What happens at bootcamp - Day-per-Day? (Up to week #6)

Nuke Guy · 04-26-2012, 02:25 PM

It will be done when you go to take your swim test, about 1-3 day

blueberripie · 04-26-2012, 07:26 PM

Got a question, in Week 5 it's posted/listed they do the "Confidence" Chamber but then I see on 6-3 it says 'Gas Chamber'. So do they do the "Confidence"/Gas Chamber in week 5 or week 6?

Also does anyone happen to know if they can't do the Live Fire will they ever be able to make that up or they just don't get a ribbon for it? My son wrote he got pink eye, in his 22 yrs he has never had it LOL, and wasn't going to be able to the Live Fire. I'm really sad for him, he was looking forward to that.
Thanks

Nuke Guy · 04-27-2012, 08:29 AM

Live fire is a mandatory activity at bootcamp. We also had someone miss it due to pink eye. He had to make it up after he was cleared as FFD (Fit for Full Duty) from medical. You can not graduate until you have done live fire. If there is not enough time for him to make it up, he will be ASMO'd to another division that has not done live fire and will do it with them.

Also, the Special Programs brief is between the swim test brief and actual swim test. The recruits who volunteer to try out for special programs are taken away to do their pushups, situps, run, swim, and pull ups, while everyone will stay and do the standard Class 3 swim test. Sorry about the confusion!

prop827 · 04-27-2012, 10:39 AM

You CAN graduate without doing live fire. They will try to get it made up for you, but if they can't they can't. In those cases you will graduate as long as the recruit participated in all the classroom portions of firearms training except the actual pulling the trigger. They do need to be present at live fire however. If thats the case they will complete the training requirements and graduate boot. If they miss it from being SIQ or anything though they will have to either make it up or ASMO back to get the training. They usually make it up. If they don't shoot but take the courses they will not have a marksmanship ribbon. You also may not get the ribbon if you shoot twice and both scores are below ribbon qualifying. Those are the only people who will not have a marksmanship ribbon at PIR, those who didn't shoot and those who didn't get a qualifying score. Mostly its those who didn't shoot.

blueberripie · 04-27-2012, 01:50 PM

Thanks prop827 and Nuke guy

sweetmtn · 04-27-2012, 02:05 PM

Frazer, check out this link for what you would have to do to pass the physical tests:
http://www.stewsmith.com/linkpages/navyspecops.htm

Frazer · 04-29-2012, 11:22 PM

Thanks sweetmtn, I'm well aware of what the minimums are and have been working at handily exceeding them for months now. Sucks that P-days are going to be essentially PT free. Shipping tomorrow so I'll see ya'll in the fleet.

nosaltnsugarpls · 06-20-2012, 04:47 PM

Hi All! Hope all is well! This is really very nice! I hope we were able to read this before my hubby left for bootcamp. I'm thinking of mailing this info to him, do you think this is ok? Would he get in trouble if they (RDC) see this mailed to him? Thanks in advance!

sweetmtn · 04-26-2012, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuke Guy

It will be done when you go to take your swim test, about 1-3 day

If that swim test is anything like the SEALS and SWCC have to do, your swim strokes must be PERFECT!

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blueberripie Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	Got a question, in Week 5 it's posted/listed they do the "Confidence" Chamber but then I see on 6-3 it says 'Gas Chamber'. So do they do the "Confidence"/Gas Chamber in week 5 or week 6? Also does anyone happen to know if they can't do the Live Fire will they ever be able to make that up or they just don't get a ribbon for it? My son wrote he got pink eye, in his 22 yrs he has never had it LOL, and wasn't going to be able to the Live Fire. I'm really sad for him, he was looking forward to that. Thanks

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Nuke Guy Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0	Live fire is a mandatory activity at bootcamp. We also had someone miss it due to pink eye. He had to make it up after he was cleared as FFD (Fit for Full Duty) from medical. You can not graduate until you have done live fire. If there is not enough time for him to make it up, he will be ASMO'd to another division that has not done live fire and will do it with them. Also, the Special Programs brief is between the swim test brief and actual swim test. The recruits who volunteer to try out for special programs are taken away to do their pushups, situps, run, swim, and pull ups, while everyone will stay and do the standard Class 3 swim test. Sorry about the confusion!

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prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	You CAN graduate without doing live fire. They will try to get it made up for you, but if they can't they can't. In those cases you will graduate as long as the recruit participated in all the classroom portions of firearms training except the actual pulling the trigger. They do need to be present at live fire however. If thats the case they will complete the training requirements and graduate boot. If they miss it from being SIQ or anything though they will have to either make it up or ASMO back to get the training. They usually make it up. If they don't shoot but take the courses they will not have a marksmanship ribbon. You also may not get the ribbon if you shoot twice and both scores are below ribbon qualifying. Those are the only people who will not have a marksmanship ribbon at PIR, those who didn't shoot and those who didn't get a qualifying score. Mostly its those who didn't shoot.

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blueberripie Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	Thanks prop827 and Nuke guy

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Frazer Newbie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Thanks sweetmtn, I'm well aware of what the minimums are and have been working at handily exceeding them for months now. Sucks that P-days are going to be essentially PT free. Shipping tomorrow so I'll see ya'll in the fleet.

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nosaltnsugarpls Newbie Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Hi All! Hope all is well! This is really very nice! I hope we were able to read this before my hubby left for bootcamp. I'm thinking of mailing this info to him, do you think this is ok? Would he get in trouble if they (RDC) see this mailed to him? Thanks in advance!