Letters from Boot Camp A Memoir of Navy Basic Training eBook Donna Galanti
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Letters from Boot Camp captures the tale of one young woman's Navy boot camp adventure from the initial shock of lack of privacy, freedom and sleep to constant verbal abuse combined with endless inspections. Seaman Recruit Beckley details her experiences in letters sent home from the beginning with "Today was the longest day of my life and the two months here will never be over!" to eventually enjoying the challenge of recruit training. Each week of boot camp we follow her through tortuous punishments, losing recruit-mates, surviving Hell Week, and poisonous spiders. This 1980s narrative connects two generations of sailors weaving in advice from her "salt of the sea" Dad who supports her and reminds her to, "Hang in there. Head up. Chest out. Back straight. And keep those shoes polished." This detailed, factual account provides a real-as-it-gets daily view of boot camp life spattered with emotion and humor. Included are tips on preparing for and surviving Navy boot camp, Navy terminology, and post-boot camp life. This Navy boot camp memoir written from a woman's perspective in the 1980s is a must-have for any parent or friend to give their loved one who is enlisting in the U.S. Navy.
Letters from Boot Camp A Memoir of Navy Basic Training eBook Donna Galanti
Donna:Thank you from a 65 year old Wave. Although a lot of what you mentioned going through in boot camp came after I left the Navy. One big difference between my time and yours is that when I became pregnant on my honeymoon I was told Goodbye. The next day they changed the rules but I had already been discharged. Thanks for a lot of great memories.
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Letters from Boot Camp A Memoir of Navy Basic Training eBook Donna Galanti Reviews
As an Air Force Veteran I found this amusing. For one...it always feels like hell when you're in boot camp. When you look back on it...suddenly it was the greatest experience of your life. Also, for those buying this for potential recruits...training instructors have guidelines due to suicide attempts and depression. They no longer can yell at you 2 inches from your face, curse at you or call you things such as maggots. In the AF they can't even curse but will make a deal with you...you don't tell on them, they don't tell on you. The Air Force always seems to be the easiest choice since it lasts 6 weeks and you have more liberties.
I thought this was a great read. I loved the back & forth with the "old salt".
This was an informative and raw account of Navy Boot Camp. I recommend it for anyone considering joing the military. An entertaining and insightful read! A Lockwood.
This book certainly gives a recruits view of boot camp and that of their family as they go through it, but there's a couple of problems with this one It is a compilation of letters between a recruit at boot camp and her parents. The letters are each short and do tell a story, but it consistently feels like there is a lot missing in the experience; like so much was just left out. There is no commentary on the letters to expound on what it was like or to explain more about what happened outside of the letters, which is unfortunate because it seems more insight could compliment the book so well. The other problem is the timing of the book it may have been published in 2007, but the letters themselves and the boot experience dates back to the 1980's in a boot camp in Florida. To be honest a LOT has changed since then. RTC Orlando where this book is set has closed down. So has RTC San Diego; the only boot camp for the Navy now is in Great Lakes, Illinois which makes for a completely different setting. Also additions and subtractions from boot camp has changed a lot; there isn't a service week anymore, but there is now a final test (like the marine corps 'Crucible') called Battle Stations that acts as a capstone of Navy boot camp training. It is a good reflection of what it was like then, but it does not answer many questions; and raises many many more that are completely unanswered. It is a memoir that is great to see what it was like then, but not if you are seeking to learn more about whats going on now.
Not a current depiction of what boot camp is like. I am sure this is what the author remembered. Was a little disappointed.
A real eye opener, for every military parent, or someone cotemplaiting, going into the military..
I ordered this book in hopes of easing my mind about basic training, which it didn't do. It's a short book and was not what I expected, for me it was a waste of money and overall it's just not really anything worth reading.
Donna
Thank you from a 65 year old Wave. Although a lot of what you mentioned going through in boot camp came after I left the Navy. One big difference between my time and yours is that when I became pregnant on my honeymoon I was told Goodbye. The next day they changed the rules but I had already been discharged. Thanks for a lot of great memories.
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