We finally found ourselves assembled into two more or less straight lines, standing at what passed for us at the time as attention—wide-eyed, groggy-headed, adrenaline-filled, ready-to-be-hatched sailors. It was
0400 hours
. “Welcome to RTC Orlando.” AKA Navy boot camp.
By 1944 Great Lakes began to integrate training and all training was integrated by
mid-1945
. The Golden Thirteen were commissioned in March 1944 after training at Great Lakes. Four million served on active duty in the Navy during World War II. Over one million Sailors were trained at Great Lakes.
Recruit training, or “boot camp,” will be
approximately seven weeks
long. The goal of this training is to transform you from a civilian into a Sailor with all of the skills necessary to perform in the fleet.
From Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs
– 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
.
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.
You’ll get up at
5 a.m.
every single day. Waking up in the morning is an adjustment process that’s the same for every single basic training class. When you first arrive, the drill instructors require a lot of noise, yelling and jostling to get everyone out of the rack.
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.
Navy boot camp lengthened to 10 weeks
to prepare recruits for life in the fleet
. The Navy is adding more mentorship, life skills and personal and professional development to its boot camp curriculum as it expands recruit training to 10 weeks — up from eight.
Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes)
, is a unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and indoctrination of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and recruit training, or RTC. It is part of Naval Service Training Command.
About Ship 5
Recruits who have been removed from Recruit training for either medical or legal reasons, or failure to meet Navy standards
.
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. Too many recruits I speak to think that it is impossible to fail basic training.
The first three weeks of Navy Boot Camp are clearly the toughest (physically, and stressfully)
. Get through the first three weeks, and you’ll almost assuredly graduate. As with Army and Air Force Basic Training, during the first couple of weeks, you’ll find that no one can seem to do anything right.
Like the Air Force, the Navy has only
one
location for boot camp: The Great Lakes Naval Training Center, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Navy Seaman Recruit Pay
A Seaman Recruit is a junior enlisted in the United States Navy at DoD paygrade E-1. A Seaman Recruit receives a
monthly basic pay salary starting at $1,833 per month, with raises up to $1,833 per month once they have served for over 2 years
.
How long is Bud S?
You’re basically guaranteed to get sandy at BUD/S or Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, which lasts
24 weeks
. BUD/S training takes place at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, California.
How much sleep do you get in boot camp?
Sleep During Training
Typically, that
five hours is split up into multiple episodes of sleep, usually lasting less than two hours each
. U.S. Military Academy cadets sleep fewer than five hours during the week and are woken up several times during the night for training.
How can I communicate with my recruit while in bootcamp? A. After recruits arrive,
all cell phones are boxed up with their personal belongings and stored locally, to be returned to the recruit the day before graduation
.
False
. There is a test called drownproofing; maybe this is where the idea you have to drown to graduate came from. But they do tie your feet together and hands behind your back, but you do this in a pool.
There are no cell phones allowed in Basic Training
. This is a consistent rule for all of the military branches: Do not expect your service member to be able to call you, text you, or receive your messages when they are in Basic Training.
Where do you sleep during drill weekend?
During drill weekends we often stay at the armory, in barracks, or in the field. Yes, you can sleep
on a cot
to save gas and prevent from spending money on a hotel.
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.
C school is
more indepth training for the chosen job she has
. All go to a school but c school specializes in say a mechanic working on a plane, well there is more than one type of plane/jet the Navy flies, so once he is at his command he would probably go to C school to train for a specific plane/jet he is working on.
Class “F” schools
provide team training to officer and enlisted fleet personnel who normally are members of ships’ companies
. They also provide refresher training, including operator and technical courses of short duration to meet the needs of a fleet or type commander.
After Navy boot-camp graduation, sailors will not be given leave and are required to travel to their next training location,
A School
. There are many locations for Navy A School, and not all sailors will go to the same school.
U.S. Navy basic training is
an intense, eight-week program where recruits endure physical training and must develop emotional endurance
. Also, recruits attend classes where they engage with relevant coursework and also receive practical training that allows hands-on experience and prepares them for real-life scenarios.
For the most part,
there are no differences in the benefits between the Navy vs. Army
and any other branch of the military. All service members who meet the expectations of their contract and the required time in service qualify for educational benefits, have housing benefits and receive medical coverage.
