Fresh from bootcamp! [Archive]

futuresailor31

06-05-2015, 10:21 PM

Hey guys! I graduated bootcamp May 29th and I've been at A-School for a week. If anyone has any questions they'd like answered about bootcamp I'd love to give some out since I'm recently out of bootcamp and have some fresh info! Congrats to anyone who has made the choice to join, it's one you won't regret!! :)

NavyDog63

06-05-2015, 10:37 PM

How was it with P-week and M.O.T.

BonzerAsp

06-06-2015, 01:04 AM

What ship were you in?
Where you one of the divisions with the tablets?

YN2(AW)Williams

06-06-2015, 04:20 AM

How often did you guys run?

How many calls home did you get?

Did anyone from your division win one of the special leadership awards?

How much time after graduation did you have for liberty?

Kyle

06-06-2015, 07:32 AM

What was all on the DEP Advancement PQS test?

futuresailor31

06-06-2015, 11:54 AM

Of course P-Days sucked majorly, but luckily I was in the last division in my training group so I didn't have a week of P-Hold. I graduated in 7-2 day. I was in ship 12, the USS Triton. We weren't a tablet division but there is a girl here at A-School with me that was and she didn't like them. She said they were taken up at night and they didn't get to email their families like they thought they would. They also were broken a lot. I was on ship staff, so sadly I missed a TON of PT. I was so upset about it but we didn't run or even PT a lot. I was disappointed in the lack of PT we did. I benefitted more from ITE and getting dropped than I did with PT. We got three "scheduled" phone calls (initial arrival, half way through and the "I'm a sailor" phone call) but we had three extra ones that they just let us have for good behavior. One girl won an award but I can't remember what for? There were quite a few awards. I had about 6 hours with my family after graduation then they hung out with me at the airport before I left for San Antonio. I wished it was more time but hopefully they'll come out here to visit. ALL the tests were easy IF you STUDY. STUDY STUDY STUDY is the key. Study in line for chow, study when you're standing around, study when you're sitting around just STUDY and you'll be fine. We were a push division so everything was smashed together and we did it so quickly that we didn't have a lot of down time. So studying was kind of difficult but if my division could do it anyone can! Anymore questions? :)

futuresailor31

06-06-2015, 11:59 AM

Oh! Also on the DEP test there was rank/recognition, chain of command, (struggling to remember cause P-Days were a blur) mostly collar devices and stuff to that sort. Sorry I can't be more of help on the matter. I honestly can't remember! Lol

Matt

06-06-2015, 04:14 PM

How was it with P-week and M.O.T.

Moment of truth is the best part of bootcamp, they put on a real show. I would love to go sit in on another Moment of Truth. A ton of people stand up, a ton....

rouhanashi

06-07-2015, 10:26 AM

Is the female hair program still going on?

BonzerAsp

06-07-2015, 10:33 AM

Are they still doing the whole, "Where your NWUs with sneakers" still? A few divisions behind me when I was there had to do it

blacktemplar

06-07-2015, 12:53 PM

I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some.

BonzerAsp

06-07-2015, 08:10 PM

I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some.

Depends on the RDCs. My 3rd RDC yelled a ton. He also got screwed over by hid COC when he got assigned to us. So needless to say he was a little salty

lbroman

06-07-2015, 08:48 PM

How many recruits were dropped from your Division? What are some of the reasons they may be dropped?

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 11:41 AM

I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some.

It depends! My 1st RDC pushed 800 divisions previously and he was super tough, my 2nd RDC was just crazy lol so yes. A lot of yelling.

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 11:43 AM

How many recruits were dropped from your Division? What are some of the reasons they may be dropped?

My division dropped 8. Most were medical or PFA/Swimbut one was she popped on a drug test and another lied about depression to be sent home. My brother div ASMO'd 20, though. Their RDCs would find any reason to ASMO people out. Especially the people that were on the "ice cream social" list.

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 11:44 AM

Are they still doing the whole, "Where your NWUs with sneakers" still? A few divisions behind me when I was there had to do it

YEP. 2 training groups behind me is a "trial group" where they wear tennis shoes one week, boots next and they just rotate it. Supposedly helps with shin splints? I don't know it's BS. Lol but of course people with medical problems wear tennis shoes but my division did not wear tennis shoes with our NWUs!

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 11:46 AM

Is the female hair program still going on?

Female hair program is still going! I could keep my hair long but a lot of females still opt to get their haircut anyways. Some had problems keeping it in regs so I suggest practicing if you want to have long hair in bootcamp.

Disclaimer, though. With long hair, washing your hair everyday is pretty much impossible. I literally only had time to wash/condition my hair every few days. Sometimes I would only be able to do it on a Sunday. gross, I know but seriously. Never had time.

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 11:47 AM

Moment of truth is the best part of bootcamp, they put on a real show. I would love to go sit in on another Moment of Truth. A ton of people stand up, a ton....

YEP! Tons stand up. Some never come back. DO NOT stand up. They will guilt you into it, they will tell you they know stuff on you and you're so tired you'll believe it. They honestly had me believing they knew stuff about me and I didn't even do anything! You're just so tired by that point they start messing with your emotions and so a lot of people think it's better if they stand up but no. No it's not.

BonzerAsp

06-08-2015, 01:47 PM

YEP. 2 training groups behind me is a "trial group" where they wear tennis shoes one week, boots next and they just rotate it. Supposedly helps with shin splints? I don't know it's BS. Lol but of course people with medical problems wear tennis shoes but my division did not wear tennis shoes with our NWUs!

Yeah they started doing that several divisions behind me last year. I guess it's still in trial if every division isn't doing it yet. I personally think it looks ridiculous.

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 03:13 PM

Yeah they started doing that several divisions behind me last year. I guess it's still in trial if every division isn't doing it yet. I personally think it looks ridiculous.

It's stupid. They look so tacky and literally everyone looks like they're LLD or something. 😂

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie

06-08-2015, 04:22 PM

I was in an accident during my dep. Chipped my spine and gave me a concussion. Was in bed for weeks. I healed up just fine and went and got my screening from my doctor and asked her if she thought this would be a problem for my navy career. She said no. So I asked her to annotate that in her computer and have her print it out so I could bring it to my recruiters. They didn't want to deal with the paperwork. So the Navy didn't know about it. Got to the moment of truth and got guilt tripped into it. I thought I was going home.

But what they did was give me the option to file a report. They send you to medical and get out on LLD till you can have an appointment with an actual doctor. Which doesn't really matter anyways if you are LLD. No one does any physical activity during the first week. I went to my appointment a couple days later. And the doctor pulled up the exact document I had my doctor back home fill out. So yes they have access to your stuff. Do they look at every recruit that passes through. Probably not.

But after the doctor saw the note my previous doctor wrote down, he cleared me and put me back on for for full duty and sent me back to my division. Haven't heard anything of it since. I'm glad I did it. I have had screenings where they brought up stuff I truly didn't know about. Wasn't a big deal but if they saw something that was recent that I didn't release. I could have gotten in trouble.

So have some integrity and do the right thing.

blacktemplar

06-08-2015, 05:53 PM

Was boot boring? How would you describe it in one sentence.

MickeyMcD

06-08-2015, 08:05 PM

Was boot boring? How would you describe it in one sentence.

As easy as putting your pants on. Honestly, its harder to build a Lego creation than it is to pass boot. Just listen to what instructors/RDCs/facilitators say, follow the instructions, do everything like it actually matters to you, and just shut your mouth and it will be as painless as humanly possible. You think I'm kidding about the shut part? Haha...even being in an all male division felt like being around a bunch of gossiping teenage girls 24/7...it got us in hot water a lot. Lol

futuresailor31

06-08-2015, 09:09 PM

To be honest, if you're going to lie to begin with don't get there and start wanting to tell the truth. You should've just done it all to begin with lol but it's whatever you want and what you feel is best/right for you I suppose.

It was super easy. The only difficult part was being away from my family, honestly. It was a little tough mentally I suppose because I just don't do well with lack of sleep and stuff but I made it just fine. Just keep your mouth shut, do what is asked of you and you'll be fine. PT was stupid easy, and I was really disappointed. Push yourself as hard as you can every PT though because a lot of people didn't pass. If you can't swim, start practicing now because that was another big thing. Just follow directions, study, and be smart. Don't say stupid things and HAVE MILITARY BEARING AT ALL TIMES. Jesus. Please have military bearing.

I don't have much of a sentence but I would have to say bootcamp was juuuuuust an experience. Lol it's hard to sum it up into just one sentence because bootcamp is so many different things all at once.

Just4Kixs

06-09-2015, 01:07 AM

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie

06-09-2015, 07:11 AM

I'm very curious, but if you're told what to do, when to do it, and how to do it,yet you aren't sure about one teeny-tiny detail or have forgotten it, would it hurt if you asked them to repeat again so that you can clarify and then do it right the first time perfectly?
I guess that's my perfectionism type-A personality kicking in that I'd need to let loose.
There's nothing wrong with getting stuff clarified. You may get some shit, but they will answer your question. The problem though is who to ask for clarification. You may think it would be best to ask your RDCs. But once you ask Them for help, they may just say ask one of the other recruits for help first. but when you go ask another recruit for help but they don't really know what they are doing and tell you the wrong thing, your RDCs will tell you how wrong you are and to never trust a recruit. So you just have to know who to ask. It gets confusing some times lol.

futuresailor31

06-09-2015, 11:22 AM

Also you run into the really fun problem of different RDCs wanting you to do a certain thing different ways and you can never please anyone. Tons of fun. :):):):)

MickeyMcD

06-09-2015, 01:51 PM

Also you run into the really fun problem of different RDCs wanting you to do a certain thing different ways and you can never please anyone. Tons of fun. :):):):)

"With respect, Chief, but Petty Officer said it needs to be like this!" "Well...do this instead" *mutters to self "that's not what the red book says, though..." grumble grumble*

Yeeeeeah. That happens haha

BonzerAsp

06-09-2015, 02:11 PM

"With respect, Chief, but Petty Officer said it needs to be like this!" "Well...do this instead" *mutters to self "that's not what the red book says, though..." grumble grumble*

Yeeeeeah. That happens haha

"What's your 12th general order?!?!"

"Chief is always right!!!!"

futuresailor31

06-10-2015, 05:44 AM

In our divisions case, pretty much anything petty officer said went. Our chief was like "oh, petty officer said it? Okay. Then that's what you do." Lol it was confusing sometimes since chief is supposed to be all knowing and always right lol

blacktemplar

06-10-2015, 07:00 AM

Ugh. I'm half itching to go, half itching to never go and grow up lol.

BonzerAsp

06-10-2015, 09:35 AM

MickeyMcD

06-10-2015, 08:15 PM

"What's your 12th general order?!?!"

"Chief is always right!!!!"

I thought it was "Walk my post from flank to flank and take no s*** from any rank"? Haha...

But yeah...those conversations usually would just end in 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,7,8,7,8,7,8,7.......8,9,10 :clubhead: Note to all Future Sailors....always agree with Chief, even when you know he's as far out in left field as you can get! Makes life much more bearable haha

Matt

06-10-2015, 09:53 PM

How many recruits were dropped from your Division? What are some of the reasons they may be dropped?

0, I got the feeling that everyone was forced to graduate. Don't worry about this stuff, you won't get dropped unless you do something stupid like stand up during the moment of truth.

Matt

06-10-2015, 09:55 PM

Was boot boring? How would you describe it in one sentence.

Insanely boring, I would recommend getting crossword puzzles and sudokus mailed to you, just don't let the rdc's see them...

BonzerAsp

06-11-2015, 05:23 AM

0, I got the feeling that everyone was forced to graduate. Don't worry about this stuff, you won't get dropped unless you do something stupid like stand up during the moment of truth.

Wow your RDCs were forgiving. We ASMOed/Sepped around 20+

futuresailor31

06-11-2015, 03:06 PM

Tons in brother div got ASMO'd. They were ASMO'ing left and right. Our RDCs found WAY too much joy in ASMO days.

Matt

06-11-2015, 05:02 PM

Wow your RDCs were forgiving. We ASMOed/Sepped around 20+

800 Div so 100% swim and pfa pass, I think the only way you can get ASMO is if you fail swim or pfa. Someone in my division got 4 hardcard entries and he didn't even get asmo

BonzerAsp

06-11-2015, 06:58 PM

800 Div so 100% swim and pfa pass, I think the only way you can get ASMO is if you fail swim or pfa. Someone in my division got 4 hardcard entries and he didn't even get asmo

You can get ASMO'd for stupid reasons if the RDCs don't see potential in you. We ASMO'd a guy back 2 weeks because he hid from a collar-device beat down lol

Diverdee90

06-12-2015, 12:01 PM

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie

06-12-2015, 02:00 PM

New balance shoes. Don't know the specific brand.

BonzerAsp

06-12-2015, 02:08 PM

Can you tell me what brand of shoes you are issued? I would like to get my son a pair before he leaves so he can get used to them, I know he won't wear his but at least he will know the shoes ahead of time... He usually only wear his high tops so I want him to wear running shoes for the next 2 weeks, he ships out June 25th:willynilly:

He will be issued New Balance tennis shoes. He will wear those for a few days during P-days with his sweats. After that he will be issued Bates steel toed boots. (At least I think they're still issuing Bates. They might have switched companies). After he is issued his boots, he will only wear his tennis shoes for PT. Most people tend to struggle with the boots. They are either too scared to say that they're too big/small or they just aren't used to wearing boots. Considering they're going to be new boots, he's more than likely going to get blisters no matter what. Thankfully medical issues every recruit a small bag containing Moleskin. It's like a bandage for the blisters.

futuresailor31

06-12-2015, 05:38 PM

What division were you? I also graduated May 29th but I was Ship 14 Div. 190

196! Ship 12.

futuresailor31

06-12-2015, 07:15 PM

Can you tell me what brand of shoes you are issued? I would like to get my son a pair before he leaves so he can get used to them, I know he won't wear his but at least he will know the shoes ahead of time... He usually only wear his high tops so I want him to wear running shoes for the next 2 weeks, he ships out June 25th:willynilly:

New Balance! (Worst shoes ever) you step onto a thing that looks at the arch and stuff of your feet and they'll give you shoes best fit to that arch but seriously worst shoes ever. The boots are bates. Just make sure he understands that when you get fitted for boots MAKE SURE THEY FIT or you will be miserable. I made sure mine fitted and I tied them tightly and I never had blisters. Granted my feet were sore from trying to break my boots in but I was good. He'll rarely ever wear tennis shoes, honestly. p-Days then for PT, if he's LLD and if he's in that training group that makes you wear them a week on them off. (I'm not sure of that) but hopefully he won't have to wear tennis shoes a whole awful lot because that's just awful! Haha

DODECVET

06-15-2015, 07:46 PM

Question I know they issue New Balance shoes in boot, but what model/color combo?

BonzerAsp

06-16-2015, 05:19 AM

Question I know they issue New Balance shoes in boot, but what model/color combo?

The cheapest ones possible lol

Haasino

06-16-2015, 11:14 AM

Question I know they issue New Balance shoes in boot, but what model/color combo?

The cheapest ones possible lol

Built by the lowest bidder... and delivered 5 years late and 3 million over budget.

BonzerAsp

06-16-2015, 03:19 PM

Built by the lowest bidder... and delivered 5 years late and 3 million over budget.

We had guys that had their tennis shoes falling apart during PT in basic lol I somehow managed to lose a chunk of mine from the bottom.

LT Guppy

06-16-2015, 03:59 PM

We had guys that had their tennis shoes falling apart during PT in basic lol I somehow managed to lose a chunk of mine from the bottom.

The white shoes worn by khakis are notorious for having the sole come off

Matt

06-16-2015, 04:53 PM

Question I know they issue New Balance shoes in boot, but what model/color combo?

They are actually decent New Balance running shoes (decent for what New Balance makes).

I still have mine from boot and they are New Balance 880 v4 (White, blue, and orange) running shoes,would cost $90 - $100 if you were to buy them in a store.

futuresailor31

06-16-2015, 05:27 PM

My New Balance shoes were falling apart by the time I made it to A-School. I had to have my mom send mine to me so if have good shoes to PT in at A-School lol

BonzerAsp

06-16-2015, 06:48 PM

The white shoes worn by khakis are notorious for having the sole come off

Ahaha I can't say I'm surprised

My New Balance shoes were falling apart by the time I made it to A-School. I had to have my mom send mine to me so if have good shoes to PT in at A-School lol

I still have and use mine and I've been out for awhile. Mostly because I'm too cheap to buy new ones! :rofl:
They REALLY need to be replaced soon though. I swear they're not made to last long

Tay

06-24-2015, 05:27 PM

I want to volunteer for something at boot. Is this a good idea? If it is what are some good jobs to volunteer for

futuresailor31

06-24-2015, 06:11 PM

I didn't volunteer for anything... I wanted to fly under the radar, honestly. But with that being said EVERYONE that didn't have a job in our division (there were only 10 of us that didn't have some job whether it was RCPO or empty rack PO lol) we got put on Ship Staff. I LOVED ship staff. I met so many awesome people and made the best friends I've ever had while on it. So, I'd suggest volunteering for ship staff. But divisional wise, good jobs in my opinion are ones like the Mail PO or Laundry PO. They aren't super hard jobs and our Laundry PO even got promoted at the end of bootcamp cause she did such a good job all the time lol but yeah. If you wanna go for the big jobs like RCPO, AROC or MA go for it, but let's just say they literally get their butts handed to them everyday because of other people's mistakes.

blacktemplar

06-24-2015, 08:11 PM

Whats the best position to volunteer for, with the least chance of getting kicked out through fault that is not your own, that gets promoted alot to E3? I was thinking star or port watch?

RikkiX

06-25-2015, 12:27 AM

BonzerAsp

06-25-2015, 05:24 AM

Just don't mess up or stand out lol but with your height, you might be given a marching job, like stick. Sticks are at the front that carry flags.

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie

06-25-2015, 08:17 AM

Whats the best position to volunteer for, with the least chance of getting kicked out through fault that is not your own, that gets promoted alot to E3? I was thinking star or port watch?

It's not about the job, it's about how well you do the job. I was part of the head crew for a couple weeks. RDC thought I could do better so gave me this other random job called the table PO (making sure all the racks were perfectly aligned and tables also). I was given Education PO. And then given the option to be athletic PO. And none of those were me being fired, it was my third RDC saying hey, I think your skill sets would be better suited for this job. So I ended up with two jobs. And I was always making sure they were being completed.

Rach4USN

06-25-2015, 10:47 AM

This here... that's what I wanna do: fly under the radar.
How do I make myself not stand out? I don't want to volunteer, but I'm so scared that I'll be volunTOLD because of my short height of 5'3"... I'm already an E3 and would rather have someone else get a chance to be promoted.

I have you beat with the height, I'll certainly stand out at the wee height of 5'0. I'm already an E-3 as well (yay!) so someone else getting promoted makes more sense; I originally wanted to volunteer too but have heard mixed stories about it such as don't let them know you play an instrument/sing...I am guessing it is over all more personal choice...my main thing is making sure I pass the swim testl I can tread water like anthing, and I can swim to some degree but I am by NO means an swim team champ...

RikkiX

06-25-2015, 07:56 PM

Just don't mess up or stand out lol but with your height, you might be given a marching job, like stick. Sticks are at the front that carry flags.

I anticipated that so. Good thing I've been watching guidon videos and practicing guidon movements! I guess my only hope is to have someone shorter than me or look smarter than me ha!

RikkiX

06-25-2015, 07:58 PM

I have you beat with the height, I'll certainly stand out at the wee height of 5'0. I'm already an E-3 as well (yay!) so someone else getting promoted makes more sense; I originally wanted to volunteer too but have heard mixed stories about it such as don't let them know you play an instrument/sing...I am guessing it is over all more personal choice...my main thing is making sure I pass the swim testl I can tread water like anthing, and I can swim to some degree but I am by NO means an swim team champ...

haha yup!
I was told to volunteer for positions from recruiters, but hell no I ain't so! I play a violin too, but there's no way I'm going to learn a new brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument. And no thanks 900 div, triple threat, flags, etc... unless I was again, voluntold to do so :(

Tay

06-25-2015, 09:19 PM

Lol I'm 6'1. I'm coming in as an E-1 so I would like ok job for a chance to be promoted. And do you choose if you get top or bottom bunk.

RikkiX

06-25-2015, 10:30 PM

Lol I'm 6'1. I'm coming in as an E-1 so I would like ok job for a chance to be promoted. And do you choose if you get top or bottom bunk.

I was told that we either are told to choose or assigned one randomly. If given a choice, I'd sleep away from the red light or any light lol

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie

06-26-2015, 05:01 AM

There were certain racks assigned to certain jobs. Everyone else got to pick their racks though. But different RDCs might do things differently so you never know.

blacktemplar

06-26-2015, 07:18 AM

There were certain racks assigned to certain jobs. Everyone else got to pick their racks though. But different RDCs might do things differently so you never know.

IF I can chose I think i'm going to chose laundry PO and be outstanding to hopefully get E3.

futuresailor31

06-26-2015, 06:50 PM

Laundry PO. Literally they never got in trouble and our Laundry PO got promoted, too. They never got in trouble cause they'd always blame the screw ups on us and the RDCs were like "yeah. You're right. It is their fault. Let me go whoop that a**, then." They had it made. Lol and on the Guidon thing, they aren't always short, tbh. I've saw super tall guidons and super short ones. Even though short is normally preferred, it's up to your RDCs.

futuresailor31

06-26-2015, 06:53 PM

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie

06-26-2015, 09:43 PM

Our laundry room got us two department hits. But guess who got blamed, not the laundry PO, but the starboard watch for putting the laundry PO on watch making it where the Laundry PO couldn't do his job.

RikkiX

06-26-2015, 10:26 PM

Also, our racks were assigned. Which I'm okay with cause it put me in a rack with someon who turned out to be my bestfriend in the whole world, cliche I know but still haha BUT if you wanna fly under the radar somewhat I suggest no jobs like RCPO, AROC, MA or Yeoman positions. Our RDCs were also super tough on our sticks so it's whatever you decide you wanna deal with when you get to bootcamp. But like I said above, I LOVED ship staff. I would suggest doing it to anyone.

Thanks FS31! I love Reading your experiences. Please share anything else that you have! Like how to deal with miscommunication issues among RDCs and their orders to recruits versus what the other RDCs wanted lol

digitalxhottie

06-26-2015, 10:57 PM

Id like to see if there are any females that can explain how boot is with us having our "cycles" and stuff. Im TERRIFIED that Ill be dealing with it and have to do swim qual LoL

LT Guppy

06-27-2015, 03:39 AM

Id like to see if there are any females that can explain how boot is with us having our "cycles" and stuff. Im TERRIFIED that Ill be dealing with it and have to do swim qual LoL

Everyone's an adult there. If you need to use the bathroom, you ask and will be allowed to do so.
You'll have access to the necessary hygiene products too. Most divisions buy a supply at the start and all share it as necessary.

digitalxhottie

06-27-2015, 10:50 AM

Everyone's an adult there. If you need to use the bathroom, you ask and will be allowed to do so.
You'll have access to the necessary hygiene products too. Most divisions buy a supply at the start and all share it as necessary.

Thank you Guppy :) Good to know

Matt

06-27-2015, 01:16 PM

Thanks FS31! I love Reading your experiences. Please share anything else that you have! Like how to deal with miscommunication issues among RDCs and their orders to recruits versus what the other RDCs wanted lol

Haha RDCs are never on the same page. They all tell you to do something different...

But I had 3 PO1's as RDCs so no one was really in charge. It was just like "do it like this" "No do it like this" and on and on.Some divisions have a Senior Chief or a Chief as an RDC, I'm not sure if that's a great use of Navy resources, but maybe they have to many Senior Chiefs or something. But in that case listen to Chief or Senior Chief.

futuresailor31

06-30-2015, 09:07 PM

"General order number 12, Chief is ALWAYS right."
"General order number 13, in the event that chief isn't present, petty officer is always right."
Hahaha our div lived by those. Also we got asked them 24/7 lol.

In the event of your "cycle" you will be allowed to go properly take care of your issues. Like Guppy said, we're adults. They do control most things we do but they will not stop you from using the bathroom. Also, females are allowed 4 feminine hygiene products in their backpacks at any time. Your yeomans will also have some if you don't have any on you. At one point we ran out of feminine hygiene products and our 3rd RDC so kindly purchased some and restocked our supply. So, you'll be good. They will take care of you at bootcamp so don't worry. :) anymore questions?

DGladhill

07-31-2015, 07:35 PM

Id like to see if there are any females that can explain how boot is with us having our "cycles" and stuff. Im TERRIFIED that Ill be dealing with it and have to do swim qual LoL

I know the thread is a month old - but I figured I'd reply anyways. My wife went to bootcamp in 2008 and was worried about the same thing. Apparently a lot of the females don't actually get their periods in bootcamp ( at least in her division ) presumably because of the physical/mental stress and whatnot.

Jdubbs

09-16-2015, 09:42 PM

As easy as putting your pants on. Honestly, its harder to build a Lego creation than it is to pass boot. Just listen to what instructors/RDCs/facilitators say, follow the instructions, do everything like it actually matters to you, and just shut your mouth and it will be as painless as humanly possible. You think I'm kidding about the shut part? Haha...even being in an all male division felt like being around a bunch of gossiping teenage girls 24/7...it got us in hot water a lot. Lol

This is so very true.. I was in an all male Div and we had a female RDC who used to always say we were like a bunch of hens in a hen house... It was more drama than i ever thought a group of males could have.. If you just do what you need to do youll pass and have no problems.. I was a knuckle head so the equator and I knew eachother very well