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Cool ways to get back at your kid while in BC
Send them a letter packed with Marine Corp Stickers
Draw a picture of your kid's RDC and post it on the RTC Facebook site. Be sure to include clues that will help the RDC to figure out which recruit's parent it is.
Write letter to your kid's RDC explaining that it's your kids birthday (even if it isn't)
Write a letter to your kid's RDC explaining that he is ruining your kid's table manners.
Send them a roll of soft toilet paper. The size of the package will mean that he has to open it front of the RDC. Include a note that explains how the Navy toilet paper is giving your kid a rash.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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I found this on Captain Fatso's page.
About me:
- Six year Navy Vet from the 1980's. Now I've got a kiddo attempting to make it through boot camp. After perusing this site, I've discovered that things have change very little.
Hahahaha. I'll bet your SR's going away party was full of laughs. Hey, everyone, we can't wait for CF's SR's response when CF does any of the above. LOL.
So, how do you feel about you son/daughter following in your foot steps?
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Permalink Reply by CaptainFatso on
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Poor kid grew up in a family of Navy vets representing everything from Annapolis grads, retired Master Chiefs and tin can sailors like me. Her holidays involved hearing the same sea stories over and over. Alas, she wasn't entirely bored to tears. Good sea stories are never told the same way twice.
How do I feel? I miss my kid like everyone else and I'm bit nervous on her behalf. The basic training process and subsequent schooling was fraught with disqualifying land mines in my day. These days, the state of the job market and increased federal nanny mindset seems to have made the journey to the fleet more challenging.
Based on what little I've read, it seems we could be casting lots of capable kids aside. In any other era, they may have made it. Heck, Vietnam era draftees would've probably fallen over themselves for the disqualifying factors we use today.
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Hmmm... you too hail from the land of the fruits and nuts although my North Ca/San Fran area is a little more fruitier and nuttier than your suburban SoCal. This will be an interesting ride for you to be sure. BTW, I am sure members of your family are members of the Marines Memorial Club in San Fran - if you are not, you should consider joining - the hotel there is wonderful and in a terrific part of town. My husband and I are not military. His brother and nephew were both Army (West Point & Special Forces). So this Navy experience has been an eye opener. My lieutenant is about to complete his 5 year commitment in less than 2 months. Let me welcome you to Navy For Moms (not just for Moms). I trust that your "inside" insights will help many adjust to being a military family. If you haven't, you should also touch base with Craig - he has a Navy son and soon a daughter in the service as well.
Regards, BQB
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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LOVE it!
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