Fresh from bootcamp!

[LT Guppy]

Originally Posted by BonzerAsp

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

[BonzerAsp]

Originally Posted by Guppy

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

Ahaha I can't say I'm surprised

Originally Posted by futuresailor31

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!
They REALLY need to be replaced soon though. I swear they're not made to last long

[Tay]

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]

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]

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?

[CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie]

Originally Posted by blacktemplar

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.

[RikkiX]

Originally Posted by futuresailor31

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.

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.

[BonzerAsp]

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.

[RikkiX]

Originally Posted by BonzerAsp

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!

[Rach4USN]

Originally Posted by RikkiX

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]

Originally Posted by Rach4USN

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