View Full Version : Twenty-Five days..
Fubarjonny
02-04-2010, 04:51 PM
Twent-five days and this Future Sailor(according to my Chief and NRDSD this is what we have to call ourselves while in DEP now) Is Outta here! i've been in DEP for many, many months. I joined 20090313 and im leaveing 20100302. Im so excited to leave, its been a long time coming thats for sure! I signed up for DC and from what my chief tells me I got one of the best jobs in the NAVY. Im pretty sure his judgement is pretty bias based on the fact that he is an engineer also(EN). So anyways haven't posted in awhile so i figured i would give a shout out to everybody!
:LforLoser:
Depper20100427
02-05-2010, 01:04 PM
Good luck future shipmate!!!
dragonsi
02-05-2010, 01:38 PM
oh wow!! i'm glad your excited about leaving! I share your feelings and am also ready to get outta here! my ship date is 20100316... see ya in boot future sailor!:woohoo:
Navyboy19
02-05-2010, 10:15 PM
wow i leave in 19 days so hey i will see ya there shippy
AlexRiot
02-06-2010, 11:28 AM
i remember the last few days before i shipped out i was so excited<3 good luck if u have questions hit me up shipmate or as i like to say nautical buddy
Fubarjonny
02-06-2010, 02:41 PM
thanks for all the encouragement guys!
i remember the last few days before i shipped out i was so excited<3 good luck if u have questions hit me up shipmate or as i like to say nautical buddy
I do have one question for you AlexRiot! what where p-days like?
AlexRiot
02-07-2010, 10:01 AM
dude p-days are like hell im not going to lie.. maybe its the culture shock or peanut butter shot but p-days are by far the worst part of boot camp.. and dont sleep for about the first 48 hours...
p-days alot of shots, alot of filling out paperwork that you feel like you filled out the same thing like 45 times, uniform issue, waiting around, getting yelled at, standing by to stand by, your gonna get your military ID made at some point and its gonna be quite possibly the worst picture ever taken of you..... your gunna start learning how to march and no matter how much ROTC or boy scouts or whatever everyone has your WHOLE Division is going to suck at it and your gunna be cursing at each other and stepping on peoples heels.... after p-days is over and you move from pearl harbor to your ship things get better that first marhc with your loaded seabag feels like a death march but after awhile you get used to it uniform issue 2 sucks thats a heavy ass seabag...
not long after p-days u fall into a routine and your brain goes on auto piolet and you just kinda coast on through... boot camp is what you make it there were moments when i was like what in the holy hell did i get myself into, there were nights when i cried myself to sleep, but just stay possitive over all boot camp was the time of my life... remember why you are there focus on the goal... charish your phone calls and letters it'll be over before you know and you'll be sittin at your a-school missing boot camp...
before you know and you'll be sittin at your a-school missing boot camp...
Wow, you really are hard core! I went through two boot camps and can't say I miss either of them.....:cheesy:
AlexRiot
02-07-2010, 12:14 PM
i loved boot camp haha
Depper20100427
02-07-2010, 12:40 PM
I guess I don't understand how you could love boot camp but maybe I will too.
AlexRiot
02-07-2010, 01:26 PM
i made some amazing friends learned alot lost weight gained muscle done things i never thought i could do it changed me as a person for the person.. i left a punk ass kid and came back a sailor...
Depper20100427
02-07-2010, 01:57 PM
Do you get newspapers in basic at least? Like... they don't TOTALLY shut you off from what is going on in the world, do they? lol
AlexRiot
02-07-2010, 02:52 PM
lol the most news i got was like the 30 minutes of news i watched while waiting to be seen at dental you have no news until you start getting mail... your pretty isolated from the outside world
Depper20100427
02-07-2010, 05:26 PM
That sucks. I'm going to miss the NHL playoffs. I was hoping to at least be able to read a newspaper every 3 or 4 days so I could know what was going on.
Oh well. It's a necessary sacrifice.
Navyboy19
02-07-2010, 06:26 PM
LOL im ready to get out of here and ready to get this bootcamp trip goin. I have been through so much in my life this is just another milestone
SouthBay
02-09-2010, 02:49 PM
Dragonsi your gonna be there with me during P Week. Although I am leaving 20100317.
Stoked! AECF. Future Sailor... alright... got it.
So Alexriot how was everything... since your the one who seems to miss your days at Boot I do believe we could all benefit from your detailed explanation hehe.
Although myself being 28 I'd like to think Life Experience trumps feeling overwhelmed at bootcamp. I am very positive, very glass is half full guy right now :)
I'd like to think Life Experience trumps feeling overwhelmed at bootcamp.
It will be helpful, however, in the first few weeks, there will be nothing that you can do right.
They will tear you down and then start rebuilding you in way that Navy wants.
It's a blast.
<sarcasm on>
I liked Army boot camp so much, I decided to try out the Navy's basic. Loads of fun.
<sarcasm off>
:smile:
dragonsi
02-09-2010, 03:12 PM
Southbay, I am sure we will be very out of it during P week. Hopefully we can stay awake-that's my goal anyway- and to not get nauseated from lack of fluids or food or whatever....
AlexRiot
02-09-2010, 06:35 PM
i dont really know where to start....
but if u have any questions message me
imnotu1
02-09-2010, 10:15 PM
Although myself being 28 I'd like to think Life Experience trumps feeling overwhelmed at bootcamp. I am very positive, very glass is half full guy right now :)
woohoo! another 'old' person, lol. you'll have to come back and tell us whether age had any effect while you were there
Depper20100427
02-09-2010, 10:51 PM
I'm sure age means nothing to be honest... it's all about mindset. Is an older person more likely to have the right mind set? Now that is possible. But in general, I don't see how age matters. Just saying.
I'm sure age means nothing to be honest... it's all about mindset. Is an older person more likely to have the right mind set? Now that is possible. But in general, I don't see how age matters. Just saying.
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, We have a winner!!!!!
marandamize
03-09-2010, 08:30 PM
Twent-five days and this Future Sailor(according to my Chief and NRDSD this is what we have to call ourselves while in DEP now) Is Outta here! i've been in DEP for many, many months. I joined 20090313 and im leaveing 20100302. Im so excited to leave, its been a long time coming thats for sure! I signed up for DC and from what my chief tells me I got one of the best jobs in the NAVY. Im pretty sure his judgement is pretty bias based on the fact that he is an engineer also(EN). So anyways haven't posted in awhile so i figured i would give a shout out to everybody!
:LforLoser:
hooyah DC!!!!!!!!!! im a DC myself and have been in the navy for almost a year now...time flies...anyways, you are going to love your job i promise. you have the most important job in the navy. you will hate a school becuz the first couple of weeks are all computer based training...it will go by fast though i promise...if you have any questions message me
Well don't forget about the snipes. Without them you don't have power, no water, no getting underway. But of course DC's are important in that they keep the ship afloat!
Just remember every job in the Navy is important to the mission!
Depper20100427
03-09-2010, 09:24 PM
Yea even CS... people gotta eat, you know!
sketch
03-29-2010, 05:11 PM
Oh my, Pdays. Pdays my friend are the worst days in the world haha. Funny enough its not because they push you hard, or work you till you bleed or anything like that. Its because you cannot do a damn thing! It is so maddening not being able to do a single thing of significance because you must wait for medical to clear. You cant PT, you cant learn anything outside of General Orders, Creed and Chain of Command. All you do is stand and sit around.
Pdays are easily the worst days of boot camp without question. Once you start 1-1 things get better, even though you can now be punished. I would rather get BEAT (Basic Education and Training) every day than go through PDays again. The fact that I really hate needles kinda contributed to that as well. You give 4-8 vials of blood, and take a whole battery of shots while in pdays as well.
Depper20100427
04-01-2010, 11:56 AM
Figured I'd post here that today is my 25th day from shipping as well!!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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