, I think Navy boot camp was too soft. I don't think we got yelled at enough our instructors are too chill.
+Wheatley GLADOS I was expecting something a lot tougher than what I went through. I was kind of expecting something a little closer to ho wmarine corp drill seargents treat their recruits but it wasn't anything like that. Still glad I joined the navy regardless still feel it should be tougher so it would force some of the momma's boys and gals to grow up just a bit lol
No problem, not being a dick by saying its online. But if you just search Navy tattoo regulations it goes in to detail about what's authorized and what's not. They just put out new regs. Are you worried about anything in particular?
Sleeves are actually not a problem anymore and are authorized as long as its in within good taste, no drug or gang references. At least with me, In RTC, they had everyone with tattoos go into a separate room and we had to show them and some had to explain them. But as long as they're not drug, gang, or obscene you're in the clear.
As far as the medical reasons in boot camp what does the physical for submarines include? And if you are sick but can/and willing to perform a PRT will they allow it? And around what time of day is the showers?
+Dan Dobbins the extra physical for submarine service is actually very simple. They take an X-ray of your torso to make sure you don't have a skeletal problem/ or any inflammation around your heart, lungs, and other organs. They re-ask you all the same screening questions you were asked, but an actual doctor asks them and that is it. As for being sick and running the PRT, I myself did that twice lol. I just didn't tell them I was sick. I was sick probably one-third of the time. I could have went and got SIQ (sick in quarters) but decided against it. You can go and get what is called a "cold-pack" which has over the counter cold medications in a baggie for you without being put on SIQ but some of the doctors their automatically put people on SIQ. (most don't though) but I didn't want to risk it. However if you do go SIQ in the first 4 or 5 weeks it won't set you behind that much. The last 2-3 weeks becomes fairly problematic because that is when most of the juicy training takes place. So just keep that in mind.
Can anyone tell me anything about the swim test? I'm a lifeguard and can swim fairly well but I was just wondering how long it is/ how well you have to do etc.
The swim test is easy. It's essentially jumping off a platform, then swimming across the pool. There's a few other things they'll show you how to do, like how to use coveralls as a flotation device. But it's simple stuff that 99% of people pass no problem. It was maybe total 30 minutes in the water broken up in to 3 or 4 tasks.
okay first off, great video! Super helpful thank you ×) I was wondering what you eat in boot camp. I know this sounds Really lame but I don't eat meat. (I haven't had meat for 6 years) I'm completely willing to go back to eating meat once I join, but was wondering if I could limit it. Do you think that'd be possible? If not I'll be okay have to just suck it up and deal with it but I am curious to know if I could avoid eating it. Thanks again for the videos!
+FIRalexisBVB that is possible. there is always a salad and fruit bar to choose from. the extent of choices are usually the same. usually the main courses are 1 meat and one side, then you go to the salad bar to get whatever you want
You can tell them you are a vegetarian and they will out in a request you receive more fruit, vegetables, and especially grains. I am a began going in. (I'm still more jacked than most of the people I see in any videos of the navy.
are boot camp showers cold or not? I watched your shower video. I just want to know if i should train myself to get use to cold showers or if youll get hot water. or does it run out fast or what
+Gianni Zanatta showers are generally warm. though when everyone is in there for more than 10-15 minutes, depending on what building they set your division up in, the hot water starts to run out. on few occasions it will be slightly cold.
@GingerSailor I was wondering is there any way that you can advise to learn the 11 orders , commands , values and ranks , ect while in dep? Do you know deep Norge pool is that you have to pass in bootcamp?
+Pamela Daya the pool is around 12 ft deep at its deepest (the area you jump into) but you swim the side of the pool and along the side to the other end where the water is 6-8ft deep and someone is within 10 ft of you at all times and carry a rode for you to grab should things go bad. The other things are just repitition. Make flash cards and drill drill drill. Listen to recordings and try to beable to say them out loud on cue. Being able to verbally say them is the most important part because that is how your knowledge is tested by the RDCs in boot camp. the ranks and recognition, look them up and try and make flash cards. Quizlet I'm sure has tons of test samples that you can search for and is a failry useful tool. I used it myself. but be mindful that it will take some hours of work to get them all under yor belt. Drill drill drill. no easy way around it
+Pamela Daya You run without it but you can stop for water if you need to. Its best to run teh whole thing before getting water because that could add a good 30 seconds to a minute to your time. But you can get water at any moment if need be
+felixfelix felix you do. There is something called holiday routine on sundays that lasts until about noonish. during that time religious services are available to those that feel the need to go. there are plenty of different types so you can choose the one that suits you the most
+Gianni Zanatta Sunday is your free day. "Holiday Routine" is on sunday until 12 or 1300. this means anything you need to get done, extended showers just to relax, or going to religious services are done within this time. they have a great many different gatherings to accommodate most religious preferences
Because my recruiter had told me that females wouldn't leave till September but when the same day I went to MEPS I sworn in on Feb 9 & got my shipped date on March 23rd. My rate is IT.I don't know how to swim and the YMCA pool place is closed down for a month. Is it easy to learn how to swim there ? I'm really nervous !
+Ceasia Harris it isn't that easy to learn there from what I've seen. The woman in charge of lessons was not very nice at all. Watched her rip into a few people while waiting in line for the swim test. Most people do learn though
+Elias Getu I appreciate it! good luck! 8 month wait is quite a while but that means they didn't shove you in the first opening they had for a job no one wants so that is a good thing.
+GingerSailor no problem dude! Ikr but it gives you more time to spend here where I'm from which is Portland OR but yeah that's exactly right but I ended up getting a ships serviceman as my job for the 5 years
+Jonmarie Maines well in boot camp the first two pfa's don't matter but you only have to take the swim test once and then never have to again. As for the pfa...the thrid one is actually the PRT which is a biannual test that you will need to pass everytime. You will have to pass that one to graduate boot camp. After boot camp you will have to pass all of them pretty much. If you fail 3 in 2 yrs, they will kick you out of the navy. The rules on that have changed a little so I'll have to look them up but there are only a limited number of fails before you get kicked out so its best to pass them all.
+GingerSailor Thank you! Wow, I thought it would be more of a situation where you would have to hold it most of the day and it would be like torture only having a few opportunities a day to go. I guess things are more relaxed than I thought. Thanks again. Your videos are really helpful!
+LS7427 from what I've heard, that's mostly in Marine boot camp where you have to hold it. That being said, if you have to go they will let you. They don't want you running around in well...you get where I'm going.
And all that gets weird brain-washy when you get 4-6 hrs. of sleep. Not bad once in a while but 18hrs. of all-out physical and mental work requires more recovery. You never recover=Trained.
+Tyler Harris No you can't be up before reville (wake up call), before that is still considered time recruits are standing guard and they'd tell you to get back in your rack because you're not allowed to be up an hour after lights out and an hour before reville
+Diana Sanchez there is still time to learn them. There are a few videos on youtube that have someone reading the 11 general orders out loud so you can just put that on repeat for 30 minutes a day until you can say them along with the speaker. My advice would be to keep pausing it and learn each one before moving to the next and keep repeating the process until you cant get it wrong. after a few days the orders will be easy
few questions. how many push ups do you have to do ? and how fast do you have to run the 1mile? i suppose to leave end of the month but unfortunately i still smoke cigarettes 😪. im 24
+Ace B you need to be able to do more than 37 push-ups, 46 curl-ups (sit-ups), and faster than 13:30 in the 1.5 mile run. www.navy-prt.com/malestandard/20-24.html
+Katelyn Mcgrath you would have group shower time usually after a pt session when you have pt that day but always once a day dependingon the schedule for the day. it will vary from the morning hours to 8pm. but always once a day
+Jeramy Loucks You just need enough natural teeth or a serviceable prosthesis sufficient enough to chew and digest your food. Source below is the medical standard. Source(s):AR 40-501: Standards of Medical Fitness, para. 2-5 (c)
Bro, are you serious? Your talking about Navy Deal training. The elite of the elite. Yeah it's tough. Tough to the point where the odds are severely stacked against you succeeding and becoming a Navy Seal. They are spec ops bad asses that military action movies are usually based around. Lol. Good luck.
+Bilbo Swaggins that is a no. Never on sunday and usually only 3-4 times a week. Now IT (punishment exercises) they can do everyday but sunday though they only usually do it a few times during boot camp during the first few weeks
+GingerSailor thanks for the quick response. I ship monday. by the way, do they make you completely strip down again and check ur private parts again? Whether it be at 2nd MEPS on the day u ship or when u arrive at bootcamp, do they do it? I heard people say both yes and no so im confused. Reason I ask is because its uncomfortable as fuck having to strip in front of them and having them touch me lol
+Bilbo Swaggins at meps, yes. At boot camp, no. well at boot camp you change into your smurfs(sweat suit) in a room with everyone else but it is very quick
+GingerSailor I went through the whole meps processing when I enlisted originally in november of last year. Im going to MEPS again on monday to ship out to bootcamp. I'm wondering if I have to strip down again that day. What happens at MEPS the 2nd time you go there on your ship day? My friends in the navy told me they dont make u strip down again. They just take ur weight and height. No stripping whatsoever is this true?
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Great Lakes boot camp has been rebuilt. Sailors no longer march to chow, class etc... (all facilities are in their barracks) This guy is a joke. Taps (lights out) were at 2200. Reveille used to be at 0400. The "new" generation of "feel good".
+J Evenden i didn't say chow or most classes weren't in the same building. I did missuse the word march, I'll give you that. More like walking in single file quietly. But as for weapons training, battle stations, marline spike, pt (well half of the time), and the pool, are all outside of the divisions ship. I graduated actual boot camp 7 months ago and literally come in contact with new boot grads every two weeks...The schedule is still the same. Taps are still at 2200 but with 8 hrs of sleep. I definitely will agree that it is a pansy schedule compared to previous generations. physically and otherwise.
+hadley321 yeah, I regularly got up earlier to scrape the snow off my car so I could commute to the high school I taught at in indy. Part of me was glad I didn't have to get up that earlier, another part of me would have liked to have went through hell so I would atleast have a reason to brag about making it through boot camp
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Went to bootcamp at RTC Great Lakes in 2000. Reveille (wake up) was 0400 and taps (bedtime) was 2200 (10 p.m.) We had PT every day except Sundays. March to every class, chow, every where you go... I went in January through March where the temp never got above 35 degrees and we would have to take cold showers in the morning. We would then have to outside and line up on the grinder at 5 a.m. in snow and wait for about 20-30 mins for the RDC while we froze our ass off! Times have changed my friend.
Mike Chelius sick, I leave next Tuesday
You have great videos about joining....I continue to watch because you are so easy on the eyes lmao
+rf123490 lol why thank you
22 and going in....wish I never started smoking cigarettes....
+shane debaun yeah, quiting might be a pain lol. There were 3 guys in my division that were very irritable the first 3 weeks before they got used to it
Thanks so much for your video! I ship out July 13th!
i went to Navy Basic Training in the late 90's different then, our RDC's were pretty tough basic was still a nightmare ugh....no sleep, PT galore, all kinds of crap..but it taught a lot .....I was part of Division Front....and so everytime we screwed up we were dead meat. we had to march about a mile to chow....march back...not the same at Great Lakes...anymore....every Branch has their specific way of basic training for their mission......in the Navy though, if you want to be a diver, Spec Ops, rescue swimmer, IDC Corpsman, FMF HM, FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Religious Program Specialist ,aviation specialities etc...they will all have their own specific Basic training/schools remember this is Naval Basic training...which means learning the Nautical way of life.....swimming, water etc....ships, damage control etc
....which can be very very challenging. The Navy is an incredible branch, with all kinds of various divisions and communities.....really a special branch of the Military, loved it, loved serving with the people I served with and very proud of being Navy. We have it all and do it all....ask the Marines...lol
Thanks for the help.
I'll be going in at age 25 and now I don't feel as old anymore! You're the man!:)
+kevin yancey I would not consider yourself old until you feel like you are old! I went through boot camp and Hospital Corpsman school when I was 33 years of age. A handful of people in my division were in their mid to upper 20s.
+Downhill D Miller Did you ever go green side?
Unfortunately, I never did. I attempted to go through dive medical technician school, but failed out during my final practical examination.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for this video, I ship out April 5th 2016
same
see yall there same time anyone from Jacksonville meps
Thanks for the help. I ship Feb. 14 2016.
+NavyBoyLT GL =)
Where were you shipped?
I'm guessing Ull be out in a few days?
How often do you do facing movements in Navy RTC? and how seriously do they take it if you mess up? I leave in exactly 2 weeks and I need to get a little better on them.
can you wakeup earlier than 0600 and get ready?
on Sunday and during the nighttime routine will we be able to do PT on our own accord or what?
When I went to boot camp in 1986 our day started at at 0400. Wish I could have slept in 2 extra hours everyday.
+Steve Runyon yeah I'm glad that changed.
"a boob in the face" yeoooooo hahahah :'D
Hey this is a weird question but about what time would you go to sleep?
Question. What if I dont pass the first Pt when I get there??
What do you do during graduation week?
I ship out november 9th but I'm trying to ship out early thanks for this video
nice bro i ship november 8th
Is that your first day at boot camp or when you go to meps
first day of bootcamp
Nice
@GingerSailor I was wondering what week do you do the swim test? what is the best way to memorize 11 general orders because I am having some trouble any advice ?? what time do you get up and go to sleep ? are you able to get 20 minutes earlier so you can be ready for the day ? ?
I'm pretty sure swim was week 3 or 4? It's been a while. But it's completed really early on.
I think Taps was 2100 or 2200 and Reville was 0630 or 0700. As for getting up early, depends on your RDC's. After taps, you're allowed to go to the head and you can work it to where you can shave before reville, but as you progress in rtc, everyone will get into the routine, and time wont be an issue. BUT, you can not be dressed in Uniform of the Day before Reville.
I remember when I was in boot camp the MOOW would wake everyone up a hour before reveille so we had plenty of times to make our bunks and conduct morning hygiene. By the time the RDCs showed up you had to be at the toe line, personnel and compartment inspection ready. Still, I think Navy boot camp was too soft. I don't think we got yelled at enough our instructors are too chill.
+Wheatley GLADOS I was expecting something a lot tougher than what I went through. I was kind of expecting something a little closer to ho wmarine corp drill seargents treat their recruits but it wasn't anything like that. Still glad I joined the navy regardless still feel it should be tougher so it would force some of the momma's boys and gals to grow up just a bit lol
You can find the Navy tattoo policy/ regulations online. If it's in regs, its fine.
No problem, not being a dick by saying its online. But if you just search Navy tattoo regulations it goes in to detail about what's authorized and what's not. They just put out new regs. Are you worried about anything in particular?
Sleeves are actually not a problem anymore and are authorized as long as its in within good taste, no drug or gang references. At least with me, In RTC, they had everyone with tattoos go into a separate room and we had to show them and some had to explain them. But as long as they're not drug, gang, or obscene you're in the clear.
As far as the medical reasons in boot camp what does the physical for submarines include? And if you are sick but can/and willing to perform a PRT will they allow it? And around what time of day is the showers?
+Dan Dobbins the extra physical for submarine service is actually very simple. They take an X-ray of your torso to make sure you don't have a skeletal problem/ or any inflammation around your heart, lungs, and other organs. They re-ask you all the same screening questions you were asked, but an actual doctor asks them and that is it. As for being sick and running the PRT, I myself did that twice lol. I just didn't tell them I was sick. I was sick probably one-third of the time. I could have went and got SIQ (sick in quarters) but decided against it. You can go and get what is called a "cold-pack" which has over the counter cold medications in a baggie for you without being put on SIQ but some of the doctors their automatically put people on SIQ. (most don't though) but I didn't want to risk it. However if you do go SIQ in the first 4 or 5 weeks it won't set you behind that much. The last 2-3 weeks becomes fairly problematic because that is when most of the juicy training takes place. So just keep that in mind.
Can anyone tell me anything about the swim test? I'm a lifeguard and can swim fairly well but I was just wondering how long it is/ how well you have to do etc.
The swim test is easy. It's essentially jumping off a platform, then swimming across the pool. There's a few other things they'll show you how to do, like how to use coveralls as a flotation device. But it's simple stuff that 99% of people pass no problem. It was maybe total 30 minutes in the water broken up in to 3 or 4 tasks.
okay first off, great video! Super helpful thank you ×) I was wondering what you eat in boot camp. I know this sounds Really lame but I don't eat meat. (I haven't had meat for 6 years) I'm completely willing to go back to eating meat once I join, but was wondering if I could limit it. Do you think that'd be possible? If not I'll be okay have to just suck it up and deal with it but I am curious to know if I could avoid eating it. Thanks again for the videos!
+FIRalexisBVB that is possible. there is always a salad and fruit bar to choose from. the extent of choices are usually the same. usually the main courses are 1 meat and one side, then you go to the salad bar to get whatever you want
You can tell them you are a vegetarian and they will out in a request you receive more fruit, vegetables, and especially grains. I am a began going in. (I'm still more jacked than most of the people I see in any videos of the navy.
are boot camp showers cold or not? I watched your shower video. I just want to know if i should train myself to get use to cold showers or if youll get hot water. or does it run out fast or what
+Gianni Zanatta showers are generally warm. though when everyone is in there for more than 10-15 minutes, depending on what building they set your division up in, the hot water starts to run out. on few occasions it will be slightly cold.
How long is drill?
I am losing weight to join the Navy Reserves. I should be able to be ready by Summer 2017. I am also older guy lol any advice you can give
to me ???
How old is older? I'm doing the same at 35 so you can do it!
@GingerSailor I was wondering is there any way that you can advise to learn the 11 orders , commands , values and ranks , ect while in dep?
Do you know deep Norge pool is that you have to pass in bootcamp?
+Pamela Daya the pool is around 12 ft deep at its deepest (the area you jump into) but you swim the side of the pool and along the side to the other end where the water is 6-8ft deep and someone is within 10 ft of you at all times and carry a rode for you to grab should things go bad. The other things are just repitition. Make flash cards and drill drill drill. Listen to recordings and try to beable to say them out loud on cue. Being able to verbally say them is the most important part because that is how your knowledge is tested by the RDCs in boot camp. the ranks and recognition, look them up and try and make flash cards. Quizlet I'm sure has tons of test samples that you can search for and is a failry useful tool. I used it myself. but be mindful that it will take some hours of work to get them all under yor belt. Drill drill drill. no easy way around it
+GingerSailor thank you soo much just trying to get myself prepared ☺️
I was wondering for the PT tests while running can you have your water bottle or do you have to run without it?
+Pamela Daya You run without it but you can stop for water if you need to. Its best to run teh whole thing before getting water because that could add a good 30 seconds to a minute to your time. But you can get water at any moment if need be
I have one missing tooth and a chipped front tooth. Do I have to get them fixed before shipping out to boot camp or do they fix it on the boot camp?
Lara Antonnette no time in boot camp.
Do recruits have time off for religious worship on Saturdays/Sundays?
+felixfelix felix you do. There is something called holiday routine on sundays that lasts until about noonish. during that time religious services are available to those that feel the need to go. there are plenty of different types so you can choose the one that suits you the most
how are the weekends? Do they give you a free day? or is it work seven days a week? Do they accomodate for religious days for weekends?
+Gianni Zanatta Sunday is your free day. "Holiday Routine" is on sunday until 12 or 1300. this means anything you need to get done, extended showers just to relax, or going to religious services are done within this time. they have a great many different gatherings to accommodate most religious preferences
Because my recruiter had told me that females wouldn't leave till September but when the same day I went to MEPS I sworn in on Feb 9 & got my shipped date on March 23rd. My rate is IT.I don't know how to swim and the YMCA pool place is closed down for a month. Is it easy to learn how to swim there ? I'm really nervous !
+Ceasia Harris it isn't that easy to learn there from what I've seen. The woman in charge of lessons was not very nice at all. Watched her rip into a few people while waiting in line for the swim test. Most people do learn though
+GingerSailor Oh man. Do you know how long it'll setback graduation date ?
What happens if you are on night watch do you have any extra sleep or do you have to suck it up and wake up with everyone else?
+Tyler Harris you have to suck it up. It sucks from time to time but its something everyone has to go through in boot camp
@12:10 LOL!!! Now I know what to expect hahaha!
You do a very great job man like describing everything and all that! I'm set for boot camp with my buddy 20161608
+Elias Getu I appreciate it! good luck! 8 month wait is quite a while but that means they didn't shove you in the first opening they had for a job no one wants so that is a good thing.
+GingerSailor no problem dude! Ikr but it gives you more time to spend here where I'm from which is Portland OR but yeah that's exactly right but I ended up getting a ships serviceman as my job for the 5 years
When is the first time you can pass your pfa's and swim test and if you pass it once do you have to pass it again??
+Jonmarie Maines well in boot camp the first two pfa's don't matter but you only have to take the swim test once and then never have to again. As for the pfa...the thrid one is actually the PRT which is a biannual test that you will need to pass everytime. You will have to pass that one to graduate boot camp. After boot camp you will have to pass all of them pretty much. If you fail 3 in 2 yrs, they will kick you out of the navy. The rules on that have changed a little so I'll have to look them up but there are only a limited number of fails before you get kicked out so its best to pass them all.
In p days do they do a physical like meps with the stethoscope and stuff
no, but they do an eye exam, give shots, etc...
How often are you given time to use the bathroom? I'm guessing you can't just ask to use the restroom as needed during bootcamp?
+LS7427 most of the time you don't even have to ask unless there is something important going on. They do rush you sometimes though.
+GingerSailor Thank you! Wow, I thought it would be more of a situation where you would have to hold it most of the day and it would be like torture only having a few opportunities a day to go. I guess things are more relaxed than I thought. Thanks again. Your videos are really helpful!
+LS7427 from what I've heard, that's mostly in Marine boot camp where you have to hold it. That being said, if you have to go they will let you. They don't want you running around in well...you get where I'm going.
And all that gets weird brain-washy when you get 4-6 hrs. of sleep. Not bad once in a while but 18hrs. of all-out physical and mental work requires more recovery. You never recover=Trained.
Would you have time to shave the night before
in most cases, yes. but if you grow a beard quickly, that won't be the best idea. The less your beard grows the safer that will be.
Also if you are worried about being late can you wake up a few minutes early and get ready?
+Tyler Harris No you can't be up before reville (wake up call), before that is still considered time recruits are standing guard and they'd tell you to get back in your rack because you're not allowed to be up an hour after lights out and an hour before reville
+Okami ok thx
Is it possible to pass the PFA the first time and not have to take it again??
+jaytotheme31 unfortunately no. Everyone runs the PFA/PRT about 3 times during boot camp. It may be 4 times but I think its only 3
I leave January 20, 2016 (20160120) I got sworn in less than two months ago and I don't got the numbers and the general orders, help?
+Diana Sanchez there is still time to learn them. There are a few videos on youtube that have someone reading the 11 general orders out loud so you can just put that on repeat for 30 minutes a day until you can say them along with the speaker. My advice would be to keep pausing it and learn each one before moving to the next and keep repeating the process until you cant get it wrong. after a few days the orders will be easy
Omg me too 20160120 😫
+GingerSailor thanks! doing my best but its hard haha
Can you join the navy even if you take medication?
it depends on the medication. Aderal (not sure that is spelled right) is common for ADHD and I personally know a few people in the navy that take it.
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few questions. how many push ups do you have to do ? and how fast do you have to run the 1mile? i suppose to leave end of the month but unfortunately i still smoke cigarettes 😪. im 24
im just worried i might not run the mile within the time frame. and i do 50push ups a day i hope its enough lol
+Ace B you need to be able to do more than 37 push-ups, 46 curl-ups (sit-ups), and faster than 13:30 in the 1.5 mile run. www.navy-prt.com/malestandard/20-24.html
+GingerSailor thanks appreciate it. im going to do 10yrs hopefully i dnt regret it :)
+Ace B How's it going?
I leave in april. I been doing everything except run lol
wait you said a boob across your face, does that mean in the coed groups they take the showers together?
no. females and males shower seperately. the boob comment was meant just for the females that watched
When do you have time to shower?
+Katelyn Mcgrath you would have group shower time usually after a pt session when you have pt that day but always once a day dependingon the schedule for the day. it will vary from the morning hours to 8pm. but always once a day
I have a question can i join the military if i have dentures and i want to join the navy.
+Jeramy Loucks I believe so. Usually dentistry issues aren't a big deal though I could be mistaken.
GingerSailor Cause i would be able take them out for the night to be clean and clue them back in the morning .
+Jeramy Loucks You just need enough natural teeth or a serviceable prosthesis sufficient enough to chew and digest your food. Source below is the medical standard.
Source(s):AR 40-501: Standards of Medical Fitness, para. 2-5 (c)
I dont have my top teeth i have dentures on top . i got all of my bottom teeth
How is the training ? Is it hard ? I'm going for a navy seal , so I hope it's hard coz I want to stay in shape
Bro, are you serious? Your talking about Navy Deal training. The elite of the elite. Yeah it's tough. Tough to the point where the odds are severely stacked against you succeeding and becoming a Navy Seal. They are spec ops bad asses that military action movies are usually based around. Lol. Good luck.
I mean, if you call people dying during just the training itself then...I mean what do you think? Of course it's hard, HELLO.
Christy Schembri Lol nobody dies during the training. It's difficult, but nobody dies.
Truman Lawton yeah people die in BUD/S. Not often but they do
Anyone going Feb 28?
Is PT every day?
+Rossinator12345 nope. averages out between3 and 4 days a week depending on what the week's schedule is like
do u have PT everyday?
+Bilbo Swaggins that is a no. Never on sunday and usually only 3-4 times a week. Now IT (punishment exercises) they can do everyday but sunday though they only usually do it a few times during boot camp during the first few weeks
+GingerSailor thanks for the quick response. I ship monday.
by the way, do they make you completely strip down again and check ur private parts again? Whether it be at 2nd MEPS on the day u ship or when u arrive at bootcamp, do they do it? I heard people say both yes and no so im confused. Reason I ask is because its uncomfortable as fuck having to strip in front of them and having them touch me lol
+Bilbo Swaggins at meps, yes. At boot camp, no. well at boot camp you change into your smurfs(sweat suit) in a room with everyone else but it is very quick
+GingerSailor I went through the whole meps processing when I enlisted originally in november of last year.
Im going to MEPS again on monday to ship out to bootcamp. I'm wondering if I have to strip down again that day. What happens at MEPS the 2nd time you go there on your ship day?
My friends in the navy told me they dont make u strip down again. They just take ur weight and height. No stripping whatsoever
is this true?
Is it true Swiming isn't required in boot camp anymore??
+Akinlolu Aluko unless its been changed in the past month, that is not true. you still have to pass the swim test as well as some float tests
Whens bed time?
+Dalton H 22 i slights out and 06 is wake up
So from 6am to 10pm you're doing nothing but training? Thanks for the response! I'm enlisting soon and your videos have been SO helpful
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why are boys starting to sound like that?
sound like what?
Highly doubt freedom of speech and cussing is going to effect monitization
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GingerSailor Forsure man either way the information was really helpful so thank you. keep up the good work
Great Lakes boot camp has been rebuilt. Sailors no longer march to chow, class etc... (all facilities are in their barracks) This guy is a joke. Taps (lights out) were at 2200. Reveille used to be at 0400. The "new" generation of "feel good".
+J Evenden i didn't say chow or most classes weren't in the same building. I did missuse the word march, I'll give you that. More like walking in single file quietly. But as for weapons training, battle stations, marline spike, pt (well half of the time), and the pool, are all outside of the divisions ship. I graduated actual boot camp 7 months ago and literally come in contact with new boot grads every two weeks...The schedule is still the same. Taps are still at 2200 but with 8 hrs of sleep. I definitely will agree that it is a pansy schedule compared to previous generations. physically and otherwise.
+hadley321 yeah, I regularly got up earlier to scrape the snow off my car so I could commute to the high school I taught at in indy. Part of me was glad I didn't have to get up that earlier, another part of me would have liked to have went through hell so I would atleast have a reason to brag about making it through boot camp