Navy's Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes

Navy's Recruit Training Command In Great Lakes Navy's Recruit Training Command It was the first day of the training The training was situated in Great Lakes From Hawaii we travelled 6-7 hours to get to Chicago We had arrived earlier than the other recruits I had feelings of anxiety and nervousness Great Lakes We were briefed for our training Items which were essential during our stay were given to us Underwear -- briefs Plain white t-shirts iii. Two shirts -- "bulls eyes" Training shorts Socks Running shoes vii. Toiletries viii.

Hoodie ix. Sweat Pants Sea bag Lunch was served Time to rest for a while was given Ending the day The other recruits had arrived The items were given to them A brief was given The commanding officers had given everyone what they had needed c. I was assigned in division 346 d. We were sent to our living quarters and got some sleep During our first day in the United States Navy Recruit Training Command (RTC), we were required to travel from our base to the destination.

It took 6-7 hours to get to Chicago from Honolulu, Hawaii, which was where I am from. From there, we travelled towards Great Lakes A couple of others and I arrived several hours earlier as compared to the rest of the graduating class, who were said to have arrived later that night. It was the first time I had travelled to another state, and also being so far away from my family really made me nervous.

However, I valued this experience since I knew it would be a character building event. The two others who came may have come from the same state as I did, although they were total strangers which didn't help lower my nervousness. Knowing they were from the general area I was from gave me slight comfort, none the less. However, until this day I can't even remember their names or even their faces. Upon arrival, we were issued all the items that we needed during our training; all except our uniforms.

We were instructed to help with issuing of the items once the rest of the recruits had arrived. Among all the items, we were given "essentials" for our stay; these items did not include shampoo because we were going bald for the training as a requirement.

The items given to us consisted of underwear (briefs), plain white t-shits - two shirts which we fondly nicked-named "bulls-eyes" because of the round navy symbol on the front - green physical training (PT) shorts, black and white socks, a pair of New Balance running shoes, a loofa, liquid soap, matching blue hoodie and sweat pants that we call Smurfs, a sea bag to hold all of them in, and our ball caps with the word Recruit embroidered on it.

By the middle of the day, we got to go eat lunch once we had received everything we need. We had consumed our lunch with a division to the galley which had arrived a week ago. When we returned to the main building after our lunch, we had the opportunity to rest for a bit after our travel.