Inprocessing (P-Days)

P-days is at least 5 working days long. It can be longer if there is not enough recruits to form a division. (P-Hold) If your on P-hold you will be waiting for more people to come in so you have a full division. P-Hold is extra training time. One you have a full division you will start P-days.

P-1( First day of Processing)

Once your RDC's receive the division they will start to get you ready for the day. First thing you will do is shave (for males). After that you will receive a green guard belt with a canteen. You will be instructed on the proper wear of your guard belt and the importance of proper hydration. You will be required to drink 8 to 12 canteens of water a day. 

You will then be taken to the galley (where you eat).

After breakfast you will get your haircut. Females should get there haircut before they get there, the barbers don't take there time.

You will then go to Moment of Truth. 

After that it's back to the galley for lunch. 

You will then go to fill out paperwork and get your picture taken for your ID. 

The rest of the night will consist of training with your RDC's.

P-2

This is an early morning. You wake up at 4 am.

The first thing you will do is go to medical (Red Rover) to get your blood drawn. While you are there you will have a bag breakfast.

Then you will go to uniform issue. Here you will receive your NWU's (Navy Working Uniform).

After that is complete you will go to lunch in the galley.

Then you will take the DEP test, send a letter home with your address and get a religious brief.

The rest of the night is training time and dinner.

P-3

Today is all about FFD (Fit For Full Duty). This means you are medically cleared to train. This also means you can ITE(Intensive Training Exercises).

You will get up in the morning, go to breakfast and then go back to Red Rover. Here you will go through medical and dental screening. You will eat a bag lunch there. This will be done at around 3pm. You will then go to a brief for MGIB (Montgomery GI Bill) and be able to sign up for a bank account if you don't have one. Then its dinner and training time.

P-4

This is another early morning. You will go back to Red Rover for vaccine shots and more dental screening. After lunch you will clean the barracks your staying in and get ready to move to your no ship (barracks). This is about a 2 mile walk with a seabag on your back. When you get there you will get situated and eat dinner.

P-5

Today is the last day of in processing. You will have to go to a class about UCMJ (Uniformed Code of Military Justice). If you have a job that requires a special physical you will go to medical to start that. If you have a low verbal comprehension score on your ASVAB you will screen for F.A.S.T. This is a program to help you understand english, it is a very helpful program. The rest of the day is getting everything done before you start training.

Tomorrow starts your actual boot camp.