Getting Started in Training for Boot Camp

Series Summary

Boot Camp originally refers to military recruit training, the initial indoctrination and instruction given to new military personnel. It specifically refers to United States Marine Corps Recruit Training. Boot camp is broken down structurally by regiment, battalion, company and platoon. However, similar training regimens exist for other branches of the armed forces.

In this free video series, our expert will show you how to physically prepare for boot camp and let you know what to expect. From pre-training to preparing a schedule, stretching to sit-ups, and running to row exercises, you'll be shown a number of essential exercises to make your understanding and preparation for boot camp a smoother experience.

Video Transcript

"CHRISTOPHER HOWELL: Hi. I'm Chris from Expert Village, and today I'm going to cover how to prep yourself for going into military, training-wise. So you're going into the military; you need to determine if you're in shape. Well, you can either prepare yourself to determine if you're in shape. But there are some people who don't have as much as confidence, and they don't know if they're going to be in enough shape or have enough time to actually get in shape to be able to pass the basics of military training. Or you can do what I did and do like AIT/National Guard type of training situation in which they will actually train you and get you in shape if you're going into the military. So it's like a pre-training to, like, before you start training. Now, if you do decide to do some type of AIT or National Guard and do the pre-training, they'll usually teach you the kind of minimum. They'll kinda get you into shape before you have to go into the military and get in shape, because they don't want to discourage you or anything. They want to help you build yourself up. They don't want you to kinda be like, "You know this is too hard for me to do. I really don't want to do this." But they want to kinda start off slow and get you to the bare minimum to where you're physically fit enough. This is Chris with Expert Village and we just covered pre-training for the military."