Is Navy basic training or Coast Guard basic training harder?

Question

Thank you.

Oh, I forgot that people have an inablity (at times) to just take a question at face value, and not read into it what they want. I'm talking to you Charles Leroy, you jackass. That being said, I am just curious which is harder, due to the fact that I have a friend in each. I myself am joining the Navy. My Grandpa and Great Grandpa were both in the Navy and I'd like to carry on the tradition. I don't really care for some little twerp hiding behind his yahoo answers account questioning my patriotism (which by the way does not soley depend on a person enlisting). I am proud to be from a military familly, and am not looking for the easy way to join. Thank you.

Answer 1

First, I thank you for choosing the Navy. Apparently, not a lot of people here understand how difficult it is to get into the Navy right now. While the Marines and the Army may be struggling for Recruits, the Navy is overmanned and only looking for the best. Just look at the minimum ASVAB scores for each branch right now. So, again, I thank you and congratulate you.

Also, maybe the Coasties did got to Boot Camp with the Marines at one time, I couldn't say, but they now go to Cape May, New Jersey.

Which one is harder? I think maybe only someone who has been through both could answer that for you. The Navy scuttlebutt says the Coasties have it harder physically but the Navy has it harder mentally. So, depending on your own strengths and weaknesses, the answer could be different for you than what it is for the next guy. I think the point is, neither is easy and it's an honor to serve in either.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Coast Guard Basic Training

Answer 3

Basic Training: Coast Guard, Cape May, NJ & Great Lakes, IL for the Navy. They are both pretty much the same with revelance to Basic Training but the follow-on training (after bmt) will be different.

For the most part, BMT is an induction into the Military - they give you the knowledge of Military Law (UCMJ), Military History, How to wear the uniform properly, Military march, etc. In the Navy and Coast Guard, you will also most likely need to swim.

After BMT - thats where you get your job training.

Answer 4

Coast Guard basic training is Marine Corps. boot camp. Coast Guard recruits train right along side Marine recruits . I went through Marine Corps. bootcamp at MCRD SanDiego in 1987 .There was 5 Coast guard recruits in my platoon. So if your looking for an easy way ,Join the Navy or plan on going thru Marine Corps. bootcamp!! So my answer to you is Coast Gaurd training is way harder than the Navy's.

Answer 5

Navy

Answer 6

Do you mean physically or mentally more difficult? Years ago, when I was in Navy boot camp (not basic training), the PT was really easy. Of course, that was a long time ago, and the average American is pretty damn soft, fat and lazy these days. On the other hand, I hear that the military is so desperate for recruits these days that their enlistment standards are really low lately. Also, their IQ requirements are not like MIT or Cal Tech. I hope that you are not truly worried about being accepted in the military...it's pretty hard to NOT get in these days. good luck

Answer 7

Navy

Answer 8

If you really are interested in knowing, read the whole answer before deciding whether it is true or not. A lot of people won't.
Are you courageous enough to do that, at least?


Basic training for all the military is fundamentally the same, and is designed to be endurable and within the physical capacity of anybody who has passed the examinations before beginning training.
The branches of the military which need more rigorous physical fitness and demand more strength and endurance are scheduled and ordered to take the extra time to bring the recruits up to the levels of strength needed.
Navy and Coast Guard are both equally sprinkled with high physical demand jobs and jobs which require more brain than brawn.
If you were to go into the SEALS you would have a very rigorous exercise program that lasts at least a year, even more if your job specialty demands it.

If you are going into Search And Rescue, in any of the services, even the quote "soft" Air Force, who run ParaRescue and MedEvac in the Army, you would have the most rigorous physical training of all.

But Basic Training is the six week indoctrination period you undergo, in any of the services.
The intellectual aspects of what your so called "duties" are, well they are so simple you could literally train an ape to do them.

The moral and psychological indoctrination is the same for all the services. It takes about 4 weeks for you to be broken to the point that your entire focus is on the en masse obedience to orders. You are conditioned using techniques which are called brainwashing when used by other organizations.
You are divided into 4 groups of 10. 5 out of those 40 will be arbitrarily selected as leaders at the outset. You will chant. You will be told that you are not qualified to think and that the officers will do the thinking for you. You will be asked if you understand and all 40 of you will chant in unison "Yes, Sergeant" (in the Navy and CG that will be "Chief") you then will be prompted to repeat the chant. They will interrupt your sleep patterns for the first couple of weeks. They will force you to endure humiliation and physical discomfort for any non-compliance. Every humiliation, every lesson, every punishment, will require that the entire group chant their agreement with the brainwasher.

2 out of every 40 attempt suicide. 4 others will not complete basic, not because they fail to be trained but because they are beyond the reach of brainwashing techniques. The military fails to train them.

The best answer, of course, do not enlist. The recruiters tell you that you are hopeless, only the military will save you from a wasted life. that you have no chance of success outside the military. That you are not capable of getting education or job experience any other way.

That is of course bullpoopoo. They prey on young adults because you are facing the rest of your life, you are standing on the road and wondering which path to take. If they could legally get away with it they would draft kids as young as 12. They hope to get you into their system before you have enough experience to see through their trap.

One question, if you have the nerve to answer: What is the difference between a NCAA college recruiter and a Military Recruiter? The college recruiter isn't allowed to recruit you on a high school campus.

The military commercials end up with the young person asking "well, what do you think?" and the words Your Turn.. on the screen.

They asked what I think, and said it was my turn. But you know what? I bet a lot of them didn't bother to read this far.
And the pilitary is really missed off at me (spelling deliberate) for daring to say what I think and taking up the invitation of Your Turn.

Answer 9

What are you looking for? An easy way into the military. Boy what a patriot! We need more like you. That is why this country is going to hell in a handbasket. Everyone wants to take the easy route. The Boy Scouts might be where you might want to start. Too bad they don't have the Waves anymore, this would be another option for you. Navy Seal training is pretty easy but you have to test for it. Good Luck Patriot!

Answer 10

All military basic training is about the same, it is no piece of cake.