Fresh from bootcamp!

NavyDog63 · 06-05-2015, 10:37 PM

How was it with P-week and M.O.T.

BonzerAsp · 06-06-2015, 01:04 AM

What ship were you in?
Where you one of the divisions with the tablets?

YN2(AW)Williams · 06-06-2015, 04:20 AM

How often did you guys run?

How many calls home did you get?

Did anyone from your division win one of the special leadership awards?

How much time after graduation did you have for liberty?

Kyle · 06-06-2015, 07:32 AM

What was all on the DEP Advancement PQS test?

futuresailor31 · 06-06-2015, 11:54 AM

Of course P-Days sucked majorly, but luckily I was in the last division in my training group so I didn't have a week of P-Hold. I graduated in 7-2 day. I was in ship 12, the USS Triton. We weren't a tablet division but there is a girl here at A-School with me that was and she didn't like them. She said they were taken up at night and they didn't get to email their families like they thought they would. They also were broken a lot. I was on ship staff, so sadly I missed a TON of PT. I was so upset about it but we didn't run or even PT a lot. I was disappointed in the lack of PT we did. I benefitted more from ITE and getting dropped than I did with PT. We got three "scheduled" phone calls (initial arrival, half way through and the "I'm a sailor" phone call) but we had three extra ones that they just let us have for good behavior. One girl won an award but I can't remember what for? There were quite a few awards. I had about 6 hours with my family after graduation then they hung out with me at the airport before I left for San Antonio. I wished it was more time but hopefully they'll come out here to visit. ALL the tests were easy IF you STUDY. STUDY STUDY STUDY is the key. Study in line for chow, study when you're standing around, study when you're sitting around just STUDY and you'll be fine. We were a push division so everything was smashed together and we did it so quickly that we didn't have a lot of down time. So studying was kind of difficult but if my division could do it anyone can! Anymore questions?

futuresailor31 · 06-06-2015, 11:59 AM

Oh! Also on the DEP test there was rank/recognition, chain of command, (struggling to remember cause P-Days were a blur) mostly collar devices and stuff to that sort. Sorry I can't be more of help on the matter. I honestly can't remember! Lol

Matt · 06-06-2015, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NavyDog63

How was it with P-week and M.O.T.

Moment of truth is the best part of bootcamp, they put on a real show. I would love to go sit in on another Moment of Truth. A ton of people stand up, a ton....

rouhanashi · 06-07-2015, 10:26 AM

Is the female hair program still going on?

BonzerAsp · 06-07-2015, 10:33 AM

Are they still doing the whole, "Where your NWUs with sneakers" still? A few divisions behind me when I was there had to do it

blacktemplar · 06-07-2015, 12:53 PM

I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some.

BonzerAsp · 06-07-2015, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by blacktemplar

I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some.

Depends on the RDCs. My 3rd RDC yelled a ton. He also got screwed over by hid COC when he got assigned to us. So needless to say he was a little salty

futuresailor31 · 06-08-2015, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by blacktemplar

I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some.

It depends! My 1st RDC pushed 800 divisions previously and he was super tough, my 2nd RDC was just crazy lol so yes. A lot of yelling.

futuresailor31 · 06-08-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BonzerAsp

Are they still doing the whole, "Where your NWUs with sneakers" still? A few divisions behind me when I was there had to do it

YEP. 2 training groups behind me is a "trial group" where they wear tennis shoes one week, boots next and they just rotate it. Supposedly helps with shin splints? I don't know it's BS. Lol but of course people with medical problems wear tennis shoes but my division did not wear tennis shoes with our NWUs!

BonzerAsp · 06-08-2015, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by futuresailor31

YEP. 2 training groups behind me is a "trial group" where they wear tennis shoes one week, boots next and they just rotate it. Supposedly helps with shin splints? I don't know it's BS. Lol but of course people with medical problems wear tennis shoes but my division did not wear tennis shoes with our NWUs!

Yeah they started doing that several divisions behind me last year. I guess it's still in trial if every division isn't doing it yet. I personally think it looks ridiculous.

futuresailor31 · 06-08-2015, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BonzerAsp

Yeah they started doing that several divisions behind me last year. I guess it's still in trial if every division isn't doing it yet. I personally think it looks ridiculous.

It's stupid. They look so tacky and literally everyone looks like they're LLD or something. 😂

futuresailor31 · 06-08-2015, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rouhanashi

Is the female hair program still going on?

Female hair program is still going! I could keep my hair long but a lot of females still opt to get their haircut anyways. Some had problems keeping it in regs so I suggest practicing if you want to have long hair in bootcamp.

Disclaimer, though. With long hair, washing your hair everyday is pretty much impossible. I literally only had time to wash/condition my hair every few days. Sometimes I would only be able to do it on a Sunday. gross, I know but seriously. Never had time.

futuresailor31 · 06-08-2015, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Moment of truth is the best part of bootcamp, they put on a real show. I would love to go sit in on another Moment of Truth. A ton of people stand up, a ton....

YEP! Tons stand up. Some never come back. DO NOT stand up. They will guilt you into it, they will tell you they know stuff on you and you're so tired you'll believe it. They honestly had me believing they knew stuff about me and I didn't even do anything! You're just so tired by that point they start messing with your emotions and so a lot of people think it's better if they stand up but no. No it's not.

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BonzerAsp Active Duty Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Everywhere Posts: 418 Rep Power: 47	Are they still doing the whole, "Where your NWUs with sneakers" still? A few divisions behind me when I was there had to do it __________________ "It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious." President George Washington

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blacktemplar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 119 Rep Power: 17	I'm just wondering how much yelling there is in boot camp. The welcome to boot camp videos and what not and there's no yelling, and I assume there has to be some. __________________ Non Sibi Sed Patriae

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YN2(AW)Williams ActiveDuty Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 199 Rep Power: 134	How often did you guys run? How many calls home did you get? Did anyone from your division win one of the special leadership awards? How much time after graduation did you have for liberty?

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futuresailor31 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Winston County, Alabama Posts: 38 Rep Power: 9	Of course P-Days sucked majorly, but luckily I was in the last division in my training group so I didn't have a week of P-Hold. I graduated in 7-2 day. I was in ship 12, the USS Triton. We weren't a tablet division but there is a girl here at A-School with me that was and she didn't like them. She said they were taken up at night and they didn't get to email their families like they thought they would. They also were broken a lot. I was on ship staff, so sadly I missed a TON of PT. I was so upset about it but we didn't run or even PT a lot. I was disappointed in the lack of PT we did. I benefitted more from ITE and getting dropped than I did with PT. We got three "scheduled" phone calls (initial arrival, half way through and the "I'm a sailor" phone call) but we had three extra ones that they just let us have for good behavior. One girl won an award but I can't remember what for? There were quite a few awards. I had about 6 hours with my family after graduation then they hung out with me at the airport before I left for San Antonio. I wished it was more time but hopefully they'll come out here to visit. ALL the tests were easy IF you STUDY. STUDY STUDY STUDY is the key. Study in line for chow, study when you're standing around, study when you're sitting around just STUDY and you'll be fine. We were a push division so everything was smashed together and we did it so quickly that we didn't have a lot of down time. So studying was kind of difficult but if my division could do it anyone can! Anymore questions?

06-06-2015, 11:59 AM	#6
futuresailor31 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Winston County, Alabama Posts: 38 Rep Power: 9	Oh! Also on the DEP test there was rank/recognition, chain of command, (struggling to remember cause P-Days were a blur) mostly collar devices and stuff to that sort. Sorry I can't be more of help on the matter. I honestly can't remember! Lol