What It Takes To Survive Navy RDC School - Where Boot Camp Instructors Train | Boot Camp

Recruit division commanders, known as RDCs, are the drill sergeants of the United States Navy. Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C School, at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago.
Business Insider spent four days at RDC C School to see how recruit division commanders are trained to instruct the next generation of sailors.
RDCs distinguish themselves from other Navy personnel with a red rope they wear around the left shoulder of their uniforms. They're responsible for training and mentoring Navy recruits during their time in boot camp.
During the 13-week C School course, RDC students learn how to motivate recruits, inspect their barracks, and lead them in physical training.
Although the Navy fell short of its recruitment goals in 2023, the branch shows no signs of dialing down the intensity recruits face during basic training. However, RDCs also learn how to implement the Navy's Warrior Toughness program, which provides recruits with tools to cope with the stress they experience during boot camp.
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What It Takes To Survive Navy RDC School - Where Boot Camp Instructors Train | Boot Camp

[@elcactus4058]

It’s a good day when Business Insider drops a new military video

[@notapplicable4567]

I never got in so this is my experience provider

[@joebroadbeef332]

So true, I love these videos🎉

[@jishnujickz7181]

Truee 😂

[@henryfranco4043]

Its all GOOD until YOU got to do IT!

[@BusinessInsider]

Thanks for watching!

[@faithrecap]

Imagine being yelled at just to learn how to yell at others..😂

[@bluefin844]

You think this is yelling, watch how they train Marine Drill Instructors. Notice the before and after voice of the trainee once they put a campaign cover on. It's pretty jarring.

[@NightSide1349]

@@bluefin844 Agreed, Marine Drill Instructors become super Intense

[@2Tall03XX]

Because the Marine Corps is intense

[@HoxHax97]

OMFG HERE COMES THE GAY MARINE SAYING THEIR GAY ORGIES ARE MORE INTENSE​@@bluefin844

[@davidplummer7146]

@@bluefin844 I blew my voice out every damn day lmao

[@blaccphilip6167]

Just graduated boot camp and my RDC is in this video Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander. One of the best RDC’s at that command. Amazing motivator and a great leader, nice to see him in this video. Thank you Petty Officer HOOYA!

[@Madinfidelprepper]

I love it when some E2 makes assessments of a training command. Bwaaaaaaa

[@blaccphilip6167]

@@Madinfidelprepper What you mean make an assessment? I was using a hyperbole to express my gratitude towards my RDC. Yes I’m sure there’s other great RDC’s at the command but I had him and he was great to me and the rest of my division. Also thanks for giving me a promotion big dawg! Appreciate you!

[@Supernir]

​@@blaccphilip6167ignore this guy bro, you're good 👍

[@DontripC]

Division 057 hooyah this is Leonard btw

[@aquaticturtle4688]

He was the 2nd rdc for our division and were the division featured in this video hooyah 368!!

[@terrygossman7102]

Best tour of my career, hands down. Enjoyed every single second I was there. Things have definitely changed since I went through it but still miss is. I loved the fact that I was given 88 recruits from 88 different walks of life and got the opportunity to mold them into one cohesive unit was extremely satisfying.

[@user-nz3tq1bi7j]

My nephew is in this video several times... Robert Allison.. watch for him... I am so proud of him....

[@codysmith8639]

You should be very proud, I’m thankful to them.

[@CCOT_GD_]

is it the chief?

[@madame-rosalitaduchesse7636]

So you are proud of an yeller? Very interesting.

[@lewdmeat]

@@madame-rosalitaduchesse7636🤡

[@TheDoctorJC]

I see AO1 Covington and HM2 Beal. I won't forget the beating they gave me in Boot Camp for having a "good day". Congrats to them for becoming C school instructors and being problem solvers.

[@Station7Jason]

Covington is SOLID as hell, great person to rely on, used to be their DIVO as a brand new O3.

[@bdrlittleman]

Damnnn I remember AO1 giving us our DMI and HM2 giving us hell after taps bc we were all out of our racks XD

[@TheDoctorJC]

@@bdrlittleman those guys knew me as "good day" and they weren't even my RDCs! Their screams and insults are very unique, and I will never forget them 😂

[@ese_chicano03]

I had covington

[@joeybaby6443]

Wow crazy what division were y'all division 108 here 🔥💯 HM2 Beal beat the shit out of me all the time in our div we called him "beat em beal" A01 Covington dude would go around with a long stick banging the shit out of it everyday on the ground we called him the reaper

[@Kerry-AnnMcIntosh]

I just graduated from bootcamp and I had Petty Officer Rodriguez as my 3rd RDC. She is the best!!!! She’s very hard working and also puts a lot of pride in her job. ❤

[@Veronicagoofy6]

I can never join any military branch. I have too much anxiety and would probably have a panic attack doing any of these trainings. I salute those who can and choose to do it. Thank you for your service. Thank you for protecting folks like me and my family. You are the reasons I can live in peace.

[@alex.9699]

You for sure could, it’s something you can get over there if you really tried

[@Frnk_3]

I have intense anxiety myself and I’m in the navy myself. I have to dig deep at some moments. My mental health has suffered at some points but I’ve been doin alright. I know why I’m here and I’m proud of myself as well as my best friend, I got him to join with me and we graduated boot together. Oct 26th, 2023.

[@madame-rosalitaduchesse7636]

Ah bah...aucune nation jamais voudrait attaquer les États-Unis ....arrêtez vous et votre anxiété...mais les États-Unis partout cuisinent le feu aux conflits à côté résoudre eux .

[@darkdork1012]

I wouldn't want to serve with someone I couldn't trust to back me up when shtf. It's a good thing for others that you don't join.

[@theguyfromwalgreens]

It’s cool to see what they go through before they become the instructors all of the recruits come to know & love.

[@erinmonahan2527]

It’s been almost 2 years since graduation and seeing PO Simpson made me smile. If she sees this I hope she knows how much she motivated me during bootcamp. Losing 40lbs was very hard but so worth it. Also Roraff and I are still friends!! (This is Monahan)

[@LemCatOfficial]

When the HIIT workouts are hitting 👏 They have to know how it feels to be trained into order to lead their trainees to success. Great job!

[@danielalcorn9761]

I am the Division Officer in the video. I would like to address some of the comments I have seen so far. The military as a whole has had difficulties hitting their recruiting numbers. That's the side effect of a volunteer military and has nothing to do with the caliber of individual joining. Not everyone wants to volunteer, but we appreciate those that do and are willing raise their hand and swear to defend our constitution. Same goes for RDCs. It is a difficult job with long hours. We hold C school students to a standard but ultimately, I would rather have someone competent that can train and mentor these recruits, instead of a meathead because they're good at PT. Also, if you think that how fast you can run is anywhere near as important as discipline and competency when it comes to operating in our technologically advanced war-space, then you are stuck in the past. Our foreign adversaries would not have any sort of upper hand just because they can do more push-ups. It doesn't matter which boot camp is "harder", as long as they get the results necessary to train the next generation to operate effectively in future conflicts.

[@aleale6277]

This sounds like cope, the USA gave up on having healthy fit men in the armed forces. The average american citizen weighs 100kg. This looks like an absolute disaster and it does not bode well.

[@shaheeneagle883]

Do you think the Navy would ever increase the age limit at least up to 43?

[@danielalcorn9761]

@aleale6277 You're focusing too much on appearances and acting as though we're only recruiting obese men and women. While the military reflects the American population in some regards, those that need to be in peak physical condition for their jobs still are. So I struggle to see how this is indicative of the US losing an armed conflict due to current physical conditioning.

[@dm-rj2zg]

Sir, I think you make a good point about physical fitness. Most people who think the standards are falling dramatically seem to be judging purely off how people look; one thing I learned in boot camp is that how somebody looks doesn't always correlate to their physical ability as much as you'd think it would. Based on my (admittedly much more limited) experience, it seems like something which matters more is how far an individual is willing to push themselves, which stems from a good attitude and a willingness to tolerate pain and discomfort. In that sense, even if physical fitness is not as important as the ability to develop technical expertise, it still might be useful for figuring out who the "high performers" are going to be because I'd wager that there's going to be a lot of overlap between the people who are determined to push themselves physically and the people who are determined to excel in rate-specific expertise.

[@west3979]

@@dm-rj2zg There are some big ass dudes in the military who still run 12 minute 2-miles out of pure grit. You're right - it's mind over matter

[@kyleg1997]

while in bootcamp petty officer sublet, torres, and anderson shadowed my division until they got there red ropes. if they ever come across this comment i just want to say thank you for everything you taught us and kept us motivated throughout our time in great lakes in div 011. petty officer sublet you helped push me through the run on the prt and helped me drop my run time by 3 mins. you guys are awesome rdc.t hank you again. i still say F no clown!

[@adrianmoalem]

Torres as in master chief Torres?!

[@ign1te-yt754]

Yoooooo it’s mcmillen!!!!!! What’s up!!!!

[@ign1te-yt754]

Galllllyyyyyy is that you??????

[@OneGuyIKnow]

FC1 Sublette?? Just had him for Division 155? Meanest, but an AMAZING motivator, hella funny too SURVEY SAYS? WRONG ANSWER CLOWN!

[@lyndonjohnson8099]

Me yesterday: Yeah, I'd love to be an RDC Me today: Yeah, i wouldnt love to be an RDC

[@madame-rosalitaduchesse7636]

So you want to kill your voice by yelling.

[@StoogesForLIFE5]

I deployed with BM2 Wood, when he was still a third, great guy

[@moldie0201]

Petty officer wood was my blue rope in boot camp, he gave me shit when I needed it and gave me praise when I earned it. I saw him get his red rope and volunteered for his first ever IT session. He helped me just as much as my RDC's. Amazing petty officer

[@TheCCBoi]

I can’t wait to see the RDC RDC RDC school. The people who train, the trainers, trainers.

[@zackmiller-fx4wd]

The day the Navy was tougher in boot camp is a day I never thought would ever happen.

[@ronanhancock4915]

DC2 Cherubin was my 3rd RDC when I graduated, she was an amazing mentor and motivator!

[@9manny99]

So Glad I can never be pulled into a MTI role in the Air Force. Love to see other Branches doing their work.

[@tyreseonfroy998]

The blue rope in the first 60 seconds was my blue rope back in October great guy

[@samjones2412]

At 18:25 the blue rope marching with the cutlass was my red rope. Boy was she mean!

[@allysonh6410]

@@samjones2412🙄 I’ll be jack slapped for this but women have no business being in the military training recruits imo and I’m a woman 🤷‍♀️

[@MyNavyHR]

Such great RDCs! 🙌

[@Atreyu.Withers]

ya, tuff shit they dont got no one to train huh

[@TheWeekendMariner]

Why cant I login into BOL?

[@anthonyc7043]

Seeing coast guard Company commander school would be awesome!!

[@sheluvk3l]

my 2nd RDC HT1 Kozlowski was in this, one of the coolest RDC’S out there and we was his first Red Rope push, definitely someone to look up too & taught me and the division a lot as a whole but he’ll beat the shii outta you😂 thank you petty officer!

[@ahikeokun]

BRO EM1 LUCIUS WAS MY RDC IN BOOT!!! we were his first division, 006. i"m sure now he's working with another division. If you ever get the chance for him to be your RDC, his IT sessions are actually crazy, but he's good at what he does. He made it seem like he's been an RDC for a minute.

[@yt_aquatics954]

OS1 Santiago! What a great RDC, he taught me a lot while going through boot camp.

[@aquaticturtle4688]

Same here

[@codymassad4730]

Fr bruh he was my 1st rec he’s dope

[@yt_aquatics954]

@@codymassad4730 yeah he made you cripwalk around the compartment

[@sugardaveyyepez134]

Finally a C school video on RDC training 😂

[@grillingwithstitch560]

Abh1 sheare is in this he was a brutal rdc but he was a great teacher good to see he’s an c school instructor

[@cphmail8079]

This was filmed probably in October. My last partner was a blue rope here, and we graduated that division in early January.

[@insanegaming5240]

I got to meet Captain Froberg when I went through, very nice guy, did not meet him due to disciplinary action but as honor grad recruit

[@witcheddoctor2720]

Damn look at all those people that didn't pick orders in their windows. 1 in 3 is crazy.

[@ray4916]

😂😂😂that’s why you should only reenlist 2-3 years at a time. Can’t get fucked if you the Option to leave open. Big navy hates it but great loophole

[@Zack_Cestaro]

I was in Division 083 and in the USS Arizona in Camp John Paul Jones, I know those C School instructors too, we had a shark attack in the beginning they came in and ITed us, along with our third RDC.

[@anthonycaronia1539]

Chief Wilson was my chief rdc!!! Great leader, and even better Man, couldn’t have asked for a better chief! And if he ever sees this..”let the bodies hit the floor”

[@decschannel1000]

16:55 ENCS Parrish, we were his first red rope division. One sneaky badass guy 🤘🏼

[@pdd6016]

❤Thank You For Your Service❤

[@danielpittman889]

I graduated Navy boot camp at Great Lakes RTC in February 1995. It was stressful, sure, but the only part I really didn't like was the cold (I'm from the South) and lack of sleep. Back then, the RDCs were called Company Commanders and I had two great ones - SMSW1 Felker and OTA2 Jones. Petty Officer Jones busted me for smuggling packets of peanut butter back from the galley. She was cool though - even though she had to send me to "rifle aerobics" for it, she was laughing when she busted me. Called me "Peanut-butter Pittman" for the rest of my training. To be honest, I didn't have a great career in the Navy. I was trying to escape a chaotic situation back home and lacked the maturity to take advantage of the opportunities presented to me. But I enjoyed most of my time in, and learned many valuable life lessons. After boot I went to NNPTC in Orlando to attend NFAS as a FN working towards MMNF; after I washed out of that ridiculously challenging program, I joined USS Saipan in Guantanamo, and began working towards becoming a conventional MM. Had some good times on the ship, but left early on a medical discharge. Shipboard life was way more stressful than boot camp, but it had a certain charm. The smell of the engine room, the smell of the berthing spaces.... Anyway, I digress. It's good to see that the Navy is taking the mental health of recruits more seriously now. To any young person looking for a different way of life, that isn't afraid of a challenge, I say GO NAVY!

[@jusskb5844]

I went through a month i was MA in my division didn't graduate due to medical reasoning but it was incredibly intense but when you look back you appreciate it because they dont hate you they dont despise you they only try to prep you

[@ZachPfeiffer-sm4pi]

Man, I gave serious consideration to becoming an RDC. I decided it wasn't for me, but props to those who do this.

[@bdrlittleman]

I see familiar faces in here! MA1, ICC, HT1, good to see em getting some!

[@jonaspeterson4505]

makes me happy

[@BababooeyYcho66T]

0:28 I felt that on a personal level

[@roberts1677]

Recruit barracks now look a lot nicer than when I went in 2000.

[@trepayne8320]

Seen a lot of these rdc’s as a recruit in boot camp I graduated boot camp last December 2023

[@britonk]

Same! What division? I was 001

[@herodestime4380]

​@@britonkI WAS 001?!

[@lyndonjohnson8099]

Crazy comments

[@britonk]

imagine getting chewed out by ft1@@herodestime4380

[@Synther666]

Just handing out rank now in order to "retain." Quantity not quality.

[@wyattskidschannelfunforall8065]

My good friend was in this!!! Allison!!!!! So proud and thankful for you all ❤❤❤❤

[@davidfarrar3666]

I went to boot in January 1976. Boot was 100% pure USDA prime hazing...and that's what it was meant to be. More than once our CC came in the compartment at 0200 or 0300 drunk and cycled (extreme exercises) us or told us the most lewd stories you can imagine. Years later I made senior chief while stationed there and of course things were much better...but this is WAY more professional than anything I ever imagined it would ever be. Carry On.

[@shawannaanderson2433]

I pray I pass boot camp! I’m excited!

[@user-mw5zd5gm1t]

Great video!

[@stevenkidd6761]

San Diego!!! It's too bad modern recruits won't get the NTC San Diego experience. Being in formation and unable to laugh at the guy at you that just got shyt bombed by a grinder bird is unforgettable 😅

[@SwayzeOnYa12]

That puddle of sweat drippin down onto the quarter deck WHOO!

[@osiris829]

HTC tattoo on the right hand LETS GO! -HT1

[@Zack_Cestaro]

Along with my brother division’s RDC HM1 Vargas Davila

[@xumii4734]

He was my rdc lol

[@eleizerlopez4355]

Ive actually worked with a few RDC here from my whole service time.

[@andrestomas2366]

My RDC DC2 Salcedo was in this, I have forgotten how to spell her name, one mean and pretty good rdc. My RDC’s we’re pretty good at the end giving a lot of good advice. I wish my division did better but glad to have had the proper leadership.

[@HeraldoisTimehn]

Time code? I think i know who youre talking about

[@CBackwardz]

Honestly, my rate right now is constant schooling and tests. I still have another year and a half of schooling and getting qualified to go through, I’ve already been training for 9 months. Even with all that training this is still a duty I want to try on my first shore duty.

[@alejandrocabral8425]

1:17 first time seeing a SF tab and ranger tab soldier wearing a the bct wombo combo eyepro, pt belt and camelbak 😳

[@JiroGutierrez-vb9kw]

Graduated bootcamp 05OCT23! Miss BC!

[@DustinIsCool]

15:10 Santiago was a blue rope when I went through in 2021. Glad to see he’s whopping ass

[@patricktullis5225]

Love seeing my rdc

[@Alex-kl1zh]

Petty officer Santiago was my first RDC not to long ago, would follow him to war any day

[@DRMegaone]

The saying goes, “get paid to get trained” get those boys and girls FIT. Now if we can work on diets. Particularly adding healthier base-wide food options. Military needs more options for whole foods rather than fast foods and the curtailing of alcohol and tobacco distribution and use.

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

"Yellow" flake fried fish ALL DAY EVERYDAY! That was my experience years ago. They need to pump out "Green" meals a hell of a lot more. Breakfast needs to be stepped up for recruits too.

[@DRMegaone]

"yellow" lol@@tyvernoverlord5363

[@el9206]

0:44 omg clean and polish that sword. Training implement or not, maintain it!

[@WileyCoyotee]

One of those RDC’s was my baby divisions RDC and he beat/IT us for 40 mins 😂

[@bt1097]

Yall need to do a doc-u-series on Navy Dive school

[@fireman9177]

PARSONS🫡 he was brother Div. When I was at bootcamp. Some reason for my turn around. Gave me a good talk when he was OOD! Some really good RDCs from this group HOOYAH!!

[@vyrtilanyrwen3071]

I literally just got out of Navy boot camp a few days ago. (I graduated on 28MAR24 and it’s 01APR24.) My 3rd RDC is in this video. I was part of his first push. He explained a little bit about what his C-school was like. I would say this is pretty accurate. Just some really knitpicky things. Like, for instance, at one point in the video, it said that the RDC’s had to run 12 laps in 20 minutes, which is 1.5 miles. Yeah, but that’s only applicable to the tracks at Freedom Hall. The location that was being filmed at was Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall. That’s also unfortunately where we had to do our pride run because the weather was too bad for us to run outside. At Atlantic Fleet, 9 laps is 1.5 miles. 12 laps there is 2 miles. Oh, and the video said the red card runs for only 40 minutes max. I am almost positive that one’s not true. Our division got IT’d for a solid 1 hr 15 minutes once (and the division across the hall from us). You’d occasionally get IT sessions going beyond 40 minutes. Not often, but it definitely does. It’s weird, though, because it’s not really a time limit thing. It’s more like the different exercises on the card have max reps that recruits can do. BUT, the card doesn’t prohibit the RDCs from bringing the count back down to 0, or from making you hold certain positions in the exercises for extended periods. So they can really stretch the beating out. And this isn’t even mentioning the black card, which can easily run for 2 hrs. A kid in our division got that one. Officers came into the compartment along with RDCs to take part. To be fair, he drew a bunch of dicks on someone’s dress blues.

[@1222Quentin]

I just graduated Feb 22nd. S/o to RS1 (RDC) Alexander !

[@4r0sty]

he was my bro div's rdc "good evening brother divvvv" 💀

[@JUJU98347]

Just saw my cousin divs 3rd RDC (Cherubin) and my 3rd RDC (Mangan), They weren't kidding about this school😅

[@RickyHadou]

Air chairs!! Get there!!

[@vor6126]

me when I see Business Insider uploads a new video 💁‍♀️

[@dariongreen8997]

Lets gooooo, this boot needed some new moto

[@commonsenseisntcommon1776]

Navy Chief, NAVY Pride!

[@Koldxlone]

Our division is in this video that’s crazy

[@glee0425]

i was there for my nephews graduation back in january

[@AlexLifeman]

PO Alexander is the best 😎🤝🏻my favorite RDC. Graduated with him 2 weeks ago. With respect🫡🇺🇸forever in my heart.

[@GAMEBOY-wd6ck]

We need the latest Marine Corps Bootcamp

[@Ghost-ui3uf]

That was my division when class 380 graduated from c school

[@user-zi8mg6mw6g]

Very original!

[@ashhalcyon]

seeing a chief get it'd like that is so wild😭😭

[@shaundoesminecraft2715]

the 2nd half of this video is my division !! and brother div 367/368

[@aquaticturtle4688]

I WAS IN 368

[@aquaticturtle4688]

I was in 368

[@74habanaa]

My son’s graduation is this may 9th. I am so excited

[@Will-tl2sj]

HM2 Beal smoking em at the beginning 😂 let’s go

[@whitemerc257]

To survive this school all you need is a heart beat

[@itsjurexi6722]

“Petty Officer Santiago” I would’ve got beat if I said that 😂 we can’t say names in bootcamp, it’s 1st, 2nd, or 3rd rdc if you’re talking about them. Atleast that’s how my rdcs told us.

[@chadn1202]

He is a great RDC!

[@trevor6433]

4:40 ok that was hilarious

[@daemonlynn7616]

I’m seriously considering becoming an RDC one day. But I’ve only just begun my Navy journey. I think the benefits are definitely worth it as well as the memories. Honestly though I don’t know if I’d be a good leader where I am right now though😕

[@MrCamden622]

"The Marine Corps is the only branch that met its recruiting mission... and the Space Force." Lol.

[@odysseusprime9285]

Yooooooo. That red rope Chief Woodbury beard super out of regs. That chin dingle shit is way past 1/4". And of all places, RTC should be the place where this waiver should be closely monitored.

[@XxIconicCrewxX]

It’s a religious accommodation if you are Norse your beard can be as long as you want it to be

[@politicsuncensored5617]

I went through navy boot camp almost 50 years ago In Orlando, FL. They closed that base long ago. Shalom

[@briguy459]

It's time for a prostate exam

[@politicsuncensored5617]

@@briguy459Bend over anytime that you want one, but wait until you're at your doctors office this time. Shalom

[@deandanielson8950]

Thank God my wish came true I’m glad everyone sees that cursing and yelling for someone to do something is better than unesessary and shouldn’t be using toxic words to build someone,their are many ways to be disciplined without being cursed out

[@LA-xj3tz]

The navy feeds you good!

[@Kryll2k]

so does the air force

[@stephenissexy968]

No

[@mattbegay1354]

I would venture to say that it’s not the Navy, it’s the person. Sailors are held to the “big boy/girl” standard at most commands, meaning it falls on you to stay in shape on your own personal time.

[@dantedelgadillo9289]

No it doesn’t lol

[@JAD8505]

0:26 I recognize that voice and yelling anywhere. BM2 Brown, was my 3rd RDC when I went through RTC in ‘22. He’s definitely a great fit as a C-School Instructor. Also, EMC Suttie in the background. Was my 2nd RDC before he put on Chief.

[@ps4fanboi515]

Ayoooo STG1 Henderson was my rdc back in bootcamp lmao

[@Shade2398]

2:05 we got recruit happy feet over here not being able to stay in step

[@Laurossaskitsos]

Some of them are Chiefs and Senior chiefs now. I just got out. That one female Petty Officer with short curly hair is the one who approached me and my fellow Future sailor buddy during auxiliary watch. She wondered why there’s 2 of us.

[@YounginFrancisHeGaming]

Once a RDC pulls out the red card you know your done for 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

1:54 Man Has Baby!.

[@lucidgoetia9995]

to increase recruitment the sailors must display the excellent lives we live on a daily basis , so much so I get off social media !

[@dominiquewilliams024]

What’s funny is the same people on here talking nonsense are the same people who don’t even serve, people living in the past, or other service members in different branches. You talk about winning wars or how other countries are “this and that” yet, we can’t even come together and uplift each other. Instead, you want to down play your other fellow branches and say standards are not set in place. Most of you have become so jaded from what a standard is, based on these Hollywood movie images of what the military needs to be like in order to win. If you all were Olympic athletes you probably wouldn’t be in the service, that’s not what is needed to win. It’s being tactful, it’s having a warrior and “war ready” mindset, constantly improving and repetition. Each branch has a different, yet, vital role they play in order to protect this country. The same branches you spit on are the same young men and women who decided to make that sacrifice to serve and protect the freedom and countless liberties that you enjoy and take for granted. We’re quick to talk down on someone instead of bringing that person up with us. Everyone can continue to say what they want about what apparently is “more difficult” or “the standard” while the rest of us will continue to protect that right for you and work day and night standing the watch because we believe in selfless duty and service for others.

[@anthonyaandahl9744]

So the answer is to make excuses and empower mediocrity? Got it. Where real growth takes place is when you acknowledge deficiencies and fix them. The Navy has a lot of fixing to do to get back to where it once was.

[@anthonyaandahl9744]

So the answer is to make excuses and empower mediocrity? Got it. Where real growth takes place is when you acknowledge deficiencies and fix them. The Navy has a lot of fixing to do to get back to where it once was.

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

This makes me glad I joined the USAF.

[@ian7133]

Navy bootcamp is nothing compared to Marines or even the Army boot camp lol

[@sterlingarcher7101]

@@ian7133yeah Navy boot was pretty easy, it's definitely less physical focused but more technical since it's a more technical branch

[@Dhdjdjsjdjsjk]

@@ian7133stop acting like your boot camp is hard it’s literally the easiest camp there you sit in class all day and get your phones on Sundays. Marines have an easy basic as well, it’s not making you tough stop acting hard.

[@dm-rj2zg]

@@Dhdjdjsjdjsjk smh people always trying to rank the boot camps as some kind of dick measuring contest... When none of that shit matters cause the coasties have us all beat

[@Dhdjdjsjdjsjk]

@@Unload-ShowClear seals are twelves times as tough as classroom work lol no wonder marines have the worst you can’t even do anything in the marines and your treated like a toddler!

[@thomastarwater2989]

12:02 that one RDC is sporting a beard! Just like the Navy was during the 1970s when Admiral Elmo Zumwalt was Chief of Naval Operations.

[@BackWoods1111]

Everything we learned at bootcamp was thrown out the window once we got to the fleet 😂