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...

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…