Just graduated! :)

rac · 02-02-2013, 03:33 PM

Congrats! How were the IT sessions? Any stupid mistakes to avoid doing at the beginning? I leave August so I have a while but thank you for offering a Q and A.

krystaljoycee · 02-02-2013, 04:24 PM

do you know any GSE's in your division?

how are the marchings? I heard it's like 10 miles

and how was the overall experience?

congratulations btw

rac · 02-02-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by krystaljoycee

do you know any GSE's in your division?

how are the marchings? I heard it's like 10 miles

and how was the overall experience?

congratulations btw

Wow the Navy has marches? I never heard about that till today.

Haasino · 02-02-2013, 11:54 PM

[QUOTE=krystaljoycee;26748]how are the marchings? I heard it's like 10 miles/QUOTE]

That's about 9.5 miles more than I ever marched at RTC. :p

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Originally Posted by rac

Wow the Navy has marches? I never heard about that till today.

Furthest you'll ever march is from your ship to the firefighting building... that's maybe a mile, on the other side of RTC.

geeMA · 02-03-2013, 12:02 AM

well, my division we marched in circles around the base for couple of hours.

Haasino · 02-03-2013, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by geeMA

well, my division we marched in circles around the base for couple of hours.

When did you graduate? RTC has softened quite a bit in the past 4 months... lots of RDCs aren't happy with how their hands are tied in regards to a lot of areas.

navyyoungster · 02-04-2013, 12:01 PM

are the showers cold?

holliann7 · 02-17-2013, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by geeMA

well, my division we marched in circles around the base for couple of hours.

Yeah we did that, and marched around the drill hall a lot too. Marching was always one of my favorite things though.

NavyGuyRob · 02-18-2013, 02:50 PM

What is the difference between the 800 and 900 division

holliann7 · 02-07-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rac

Congrats! How were the IT sessions? Any stupid mistakes to avoid doing at the beginning? I leave August so I have a while but thank you for offering a Q and A.

Hello! The IT sessions are hard but just DON'T give up... they just don't wanna see you give up, that's all they want. No matter how out of shape you are.

And just don't ask stupid questions, do what you're told.

nikkiv6 · 02-18-2013, 10:39 PM

well thats good to know!

PacificSunrise · 02-19-2013, 01:29 AM

900 division! Hoping to be in one!! Extra work? I don't mind!

cire · 02-21-2013, 08:41 AM

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900 division! Hoping to be in one!! Extra work? I don't mind!

If they ask you during indoc (or the first night you get to boot camp) if you play any instruments, sing, do flags, was in ROTC, etc.. and you want to be in a 900 division, say YES. Keep in mind that 900 divisions will end up staying in boot camp a week or so longer than other divisions (at least when I went through)

PacificSunrise · 02-21-2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cire

If they ask you during indoc (or the first night you get to boot camp) if you play any instruments, sing, do flags, was in ROTC, etc.. and you want to be in a 900 division, say YES. Keep in mind that 900 divisions will end up staying in boot camp a week or so longer than other divisions (at least when I went through)

3 years of JROTC. I don't mind having to stay a week longer, as long as its not the cause of being asmo'd..

cire · 02-21-2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PacificSunrise

3 years of JROTC. I don't mind having to stay a week longer, as long as its not the cause of being asmo'd..

You should be fine

holliann7 · 03-01-2013, 08:04 AM

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900 division! Hoping to be in one!! Extra work? I don't mind!

It is extra work but it depends on how you look at it. RTC is set on a competetive basis. Divisions compete against one another for high scores. To my understanding, the 900 divisions don't spend much time focussing on earning those scores, and they focus on their drill. I spent a majority of my time at RTC working towards hall of fame.

The first night you get to RTC, during the in-processing (which you'll stay awake for about 45 hours straight, just so you know), an RDC (a petty officer or chief) will be walking around asking if you have experience in drill, or can play a musical instrument. When they ask that, tell them that you do. Those RDC's are looking for people to be in a 900 division. 900 divisons perform at graduations and go out in the city to appear in parades and things like that.

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