The Army is weird. I’m Navy, like you, and Boot Camp began day I arrived.
I wonder what they have those people doing over weekends.
Sounds like they get shuffled to payroll to make sure that’s all set up. Then they got some of their shots. Then they got a hair cut and got some uniforms. But I hear you, I was in “recieving” for like 3 days, but he’ll be in his for 10 days. I guess they have preordained schedules they stick to or something.
One of the things I stumbled upon, while trying to study up on what all his Basic will entail, is the upgrades that the Navy has done to Great Lakes. All I can say is......WOW! I’m jealous. Google “Battlestations 21 Trayer” and you’ll see what I mean.
I was in the AF and even though we arrived at Lackland AFB at abou 3 AM we began basic that very morning.
The worst kind of crap details they can think of :)
i am navy also and it took a couple of days in a receiving barracks also....we did not do much....they did march us back and forth to the chow hall and tried to put the fear of God into us.....the purpose of the wait was to fill up our company...then the fun began....
I reported in on a Sunday in February '76 at Ft. Lost in the Woods, MO. Our BCT class was to start Wednesday; that was when the previous class was to be moved out. For the next three days or so we went over to basic issue to receive uniforms and duffle bags; we pulled some KP, we filled out insurance and other forms, and - lucky us! - we learned some basic marching moves from a guy in our platoon who had some High School ROTC experience.