Navy OCS Chow Hall

[MidWestEwo]

Yes, and that is frowned upon. Which is WHY I am saying don't try to push to get yourself into a group where you'll be struggling. It's better to be comfortable or working decently hard in the slow group, and then join the Medium group when you feel you're capable, then to be all moto, push for the medium group, struggle to keep up on every run (getting that unwanted attention) and then fall out and have to join the slow group. THAT will be bad.

By no means am I saying game the system. I am just saying don't motivate yourself into a bad situation. Go with the group you SHOULD be with, and don't try to show initiative beyond your capability and end up screwing yourself.

I figured the DIs would reward initiative like that. Good advice though. I have never played sports, nor have I been a runner, but I have been working pretty hard to put myself at an Excellent/low rating so far. I want to max that PRT by the end of OCS.

 

[MidWestEwo]

Make sure you get my DI ***** the Destroyer. In his class there is no exception, if you are out of shape, he will roll you, not intentionally, but after some of the worse beatdowns and most physical PT standards in the regiment.

1. No slow group, if you are slow you will just fall behind everyday, he will take your "kill card" and you will get it from his office after PT (a beatdown basically).

2. We had to do 105 push ups and sit ups every day before lights out, record it with the PT body, and have it on his desk every morning. And he checks the cameras to see who is blowing him off.

3. Prepare to be the last class to leave the PT field well after week one.

4. A fast sip of water during hydration at PT vs. actually getting to finish the canteen in all the other classes.

5. He skips cool down stretches when he is pissed at us.

6. Around the clock beatdowns that make the other classes stare is awe.

7. Look up Rhabdomyolysis in your spare time.

All just to name a few.

I will say this, I was never so ripped in my life.

Can we request the Destroyer? Just kidding..that sound like pure hell.

 

[BACONATOR]

I figured the DIs would reward initiative like that. Good advice though. I have never played sports, nor have I been a runner, but I have been working pretty hard to put myself at an Excellent/low rating so far. I want to max that PRT by the end of OCS.

Consider the little evolutions during OCS as microcosms for the real Navy. Perception is reality and just like any other performance evaluations, you must give the perception of achievement and progress.

If you're in shape and go from the slow group to medium or medium to fast, that looks GOOD and the DIs will be pleased (although never show it).

If you're in shape, but struggle in the fast or medium groups and fall out and/or go back to the medium or slow groups, that looks BAD and will draw negative attention.

It doesn't matter how hard you work or how good you are. If people think you suck or are a shitbag, then you ARE in their minds.

 

[BackOrdered]

Can we request the Destroyer? Just kidding..that sound like pure hell.

Honesty, I liked his methods vs. the other DIs. He almost never singled anyone out unless you did something epically dumb "Quote: You don't want me to individually RPT you. I'd ****ing kill you." That and so long as you could stand his PT standards, you were set.

 

[picklesuit]

Rhabdo sucks...I had that and some wierd ass edema after week 3...

Nothing like pissing maple-syrup and having arms that looked like sausuges...luckily I dodged any medical scrutiny...

 

[BackOrdered]

Rhabdo sucks...I had that and some wierd ass cellulitis after week 3...

Nothing like pissing maple-syrup and having arms that looked like sausuges...luckily I dodged any medical scrutiny...

Crap, that sucks, I only saw people with it but never got it. How long were you down?

 

[picklesuit]

Crap, that sucks, I only saw people with it but never got it. How long were you down?

Not down...read my last 6 words...

 

[BackOrdered]

Not down...read my last 6 words...

I said that because my understanding was you get pulled out of training when you get it. So you stayed in the same class with Rhabdo? Iron man!

 

[BACONATOR]

Rhabdo sucks...I had that and some wierd ass cellulitis after week 3...

Nothing like pissing maple-syrup and having arms that looked like sausuges...luckily I dodged any medical scrutiny...

You're lucky, although my understanding was if you had Rhabdo, you could barely move out of bed, much less continue, unnoticed, with your class.

Either way, good on ya. You were a leper in H if you got Rhabdo, and were "cherry-taped".

'Get the FUCK away from my class H! I don't want any of them catching your RHHAAAAAABDOMYOLYSIS!"

 

[Godspeed]

Unfortunately, chow hall is the most obvious thing that OCS lost in the move between Pensacola and Newport.

Chow hall in PCola was hell. Between the DI's knocking plates over, swatting glasses, barfing and screaming going on, I found it at times to be more stressful than other parts, like the morning PT. I remember eating chow absolutely soaked (from the hose outside), mud on the side of my face, dirt in my ears, and millions of those little knats plastered all over me (with at least a few in my nose and eyes).

In Pcola, like Otto said, sitting down was something we had to earn (probably around week 5-7). Needless to say, most times you'd exit the chow hall more fucked up than when you walked in; covered in mud, water, gatorade and whatever was to eat.

At Newport, nearly all was lost in translation... It is a clean and orderly place that you 'rest up'. Voices are kept down for the most part, everyone is squeaky clean walking in and out. Low stress environment in comparison...

 

[picklesuit]

You're lucky, although my understanding was if you had Rhabdo, you could barely move out of bed, much less continue, unnoticed, with your class.

Either way, good on ya. You were a leper in H if you got Rhabdo, and were "cherry-taped".

'Get the FUCK away from my class H! I don't want any of them catching your RHHAAAAAABDOMYOLYSIS!"

I had plenty of "attention" I could squeeze out all of 4 pushups on day 6 and didn't start pushing back up until day 15 or 16...lots of fun. I only really tied up (rhabdo) in my abdominals and shoulders. My classmates were good help, actually pulling my poopy-suit off my shoulders for me, getting me on PT watch, and keeping their trap shut when I squeezed a few tears in the head (pissing maple-syrup HURTS!) Lots of H2O and 1000 mg of vitamin M 3x/day helped too.

Pickle

 

[skim]

I pissed blood once the first week. That was a bit of an eye opener. I could also do tons of ab exercises and still got a bad ab strain. Just prepare for suck.

 

[Renegade One]

Etiquitte at Newport is an NKO course.

Take the spelling course instead...

 

[BackOrdered]

I had plenty of "attention" I could squeeze out all of 4 pushups on day 6 and didn't start pushing back up until day 15 or 16...lots of fun. I only really tied up (rhabdo) in my abdominals and shoulders. My classmates were good help, actually pulling my poopy-suit off my shoulders for me, getting me on PT watch, and keeping their trap shut when I squeezed a few tears in the head (pissing maple-syrup HURTS!) Lots of H2O and 1000 mg of vitamin M 3x/day helped too.

Pickle

You realize that's freaking epic or are your feats of endurance just a day in the life?

At Newport, nearly all was lost in translation... It is a clean and orderly place that you 'rest up'. Voices are kept down for the most part, everyone is squeaky clean walking in and out. Low stress environment in comparison...

I'd hardly say it was stress free. The yelling and mind games are still a part of Newport Chow hall, being section leader still sucks, screwing up still means "playing later", and I can think of plenty of times we went to chow jacked up and dirty.

 

[picklesuit]

You realize that's freaking epic or are your feats of endurance just a day in the life?

I was just a big pussy...if I had shown up in shape and hydrated well I wouldn't have put myself in that situation...mostly my classmates covered for me.