FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois ~ 12 JUL 2016

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois

Recruit Training Command Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes), is a unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and indoctrination of incoming recruits. It commonly is referred to as boot camp, recruit training, or RTC.

Since the BRAC-directed closures of Recruit Training Commands in Orlando, Florida and San Diego, California in 1999, RTC Great Lakes has been the only enlisted basic training location in the U.S. Navy and has been called "The Quarterdeck of the Navy" since it was first utilized in July 1911.

Running approximately eight weeks long, all enlistees into the U.S. Navy commence their enlistments at this command. Upon successful completion of basic training, qualifying sailors are sent to various apprenticeship, or "A schools", located across the United States for training in their occupational specialty, or ratings. Those who have not yet received a specific rating enter the fleet with a general designation of airman, fireman, or seaman.

U.S. Navy recruits begin their journey at Building 1405, Golden Thirteen, the Recruit In-processing Center in Camp Moffett. Recruits arrive at all hours, but mostly during the night. Before formal training can begin at Recruit Training Command, Recruits are screened medically, dentally, and administratively.

The first week of training, called P-Days (processing days), lasts for approximately five days but can run a little longer depending on weekends, holidays, and the schedule of arriving Recruits. During P-days, recruits are taught the basics of watch standing, they are given information to memorize, and they begin learning to organize their gear.

P-Days conclude with a commissioning ceremony, led by the Recruit's Group Commander (Ship's Officer) in which their division's guidon (divisional flag displaying division number) is unrolled. This ceremony marks the official start of their training.

Learn More About Recruit Training Command Great Lakes HERE!!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[radu]

Hope all’s going well now.

Have your re-blooming irises started their summer “show” yet? Our clump of those gorgeous “Immortality” irises is blooming and I’m waiting for the others to put up their summer bud stems. Everything’s running late this year because it was cold so late into Spring.

[radu]

When you’re clock watching is when they’re most likely to mess up. LOL

Hope you get home to some calm for a change.

[PROCON]

Hey radu!

A good Monday?

I had a great Monday, didn't go anywhere, didn't do anything. What could be better?

Seriously, I was the quintessential lazy butt today.

How wuz your Monday?

[luvie]

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Thanks for a
great road trip, galz!

[PROCON]

Hiya Ladies and thanks for our Road Trip tonight!

[onedoug]

My dad went through there in WWII.

[PROCON]

It’s Monday, Woo-Hoo!

[PROCON]

It’s Monday, Woo-Hoo!

[PROCON]

It’s Monday, Woo-Hoo!

[PROCON]

It’s Monday, Woo-Hoo!

[radu]

Well weren’t you just the lazy bones today? LOL! Heck, it’s good for ya to do nothing every once in a while. Feels good too!

It wasn’t such a lazy day here but not exactly strenuous either. Spent a few hours this afternoon at our Republican women group’s campaign HQ, then came home and yanked a few more weeds out of a flower bed.

Now just chillin’, watching tv.

[luvie]

Well, so it is! LOL!

WOOOHOOO to you! Sneaky!

[radu]

WOOHOO, ya snagged it, PRO!

"Major Crimes" is a big distraction tonight. LOL

[radu]

He IS a bit of a sneak, isn’t he? :-)

Have another good day off, LUV?

[mylife]

Glad I drew Orlando but had fun in Chicago once.

Chicago just always reminds me of “the last detail” somehow

[mylife]

full film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3VIIsgZT80

[mylife]

Not fill film LOL

[luvie]

It sure was! Didn’t go outside, though, It got up to 106...too hot for humans!

[radu]

106? UGH!!!!! Can’t blame ya a bit for not going outside today!

It wasn’t too bad here but a little muggier than yesterday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I didn’t get it quite right....

From my brother....”Boot camp was in San Diego. “A” School (Machinist Mate) was in Great Lakes. October to January, 1971-72”.