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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….....