Navy boot camp graduation happens on the last day of your
eight-week
training from Navy Boot Camp. For you to graduate, you must complete all physical training requirements such as the minimum number of push-ups, sit-ups and running a mile and a half in the maximum time allowed.
The Navy, Army, and Marines have recruits drop out at roughly the same rate as each other,
between 11 and 14 percent annually
.
Casual Clothing
There is not a dress code for graduation and anything from casual to your Sunday best is what we recommend packing. Keep in mind seating for graduation will be on bleachers, so make sure to back a pair of shoes that are appropriate and safe for getting up the bleacher stairs.
Where is Navy Boot Camp Graduation? The graduation ceremony for Navy boot camp is at Great Lakes Navy Recruit Training Command. As of this time, the ceremony is not open to the public.
Families are discouraged from traveling because the sailors will not be allowed off base following graduation
.
At Navy boot camp, a special recruit division is
responsible for performing musical pieces and drill routines at each boot camp graduation
. Selection for this unit, the 900 Division, usually takes place within a week of the recruit’s arrival at the Great Lakes Naval Station for basic training.
How many tickets do you get for basic training graduation?
GRADUATION CEREMONY SPACE LIMITATIONS: Recruit Training Command will issue
TWO tickets
for the graduation ceremony, per recruit.
Yes, it is possible to fail basic training. You could go through the trouble of leaving your home, job, family and friends and come back a failure. In fact, this happens to about
15%
of recruits who join the military every year.
Navy SEAL training starts with two months of physical training.
You will run at least 4 miles on most days, and you may run as many as 10 miles during some runs
. This training is designed to prepare you for the first physical screening test, which requires you to run 4 miles in 31 minutes or less.
What happens if you fail boot camp?
Recruits who don’t pass their initial run will get another chance within 48 hours. But if they fail that,
they’ll be sent home with an ELS, an entry-level separation from the Navy that will require them to get a waiver if they want to try and enlist again
.
Recruits have
three guaranteed calls
during boot camp: the “I’m here” call the night they arrive, the “I’m still alive” call in the 3rd week of training, and the “I’m a sailor” call in their 7th week. Any other calls have to be earned. Some divisions earn a half-dozen calls, others never earn an extra call.
How many guests per recruit are allowed to attend the graduation ceremony? A. ALL GUESTS, including Active Duty/Retired Military Personnel and those ages 3 and older must be on the access list. Each recruit may invite
two guests (max, no exceptions)
to attend in person.
The closest airports to Naval Station Great Lakes are
O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee
.
Navy Boot Camp First Phone Call
At RTC Great Lakes, all recruits are allowed a ten-second call to let their family know they have arrived.
Recruits that still have a cell phone make the call from their personal phone; others use telephones provided by the Navy
.
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Recruit Training Command (RTC)
, the Navy’s enlisted boot camp, has extended the duration of its basic military training (BMT) program from eight to 10 weeks.
New Navy recruits will now have
10 weeks
of basic training, in the service’s biggest overhaul to training in nearly 20 years. The 10-week training, which went into effect on Jan. 3, incorporates two weeks of life skills and mentorship, said Rear Adm.
About Ship 5
Recruits who have been removed from Recruit training for either medical or legal reasons, or failure to meet Navy standards
.
If you went through all the motions of signing up for a military service only to decide it is not right for you and you have NOT been to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) and have NOT taken an Oath of Enlistment,
you are free to quit the process at any time
.
A division is
approximately 88 recruits
who live and train together. There can be as few as 55 to as many as 100 recruits in a division. The division number is important and will help mail get to your recruit when included in the address and will help you find your new Sailor at PIR.
Can you leave Bootcamp for death in family?
Unless you have a verified family emergency (death or serious injury/illness of an immediate family member),
you’re not allowed to take leave during basic training
. If you joined the Navy or Air Force, you’re not usually allowed to take leave until you finish your military job training.
Can you call family in basic training?
Recruits in many Army basic training platoons are now allowed to use personal cell phones to call friends and families
, send text messages, and update their social media status.
Do you come home after basic training?
Do Soldiers come home after basic training?
Soldiers are not often given time to go home after basic training
. Check-in for AIT School is most often the day after graduation, if not the same day.
In all the branches’ basic training programs, bedtime is usually
2100, or 9 p.m.
, except during times of special events, such as night exercises. In basic training, lights out means go to sleep. It does not mean talk to your buddies, study or write a letter home.
After that first day, normal days will run from 0600 (6 a.m.), with a loud whistle to awaken all recruits until lights out at
2200 (10 p.m.)
. Precisely at 10 p.m., lights go out.
Can you quit in basic training?
Basic Training
If you have NOT been to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) and have NOT taken an Oath of Enlistment,
you are free to quit the process at any time
.
How many miles a day do you run in boot camp?
Once you actually begin basic training, the PFT or Physical Fitness Test encompasses a
3-mile
run, crunches and pullups or arm-hang. To pass this test, males must complete the run in 28 minutes, do a minimum of three pullups and 50 crunches in 2 minutes.
How many days a week should I do boot camp?
How many times a week should I do boot camp? For best results we recommend
at least 2 sessions per week
. Our clients see a big difference in strength and fitness once they up their sessions from 1 to 2 or even 3 a week.
How many miles should you run before boot camp?
| Minimum Standards Recommended Standards | 3 Pull-ups 10-15 Pull-ups | 45 Ammo Can Lifts 76+ Ammo Can Lifts | 44 Crunches (2 minutes) 80-100 Crunches (2 minutes) | 1.5-Mile Run in 13:30 1.5-Mile Run in Sub 10:30 |
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