U.S. Navy Bootcamp & Training School Study Tips:

For the female, minority enlisted:

1. Remember that you'll already be in the category of ranking in the top out of co-ed bootcamp (with Navy Seal candidates) already. Your group has already won the academic, and damage control/firefighting flags.

2. Also, you're in the category of being more academically successful (at least top two) in a co-ed, technical training/"A" school, even with Navy Seal candidates and nuclear radiomen.

3. Don't be impressed with the enlisted who fraternize with officers. The way to succeed is to stay after class, at every possible "enrichment," and admit to your instructors/professors if you don't understand the course work. They truthfully enjoy teaching.

4. Studying for two hours per day, every day, along with an extra hour after class of enrichment is important. This may involve:

-Flashcards with illustrated mnemonic devices

-Re-writing/typing up your notes on a daily basis

-Color-coded highlighter markers

-Starting your own small study groups

-Attending others' study groups

-Studying when you'd rather be preparing for the PRT, sleeping, or writing letters home, or polishing your shoes for inspection

***Try to run uphill/upstairs, do your push ups and situps with ankle and wrist weights, to cut back the time spent preparing for the PRT. Traveling to chow can even include running with wrist/ankle weights in heavy backpacking boots.

***Switch to just phone calls, not letter writing home.

5. If possible, travel with a military inspection kit, that includes:

-A mini-lint brush

-A comb

-A mini-nail clipper for nails and those threads hanging from any button holes

-Portable wet wipes, that can remove shoe polish stains

-Portable Shout stain-remover wipes

-An extra (wrinkle-resistant) uniform, pre-washed, ironed, lint-brushed, completely plastic-encased, and inspection-ready (kept in your lockers and vehicle) for those days when drivers may hit a mud puddle, as you're straggling/marching to chow

-A mini-shoe shine kit completely encased in two Ziploc bags (this should only be used near a sink, with good hand soap and running water, as it can stain your hands, or even your face for inspection). Get the quickest drying shoe shine kit.