Yet another question about the Navy's basic training..?

Question

I just got a letter from my bf and he is saying that if he does not get his running time down to 12 minutes he has to stay an extra week? His mom is telling me that they don't do that but i have no idea. and He's Suppose to be graduating on aug 29th.

Do they really keep people longer if they don't pass the running part of the test? If so how much longer are they able to keep him?

Answer 1

He'll stay as long as it takes him to pass. It could be 2 weeks or a few months. I think after a few months and it still isn't happening they let him go permantly and saying he was unable to adapt to the military life style or something along those words.

I know he doesn't get the best time to work out on his own but the sprints and then walking really help to lower time if he can practice those more.  

Answer 2

You have to pass a PFT before you graduate... if you don't pass you get held back, that goes for every branch of the military, I saw it happen to people I went to boot camp with and my husband saw it with guys he went to boot camp with

Answer 3

In all basics, if you dont pass the "basics" you don't graduate! I was in the Corp and half way through it we picked up an individual that didn't apss a course so he stayed until he did, and that was 16 months before we picked him up!

Answer 4

There are times each gender has to qualify for in order to pass the PRT (Physical Readiness Test).  If they cannot pass the PRT, they can be held back until they pass it.

Check out this site...it gives the times a male should run the PRT within standards. It is according to age:

http://www.navy-prt.com/malestandard.htm...

Answer 5

Yes, put him through another part of basic.

Answer 6

yes you can get your time in bootcamp extended no one can graduate with out passing the PFT