Boot Camp

[sms9296]

HI EVERYONE:

This is my first post here ... hope I'm doing this right ...

My son left home on 9/9/2014 and is currently in Div 353, Ship 14.  He's due to graduate on 11/7/2014. 

Does anyone know, what percentage of SR's graduate on their expected date?

(I posted this earlier, but I think I posted in the wrong place.)

[CryptoDad]

I've seen numbers from 2006 showing 14% of Navy Recruits being sent home. And 5% to 10% not graduating with their original division.

With today's stricter enlistment standards, I would suspect those numbers to have come down. Seems a little high.

[BunkerQB]

We got to know the Commander in charge of recruiting for the Northern CA -San Francisco district fairly well. He said 10% was not unusual. I was miffed that he did not pushed information about Navy For Moms to the families. He explained further. He disclosed something that I had not considered. He said often the young recruits are actually trying to separate themselves from the families. They don't want the families involved, making the decision a "family decision" - often, it's the first decision he/she have ever made on his/her own. The emotional havoc & stress that comes along with joining the service, leaving for boot camp, surviving bootcamp is enough without dealing with an emotional mom, sister, dad, brother, wife/husband or girl friend/boy friend. If the recruit asks for information for the families, the recruiters will tell them about Navy For Moms. The recruiters take their cue from the recruits.  Of course, I countered with, "but these kids need us!"  He himself was very impressed by the job the volunteers had done on Navy For Moms.