Originally Posted by HELPMe

there is no such thing as a 17 day basic..thats what the sea cadets do.


Even for naval reserve you have to go through the standard bootcamp..i am pretty sure its the same for all the reserve branches.

MAA's are an open rate. I had a friend who made e-5 within a year and ahalf. He is now almost e7 with only 4 years in.

He was stationed in japan where over there you did more law enforcement type of work. From patrol to bar fights etc.

He is now at a base in NJ and does nothing but stand the gate while the DOD guys patrol the interior of the base. Its the same at NAS Oceana and Norolk.

Originally Posted by USNMA

MA's and HM's do 8 weeks of boot camp with everyone else, I believe 1 other rate also does 8 weeks, all other reservists do 17 days. MA is not an open rate unless you are a reservist. Reservists MA's are 100% advancement, Active duty MA's are less than 20% I have buddies at both NAS Oceana and NS Norfolk they do patrol but the they generally ride with a DOD cop, they rotate from gate to patrol and what not.

Originally Posted by HELPMe

Even for naval reserve you have to go through the standard bootcamp..i am pretty sure its the same for all the reserve branches.

Originally Posted by JoninNH

HELPMe you are Wrong.

Army Reserve, Army Guard, Air Force Guard, Air Force Reserve and the Marine Reserve all do full-time basic training same as the active duty folk.

Navy:

Q: If I’m not a military veteran, what type of basic training should I expect?
A: You will attend the Navy Reserve Accession Course at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. Transforming you from a civilian to a sailor, this 17-consecutive-day course will bring out the very best in you, both mentally and physically. Those qualifying for Officer positions will attend the two-week Direct Commission Officer’s School in Pensacola, Florida.
Recent high school graduates who are entering the Navy Reserve as Hospital Corpsmen, Masters-at-Arms (law enforcement) or Seabees (Construction Battalion) must complete the standard eight-week Navy Recruit Training program.

Coast Guard:

Coast Guard’s Reserve Enlisted Basic Indoctrination (REBI) course in Cape May, New Jersey. This course provides U. S. Coast Guard Reserve petty officers with initial basic indoctrination to the Coast Guard and to military service. The level of instruction is geared for reservists with no prior military experience, prior service with other branches, or prior service with the Coast Guard with more than four years break in service. These petty officers will serve on the basis of their civilian professions, prior military experience or a combination of both. The focus is to build highly motivated and basically trained “Team Coast Guard” members who will be ready to assume the duties and responsibilities of their pay grade. This course is an eleven day course with particular emphasis on: Customs and Courtesies, Military Drill, Military Justice, Roles and Missions of the Coast Guard, Coast Guard History, Coast Guard Regulations and Policies, First Aid/CPR, Survival Swimming, Leadership/Follower ship, Reserve Programs, Emergency Drills, Incident Command System, Basic Seamanship and Small Arms Training.