I was never in the Navy but this shocked me...

I'd need to be an American to even begin to write what I think about having seen this.

So I hope you'll forgive me by letting it rest right there.

Stepping back in time to RTC Orlando, FL (1977)..my Company Commander (as they were known then) was a PO1 recovering from a health condition. Couldn't be out in the Fleet in the state he was in. He was using the assignment to recover and get back to speed. I'd venture a guess many are likewise in this video, given a chance to contribute and work out the issue instead of Big Blue Machine flushing 12-15 years of service down the scupper.

TWENTY MINUTES to 'run' 1.5 miles!

I currently WALK 4.5 miles per day in just over an hour, which is essentially the exact same 13:30 per mile pace, sustained for ONE HOUR...Except I'm probably three times their age! I'd run it I could (my knees won't allow it), and I'd certainly do it A LOT faster than that!

DEI - Diminished Exercise Intensity!

I think I can walk 1.5 miles in 20 minutes at age 65.

This horse shit was not tolerated back in the 1959/1960.The D I's worked the shit out of us .
The whole company was tough, trim, and proud.

And from the civilian .gov world: My last pre-retirement Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) in 2022 had 17:46 as the 25th Percentile for the 1.5 mile. That's based on age (50-55) and gender (male).

Translated: "Wanna keep your job, 50-year-old, physically beat-up non-military guy who's on the tail end of his career? 1.5 mile in 17:46. Ready? Go."

Yep. 16:55 for 1.5 miles at my last job. I could do that in a fast walk/slow jog.

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I think I can walk 1.5 miles in 20 minutes at age 65.

I'm 71 and walk my dogs at almost that speed, including servicing their outdoor needs.

I wonder if being able to swim is part of the test? Probably not.

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I wonder if being able to swim is part of the test? Probably not.

In the Navy? Why would they need to do that?

Back in '65 Navy boot we had some swim tests. You had to pass in order to graduate out of boot. Well we had this young guy who just happened to be black but could never seem to pass.

So, he and a nice young guy made a deal to have him go to the evening swim class to take the test for him. Problem was that the impostor happened to be white and was about the best swimmer in our recruit company. Surprise, surprise! They were caught! Both were sent to the punishment company and then returned to week 1 of boot to start over.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:

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I think I can walk 1.5 miles in 20 minutes at age 65.

I'm 71 and walk my dogs at almost that speed, including servicing their outdoor needs.

I wonder if being able to swim is part of the test? Probably not.

I must raise my hand; back then I was one of those guys who couldn't swim. Something about growing up on the edge of a swamp full of cottonmouths, gators and snapping turtles...Anyways I couldn't swim, but on my second try I was floating for a long, long time. Instructor asked how long I had been there, I forgot about you; SWIM! I said "Aye, aye, sir!" and went to the bottom of the pool. He got me back up, told me I couldn't swim but could float like hell. "Pass! Get out of my pool."

When I was in HS in the late 80's we had 10 min to run 1.5 miles

Breathing exercises to control stress is a pretty normal athletic technique.

I assume the fat kids are maybe recovering from pregnancy/some other issue.

These aren't recruits, this is training or, trails for being an instructor? Did these people getting volun-told to attend or, did they sign-up for this, as you'd think you'd want to be fit, not just visually but, physically squared-away and look the part you expect your recruits to be.

Not sure what the blue cord is for, I know red cord is for instructor...

I hope those people never have to fight. They ain't gonna make it. 6 years USAF/ANG, 6 years USN/USNR. The lowering of standards is disgusting. At least the Russians have even lower standards.

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Originally posted by yanici:
Back in '65 Navy boot we had some swim tests. You had to pass in order to graduate out of boot. Well we had this young guy who just happened to be black but could never seem to pass.

So, he and a nice young guy made a deal to have him go to the evening swim class to take the test for him. Problem was that the impostor happened to be white and was about the best swimmer in our recruit company. Surprise, surprise! They were caught! Both were sent to the punishment company and then returned to week 1 of boot to start over.

Now you are going to tell us they both ended up as admirals, right?

Orlando boot camp in '78. Some of the people in that video were too overweight to enlist back then. We had an 8 minute mile, outside in the Fl heat in boots, pants and shirt. Stress and anxiety weren't words that were commonly used back then in general and surely not in boot camp.

In June of 1974, I found myself in USAF Basic Training. Vietnam was still in progress but in its final days. Accommodations were deluxe in a WWII era wooden barracks that helped contain the Texas summer heat. Stress and anxiety were in the form of a red faced man who often yelled in my face while bumping my face with his campaign hat. This man would often say to me "your shit is weak, very weak"! I began to believe that it was weak. After about 2 weeks of my shit being weak, my fellow barracks rats and I were trying desperately to escape our predicament. One morning after breakfast, the red faced man gathered us together and told us very solemnly that the USAF had a policy that prohibited anyone being homosexual. He then said that anyone who was queer could admit the fact to him and he would begin a discharge process. He then went into his office to await anyone ready for discharge. Several of my fellow sufferers decided to admit to homosexuality in order to get gone from Basic Training and USAF. One brave soul then entered the DIs office and said "Drill Sergeant, I am a homosexual". The DI then responded in a voice loud enough for all to hear "PROVE IT! SUCK MY DICK"!
That is how you do stress and anxiety! I am glad the USN wants to reduce it!

In '98 I was sent to Great Lakes to be an RDC under involuntary orders. When I told the detailed that I was going to fail screening he said "no worries, I'll just write you a waiver. It worked out since the other group that got involuntary orders all went to recruiting.

The people wearing the blue aiguillette on their left shoulder are in the RDC training pipeline. They are authorized to interact with recruits in a training environment under the supervision of a RDC but cannot actually do much or be alone with recruits.
The people with the red ones are qualified RDCs. Officers do not qualify as RDCs and are not allowed to physically discipline recruits (I.e. push ups and such.) I’ve had non-red ropes stop me and ask me to deal with a problem recruit.