Navy Boot Camp Overview 

If you go semi fit and knowing your 11 general orders, creed and chain of command, you will survive easily.

I was the 2nd graduating class to go through the 10 week basic training course at RTC. I can assure that everyone has the ability to pass with flying colors. As long as you have the drive and motivation, you have nothing to worry about. Don’t let feelings and emotions cloud your judgement. Basic training is all about mental toughness, how u can perform under pressure. You’re gonna take hits no matter what, it’s up to you whether or not you choose to stand back up. You are a team, when one person fails you all fail. Learn to communicate with others! what u learn in basic training will mold u into the sailor u will be in the fleet, so don’t get into bad habits. Good luck future sailors!

My son is there now!!!! NAVY STRONG SON 2024!!!! KEEP HIM IN PRAYER ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

To anyone one waiting to ship out: You’re gonna be okay, it’ll be a little scary at first, but you got this. Pay extra close attention to what is said to you, don’t get involved with petty drama in your division, sometimes it’s best to be invisible, learn your chain of command and 11 general orders, learn to slow your breathing, don’t be a “lone wolf” it’ll get you nowhere, and finally it’s okay if you go home. The military isn’t for everyone, don’t beat yourself up. If you feel like it was a mistake and you wanna go home for whatever reason, it’s okay, they won’t hold you for 2-4 months. Most will be 4 weeks in seps. Remember, you are NOT a failure nor are you weak. Take it as a learning experience and grow from it, you did great now continue to live your life. I’m proud of how far you came. -From a former 711

I was one of the first in the 10 week divisions. I was super unfit, eating a dozen donuts a day (I worked at Krispy Kreme lol). I genuinely didn’t even think I’d pass meps and be sent to RTC. I did get Asmod but I only got asmod for Covid. Whatever PT and everything they do, it works. Just trust the system, do what you’re suppose to do and you’ll be fine. Literally at my baseline I barely passed. I could only do 10 push ups and a minute 1:00 planks. I barely passed my run. I took my run time from 18:40 to 15:00 in 4 weeks (because I was sick for the first 4 weeks of boot camp). I hit 35 push ups and 2:45 planks for the PFA. I lost 20 lbs and 9 inches off my waist. Even if you don’t believe in yourself like I did, it is so hard to fail if you just try. Trust me it’s probably one of the best decisions I ever made. If I didn’t join the navy, I would be a housewife right now and not here in A school. It’s still a dream for me right now. Bootcamp was the best experience I never want to repeat.

My son is at Great Lakes. Today is day 12 since he arrived there and we last spoke. It’s hard not seeing him , not texting or calling. I’ve wrote him a couple letters that included family pictures. Other family members and friends have written him. I believe that he will do well . also I trust that they are molding him into the responsible respectable person he wants to be.

I always wondered what my baby sister was going through when she went to the Navy 3 years ago. She's been to Japan, Italy and Lord knows where else. Really proud of her.

I leave on june 21st for basic training. Just heard that the 8 weeks got changed to 10 weeks! Wish us all luck ✊

I went through Navy boot camp in 1965 when it resembled the movie Full Metal Jacket. That said many of the lessons learned there have stayed with me throughout my entire life. I did a LOT of growing up in those short eight weeks & don’t regret one minute of that experience.

my twin sister just arrived tonight for navy bootcamp. i’m so proud of her and i can’t wait to celebrate her graduation

I went through basic January of 2021. The hard part for me personally was being separated from family without any mail, call, or text for the first two weeks of quarantine at Fort McCoy. After that, it was smooth sailing. A lot of people have different opinions on “the hard part” of their training, but that was truly the hardest part. The PT is easy if you’re already getting your exercise in regularly and my division was particularly smooth. Good luck to anyone watching this in preparation for joining, trust me when I say basic training isn’t really the hard part.

If I could only go back to being 19 again. This is awesome. I'm so greatful to all who have served and are currently serving in our Great Milatary. Please don't let us fall to all this chaos going on. Our government isn't telling us everything we need to know about Russia and China. They are being really tough on America and the next few months could determine our next 20 yrs.

I’m leaving to bootcamp on March 2nd, been watching videos, studying, and working out. The hardest part for me is gonna be leaving home and I know once I leave my life is gonna change completely. Cant wait to become a Sailor, HOOYAH!

Been in for just over a year already, and got some great memories from rtc. Greatest decision I’ve ever made.

I went through boot camp in 2004. I didn't have a cell phone, computer, or the internet before I came in and didn't know what to expect. If your planning on going in and want some recommendations id say, practice sleeping standing up. Practice standing at attention staring at the wall for hours at a time. Practice not speaking a word for 2 months. For more pro tips, please subscribe lol

I went through this at RTC San Diego, and my son just went through it in Great Lakes.

I am so proud of my son who completed that training.

I literally just graduated and my best advice is don’t get hurt listen to your RDC and you will survived easily you maybe even pick up a leadership position. I got hurt five days before grad and got send back in training but at that point it was a cake walk because I know exactly what my new RDC wanted me to do

My daughter is off today to boot camp i pray her strength. I miss her so much😂🫂❤️💯

Man boot camp was fun but I’d never want to do it again haha. The most fun thing we did was when we had to swim across the pool. I was the first person in my division to jump off the platform. It was five in the morning and I remember feeling super sleepy and then all of a sudden you hit a pool of freezing cold water! It was then a race to get out of that cold ass pool 😂

Going through bootcamp, you're going to have your ups and downs. Know your general orders, be somewhat fit and be ready to follow orders. If you do all of these, I can guarantee you that you will do just fine.

I spent 22 years as a Corpsman in the Navy. I wish our Battle Stations was as nice as it is today.

Just said goodbye to my little brother today as he goes off to Navy boot camp. Good luck to him and all others who will be attending 🇺🇸

Sailors creed, general orders, rank and recognition, bowline knot, and being ready to take charge of 80 other people is crucial

I still remember the 64-count manual of arms, done with an M-14 - and lots of time on the grinder learning how to stay together as a unit. Lots of yelling, pushing, stress, pressure. Happy hour with a recruit Company Commander named Bluebeard (if you goofed up barracks watch, you got sent here after evening chow - seldom did you want to do this more than one time. Service Week. Smoke breaks when the battalion ordered that the smoking lamp was lit on all weather decks. Trips to the exchange to get writing paper, shaving razors, toiletries, candy and cigarettes. The year was 1973. I was barely 18. I can remember this time in my life like it was yesterday.

I just graduated. It’s not hard. Good luck to those who are going in

I shipped out March 24th of 2021. Just be decently fit, study those 11 orders, rank and recognition, and creed. Chain of command couldn't hurt but I did end up studying the wrong names for that one before I shipped out so eh. It was honestly a great time, once you finish p-days it's easy sailing.

When I went to boot camp in November of 1982 We had a classes but not hands on. Things were a lot different back then it wasn't until I went Seaman Apprenticeship Training To where they taught us firefighting, seamanship, All other possible duties while being in deck department. And boot camp the phrase pay attention to the small shit is where I picked that up at, or Pay attention to detail. Boot camp looks like it has changed a lot.

Wow boot camp changed a lot (grad 93). We hear about how soft and unfit these young men and women are in the media and it just isn't true. Thank you for the video and blessings to all of the Sailors out there. You're making our country strong, safe, and proud.

My daughter is currently in boot camp. I’m so worried and miss her. I know the journey is worth it! 💙💪🏾

I went to bootcamp September 5th, 2003 retired September 30th, 2023. My bootcamp brothers and I still keep I touch till this day going through it was hell but some of the best memories and family I ever had looking back on it we survived together and we all cried during the end of battle stations lol. God blessed me. Go Navy

The changing of the caps was probably the most unreal moment of my life...

My son just arrived Jan 30th!!! Im so proud of him and hope all is going well ❤❤

Proud of my son who graduated in last november.

Those who are going to bootcamp make sure to study hard your general orders, rate, ranks & recognition before you leave. Trust me it's gonna get easy. Also, make sure you know how to swim (crawl & backstroke) also floating. Take the time now to practice. Same as your pushup, planks and running(12 laps non stop, total of 1.5 miles).

I pray my son does well!!! So proud of him!!

My wife shipped out 02/16/22 and good lord i miss her. It's crazy to see what she's doing right now but she's tougher than nails.

I loved basic it sucked at first and of course I had my days I wanted to quit mostly the first week where all you do is stencil your clothes, but towards the end it was almost like a story being told like your division was a movie and the ending was satisfying now being at A school I honestly preferred boot camp because I was always busy and looking forward to events. And navy basic is almost like a reality TV show, you’ll lose some people along the way but those guys even the ones I disliked I’ll remember forever

Thank you! I know my kid will be successful #goarmy

The first 48 hours was the worst, but after that it was pretty easy. I was a Navy brat to a HMCM, so I knew what to expect. Plus my dad just retired as the CMC of the service side clinic. Fun fact, one of my HM instructors was a student of my dad in instructor school. Did it let me get away with anything? Hell noooo. Maybe a bit of goofing around for fun…good times.

I went through in 1970. The Navy had.3 boot camps, San Diego, Orlando, Fl. and Great lakes. Ten weeks that probably was not Ok the different from today, although we did not have the 24 final exam. The country was neck deep in Vietnam and most recruits were headed there on some type of ship. I was an Airedale and headed to Guam eventually. GO NAVY!!

Wow, talk about 5 star treatment. Delivered to Intake/InDoc. 30 years ago we walked, later marched, everywhere. 1st night: hit rack at 0330. Up at 0400.

Tear gas is the greatest nasal decongestant ever created. We had 2 guys in our Co. 115, 1 was resistant to the gas, 1 was completely immune to it. They sent him back in for the entire duration. He just chatted with the training POs. I don't think that he even sneezed. Do they still crank all showers, close all windows, get the unit good and steamed up, make you get fully coated up, with the remainder of your gear in your seabag, while holding books and cycle you until half of you go to the hospital? They cycled "Droke" until a laceration opened up across the small of his back and blood poured out. Another was left in the pushup position until both of his wrists fractured. He got ASMO'd.

Was in 79-83 8wks. They only hands on was fire fighting and M-16 rifle training, everything else was classroom. Did my boot camp at Great Lakes, company 060.

i leave in nine days and i’m so excited but scared at the same time. both my parents were Marine Corps though so they keep telling me this didn’t nothing compared to that lol hopefully so

Just graduated bootcamp it's crazy to look back on this shit.

Div. 399 July 2000 - Sept. 2000 I was in the last all male Division USS Seawolf. But the Barracks and things I saw are now but a memory. Battle Stations I vaguely recall now, but The real deal was being on the USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 when we were on 'Work Ups' when 9/11/01 happened. I am forever changed. This is the Way.

Only piece we got to shoot at Camp Elliott San Diego was prone M1. Never touched a Navy pistol all my enlistment. I owned my own, but no military weapons.

I did RTC San Diego back in April 1977.

I'm old. Retired from the Navy in 1994. Boot Camp is just an adjustment period and learning the Navy way of doing things. A school (if you get one) is learning basics of your rating. The real test will be your first ship. Living onboard a ship is quite different from living at home or in a barracks. Working long hours and being at sea for months can be hard. Prepare yourselves.

We had rifles 42 years ago it sure has changed. We did a lot of Marching on the grinder.

not a game guys/gals, this is the real deal. War at sea is bad stuff, fire and explosion, you dont want to experience it, but here it is, time work together at battle stations, its not pretty, the training is essential and real.

I am super excited to go to basic and finally be a sailor Leave July 05

I went to navy boot camp in the 1980s. Seems now that the CCs are screaming just to be screaming.

Good times. Even though i got quarantined twice and was there for 3 and a half months!!

My heart ❤️ is about to explode out of my chest.....

Company 609 Great Lakes NTC 1969. Served on two missile destroyers as an RD/OS before I got out in 1973.

Omg this is so hypeeee ❤️❤️

Looking back, I was not a good swimmer at all and was happy to have taken lessons before going to Great Lakes. Also, I wish that I'd learned military ranking. Calling a Chief a Petty Officer and vice versa is a no-no. I also wish that I'd practiced push-ups.

I went through RTC Great Lakes in the summer of 79, whether it was 6 or 8 weeks I can not remember. The barracks were all cement block with brick extreior it construction that dated from the 60's maybe late 50's 2 or 3 decks, open bay none of them air conditioned there was still a few WWII era "drill halls" The only "weapons training" we got was one, day a couple of hours of classroom time on the 45, They used a lot of overheads back then and had this plastic "model" that when put on an overhead projector they could show how it functioned, then we went to a range set up in one of those old drill halls where we shot 5 rounds through a "|Colt Ace" the 22 LR version of the M1911 45. There was no target so there was no aiming and of course no seeing if you hit anything, just point it at the wall/backstop and pull the trigger 5 times.

This was posted the day they did away with ROM which is the day they switched over from 8 weeks to 10 weeks

Dang, it's 10 weeks now instead of 8 weeks? Wow! 😳

seeing this video brought back so much PTSD, it almost made me miss bootcamp in a way.

Just graduated last week. Already becoming a blur.

I leave March 24. Hope to see some of you there Can we all remember to encourage one another and work as a team

Alright so I gotta get physically fit ( which I’m not ) I need to have mental fortitude which if I do say so myself I have, and navy is all about teamwork and discipline give me a month and I’ll be at basic training!

Since when do Navy Chief's respond to a report from a station with a "very well?" Enlisted watch station comms between enlisted watchstanders were verbatim repeat backs and the term "very well" was considered an abbreviated acknowledgement of a report from watchstanders to be used by officers only back in the day. Maybe the video got edited incorrectly?

It's ten weeks now? What uniform item are they learning to fold that we didn't learn in eight weeks?

Boot camp is a stark contrast from when I was there. 1996 Div 442. They’ve transformed their facility a lot. I still hold the Navy in high esteem HOO YAH!!!

I leave on near the end of June. I also heard for some reason that the 8 weeks just turned to 10 weeks. Wish me luck

Man I DO NOT miss this place😭

1:39 Greatest Chaplain I have met. What a nice person.

We were the last training group to escape the 10 week bootcamp! Ship 13!

Bruh I felt those shots

Great Lakes, 1981…so many memories…

Anyone shipping out may 19th ? I can’t wait man

Navy Boot Camp was so easy. RTC Orlando Florida 1991.

They changed bootcamp to 10 weeks starting January 3rd 2022

I leave for Basic in 9 days, does anyone know what they do for Christmas? Not a super big deal to me honestly but I’d at-least like to call a family member lol.

Company 927, graduated June 1990.

Anyone else forgot to put a period on the deck log 😂😭

I'm nervous as heck man I leave in a week I'm semi fit just scared for the run I'm definitely going in more motivated glad I have so much support just sucks I'm leaving friends and family but more excited for the outcome going in as an MA

my brother was the first people to do the 10 week boot camp

Oh man that confidence chamber...... If you had the ricky crud, that gas would clear it right up!!!

Today’s Navy boot camp is so much better than when I went through. I joined in 1958, and all we seem to do was march, push a piece, hand wash our clothes, and watch the same videos over and over. The videos were about dropping a nuke in the middle of a mothballed fleet. That was when the Army and Air Force were trying to show that the Navy was irrelevant. Just drop a nuke in the middle of a fleet, and “poof” fleet disappears. We had one day of fire fighting, and one day of range shooting, with .22 rifles. They wouldn’t let me shoot because I’m left handed. Lefties spent the day making targets. Absolutely no damage control training. It was calisthenics, marching, hand washing clothes. I’m not trying to demean boot camp back then, but compared to today’s Navy boot camp - today’s boot training is so much more professional and definitely better prepares sailors for fleet duty.

I’m Enlisting in the US Navy after I graduate this year in the NJROTC Program, I already contacted my recruiter, Ive just turned 17 last month, I’m choosing my job as a Gunners Mates Riverine Machine Gunner, I see that the Navy is stereotyped these days that the Navy is less about war fighting that the Navy is all about Boat water engineers, and it has basically been like that 15 years after the last World War&Korean War, which is not true there are jobs like Navy Seals, Combat Pilot, Missile&Rocket Technicians, Gunners Mates, Riverines, Combat Medic Corpsman, EOD, and much more etc etc.

I leave April 11 (less than a week) and I’m so nervous. I have been working out and trying to get in shape and prepare for everything but I’m still tryna get myself out of that doubtful mindset😅

Been there done that. JULY 1991 COMPANY 199. P.O. Burrows.

Bootcamp is easy , just know your rank follow directions don’t go to sleep know your 11 general orders, creed, n don’t mess up the deck log

I graduated 2 days ago, it was an experience

My son has asthma. He really wants to join the navy. Any advice or info on this? He needs his inhaler daily. He’s never had an actual asthma attack, his lungs are just very constricted in the mornings and when he exercises, but a couple pumps of the inhaler and he’s good to go. Thanks in advance!

This look dope Ngl

Did they bring the gas back? When I was there a year ago they skipped the gas due to covid

how many pushups is required for a 31 year old man to pass the test?

Oh great now I'm stuck between joining the navy or af😳

All basic Training is at great lakes now

Do they still have 800 division?

"all of our recruits receive training that will help them immediately in the fleet" who has ever been like "oh yeah I did that in boot camp" 😂

My boyfriend went on the 27th of this month and they sent me this video to let me know what he’s gonna be enduring and this kind of has me worried but I know he’s strong 🥺

Got out 2 weeks ago. Really isn't that hard, if anything it's more boring. Especially the last 2 weeks where there is nothing to do.