You have completed five-and-a-half weeks of intense training. You have scored well on three academic tests. You have passed personnel inspections in which your appearance, knowledge, and military bearing have been tested. Your compartment and gear have been judged as "ship-shape" during your bunk and locker inspections. You have passed the final Physical Fitness Assessment. You have demonstrated your ability to work as a team at firefighting and basic seamanship. Now at the end of the sixth week of training you will put your skills to the test. Completion of Battle Stations will earn you the respect of your peers. You will become a Sailor in the United States Navy. Your family will see you march at graduation. Your life is about to change, if you can just pass this final hurdle.

Battlestations

Throughout boot camp you will be given multiple instructions, tasks to complete, and numerous obstacles to overcome. Battle Stations is your final hurdle. It will test your physical fitness, knowledge of Naval history, commitment to the team and the ability to apply everything you have learned in boot camp. In order to complete Battle Stations and become a Sailor, you will have to demonstrate your understanding of our Navy Core Values: Honor, Courage and Commitment. Are you ready?

Capping Ceremony
"Who thought that four letters--N, A, V, and Y--could mean so much?"

The final event of Battle Stations is a motivating and emotional ceremony during which each new Sailor receives his or her Navy ball cap. This event marks the end of the recruit phase of training. By placing the ball cap on his or her head, each new Sailor tells the world that he or she deserves the right to be called a United States Sailor. With this privilege comes an increased responsibility to act according to our Core Values of Honor, Courage and Commitment and live up to the meaning of the word SHIPMATE.

Pass-In-Review

Recruit graduation is known as Pass-In-Review. It is a formal military ceremony which honors your hard work and dedication to a new way of life. It also ties together the future of the Navy with our long-held Naval traditions and customs. This is your opportunity to impress your family and friends with what you have accomplished in a mere seven weeks.

The ceremony starts promptly at 9 a.m. Your family will already be seated in the drill hall. You will march in with about 800 of your newest and closest friends to a sea of flashbulbs, applause and praise. There is no prouder moment in your life. You will be placed on liberty immediately following the ceremony for a chance to meet with your family and to explore the surrounding area.

Rules on Liberty

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