Leaving for boot camp January 3rd, 2013.

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Permalink Reply by taylormom010313 on October 30, 2012 at 5:59pm

My son leaves also. Are you on FB. Where does he leave from?

Permalink Reply by Mom to A.J. on October 30, 2012 at 10:13pm

We live in Washington state. I am on Facebook. How old is your son? What job is he aiming for? Are we allowed to Facebook? This is my first NM day. ;).

Permalink Reply by classicplbghtg on November 4, 2012 at 8:58am

My son leaves January 4th from New York

Permalink Reply by Mom to A.J. on November 4, 2012 at 4:29pm

Will he be part of the same group? Only a day difference...what's his job?

Permalink Reply by classicplbghtg on December 19, 2012 at 6:49pm

my son is going for ic interior communications on jan 4th he will go to great lakes

Permalink Reply by taylormom010313 on November 4, 2012 at 12:13pm

What is your sons job? My son is Corpsman.

Permalink Reply by Mom to A.J. on November 4, 2012 at 4:30pm

Are you "cruising" yet? Enjoy Taylor!!

Permalink Reply by taylormom010313 on November 4, 2012 at 4:50pm

We are on the ship. We leave around 4. Thanks. Take care. Talk when we get back.

Permalink Reply by Scouter Mom on November 21, 2012 at 11:10am

Hi All! My son Aurie, leaves for BC 1/29. His rating (job) will be ATF IT....computer geek! We have recently gone thru the ups and downs of BC to A school with his girlfriend and her family! So, lots of tips, do's and don'ts  I really liked the "team" note earlier this month on the" NAVY MEPS&DEP Families" page. Not something I've/he's heard about.

"Comment by Arwen on November 14, 2012 at 1:49am

Tell all your sailors now - the secret to making the RDCs happy and to get promotions in bootcamp isn't to do it all perfectly - it's to do it very well, then turn to help your struggling rack-mate or nearby neighbor get it right, too (unless they are told not to).

If their rackmate is slow - as soon as the faster rackmate is done, s/he should turn to help (without completely doing it for them).

Generally the recruits who do a task perfectly, then stand there, proud of their their prowess while their rackmate repeatedly fails - is given poor performance marks, and is selected for nothing good.

Similarly, the overly proud but struggling recruit who refuses help is also given poor marks.

If there is a recruit who is continually screwing up (not bad enough to get kicked out - just enough to keep the division from getting awards, etc), and the division keeps getting punished for his/her problems, the punishment will stop *only when someone, or multiple someones, begin to help that recruit.* If the division's members socially isolate that recruit and fail to assist him/her in improving, they will keep getting punished, and they will not be told why!

The test isn't about how good the individual's skills are - that will come in A-school. In bootcamp, the test is about whether you can work as a TEAM.

Which is also the answer to the final exam.

Permalink Reply by classicplbghtg on December 2, 2012 at 8:34pm

my son leaves Jan 4th (Great Lakes) but may leave following week because its new years week and they close so recruiter says

 

Permalink Reply by CTMom on December 18, 2012 at 11:36pm

My son arrives at Great Lakes on January 3rd. He's our oldest child and I'm going to miss him so much, but I couldn't be more proud. 

Permalink Reply by taylormom010313 on December 19, 2012 at 1:41am

My son also goes to Great Lakes on Jan 3. Where does he leave from? It is getting really close.

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