Basic training in the United States Navy

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The basic training in the United States Navy takes eight weeks and will centrally at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes (Great Lakes RTC) , one on the Naval Station Great Lakes conducted stationed in Illinois unit. The official designation for instructors in the US Navy is Recruit Division Commander (as opposed, for example, to the drill sergeant in the US Army), it is just as important as in the other branches of the American armed forces (with the exception of the United States Marine Corps ) laid that these are addressed by the recruits with the rank instead of "Sir" or "Ma'am".

Goal setting

The aim of the course, in addition to the general teaching of military skills, is the integration of sailors into the life of the Navy , the expectation of the individual for his future service environment and the transfer of skills that he needs to achieve professional and personal success.

Core values

The basic values ​​that the basic training should convey are, as in the other branches of the armed forces: Honor, Courage, Commitment (meaning “honor, courage and commitment”).

procedure

Arrival of the recruits

When the recruits arrive, the so-called processing days are held, which last about five days, but can be extended by weekends and public holidays. Content these days is a medical (including dental ), psychological and administrative investigation of recruits despite the already completed screening and recruitment . The newcomers have time these days to memorize the basic service instructions and learn how to use their equipment, with the exception of firearms . At the end of P-Days is an initiation ceremony of a training in basic military practices such as the Saluting or the Hab-eight-position has preceded.

Further process

The second week of the training is primarily intended to strengthen the participants' self- confidence, as this also strengthens the cohesion of the unit.

The boot camp recruits are prepared for their work on deck for the first time in the third week, in which they step on a land-based mock ship. During this time, one of the two large intermediate exams of the basic training is due, which includes a minimum number of push -ups and sit-ups as well as a run of 1.5 miles. If a recruit does not pass this intermediate examination, this does not yet lead to his or her departure. However, he must discuss measures with his NCO on duty in order to pass the retake test.

The fourth week is marked by the first use of firearms, especially the standard assault rifle of the armed forces of the United States . In addition, the recruits complete their second of three written exams in service instructions, military behavior, international law matters, communication at sea and handling weapons. However, the examination also contains aspects that can be assigned to business administration , organizational psychology and cybernetics .

In the sixth week, the recruits are trained to deal with emergency situations, i.e. v. a. in rescuing comrades or in putting out a fire on deck. They are required to use tear gas to remove their gas mask and recite their full name and social security number.

Completion of basic training

Graduation ceremony in 2001.

In the seventh week, basic training draws to a close. The participants run through a multi-day course made up of twelve so-called battle stations . At the end of these battle stations there is an internal ceremony in which an officer congratulates the recruits on completing their training. A symbolic gesture for this is, in addition to a handshake, the exchange of the caps : If the recruits wore a cap with the word RECRUIT during their training , they are given one with the word NAVY one after the other . The symbolic content of this cap exchange has increased so much that the Navy considers it unnecessary to award an official badge of honor such as the Army Service Ribbon .

Basic training in the United States Navy is characterized by the graduation ceremony (called the pass-in review ) and preparation for it.

After an almost twelve-hour exit, which is strictly regulated and called Liberty ("freedom"), the Sailors await a bus that will take them to their next place of work.

Physical requirements

Every recruit is given the opportunity during basic training to compensate for physical deficiencies up to the sixth week of training if they do not meet the minimum requirements. In the end, the recruit should meet the following requirements:

  • Run for 20 minutes at a time
  • Run 1.5 miles with a gender-specific time limit (men 12 '15' ', women 14' 45 '')
  • 54 abdominal crunches and a gender-specific number of push-ups (46 for men, 20 for women) in a maximum of two minutes

Swimming requirements

The Navy makes more conventional demands on recruits in terms of their skills at sea. You must be able to pass a swimming test that is roughly equivalent to the German bronze swimming badge and is also third class in the USA. The recruit must be able to stay afloat for five minutes. He must jump with his feet into the water from five feet and complete fifty yards in any position or combination of positions.

References

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ " In the Navy, the instructors are called RDCs (Recruit Division Commanders). As with the Army, addressing an RDC as "Sir," or "Ma'am" warrants the death penalty. It's vital that you address a Petty Officer as "Petty Officer so-and-so," and a Chief as "Chief so-and-so." “, On usmilitary.about.com . Accessed June 5, 2008.
  2. ↑ Recruit Homeport ( memento of June 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), on nstc.navy.mil, accessed on May 26, 2007
  3. ↑ Classes ( Memento from May 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (listing of all subjects taught), date of discovery: 27. May 2007.
  4. ↑ Recruit Graduations ( memento of June 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (description of the graduation ceremony on the website of the training command), accessed on May 27, 2007.
  5. ^ Rules for Recruits on Liberty . ( Memento of June 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Date of discovery: May 27, 2007.
  6. ↑ What Happens Next? ( Memento of June 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Accessed May 27, 2007.
  7. ↑ a b Be Physically Fit ( Memento June 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), found May 27, 2007.
  8. ↑ Physical Fitness ( Memento of May 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), found on May 27, 2007.
  9. ↑ GET STARTED: JOINING THE NAVY , on navy.com, accessed on May 6, 2019