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Verbal abuse by RDC's
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Permalink Reply by Recruit Man - Ronny on
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I am former Navy and I can tell you that verbal abuse is nothing new.. I don't think it really gets out of hand, but they do pretty much tear you down before they can build you back up. I will say, that when I was there, I thought it was the worst place on earth... but it gets better and looking back, it was the best thing ever..... Don't take it personally and unless your SR is absolutely and positively complaining about it.... They all think they have the worst RDC's EVER and it is probably not as bad as they make it sound....just a thought.
My son is there now, and he said that if you screw up, they let you know it. But he also said that it isn't as bad as it seems. I hope all is well with your SR.....
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Permalink Reply by phoebe stg2 on
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Oh Yes... It is so the boot camp life. They have to kick the little boy out so the man can appear. So don't worry! And it happens to everyone of the SR's. Don't take it personal. When your SR calls praise him and encourage him. And join every n4m group you can. This site is a big help...
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Permalink Reply by salpetty on
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I guarantee you, when your SR graduates from bootcamp, he'll be talking about the awesome experience it was. The RDC's have to sort of play a roll. I am former Navy as well and we had a couple RDC's that were tough and used profanity, and it seemed that we couldn't do anything right and all they did was yell at us. It's just part of the whole experience. My daughter was just there last year and she said a certain RDC would call the whole division A$$ holes. She realized it's just part of the game and shrugged it off. It's definitely not personal. Who knows, by the end of bootcamp, the RDC dishing out the "abuse" may end up being your SR's favorite.
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Permalink Reply by Doreen(07/272) on
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My son loved boot camp, and his RDCs. He also Said if they stepped out of line, they knew it...even after BS21, when the RDCs kinda relaxed, my son mistook her goofing off with them as they were on the same level, and she quickly put him in place. His brothers love that story-"sr Adams, when does the sun set?" And our son says "when the sun goes down"...he had to do push UPS.
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Permalink Reply by TorisMom on
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My SR graduates next Friday. She said they cuss at them a lot and "act crazy" . But even my timid little girl knew it was just part of the breaking down process, they build them up after that, way up. But the recruits have to learn who's boss there at b.c. My grandpa spent 38 years in the navy and is now 76, when I mentioned the things the RDC's say to him as well as to other vets they said" Yep, yep, that's what they do, been doing it since before I was in boot camp" They must know what they're doing, they have been building strong,capable Sailors for years. We're just not used to people talking to our "babies" that way. My SR is in one of the toughest divisions, some kids called her RDC's "scary crazy" but they have won most of the flags, been sponsored, and her most recent letter she was still positive, upbeat and is having a blast.Try not to look at it as "verbal abuse", but as "re-conditioning" they are transforming them from civilians to Navy representatives and if they were they're buddy, or too soft, the kids wouldn't take them seriously.
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Permalink Reply by veteranmom on
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I must have gotten lucky, I don't remember any cussing at all, and the "verbal abuse" was limited to specific srew ups, not just yelling about specific recruits....If we did well, there was no yelling.....In fact, after the first 3 weeks, there was very little yelling until the week before PIR because we couldn't get our act together with marching......Regardless, your kid will not be permanently scarred!
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