Where is the navy boot camp
U.S. Navy Boot Camp
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Recruit Training Command Great Lakes is
a unit within the United States Navy
primarily responsible for conducting the
initial orientation and indoctrination
of incoming recruits it is part of Naval
Service Training Command and is located
at Naval Station Great Lakes Illinois
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Recruit Training Command is primarily
responsible for conducting the initial
Navy orientation and training of new
recruits the command is commonly
referred to as boot camp or recruit
training
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in 1994 Recruit Training Command Great
Lakes became the Navy's only recruit
training facility better known as boot
camp recruit training involves a change
in the mental and physical capacity of
the new recruit
from the first day at RTC through
graduation day when new sailors board
the bus to depart recruits find
themselves in a whirl of activity every
recruit entering the Navy today will
remember RTC as their introduction to
Navy life
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the bootcamp is approximately eight
weeks and all enlistees in to the United
States Navy begin their careers at the
command training includes physical
fitness seamanship firearms
familiarization firefighting and ship or
damage control lessons in navy heritage
and core values teamwork and discipline
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RTC Great Lakes is the Navy's only basic
training location and is known as the
quarterdeck of the Navy today
approximately 38,000 to 40,000 recruits
graduate annually from RTC and begin
their Navy careers
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when the young men and women arrived at
RTC they are formed into divisions and
assigned three recruit division
commanders during the first week known
as in processing days forms are filled
out medical and dental exams given
inoculations administered and haircuts
received during their seven week stay at
RTC the RDCs work together to mold the
new recruits into sailors our dcs are
chief petty officers or senior petty
officers specially selected for their
leadership and teaching abilities they
must represent and teach Navy tradition
customs and discipline
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recruit training is not an endeavor to
be taken lightly the workload is heavy
and the recruits must adjust to a
completely new way of life classroom and
skills instruction by the RDC gives
recruits information on how to adjust to
end succeed within the Navy in addition
to classroom instruction recruits spend
time learning the fundamentals of small
arms marksmanship seamanship water
survival line handling and firefighting
long days and intensive training leave
the recruits a little free time
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during the first training week divisions
enter into the competitive aspects of
training excellence in academic
achievement military drill cleanliness
and athletics all count toward earning
recognition flags the competition
encourages teamwork and develops pride
in achievement the climax of the
competitive series is the pass in review
practice where the best divisions can
earn battle II CNO or Hall of Fame
honors
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at the end of the seventh training week
recruits undergo a final evaluation
called battle stations 21 this 12 hour
event culminates in the award of a navy
ball cap to replace the recruit ball cap
that each recruit wears during training
the symbolic change of Pat's indicates
their status as sailors in the world's
finest Navy
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each week the commanding officer of
Recruit Training Command hosts an
impressive pass in review ceremony that
attracts more than 175,000 visitors
annually the pass in review ceremony
marks a recruits public recognition is a
sailor
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