What is the longest you have to stand at attention for during bootcamp?

[Atom_breaker]

I've heard during inspections it's upwards of two hours.

[mike]

Originally Posted by Atom_breaker

I've heard during inspections it's upwards of two hours.

2 hours

Is that with the strict position with hands on the side? And are you allowed to breath with your mouth or does it have to be your nose?

[BubbaGumps64]

Originally Posted by mike

2 hours

Is that with the strict position with hands on the side? And are you allowed to breath with your mouth or does it have to be your nose?

You should probably breathe through your nose unless you want to be called "mouth breather" by your RDC'S.

[LT Guppy]

I went through OCS not RTC, so it's a little different, but on the first day, we were at attention from about noon until 6pm with a couple bathroom breaks. Day 2 wasn't much better.
They should have you "popcorn" your knees (bend then slightly) every so often to keep the blood circulating.

[Haasino]

Attention is easy compared to prolonged periods at parade rest... this gets painful!

[jzhaun]

Yeah, for inspections 2 hours easy. And when we pissed off the RDCs but they weren't mad enough/didn't have time to IT us, they'd just have us stand at attention.

[mike]

Wow, what's the secret/cheatcode to mastering attention and parade rest if you have one? Please

[classified9]

I've found for whatever reason that I naturally slouch a little bit, but at the meetings I've started really keeping my back straight my shoulders back and my chest out and that helps along with shoes with good support. I think standing at attention in bates will make things a little easier than running shoes - but maybe I'm wrong.

[jzhaun]

I've discovered that staying on the balls of my feet helps my balance with keeping knees slightly bent, if I put my weight on my heels they'll go to sleep after a while.

But your feet are going to hurt in bootcamp regardless, breaking in new boots takes a while.