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What To Pack For Navy Bootcamp
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
- We all have that question when it comes to getting ready to head to bootcamp. What should I take ?!? I’m nervous I don’t know what I need. In this video I share a few things that I think you should take with you. Hopefully this helps ease your mind. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask!
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Spend at least $75.00 or more on good running sneakers. Start studying for the entrance exam as soon as possible. Practice running at least 2.0 miles for 15 minutes every night. Practice eight count Mountain Climber exercises. I found polishing my boots when I was upset helped calm me down. I don't know if the rules changed but my mother sent me enough cupcakes and other snack cakes to my boot camp company of 85 girls. This was in 1986. Everyone loved the treats and my Company Commanders were impressed.
Thank you for letting us know about the bonus stuff! Recruiters don’t tell you that you only get the bonus if you pass the test so thank you!
Yeah, of course! Glad to help in anyway that i can (:
What test? I'm a little nervous now 😅
I'm happy to see some one who can help us know what's going on I appreciate that
You’re welcome ! I try to help anywhere that I can
tbh all I brought w me was my backpack, my orders from meps, my phone, the clothes I wore to boot camp & my wallet... didnt bring much at all lmao
also I heard stories of ppl bringing a whole suitcase and their xbox ps5 or something... dont be that guy😂😂😂
Yup very true. Some people don’t have family that will be at their graduation or anything like that so that’s why they do that because when you graduate you take that box with you to A-School so that way they just have their items with them there.
Did you struggle with pushups in bootcamp? Or was there anyone who could hardly do pushups but still passed their final PT Test? I'm really struggling with pushups and I leave in 1 week
Hi!
I didn’t really struggle because i started working out before i left to get into the habit of it and every night before bed i did about 10 push ups. If you can’t do push ups then you will fail your PT test. During bootcamp you will do PT on a daily basis and you have to do push-ups as a part of it so you’ll get better for sure. Good luck at bootcamp you’ll do great! Do you have any other questions in regards to bootcamp ?
Did they let you keep your makeup and wear some in bootcamp?
You couldn’t wear it during bootcamp, only when it was time for your photos to get taken and for graduation!
Hey ! For the care packages, did she send you regular size shampoo and conditioner or a smaller size ?
Hey! My shampoo & conditioner that I used at the time was like a 13.5 oz bottle. I recommend something that size because of where you have to keep it, locked in your A&B drawer. My RDCs didn’t have an issue with the care package they made me open it in front of them at mail call and let me keep everything. I’ve heard RDCs are just situational about it. Everyone in my division and brother div that got packages got to keep the items because it was nothing crazy. Some people even got crossword puzzles lol.
Hi, I’m leaving to bootcamp in less than a month! I wanted to know how was the shower situation there? Do you have a time limit and was there any privacy at all? Also, can you bring like a normal size Bible there or does it have to be pocket sized? Thanks in advance :)
Hi!
So for showering everyone showered all at once they gave the whole compartment 45 minutes to shower and get dressed have your hair done teeth brushed. The shower is an open shower concept you’re able to Google navy Boot Camp showers and pictures pop up and you’re able to obviously get a feel for what it looks like. My RDCs made sure that we started cleaning before the 45 minutes are up so the faster you showered obviously the faster you can get to cleaning.
So I took a pocket sized Bible or a little bit bigger than that maybe like the size of my palm or my hand you could say, I did see a few people with normal size Bibles and they did give out Bibles at the church at RTC. Just think about space honestly because you stuff everything in a small little drawer so all of your personal items will be in there razors, deodorant, hairspray, hair gel, your hairbrush all those kind of things, and also letters go in your drawer so just be conservative of space. Keep that in mind when you pick out the Bible that you want to take.
Hope this helps! If you have any other questions let me know!!
@@kellypriscilla718 Got it, this is very helpful thank you! Another random question, do they give you sandals to wear while showering since we are sharing showers? To be more sanitary?
It’s my pleasure !
Yes, they are shower shoes and you’ll stencil them (stamp your name on them) everyone will have their own they aren’t the cutest haha but it does help sanitation wise (:
@@kellypriscilla718 Awesome, thank you so much! God bless!
You’re welcome !! Thank you ❤️ God bless you on this new journey you are about to embark on (:
hi, great video!
i watched other navy bootcamp vids & i saw there were marines in the divisions training. how come?
also, you mentioned enlistment bonuses and i was wondering - do they just put the full X amount on your first paycheck or how do they divide it?
Hi!! Marines in the divisions training ? I’m not sure where you saw that but at RTC Great Lakes there is ONLY navy recruits and personnel there. In regards to the enlistment bonuses you will get them in one pay check but let’s say that it was a bonus for your specific rate for picking that rate you will only get it after graduating that rates A-School, you will not get it after completion of graduating bootcamp that’s where some people have the misunderstanding due to being misinformed.
@@kellypriscilla718 thank youu!!
@@espinerick For sure!! Anytime!! If you have any other questions or need advice on how to navigate certain s don’t hesitate to reach out! ☺️ Love to help other when it comes to the Navy and life ❤️
@@kellypriscilla718 Your Rate BONUS is usually in partial PAY< given like advised after you get the "RATE" and on your enlisted DAY anniversary. it is split over your enlistment, not going pay you up front (in FULL), just in case you bail on them... plus if do something dumb, they can take your pay back faster than a blink of EYE> or stop Direct deposit. but FYI always ask the Command Career counsel with in 3 months end out enlistment about any BONUS to your RATE
Wait so everyone has to take that dep test? I thought it was only for people who wanted to rank up? I’m going in as an E-3 so would I still have to take that?
Hi!
Yes, everyone has to take the DEP test. You don’t have to pass it but you have to take it. No matter what rank you’re going in as you still have to take it :/ At least that’s how it was when i went through !
@@kellypriscilla718 Okay, Thank you:)
I leave for basic in a week! Do you have any advise? Are you allowed to bring your own shampoo and conditioner and razors or do your parents have to send it to you? My recruiters told me for the run it has to be under 18:30 minutes is that true? How did you like mentally prepare yourself? what did you guys do for like fitness? Lastly my recruiter said some girls go in a division that has boys and girls so if it’s like that how does sleeping and showering work if there is guys and girls?
My advice would be don’t take anything personal; it’s just business your RDCs are there to make you the sailor the fleet needs so whatever they yell at you just brush it off and keep it moving. I didn’t take shampoo and conditioner but i took my personal razors and then my mom send me a small like really small package with my shampoo conditioner and more razors; i was told that it all is up to your RDC wether or not you can keep it. I kept everything my mom sent me and I wasn’t the only one in bootcamp that got care packages sent to them. The first run it is 18:30 but you don’t want to rely on that time. Where you run the air quality sucks so it makes running a little harder. I mentally prepared myself by watching a lot of different youtube videos and telling myself that i needed to go through bootcamp to help me become who i want to be and i was doing everything i was doing in that moment for my mom. For fitness we would PT everyday but it wasn’t a crazy workout it was basic and just annoying. Also yes some girls do go to a integrated division I was in one of those. So the way it works is that you have soemthing called a brother division and they do everything in training with you so you’ll have a female and male compartment across the hall from each other and all the females will be in one compartment and then all the males in the other. So you’ll share the “house” with the females of your brother div. For example: I was in division 076 and my brother div was 075 we did everything with them, we went to chow together, the classes together, firefighting, everything. So when we slept and showered we (the females) from 076 and 075 were all in one compartment and then the males of 076 and 075 were in their compartment. If that confuses you and would like better clarification let me know!
@@kellypriscilla718 thank you so much! That helped a lot!
Shipping out on Feb 10, will I get yelled at by the RTCs for bringing extra clothes in my backpack? I also heard from someone that the clothes might get donated?
No you won’t, just make sure it’ll fit in a small box. I don’t remember the size of the box but it wasn’t huge huge. Check out some RTC videos on YT and you can see the boxes in their videos. If you can’t fit the stuff in the box it can be donated to goodwill and if you don’t want to box up your items you just throw it in the goodwill bin.
@@kellypriscilla718 I see I see, Thanks!
You’re welcome !!!
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When you get to A school , how do you go places ? If you won’t have your car ? Or do you have stay at A school all day everyday ?
Depending on your A-school due to covid off base liberty was secured. But usually ubers, taxis, and if there’s a train and or bus nearby that too. And there is liberty hours for every A-school so it varies.
Do they provide shampoo and conditioner at boot camp and do they cut all of the females hair ?
Yes, there is shampoo and conditioner to purchase the night of arrival. And no they do not cut all the females hair it’s optional for the females. If you get your hair cut there it’s a very short bob cut.
What was the DEP test like? Was it Hard and what was mostly on it?
It’s on everything that’s in the book that they give you when you pick your rate at MEPS. From what I remember it was rank and recognition, the phonetic alphabet and some other things. I don’t remember much other than that. I would say it will be hard if you never look over the book. But if you fail it it’s not that serious.
And I heard that there was this pacer test for the initial PFA instead of the run? Do you know what it’s like? And for females 18 years it’s 20 push-ups and how long do I have to hold a plank for to pass? Oh and sorry lol but how was the showers and shaving process? Did the showers have any type of coverage. And were you only allowed to shave like your arms or can you do your legs and stuff too? I’m sorry I asked a lot I’m leaving next week - July 13 and I’m really nervous lol.
So I’m not sure what the pacer test entails i’ve only seen little videos here and there on social media but, i can ask around and see what i can find out about it. For the planks no matter what your age is the minimum is a 1min 30 second plank and you need that to pass and at least try to go over it by a few seconds. Showers and shaving - in p-days you won’t have a lot of time to shower but once you start training you will. It’s all about time management. You just have to remember that you’re not the only one that needs to shower ! I would only shave on sundays because we had all the time in the world to be in the showers because it was “holiday routine” so i knew i wasn’t going to be rushed and i wasn’t going to risk cutting myself while shaving just to shave during the week. The showers are open showers if you google navy bootcamp showers you’ll find a picture and it’s exactly the same shower, the only coverage you have in the bathroom would be the toilets they have a little curtain, but if they break or rip then they take it down and it’s not always going to be replaced. So not all of them for sure will have a curtain for privacy when on the toilet. And you can shave whatever it is that you want there are no rules in regards to that. RDCs are not allowed anywhere near the restroom when recruits are showering only ever in case of emergency which that rarely happens.
Since you leave next week do you have any other questions ?
@@kellypriscilla718 Yes lol are they going to do the whole medical process they did the first time at meps? And my hair hair had layers in it so it’s hard to put it in a perfect bun. Am I going to get yelled at for having strands popping out of the bun? Thank you sm!
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so i reached out to someone and she said “it’s like the pacer tests from school, it’s a timed run to get from one end to the other and you have to do it before it beeps and it gets faster the more times you’ve done it”. What you do again over at RTC is getting your ears tested again, eyes, blood work, shots, and a dental exam. Try to learn how to get your bun right and perfect it now before going to rtc maybe if you try a sock bun your layers won’t stick out. It all depends on your RDC’s and how they enforce the grooming standards. Some RDC’s have their recruits cut their hair all the way and into a bob ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. My advice is try to figure it out now before you go just incase you have to mentally prepare yourself to cut your hair in bootcamp.
@@kellypriscilla718 okay that really helps, thank you:)
what toiletries did that provide you? was it enough for the whole stay?
Like pretty much everything. You get all your toiletries the night you get there that’s when they start issuing you clothes, shoes, etc. If you might end up needing stuff you go to the recruit NEX that Friday i believe before you go to your permanent ship for the rest of training.
Hope this helps, if you have any other questions let me know!
@@kellypriscilla718 can you bring your own items?
@@diandra6900 Yes, I did! What did you want to take?
@@kellypriscilla718 like my face wash, feminine products, idk if travel size body wash is a overkill, etc
@@kellypriscilla718 bc rn i’m currently trying to find a little or decent sized makeup bag to put it plus i’m just worried ab it not fitting bc i heard y’all get A&B drawers
I will be shipping off in three weeks. Is it okay to bring my phone with me? (like keep it in the box that they give?) or do i need to leave it at home
hi!
yes you can take your phone with you, all of your belongings that you take with you to boot camp the night of arrival you will pack up into the box. take your charger and headphones too so that it’s in the box and you don’t have to ask your family to take to you at graduation.
@@kellypriscilla718 what will you use to call home?
There are pay phones at the recruit NEX. When you make a NEX run that last day of p-days and you can purchase a phone card then or wait until the next time you go to the NEX to get a phone card. The phone cards are bought at the register when you check out to purchase your items. (:
How big is the box?
Can I bring my Bible? What about Vaseline?
Yes you can bring a bible, I’d recommend you bring a smaller once since space is limited. You can bring vaseline, they let us keep it. Some RDCS make you throw it away on night of arrival.
You’re only allowed to bring all black watch? How about black with silver watch?
All black because that’s what is in uniform regulation for recruits. I had a baby G shock and it had the logo in like a silver you can look it up and see but that was the only thing that was allowed. If you want to wait you can wait till your first trip to the NEX (store) and buy one then so you can see what they have.
So with toiletries do they have a specific place that they keep them and also do they have certain times u could get to it because I am also specific about stuff like that ?
Hi, so you can either keep it in your A&B drawer, this is a locked drawer with your personal items like letters photos and things like that. Or you can keep it in the cabinet in the head (restroom) but it’s considered communal so others will obviously use your items. You can grab your items whenever needed but shower items only obviously when they tell you to shower.
Ohk thank you!
Does the bag you bring with you in boot have to be clear?
No, it doesn’t have to be !
Do you get sneakers from boot camp that you train in?
Yes, yes you do! They refer to them as go fasters some people like them some people don’t, I didn’t like them :(
I am about to go to boot camp I want to know when do we get our phone back
The day of graduation. Your whole division will get your boxes a day or two before but they will be put up against the wall. The day of graduation you go back to the ship to get the box and then open it when you’re with your family “off base” lol.
@@kellypriscilla718 what is my family couldn’t come there in my graduation day.
And another question in A-school are we allowed onto go out and buy clothes
Sometimes other recruits offer to have you hang out with their family but if not then you only open the box next day on your way to the airport when going to A-School. And yes you’re allowed to buy clothes from the store, but there are liberty phases so it all depends on your A-School when you’re allowed to wear civilian clothes. You can obviously wear it in your barracks room to be more comfortable but outside of your room it’s all in liberty phases. What’s your rate?
@@kellypriscilla718 what do you mean by rate??
Rate means job (:
She said 🙄
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