What you'll hate in bootcamp

Zachml7 · 07-05-2013, 08:36 PM

Not going to waste time with the really obvious ones that you already know, I'll skip to less obvious things.

P-Days- I have to mention this just because I particularly hated it since I spent 2 weeks in p days. You don't know anything that's going on, you're trying to adjust to a million new things, you don't PT at all, and you're at the bottom of the bottom of the food chain.
Folding- just because of how meticulous you have to be to make sure you meet every checkpoint(ie waistband touching, folded to the center,etc) which they will actually check for and give you hits for if you don't meet them.
LLD/SIQ light limited duty/sick in quarters- at first it would seem good because it gives you a break, but then you realize how much you're missing whether its PT or classes or mandatory events. Especially if you're SIQ because it means you don't leave your rack except for chow and to use the head/shower.
Toilet paper- all the paper at RTC is single ply and for some reason seems to suck even more than normal single ply. It seems like it takes half a roll to effectively wipe. And the fact that you rarely have that much time to wipe contributes to next problem.
Skivvies- underwear. You are issued tighty whities and that is all you will wear while at RTC. The TP situation means that a lot of white skivvies turn into brown skivvies by the end of bootcamp. And that's beside the point that they just aren't comfortable in the first place. The first thing most graduates but at A school is real underwear for good reason.
FQA- also known as badges or briefcases, these are the inspectors who can randomly walk into your compartment or stop you on the street and scour you for reasons to give you a compartment hit or demerit chit, which lowers your division score and gives your RDCs a really good reason to work you out extra.

Mikeym718 · 07-05-2013, 11:39 PM

Skivvies? I wore them for 3 weeks before I said screw it and stopped wearing them like 90% of my division did. The shorts you're wearing under your NWU's are practically a form of underwear to begin with. I felt so relieved after I made that decision. It felt so liberating!

Soon to be ABE · 07-06-2013, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikeym718

Skivvies? I wore them for 3 weeks before I said screw it and stopped wearing them like 90% of my division did. The shorts you're wearing under your NWU's are practically a form of underwear to begin with. I felt so relieved after I made that decision. It felt so liberating!

Thats exactly what we did also but for everyone who is still awaiting to go to RTC just a piece of advice if you decide to not wear the skivvies DO NOT GET CAUGHT DOING SO and don't tell anyone else your doing it bc you can get in trouble for that and just a precaution your better off wearing them when you do PT sessions

warehimer33 · 07-06-2013, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Soon to be ABE

Thats exactly what we did also but for everyone who is still awaiting to go to RTC just a piece of advice if you decide to not wear the skivvies DO NOT GET CAUGHT DOING SO and don't tell anyone else your doing it bc you can get in trouble for that and just a precaution your better off wearing them when you do PT sessions

Do they do skivvy checks or something?

Soon to be ABE · 07-07-2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by warehimer33

Do they do skivvy checks or something?

Yes during uniform inspections what they have you do is start off in your PT shorts and blue shirt with white socks and sneakers and then another RDC comes in and tells you to put on whatever uniform he wants and he walks around and if he sees you change and no skivvies on it could be bad lol

warehimer33 · 07-07-2013, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Soon to be ABE

Yes during uniform inspections what they have you do is start off in your PT shorts and blue shirt with white socks and sneakers and then another RDC comes in and tells you to put on whatever uniform he wants and he walks around and if he sees you change and no skivvies on it could be bad lol

Ohhh okay.

NavyPrincess · 07-08-2013, 10:28 PM

I hated the female heads and how disgusting some females could be. We had one female in RCU who pooped on the deck and smeared it on the bulkhead. Needless to say, we all spent the next day for 5 hours (100 females) cleaning that head.

FutureSailor24 · 07-09-2013, 07:01 AM

why the hell did she do that?

John213AV · 07-09-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FutureSailor24

why the hell did she do that?

Pretty crappy if you ask me.

GET IT?

FutureSailor24 · 07-09-2013, 08:07 PM

i get it. good one.

johnplisac32 · 07-09-2013, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NavyPrincess

I hated the female heads and how disgusting some females could be. We had one female in RCU who pooped on the deck and smeared it on the bulkhead. Needless to say, we all spent the next day for 5 hours (100 females) cleaning that head.

That's just nasty !

warehimer33 · 07-09-2013, 09:31 PM

It was NavyPrincess...

07-05-2013, 08:36 PM	#1
Zachml7 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Pensacola Posts: 69 Rep Power: 13	What you'll hate in bootcamp Not going to waste time with the really obvious ones that you already know, I'll skip to less obvious things. P-Days- I have to mention this just because I particularly hated it since I spent 2 weeks in p days. You don't know anything that's going on, you're trying to adjust to a million new things, you don't PT at all, and you're at the bottom of the bottom of the food chain. Folding- just because of how meticulous you have to be to make sure you meet every checkpoint(ie waistband touching, folded to the center,etc) which they will actually check for and give you hits for if you don't meet them. LLD/SIQ light limited duty/sick in quarters- at first it would seem good because it gives you a break, but then you realize how much you're missing whether its PT or classes or mandatory events. Especially if you're SIQ because it means you don't leave your rack except for chow and to use the head/shower. Toilet paper- all the paper at RTC is single ply and for some reason seems to suck even more than normal single ply. It seems like it takes half a roll to effectively wipe. And the fact that you rarely have that much time to wipe contributes to next problem. Skivvies- underwear. You are issued tighty whities and that is all you will wear while at RTC. The TP situation means that a lot of white skivvies turn into brown skivvies by the end of bootcamp. And that's beside the point that they just aren't comfortable in the first place. The first thing most graduates but at A school is real underwear for good reason. FQA- also known as badges or briefcases, these are the inspectors who can randomly walk into your compartment or stop you on the street and scour you for reasons to give you a compartment hit or demerit chit, which lowers your division score and gives your RDCs a really good reason to work you out extra. __________________ "A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."-RADM Hopper

07-09-2013, 09:31 PM	#12
warehimer33 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 435 Rep Power: 50	It was NavyPrincess... __________________ Depped In: 15 AUG 13 Ship Date: 03 APR 14 "All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan

07-05-2013, 11:39 PM	#2
Mikeym718 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 8	Skivvies? I wore them for 3 weeks before I said screw it and stopped wearing them like 90% of my division did. The shorts you're wearing under your NWU's are practically a form of underwear to begin with. I felt so relieved after I made that decision. It felt so liberating!

07-08-2013, 10:28 PM	#7
NavyPrincess Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 194 Rep Power: 26	I hated the female heads and how disgusting some females could be. We had one female in RCU who pooped on the deck and smeared it on the bulkhead. Needless to say, we all spent the next day for 5 hours (100 females) cleaning that head.

07-09-2013, 07:01 AM	#8
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 26	why the hell did she do that?

07-09-2013, 08:07 PM	#10
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 26	i get it. good one.