Leaving for basic Wednesday- Couple of Questions
 

Hey everyone so I was just curious as to what to do in order to further prepare myself for basic training? I have my first 5 general orders memorized and I am working on the last 6. I have ranks and my sailors creed down. I'm going in as an E-2! PT wise I can do the bare minimum and pass the final PT so if ya have any advice that'd be great!

You are on the right track, just keep at it studying. Try to have the general orders down as soon as possible so you can focus on the chain of command once you get there.

I will give you some bits of advice for basic.

1) Stay focused. Don't get drawn up in the drama of your fellow recruits. However at the same do not be afraid to step in and try to cool things down. Be the calm collected one out of the division.

2) Don't wimp out on the PT. Don't hurt yourself, but don't fake it on the exercises. When they say sprint intervals, really sprint. When they say pushups, try to keep the best form you can and do every one of them. The exercises may seem silly, but it is carefully formulated.

3) Your recruit leadership was picked by the RDCs for whatever reason. Even if you think they are doing a terrible job, they are still your RDC's representatives. Do what they say, then let them have to own up to the RDCs for their mistakes.

4) Do what your RDC tells you to do, and if you do not understand what they are saying, ask. It is far better to get clarification and your RDC going "Come on guy, I just said this!" than to not get that clarification and do something silly like fold a uniform element wrong.

5) Remember that boot camp will eventually end, even if it doesn't seem like it. Find whatever thing motivates you and keep your chin up. If it is too much to take all at once, take a deep breath and focus on one thing. Put everything else aside and just work on the one thing in front of you. Once you have finished that, move on to the next. Once you have pulled yourself back together, then you can start broadening your scope again. In basic this doesn't really make much sense, but when you get to A school and you have a big chunk of topics to study all at once you will understand.

For number 2, the same goes for IT sessions. There really is a method to their madness - even if it doesn't seem like it... :What:

For number 3, the RDCs may very well pick the person who needs the most practice with their leadership skills. Again, everything done at bootcamp is done for a reason.

STAY MOTIVATED!!

Every day you wake up, think about why you're there and what you're doing it all for. Don't get caught up in the day-to-day BS. Stay focused on your goal.

I promise you when you take that recruit ballcap off and earn your place in the Fleet after Battlestations, it's all worth it.

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My daughter leaves on the 18th also, Good luck to you and Thank you for your service