Orlando in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Day in the Life of a Recruit
Naval Training Center Orlando
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 20, 2021
1. Day in the Life of a Recruit Marker
Basic Training/Boot Camp
Training Included:
• Firefighting
• First Aid
• Marksmanship
• Ranks/Insignia
• Physical training
• Uniform regulations
• Confidence chamber (tear gas)
Service Week included assisting support work such as laundry, mess cooking (kitchen detail), and equipment issue.
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Firefighting Training was a team effort, and everyone learned basic firefighting skills.
In ‘basic’ every Sailor UDT qualify in weapons training.
Sailors were taught how to survive in the water.
Marching taught teamwork and discipline to each recruit.
During workweek, every recruit gets a chance to lend a hand, like helping out in the galley.
The Jetgun (Airgun) was used to provide vaccine shots to the recruits.
Marching taught teamwork and discipline to each recruit.
Physical Training or ‘PT’ is an essential part of basic training. We're PT'd indoors and outdoors every day.
Phoning was only allowed during certain
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Erected by City of Orlando.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military • Women.
Location. 28° 34.491′ N, 81° 20.269′ W. Marker is in Orlando, Florida, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from General Rees Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Lower Park Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker located within Blue Jacket Park and is placed on the site of the former Orlando Naval Training Center parade grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Lower Park Rd, Orlando FL 32814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Arrival at Recruit Training Command Orlando (here, next to this marker); Graduation (here, next to this marker); Honoring Women Sailors of the Navy’s First Co-Ed Boot Camp (here, next to this marker); A City Within A City (here, next to this marker); Military Site History (here, next to this marker); The Lone Sailor Memorial of Central Florida (here, next to this marker); Blue Jacket Recruit Bronze Statue Honoring Our Women Sailors (here, next to this marker); The Navy & Marine Corps in Orlando Today (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orlando.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 20, 2021
2. Day in the Life of a Recruit Marker
Also see . . . Naval Training Center Orlando. (Submitted on November 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
