Navy ends Fort McCoy stop before boot camp, cuts ROM for fully vaccinated recruits 3 hours ago Recruits dress off in formation on the USS Chicago recruit barracks grinder on April 11, 2020, at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. (MC1 Camilo Fernan/Navy) The Navy is nixing a 14-day restriction of movement (ROM) for fully vaccinated recruits ahead of boot camp at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. The service is also ending its use of Fort McCoy to isolate newly arriving recruits in western Wisconsin before shipping them to Great Lakes. Since August 2020, brand new recruits have spent two weeks in ROM at the Army Reserve base. Unvaccinated recruits will now complete that phase at RTC.
By: Meghann Myers “There’s so much misinformation on social media and the internet, it’s incredibly frustrating,” she added. “By volunteering, I hope to prove it all wrong.” The E-6 said she works as a recruiter and regularly interacts with the public, increasing her risk of catching the highly contagious coronavirus. “I feel very passionate about the vaccine because I grew up in a home full of asthmatics and I worry about my family every day,” she said. “I know what it’s like to see someone struggling to breathe.” She also got the shot to set a good example for her coworkers, but when her office was offered the vaccine, she said she was the only one who took it.