Are you or a loved one going to the United States Navy Bootcamp in Great Lakes, Illinois?
If so, you've come to the right place to learn everything you need to know before shipping out.
It's all summed up in 5 videos that feature two sailors (and Corpsmen), Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut.
Video 1: What to pack (and what not to pack) for Navy Bootcamp
In 2021, two US Navy Corpsman sailors finished the US Navy Bootcamp in Great Lakes, Illinois. They scrutinize a video that Rejoice Tapon made hours before she boarded a plane for Bootcamp. In the video, she shows each and every item that she packed.
Today, Rejoice and her shipmate analyze the video and say where she went wrong.
Watch this 4K video if you're shipping to Bootcamp in 2022 and you're wondering what you must (and must not) bring.
Video 2: Navy Bootcamp Advice
Ashlee Braut and Rejoice Tapon advise military recruits the following:
- Shut up
- Follow orders
- Avoid gossip
Also, Rejoice explains how you can transform a drill sergeant's demand to do pushups into a positive thing.
Video 3: Crying and Drama at Bootcamp
Rejoice Tapon is as tough as they come, but in this video, she shares the one moment (besides graduation) where she cried.
Ashlee Braut chimes in on how a few recruits try to score brownie points with their Recruit Division Commanders by reporting petty violations that their fellow shipmates commit.
Video 4: How Weak Swimmers Passed The Navy Bootcamp Swim Test
Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut were weak swimmers when they went to the Navy Bootcamp near Chicago in 2021.
Both could swim, but barely.
There were other Navy recruits who were complete novices.
This video is for Navy recruits who are nervous about the 3 Navy Bootcamp swim tests.
They go over each swim test in detail.
Most YouTube videos don't share enough detail about the tests, so they fill in the knowledge gaps to give you confidence and to know what to expect.
Video 5: Navy Bootcamp Battlestations & Graduation
Rejoice Tapon and Ashlee Braut recount the final 24 emotional hours of Navy Bootcamp.
Navy Recruits sign a non-disclosure agreement about Battlestations 21, the 24-hour climax of Navy Bootcamp.
You must pass Battlestations to become a US Sailor.
Although these two sailors can't talk about Battlestations, they still offer a few words of wisdom for those who are worried about it.
Also, they share their feelings after they passed Battlestations and received their Navy cap.
Men and women usually cry during that ceremony.
More videos:
Watch more Navy and military videos that I have made by watching this YouTube Playlist.
There are a dozen videos!
You can watch more videos featuring Rejoice Tapon where she doesn't talk about the military. Instead, she addresses race and the police in the USA.
Disclaimer: All views expressed on this video and comments made verbally or written do not reflect the views of the Department of the Navy or Department of Defense and are that of my own or the people in the video.
