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Haasino · 06-13-2013, 02:02 PM

I worked an admin position at RTC from Nov-Jan before reporting to Aircrew Candidate School... several of my fellow AW classmates also worked staff/admin jobs after graduation...

There is absolutely NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION from the CO down to the individual ships' officers that there are any plan to extend Navy bootcamp! They have indefinitely shut down 3-4 of the ships (barracks) due to lack of recruits, and turned a 5th into THU/SEPS barracks. It would have taken a lot of time and resources to re-open those ships to accomodate recruits staying longer... to say nothing of the lack of facilities required to accomodate rifle training and CQB. Those are unnecessary training courses for many rates, which is why they're taught at the necessary A Schools. Marine bootcamp incorporates those courses, plus more, because every Marine is a Rifleman 1st, and their respective MOS 2nd.

TL;DR... not happening.

06-13-2013, 02:02 PM	#7
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 286	I worked an admin position at RTC from Nov-Jan before reporting to Aircrew Candidate School... several of my fellow AW classmates also worked staff/admin jobs after graduation... There is absolutely NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION from the CO down to the individual ships' officers that there are any plan to extend Navy bootcamp! They have indefinitely shut down 3-4 of the ships (barracks) due to lack of recruits, and turned a 5th into THU/SEPS barracks. It would have taken a lot of time and resources to re-open those ships to accomodate recruits staying longer... to say nothing of the lack of facilities required to accomodate rifle training and CQB. Those are unnecessary training courses for many rates, which is why they're taught at the necessary A Schools. Marine bootcamp incorporates those courses, plus more, because every Marine is a Rifleman 1st, and their respective MOS 2nd. TL;DR... not happening. __________________ "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"