Not fit for RTC

Abry88 · 04-08-2015, 08:17 PM

Do some recruits actually show up for RTC not physically prepared? Are they usually sorted out and eventually shipped home? I mean I've heard of people not preparing themselves for the physical aspect and i just wondered how they could make such a huge life decision and hope for the best.

gameingkine · 04-08-2015, 09:34 PM

Honestly out of a normal division about 60-80% arent bootcamp fit. Its bootcamp, going prepared is fine but the point of it is to rebuild you. If you come across like its to easy then prepare to kiss the floor.

FutureND · 04-08-2015, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gameingkine

If you come across like its to easy then prepare to kiss the floor.

Probably one of the more ignorant things that I've heard. Come prepared, not cocky, and boot camp will be all the easier. There are a lot of people who come unprepared, and there is no excuse for that. On average a person has months beinging DEP, and months before that knowing that the Navy is their goal. I understand that people come from all different backgrounds and skill levels, but I also understand that the military is not for everyone. If you have months to prepare and either can not or will not do so, then you probably do not deserve to serve I the worlds greatest Navy.

Agrias · 04-08-2015, 11:11 PM

It's a lot less stressful if you can just do the PT and IT sessions easily. That way screwing up and getting "punished" isn't as big of a deal lolol.

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie · 04-09-2015, 04:29 AM

The only people that have excuses are the ones that get ship dates with less then a month. But yes, if you come to bootcamp, especially as an e-1, unprepared for it, then you are making life a lot harder then it needs to be.

But yes, if you come to Rtc in extremely terrible physical or mental shape, then they will separate you and ship you home. We had one female that was separated from us during the first week after p-days. We were running and she could not finish the first lap (physically unprepared) and refused to try (mentally unprepared). This caused her to be separated. There was no point in trying with her since she didn't want to help herself.

We did have people though that when we did our initial pfa not even finish the run. And then was able to graduate the week after the division because he finally got his run time down to 1230.

Kgard12 · 04-10-2015, 09:29 PM

I will say that I went in 100% physically unprepared for bootcamp. My first 1.5 mile lap time on the initial PFA was about 18:00 - it was bad. But the Navy plans for that. If you are strong willed, and not a quitter - then you can definitely make it. They have a whole PT matrix prepared and it works. By the time I graduated I did my 1.5 in 13:15 (needed 13:30 to pass) - and got 70-ish sit-ups and 50 pushups. My numbers on those in the beginning were pretty bad, too. I remember about a week before the final PFA they said I was talking while we were doing an inspection practice and gave me a solo, middle of the compartment, spot ITE. To this day I believe they did it because they knew I needed another push to get ready for the PFA. And when the final PFA run came, your RDC's come out there and run too to motivate you (you're not really allowed to motivate eachother) - there were 3 of us in the division who were the only ones that like were on the edge of passing, including me. They ran with us specifically the whole run. I would probably be in FIT if it wasn't for them.

Just never give up. That will work wonders. And go hard when they PT you, they WILL motivate you, but you have to motivate yourself too.

04-08-2015, 08:17 PM	#1
Abry88 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 7	Not fit for RTC Do some recruits actually show up for RTC not physically prepared? Are they usually sorted out and eventually shipped home? I mean I've heard of people not preparing themselves for the physical aspect and i just wondered how they could make such a huge life decision and hope for the best.

04-08-2015, 09:34 PM	#2
gameingkine Active Duty Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 121 Rep Power: 19	Honestly out of a normal division about 60-80% arent bootcamp fit. Its bootcamp, going prepared is fine but the point of it is to rebuild you. If you come across like its to easy then prepare to kiss the floor. __________________ ISSN Reynolds

04-09-2015, 04:29 AM	#5
CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie Active Duty Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: That's classified Posts: 204 Rep Power: 76	The only people that have excuses are the ones that get ship dates with less then a month. But yes, if you come to bootcamp, especially as an e-1, unprepared for it, then you are making life a lot harder then it needs to be. But yes, if you come to Rtc in extremely terrible physical or mental shape, then they will separate you and ship you home. We had one female that was separated from us during the first week after p-days. We were running and she could not finish the first lap (physically unprepared) and refused to try (mentally unprepared). This caused her to be separated. There was no point in trying with her since she didn't want to help herself. We did have people though that when we did our initial pfa not even finish the run. And then was able to graduate the week after the division because he finally got his run time down to 1230. __________________

04-08-2015, 11:11 PM	#4
Agrias Active Duty Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 184 Rep Power: 25	It's a lot less stressful if you can just do the PT and IT sessions easily. That way screwing up and getting "punished" isn't as big of a deal lolol.

04-10-2015, 09:29 PM	#6
Kgard12 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 15	I will say that I went in 100% physically unprepared for bootcamp. My first 1.5 mile lap time on the initial PFA was about 18:00 - it was bad. But the Navy plans for that. If you are strong willed, and not a quitter - then you can definitely make it. They have a whole PT matrix prepared and it works. By the time I graduated I did my 1.5 in 13:15 (needed 13:30 to pass) - and got 70-ish sit-ups and 50 pushups. My numbers on those in the beginning were pretty bad, too. I remember about a week before the final PFA they said I was talking while we were doing an inspection practice and gave me a solo, middle of the compartment, spot ITE. To this day I believe they did it because they knew I needed another push to get ready for the PFA. And when the final PFA run came, your RDC's come out there and run too to motivate you (you're not really allowed to motivate eachother) - there were 3 of us in the division who were the only ones that like were on the edge of passing, including me. They ran with us specifically the whole run. I would probably be in FIT if it wasn't for them. Just never give up. That will work wonders. And go hard when they PT you, they WILL motivate you, but you have to motivate yourself too.