How Future Navy Officers Survive “First Tuesday” At OCS | Boot Camp
On their first day of training, all aspiring officers in US Navy Officer Candidate School must endure a punishing gauntlet known as “First Tuesday,” an intense event that tests them mentally and physically in the span of just under two hours.
Business Insider’s chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan went inside “First Tuesday” at Navy OCS in Newport, Rhode Island as 126 candidates began their journey toward earning their commissions as Naval officers. Led by a US Marine Corps drill instructor, the event sets the tone for the 13-week training course, potentially weeding out anyone having second thoughts.
Watch our complete collection of Boot Camp videos: https://www.youtube.com/show/VLPLmur3Z0Afau6wCmwuKfYzjL2r4HgkRHqK?sbp=QAE%3D
00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Haircuts
01:32 – Meet Your Drill Instructor
02:19 – Nervous Candidates
03:23 – First Tuesday Begins
03:48 – Drill Instructor Speech
04:47 – Workout Starts
05:47 – Struggling Candidates
07:08 – Cooldown
08:15 – Outdoor Run
08:35 – The Sand Pit
10:10 – The Big Mistake
10:42 – Return to the Pit
11:01 – Quitting Policy
11:42 – The Why
12:30 – Leaving the Pit
13:00 – Epilogue
13:13 – Credits
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