Navy Bootcamp - 'Filtering out' Recruits who cannot take the pressure

(pt20) Recruit Training Command is where Sailors are MADE. RDC explains how boot camp "filters out" recruits who cannot take the pressure.

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[shep]

Boot camp is boot camp regardless of where you went, when you went or what service you went through. They all suck to one degree or another. Just accept you're going to get yelled at, PT'd and made to feel miserable. That's the point. It's not personal. They want to see if you can handle it; that's it. Put your head down, leave the attitude at home and power through it.

[EdgarFriendly-oprn]

We had a dude flip out one day and scream at an RDC. It was like week 4. Dude just lost it

[BZR]

My son went in August 2017. Started with 89 recruits. Graduated 53. It ain’t for just anyone.

[drewtech]

Don’t roll your eyes look forward your gonna become apart of the team or be pushed out it’s up to you honey 😂

[lpg]

I had a guy ask me back in the day why the Navy uniform has so many buttons, I told him because a Marine needs to wait for his dinner…. 🤣. USN 95 - 05.

[blakebarberi]

Im exmilitary. The thing people have to remember is that. Physical fitness doesn't prepare you for sleep deprivation, going hungry, not being able to go to the bathroom, dealing with bad jock itch. It's the small things I saw break alot of people. Medically they will hold a soldier back for and ingrown toenail, some suffer vertigo or ringing in the ear because they never flown. Heat exhaustion is another big one. People from cold states never think to prepare themselves to run and exercise in extreme heat. 💪💪

[mikebrown]

I had the priivilege of being my bootcamp
RCPO at RTC San Diego '65. It was great !
Out of 80 we graduated 79 Bootcamp is the place to separate the weeds from the valuable/usable plants. I enjoyed it 👌🏿👍🏿👌🏿👍🏿!!!

[DougPoulton]

Navy boot camp was a joke. The hardest part was not laughing when the RDC got all animated pretending to be pissed.

[TedJ]

I went in 1972 and I don’t think we lost anyone that I can remember ! Our drill instructor was an E6 Seabee, never forget him!

[randallreid]

I’m an army guy and did my basic training starting on October 17, 1989 the same day there was an earth quake in San Francisco that also affected the World Series and I ended up being an early arrival that was lucky enough to get to spend a couple zero weeks bc there was some recruits that were affected by the quake and they were given a couple of extra weeks for good reason. I remember a spec 4, a black dude that was cool as hell to me that gave me some great advice and that my zero weeks weren’t anything compared to what was coming and man was he right. The great advice you ask, one: don’t ever lock your legs no matter how long you stand in place, if you lock your legs at your knees and you are in a standing position for a while it will cause you to pass out, he said just keep your legs relaxed and just wiggle them just enough that it’s not noticeable and that i would see for myself what happens when people do lock their legs and damn if ain’t a trip when someone falls out right in front of you bc they locked up. 2: you don’t want them to know your name, if they know your name then you fucked up and will be the example. Well I failed number two bc I was the first recruit after my two zero weeks to have my fucking name called out bc my drill was picking on the short fat kid right beside me and said a fat joke that I thought was funny enough that I laughed out loud and damn if he didn’t say Private Reid likes to laugh at the fat kids so let’s show private Reid why that’s not funny and all I heard was drop mother f er and start counting and this with all our equipment strapped to us bc we just got off the cattle car and hadn’t made it inside our barracks yet. While I’m pushing they were running around the building and when they got to me they were told to go over private Reid and let’s see how funny that is too him and man all I could picture was the fat kid tripping over me and causing everyone else to crush me, props to him he cleared me all four times and when they were done I got to take my laps by myself and was fucked from that moment forward, I did pushups every time I was seen and I got into a little more trouble after that where my punishment just about killed me but that is for another day. I honestly thrived in basic training after I came to an acceptance moment some time in week two and after that though I did screw up once I adjusted quite well and finished very strong in my class. If you are thinking about joining any part of our military and your heart is in it do it I promise you won’t regret it and it’s something that you will be proud of for the rest of your life and the honor that comes with it is pretty special and you will meet the most diverse people the world has to offer and you will forever be part of a brotherhood and no one can ever take any of that away. Hoo rah!!

[daymeongartrell]

Navy Recruit Camp Company 124... 1989, Great Lakes, Ill. The recruits that were filtered out of my Company had underlying health issues or were injured in training. Other than that, the remainder graduated. We were trained to support each other.

[waltrobinson]

Listen, I know bootcamp can be hard cause I went through bootcamp in 1972 at Paris as a Marine. But we are all brothers!!💯. But I will give any young man or woman thumbs up for trying!!🇺🇸. Thank you for trying young people and God bless you

[jamesnubz]

My uncle, who was a Marine then went to the Navy as an officer and my Uncle who was an Army vet, they would always tell me "no bootcamp is ever easy because you are going in as a civilian. Just embrace the suck, do what youre told and youll do fine"

[lght]

May God Bless and keep safe these new recruits and all who serve this great nation, including my own young Airborne Ranger 🪖🇺🇸

[americanazheck]

Dec 7, 1977 RTC Orlando. 17 years old...what an eye opener for me.

[LamentorsCo]

True, out of 99 original Recruits. My Boot Camp Division Graduated just 32 or 34 originals.

[Not.Jason.from.the.southwest]

I think that more attention should be brought to the training challenges of the Navy and Air Force boot camps. It is my opinion that the Navy experience is so far away from the average American that it's somewhat invisible. It takes an incredible amount of training and logistics to get these young people ready to perform in the fleet.

[CactusCowboyDan]

I’ve met many soldiers who just say to never join up because it’s not worth any of it.

[larryd]

My company, 902 RTC San Diego '84, made it all the way through with out losing a single guy.

[dotesondots]

When I went to Navy boot camp, the first months were hard. After everyone had settled into being a recruit, not a civilian, the last weeks were fun because we were cut some slack and got taken to Disneyland as a group.