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[Luckiethirteen]

So what would be your best advice to people about to head off to RTC?

[USNADrs]

Originally Posted by Luckiethirteen

So what would be your best advice to people about to head off to RTC?

Best advice? Shut up and do what you're told. Also wake up one hour before REV so your DIV can get into the uniform of the day and stick down the compartment.

[RayGunnersMate]

Originally Posted by USNADrs

Best advice? Shut up and do what you're told. Also wake up one hour before REV so your DIV can get into the uniform of the day and stick down the compartment.

How did you get up an hour before? Are you allowed to use an alarm?

[Kyledmorgan]

Originally Posted by RayGunnersMate

How did you get up an hour before? Are you allowed to use an alarm?

We actually talked about this in our DEP meeting tonight. Whomever is on watch will go around and wake everyone up prior to the RDC's coming in for rev

[nick93]

ive memorized my general orders, rtc maxim, sailors creed mission of the navy, alphabet, and rank and recognition. is there anything else that is recommended knowing for rtc? if i have to ill memorize the entire start guide, but i know that alot of it is learned in bootcamp.

and how easy is it to get advanced?

[aecfjohnnydep]

Originally Posted by nick93

ive memorized my general orders, rtc maxim, sailors creed mission of the navy, alphabet, and rank and recognition. is there anything else that is recommended knowing for rtc? if i have to ill memorize the entire start guide, but i know that alot of it is learned in bootcamp.

and how easy is it to get advanced?

i graduated august 30th. memorize all that and you'll be fine. mission of the navy doesn't matter really. creed, orders, and recognition is the most important. and the better shape you're in the easier the entire experience will be.

if you know that stuff really well you will easily learn the chain of command in p-days, and then you can get to the other stuff like learning about ships and aircraft. you will have plenty of time to study that stuff.

[USNADrs]

Originally Posted by RayGunnersMate

How did you get up an hour before? Are you allowed to use an alarm?

Tell the recruit on watch at 0400 to 0600 to wake you guys up an hour early before REV.

But yes, bootcamp, battle stations, gas chamber, and hell week was a joke. Pretty much everything you do in boot camp is a joke.

[RayGunnersMate]

Originally Posted by USNADrs

Tell the recruit on watch at 0400 to 0600 to wake you guys up an hour early before REV.

But yes, bootcamp, battle stations, gas chamber, and hell week was a joke. Pretty much everything you do in boot camp is a joke.

I heard no gas chamber in the winter

[Mparker181]

No gas chamber in winter?

[jzhaun]

Gas chamber is inside, I don't think the season makes a difference. I did it in March, the rest of my division did in January.