Just graduated

[Corpsman Hopkin]

Originally Posted by sailaway2011

A friend of mine, who graduated in February said that NRC was thinking about letting the recruits not ship their phone home, but instead collecting everyone's phone until the end of Graduation. Did this happen to you?

I don't know if there's a difference, but my friend completed RTC for the Air Force in November and his phone wasn't sent home.

[Snowman]

Congrats Bubbagump!

[BubbaGumps64]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Congrats Bubbagump!

Thank you. Let me know if you have any questions about bootcamp.

[Snowman]

I will, it just seemed like a few weeks ago you were just here, and now you've graduated. I have friends that have gone through the Navy's Boot camp, and they always say that it is a life changing experience. Did it change you in any way? Do you miss anything about RTC or wish you could've done something differently? Was the swimming test easy? Those are the questions I have. It's good to hear from you again

[BubbaGumps64]

Originally Posted by Snowman

I will, it just seemed like a few weeks ago you were just here, and now you've graduated. I have friends that have gone through the Navy's Boot camp, and they always say that it is a life changing experience. Did it change you in any way? Do you miss anything about RTC or wish you could've done something differently? Was the swimming test easy? Those are the questions I have. It's good to hear from you again

I haven't noticed any changes in myself. But my parents tell me that I sound more mature and confident then I did before I left. As for doing anything different, I wouldn't change how I did anything. I mean, I really flew under the radar while I was there. But at the same time I feel that I learned a lot while I was there. I really don't miss anything about boot camp, hah.

The swim test was pretty easy. If you can back stroke, tread water, and prone float you will do just fine. If you try any of the other swim styles and cannot do it correctly you will be told to do the back stroke. Don't stress about it, just be confident in yourself. Also, be sure to pass the first time. If you don't you will have to go to swim classes twice a day, everyday until you can pass. And you don't want that to happen.

[Haasino]

Originally Posted by Corpsman Hopkin

I don't know if there's a difference, but my friend completed RTC for the Air Force in November and his phone wasn't sent home.

There's a big difference... Navy is the only branch to ship all civilian items home, as well as the only branch to cut females' hair. When my buddy went through Army BCT at Fort Sill, he was able to use his phone on Sundays for limited amounts of time... it's not like that at RTC.

[BubbaGumps64]

Originally Posted by Corpsman Hopkin

I don't know if there's a difference, but my friend completed RTC for the Air Force in November and his phone wasn't sent home.

The Air Force is different. You don't have a lot of personal storage space in bootcamp. The A/B drawers are pretty small and you have to keep most of your stuff in there.

I had my parents bring my phone to gradution for me