One thing that's changed since this video....in November 2023, the Navy announced they will start letting recruits have access to their cell phones during boot camp. They'll still be locked away for 99% of the time, but recruits will be allowed to use them for those 4 or 5 times they're allowed to call home instead of being forced to use the payphones with a calling card. I was surprised at first, until I read the Army and Air Force were already allowing it.

Nothing makes you feel quite as old as watching these kinds of videos and realizing it was 20 something years ago when you did this.

Love the video brother keep them coming! Love the nostalgia feeling!

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

Glad to help brother!

I'm glad you pointed out the Master Chief with the trainees. That's one thing I was wondering when I first saw this video if it was common for MCPO's pushing.

My old division building is now an empty field. It was at the very southern end of RTC. It made for a lot of marching to and from the galley.

If a master chief say push u better this is very tame and calm back in day

@allenjohnson5159

10 ай бұрын

In 1996 they would make the walls rain

Went over my daughter's LES with her a couple weeks ago. It's very strange the way they give out BAH and BAS now. Even though she's in A-school and living in dorms with everyone else, they still give her a small amount of BAH for cleaning supplies. The BAS was weird too. With there being a chow hall a few steps away from her school and housing, I assumed they'd give her nothing for food. She's actually getting over 400 dollars a month, but then they take it right out of her check on a monthly basis for anytime she eats at the chow hall.

Great video I'm waiting to go back to meps in a few days and pick my rate. Your videos have been god send! BTW what exercises would you recommend to prepare?

@lucidium6068

11 ай бұрын

#1 fail in boot camp is running be able to run the mile and half in under 12:30 and be able to do a plank for 1:30 and you’ll be good brother!

@squidd0245

11 ай бұрын

definitely run 1.5 mile, max pushups and max planks every day at the very least. ideally you should commit 1 hour of your time a day towards exercise and pt. doing things like squats, burpees, crunches, wall sits, jumping jacks, flutter kicks/scissor kicks, etc. on a regular basis can help get you accustomed to what you'll go through at boot camp

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

what they said

You missed the female RTC in Bainbridge Maryland prior to 1972. They were sent to Orlando after they closed Bainbridge. I was at recruit medical in Orlando 72 & 73.

I’m going to join soon. I’m still quite afraid that I may not succeed and graduate. But I will do it over and over and over. If I don’t do this then I can’t do anything in my life. My life has been awful. I’m stuck in a dead end job that I hate and I always wanted to join. So If I can’t make it then I will just be stuck with my sad life haha. But I won’t give up they will have to drag me out.

This looks a lot more relaxed compared to the Coast Guard Boot Camp. I def might go navy instead LMAO.

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

Really just depends on perspective or the picture they choose to paint. These videos made by other companies really just act as recruiting devices.

Hi, I am thinking about submitting a package for RDC duty. Anything you'd recommend to do beforehand to prepare?

There is ITE in the barracks now. Wow! Well, when I went through in '97, there was IT and then AIT. AIT was in a different building and Sailors work out in a group AND in sync lead by SEALS. If you were out of sync for even a little bit, they have to do the entire evolution all over again! Now, that could be intense for those who needed extra "motivation" I know this from my time as a ship's yeoman during service week (which the Navy doesn't have anymore).

@theguyfromwalgreens

Ай бұрын

That had to be an either a pain in the ass to have a SEAL leading an ITE session. I think working out with one would be awesome in any other circumstance.

@user-yd5ks7sd8x

Ай бұрын

@@theguyfromwalgreens I bet it was. That is probably one of the reasons they seemed so intimidating. Oh, then you had to stay there the whole time facing the other way on bleachers so I could escort the Sailor back. If the SEALS caught you looking back for a second, then you would joining them. Just wow; so I had to use my peripheral vision the best I could, lol.

I just wish it was like back in the day at San Diego.

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

I visited it while stationed in San Diego. It is more of a college school campus now with other educational structures there.. Much of the gun emplacements and ship in the box is there. Lots of heritage there. Loved showing my kids it. Thank you for your service!

@freddylou

9 ай бұрын

Oldman RM here.... this video brings back some memories. I had the pleasure to go to Bootcamp in San Diego back in 1989. Plenty on hand discipline and got our arse handed to you if you screwed up, then go to Marching party aka I.T. even when we use March around with an old M1 rifle to get exercise with them. Pure hell.l Bring back the old Dungeree's. Lol NTC/RTC San Diego aka Club Diego. Had the opportunity to go to boot at Great Mistakes... Thank God I didn't.

@wildmanofthewynooch7028

9 ай бұрын

@@freddylou Get mashed into the grinder and boy if you dicked the dog the whole company paid the price.

What are all the exercises on the ITE card

How does one transition from the future sailor programme to regular boot camp? Do you go straight to a division or do you have a second set of P days?

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

If you are referring to the Future Sailor Preparatory Course then this link will help. www.netc.navy.mil/Media-Center/News-Stories/News-Stories-Display/Article/3367412/navy-launches-prep-course-to-help-recruits-overcome-obstacles/ If you are talking about he DEP program, you are just waiting to ship.

as a woman that had a haircut (my sides and lower back of my head; a temp fade), they don’t make me cut my hair right ? because i don’t want any of my hair cut there 😭 i can braid it for boot camp or something like a protective style

@richhyrichhy9885

11 ай бұрын

Same I need to know 😭 ! I leave September 26

@askardc

10 ай бұрын

As long as it is in the uniform standards which can be found on mynavyhr, you should be fine

Wait so if I pass all the physical requirements and struggle with the academic part they will help you as long as you’re motivated to stay? Sorry if this sounds stupid asf

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

Not stupid. The problem I personally had most as far as making sure a recruit would graduate, was physical performance. If you need help otherwise, RDCs will happily (depends on your definition) oblige.

There brining back 800 divisions have you heard about that?

Is this really boot camp? I believe I saw some ranks on some of the recruits. Are they prior service & have to do bootcamp by Navy standards or something? I see a guy at the 3:40 mark that looks pissed he's & has some rank on his uniform.

@ZachPfeiffer

2 ай бұрын

It is. He's the AROC. The RPOC has an anchor.

I leave to boot camp in 6 days I’ve only had 3 weeks to prepare from the day I enlisted. It’s difficult trying to retain all the information to remember and I been trying to workout as much as possible. I hope I do good and all goes well... any tips?

@UserisFail

11 ай бұрын

You're going to be fine. Just pay attention and learn the chain of command + rank and recognition as much as you can. During P-Days you're going to have some downtime waiting in medical so use that time to study. As for workouts, just don't cheat yourself during PT or IT. Participate and you'll do fine.

@lucidium6068

11 ай бұрын

You’re fine I went into boot camp literally knowing nothing about the navy you’ll have plenty of time to learn your 10 general orders etc just pass your PT test and written exam and you’ll be fine it isn’t that hard just listen and do what they say and you’ll be fine it gets really chill towards the end of boot camp

@squidd0245

11 ай бұрын

study your start guide: ranks and recognition, 11 general orders, sailor's creed, rtc maxim, chain of command as your top priority. there's quizlets online you can use, and for memorization, finding patterns or associating material with other things you know can be helpful to memorize information. as long as you have the motivation and eagerness to learn and improve, you should do fine. best of luck to you!

@brazlonmason2883

11 ай бұрын

i ship august 30th

@Edwwn_

11 ай бұрын

@@brazlonmason2883 sameeee lol

I got a 77 on the asvab and im looking for a CT rate any advice? Do you personally know any CT sailors and where do they get stationed?

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

Yes. But it would be best if you contacted them yourself so you can have a proper conversation with them. The CT rate has a facebook page that answers those questions. Easy to find.

@kevingeorge4029

5 ай бұрын

I was a CTT. It was a great rate loved it!

Why did they choose the coldest mf state

Why is the man in the thumbnail stepping on the flags?

@themarker6

9 ай бұрын

Cuz he’s the lizard king

Why are some recruits E4-E5 in bootcamp?

@brodyleger7751

11 ай бұрын

To answer your question. (I just got out of RTC) the recruits you see are not E-4 or E-5. The insignia you see worn are collar devices so they are not even part of the type 3 uniform. The insignia mean leadership positions inside the division, for example RCPO wears a Gold Fouled anchor. ARCPO wears the insignia of a First Class Petty Officer. The insignia is worn purely to set the divisional recruit leadership apart from the others for ease of identification. Hopefully this helps.

@nickr2714

11 ай бұрын

@@brodyleger7751 ohhh ok, so with this in mind, does this mean if I were in those leadership positions and do a good job does that mean I could skip to E3 without signing a 6 year contract. And congrats 🎉

@brodyleger7751

11 ай бұрын

@nickr2714 unfortunately the only advancement opportunities I was presented with was passing both the DEP test and the RTC assessment. And being the top percent of the training group.

@brodyleger7751

11 ай бұрын

@nickr2714 other than those I'm not too sure.

@nickr2714

11 ай бұрын

@@brodyleger7751 was those easy? Ik it’s a vague question or hard to answer cuz it’s different from person to person but if u had rate it 1-10 10 being difficult

0:25 As a former grunt Marine, it’s so strange for me to see fat rolls in the chain of command. Not insulting, just blown away that it exists at the drill level.

@FiveStarHobo

11 ай бұрын

It's weird cuz I didn't see these many fat RDCs during my time. Most were either in shape, skinny, or had a bit of a beer belly (these were the older and way more senior guys so it made a bit more sense) so idk why they chose to put all the out of shape RDCs front and center for this video

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

RDCs that looked like that were usually called out by other RDCs. I agree with you. They should set the example

that shit was midd stay at home and keep the job you have. you’ll be making minimum wage

If theres one thing im not sure about: i went to rtc in may 2015. EVERY RDC was wearing the NWU type 1s. No one was wearing NSUs. All blue camos, i wonder why during my time my RDCs didnt wear their NSUs. Any reason on maybe why that might be? Because in every video ive seen, all NSUs

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

Rules change often. Personally could not state why that was during that time. But there may have been a standard uniform change during that time. It depends on the triad in charge of the time. For example, NSU's were standard for us until the pandemic hit. They then said NWU's no matter what.

The best RDC is a pissed-off, "didn't make the Chief", First Class lol

@askardc

11 ай бұрын

Any sailor that did not make it is easy pissed off

@wildcard60

11 ай бұрын

Talking about RDC and also may I add those instructors at A and C-schools too lol @@askardc