Coast Guard Boot Camp Series: My Experience at Cape May -- Week 1 (Forming Week) 

The military is not a normal job. It's a 24/7/365 career. Just follow instructions with a good attitude. Be physically and mentally fit. You will be taught what is needed. Everything done is with a purpose. Nothing is personal.

Toward the end of boot camp we were paid cash. You had to remain quiet in the pay line. When your turn came you signed your first two initials and your last name. When I got to the back of the line after getting paid. I told one of the other guys excitedly “And we get paid for this, too!” It was actually getting fun. I never regretted joining Victor-107, July 1980

this was not what my first week in forming company was like. i went through Cape May in September 1963 and boot camp was eight weeks longer than it is now. it was a much diffrent time and the Coast Guard was a much diffrent service than it is today. we had some guys who went through boot camp and had volunteered for charlie foxtrot which sent them on to Paris Island to train with the U S Marines for another eight weeks. i think Charlie Foxtrot stood for coastal forces. we still had Cuba on our minds in 1963. the thing is these guys were some of us who went to Vietnam in 1965 for operation market time patrol.

Just graduated coast guard boot camp.. the hardest day of that first week for me was that long day in medical. They had us in our PT gear in the dental waiting room, and they had the AC turned to like 55 degrees at most. We were there for 4 hours shivering.. it was absolute hell. Not being able to move while shivering for hours on end. That was actually one of the worst days I experienced in boot camp, which is crazy to say because we weren’t smoked at all.

Thank you for this. It’s been 30 something years since I was in boot camp. My son’s there now.

Jus graduated ZULU-2Ø3 it wasn’t easy but my shipmates and I got through it. We were aloud to watch FoxTrot-2Ø4 ship in from the busses it was great lol.

I ship out December 5th currently it is December 2nd 2023 super nervous but also excited for my future. This video was nice thank you.

i’m really looking forward to joining after i graduate high school this year. only part i’m nervous about is the asvab as i’m not good at high school formulas in the slightest lmaooo

Shipping out on Oct 3rd !

I ship out august 15th. I feel like it might be ironic but the thing I’m actually most scared about is getting my blood taken with the shot. It just hurt during meps

Do you know if you go as a BM can you transfer to ME ? And also how likely is going to PSU as a BM and be a law enforcement as such. 🙏🏼 thank you 🙏🏼 God Bless you man

Ship out January 30, 24. Is the forming week, Week 1 of the 8 Weeks or is it a week 0 and the first week starts the weekend after your introduced to your company commanders. Trying to get an estimated date for graduation to let family know a timeline.

@CGCcareercentral am I available to have a beard? Because of my catholic Gypsy beliefs I can’t fully shaved but I can have it as low as possible. I really want to join the coast guard

How would you rate all of bootcamp out of 10 for difficulty? (10 being extremely difficult and you barely made it and 1 being kindergarten)

How often do u run is it like once every day or every other day?

I did it. November 161

Do you remember how m the restrooms were like, were there stalls, or just a room with toilets and sinks?

Do they still have P.E.P.? (Performance enhancement platoon) What an ass kicking that was. Graduated Quebec Company in 2000

I leave Monday is it important for me to know my social Security from my knowledge or will I get to look at my card

What company were you?

Do they drug test you in week 1 ?

I’m thinking of joining going active duty at 27 years old for dc