I'm trying to get myself ready for it. How many times do they tell you to drop and give them push ups? I do about 100 push ups total right now within 12 minutes, but that's it all day. And I do this every other day. Suggestions?
Thanks fro your experience and help
2007-04-09 17:49:19 · 8 answers · asked by psxfff123 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I was there 20 years ago, and you needed more than a 100. The push ups will be the least of your worries, the running is what got me.
Back then it was more psychological than physical, the same may hold true now.
I went in with a good attitude and breezed right through with out to many problems. You have to want it and remember this is not the real NAVY, it's Boot Camp. This is where they weed out the chumps.
Good Luck in the NAVY
Have you taken your physical yet? Did you get your rate? if so post it. I was a Signal Man (SM)
2007-04-09 18:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jester 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One hundred at one time is great for your PRT, but you will be doing a lot of push up's all day everyday. The ones you want to worry about though are the ones you need to do for your PRT. You will be dropped a lot to do push up's but mostly as an entire division not by yourself unless you really screw up. Just keep up what you are doing and get some running and sit up's under your belt too. You will need to do a mile and a half run without stopping several times while in boot camp and you will need to pass this test in order to go forward with training. I would worry about your running FIRST because most people have a hard time doing the run in the specific time required. Very good idea to get ready before you go though. You should work out 6 days a week, but don't kill yourself. Each workout you should start with push up's and sit up's and then do a run right afterwards. Go to the high school or junior high track so you can measure your run distance and times. Good luck.
2007-04-09 17:59:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't fun, I can say that much! haha. Every time I felt like I wanted to give up and go home, I said to myself "there's no way I am leaving here as anything but a sailor. I can do this!!" It really is all mental. You take 3 academic tests... about Naval history, ships, first aid, and other stuff like that. Know your general orders, rank and recognition, sailors creed, and anchors aweigh... your RDCs will quiz you on that stuff starting a few days after arrival. We study and go to classes more than PT. We PTed probably like 3 times a week (including BASES) and.. PT usually was only like an hour/hour and a half long. You only get I think it was 11 minutes eat-or something like that.. (which is actually a long time) after the last person sits down. And you get like less than 10 minutes to have 40 people showered, dressed, and out of the head (and then the next set of 40 people do it). Everything gets tedious. You study the same stuff over and over, you clean stuff that is already clean (my really good friend was the "skuttlebutt PO" haha... we aren't even allowed to USE the skuttlebutt in boot camp. She would sit and clean that one skuttlebutt for an hour like 3 times a day). You shine your shoes... over and over again. But, you do it and you get used to doing what you're told to do. It's worth it.
2016-05-21 04:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been a while since I was at boot camp, but I know that it was a LOT. You should also be running/jogging and getting a good all around workout.
That's a lot of pushups to do in 12 minutes. Make sure that you are doing them correctly, because if you do them wrong at RTC they don't count.
I would say that you should add 2 sets of 50 at some point soon, and do them every day. Every Company Commander is different, so it's hard to say how many you need to be able to do. I think the running part is harder than pushups.
2007-04-09 18:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Navy basic training is a joke, better off practicing living on a boat surrounded by dudes for months at a time. Join the Army (more fun) or Air Force (more girls) if anything, trust me.
2007-04-10 00:30:11 · answer #5 · answered by mickeys12 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-04-09 17:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by t 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If I had a dollar for every pushup-----------
It's the12 count push ups that kill you..
We had a sargeant, sgt Angel Aponte-Diaz,
I'll swear he had hydraulic jacks for arms.
A short guy, but built like a fireplug.
2007-04-09 19:14:34 · answer #7 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No definite answer...just prepare to be abused there!
2007-04-09 18:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by Karim M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋