Do you really you a midnight snack at RTC in the 800 division?

mike · 07-27-2014, 09:02 PM

"The SR's in an 800 division can receive an extra ration of food around midnight at the galley if they want it due to the extra calories that they burn due to the physical training that they go through. These recruits are not permitted to work out except during PT or IT (intensive training; extra PT given as a corrective action). The 800 divisions go through Battle Stations-21 alone"

Read this and I'm wondering if they wake you up in the middle of the night to eat salad and brownies or whatever they give you? I don't know if interrupting sleep like that is a good idea.

Anyone have any experience/ what to expect? Thanks in advance.

BubbaGumps64 · 07-27-2014, 09:23 PM

I know a guy that was in an 800 division. It's not an extra meal. They give you a protein bar after taps.

As far as going through battle stations alone, this is false. There were two 800 divisions that did battle stations the same day my division did.

Having your sleep interrupted always happens, it's called having watch in the middle of the night. Don't expect to have a solid amount of sleep. A few hours, then watch, and maybe some sleep after watch if you're lucky.

jzhaun · 07-27-2014, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BubbaGumps64

Having your sleep interrupted always happens, it's called having watch in the middle of the night. Don't expect to have a solid amount of sleep. A few hours, then watch, and maybe some sleep after watch if you're lucky.

Not to mention ironing and snow watch in the winter, getting woken up for important decklog entries if you're starboard watch/getting up early to get the morning paperwork done if you're a yeoman etc . . . Learning how to function while heavily sleep deprived is like the biggest thing bootcamp teaches.

FutureND · 07-27-2014, 10:49 PM

You will get protein bars and fruit/crackers that you will take to your barracks after dinner. When you get it depends on your RDCs and/or recruit leadership. We gave it out right before taps, some people are it then and some saved it to eat in the am. I always saved it, you will have dive mo pt early in the morning before breakfast. I always preferred having something on my stomach before working out, we wnt straight to breakfast after dive mo.

You are technically not supposed to do any pt except when instructed. We always had guys working out or doing something after taps. We had whoever was on watch kind of be a look out for us. There are pipes in the drying room that are great for pull ups, racks have a bar perfect for sit ups. A lot of guys will complain that their PST scores went down in RTC, mine didn't. Push yourself and put out during dive mo and there is no reason they should go down, and work out after taps.

Battle stations will be with everyone else.

As far as ironing and stuff like that that's "supposed" to be done after taps, you guys will get creative at finding ways around it.

mike · 07-28-2014, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by FutureND

You will get protein bars and fruit/crackers that you will take to your barracks after dinner. When you get it depends on your RDCs and/or recruit leadership. We gave it out right before taps, some people are it then and some saved it to eat in the am. I always saved it, you will have dive mo pt early in the morning before breakfast. I always preferred having something on my stomach before working out, we wnt straight to breakfast after dive mo.

You are technically not supposed to do any pt except when instructed. We always had guys working out or doing something after taps. We had whoever was on watch kind of be a look out for us. There are pipes in the drying room that are great for pull ups, racks have a bar perfect for sit ups. A lot of guys will complain that their PST scores went down in RTC, mine didn't. Push yourself and put out during dive mo and there is no reason they should go down, and work out after taps.

Battle stations will be with everyone else.

As far as ironing and stuff like that that's "supposed" to be done after taps, you guys will get creative at finding ways around it.

ty ty, I am honestly scared to death about the dive physical. How in depth do they go on the physical part (looking over every part of your body or is it like MEPS?)? And do a lot of guys get separated for problems during the dive physical? Thanks man

FutureND · 07-28-2014, 08:31 AM

Dive physical is a little more in depth but not much. You will get an x ray of your chest and will have to be able to clear your ears. I think we had one person not pass the physical.

07-27-2014, 09:02 PM	#1
mike Banned Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 0	Do you really you a midnight snack at RTC in the 800 division? "The SR's in an 800 division can receive an extra ration of food around midnight at the galley if they want it due to the extra calories that they burn due to the physical training that they go through. These recruits are not permitted to work out except during PT or IT (intensive training; extra PT given as a corrective action). The 800 divisions go through Battle Stations-21 alone" Read this and I'm wondering if they wake you up in the middle of the night to eat salad and brownies or whatever they give you? I don't know if interrupting sleep like that is a good idea. Anyone have any experience/ what to expect? Thanks in advance.

07-27-2014, 09:23 PM	#2
BubbaGumps64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 302 Rep Power: 36	I know a guy that was in an 800 division. It's not an extra meal. They give you a protein bar after taps. As far as going through battle stations alone, this is false. There were two 800 divisions that did battle stations the same day my division did. Having your sleep interrupted always happens, it's called having watch in the middle of the night. Don't expect to have a solid amount of sleep. A few hours, then watch, and maybe some sleep after watch if you're lucky. __________________ DEP: 12AUG13 SHIP: 18MAR14 GRADUATED: 16MAY14

07-27-2014, 10:49 PM	#4
FutureND Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California Posts: 756 Rep Power: 140	You will get protein bars and fruit/crackers that you will take to your barracks after dinner. When you get it depends on your RDCs and/or recruit leadership. We gave it out right before taps, some people are it then and some saved it to eat in the am. I always saved it, you will have dive mo pt early in the morning before breakfast. I always preferred having something on my stomach before working out, we wnt straight to breakfast after dive mo. You are technically not supposed to do any pt except when instructed. We always had guys working out or doing something after taps. We had whoever was on watch kind of be a look out for us. There are pipes in the drying room that are great for pull ups, racks have a bar perfect for sit ups. A lot of guys will complain that their PST scores went down in RTC, mine didn't. Push yourself and put out during dive mo and there is no reason they should go down, and work out after taps. Battle stations will be with everyone else. As far as ironing and stuff like that that's "supposed" to be done after taps, you guys will get creative at finding ways around it.

07-28-2014, 08:31 AM	#6
FutureND Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California Posts: 756 Rep Power: 140	Dive physical is a little more in depth but not much. You will get an x ray of your chest and will have to be able to clear your ears. I think we had one person not pass the physical.