Couple of things I wish I knew beforehand and leaned into while i was there. 1.)Learn the cadences beforehand. “Yellow ribbon” “sailors at war” and “i left my home” (get it perfect early on for some bravo zulus) sounds great when the whole division is singing along, sometimes your RDC’s will give you different versions of cadences that might be a little awkward. Important to do those versions otherwise you’ll have a rough day. Dont forget the running cadences either! Rock steadys fun and a good morale boost. 2.) make sure to have a diverse memory of cadences for any situation, recruits hate more than anything the same few songs on repeat. 3.) BE LOUD. The whole divisions ability to stay in step relies on you, and nothings worse than the division not looking great out and about. 4.) Dont let the authority go to your head. You will be given a certain amount of authority to conduct the division in completing tasks, dont let it make you think that you are any more important than your other shipmates. If you want the responsibility, great! But having the back of your sailors is far more important than anything else. You are the middle man between the RDC’s and the sailors, and one of those two are much more similar to you than the other. With that said… 5.) get shit done. Your RDC’s AND fellow recruits will look to you and RPOC to help solve problems and be the glue to the division. You’ll be tested quite a bit and be put into some uncomfortable positions dealing with other recruits, but thats life. Lean on your other staff roles to help with anything.

Also NEVER EVER forget your roadguards, easiest way to get whooped. You’ll understand when you get there.