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07-25-2013, 08:31 AM | #1 |
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how do you like keesler so far?
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07-25-2013, 08:45 AM | #2 |
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do they do anything at bootcamp to try to prepare you for living on a ship?
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07-25-2013, 10:44 AM | #3 |
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Yes you're in your compartment pretty much 90% of the day. Most days you don't even go outside, you eat in your ship, go to classes their and you even PT inside of your compartment sometimes. I guess that get you used to alwas being inside when it comes time to get on a ship. You also sleep in racks like you would if you were on a ship.
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07-25-2013, 11:17 AM | #4 |
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i know that this is a really really small thing, but are the racks comfortable or do you just end up not caring because you are so tired at the end of the day? what is a typical PT like? what kinds of exercises do they have you do?
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07-25-2013, 01:36 PM | #5 |
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Well im 6'1 250 lbs and the racks were pretty comfortable to me lol. I was so tired at the end of the day that I prolly could've slept on the floor but the racks aren't uncomfortable at all. PT ranges depending on the day really, you have a 5,10,12,17 and 20 minute sustained runs that you have to do. they have shuttle runs where you run around the track twice and then stop and do situps or pushups or jumping jack,just whatever your RDC wants you to do. Then you have in house strength and conditioning which is push ups, sit ups, flutter kick, wide grip and diamond pushups and more. Those in house sessions usually last about an hour or so. To be honest PT in bootcamp is really extremely easy atleast it was for me. I worked out for months prior to boo to get myself ready cause I wanted to pass my first PT test so I could get a promotion. PT was very easy for me but some people struggled and we even had 4 people not graduate and they still might be at boot camp trying to pass their final PT test. I would suggest running and doing sit ups and pushups atleast 4-5 times a week just to get yourself ready and acclimated to working out cause if you just come straight off the couch and not in some kind of shape you'll most likely struggle through boot camp when it comes to PT.
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07-25-2013, 03:18 PM | #6 |
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Thanks. I joined in May and I have been working out since then and i don't ship until january 2014 and i'm in the gym working out 6 days each week and so i should be in pretty good shape when i arrive at RTC and i'm confident that i will be able to pass the PFA.
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07-25-2013, 08:08 PM | #7 |
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Hey, does anyone know anything about the 900 divisions? Like how does one become a part of the choir?
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07-25-2013, 10:41 AM | #8 |
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Its cool...only been here almost a week but I like it. My orders from boot said I was gonna start class the 29th of JUL but when I got here I found out they're really backed up, so I wont class up until October! Until then im just on the cleaning crew but its not bad at all and im getting paid for it. Im from Louisiana so im only 5 hours from home which is a big plus.
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