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HOW ARE BC DAYS CALCULATED?
My son left for BC on 9-25-12. I wanted to know how the days are calculated when it comes to BC. Does the 1st day he arrive count or is it the first full day he's in Great Lakes? Are Saturdays counted as a day? I was just trying to follow the sequence of his training. He's only been gone for 3 whole days and I sure do miss him. Oh by the way if anyone is out there with a child who left on 9-25-12 hello to you as well as anyone from the Cincinnati area. Hello to all the NAVY MOMS all around the U.S.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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The first few days are for processing (P-Days) and the first P-Day begins the morning after your SR arrived. Weekends do not count in P-days nor are they a day of training (DOT). There is no set time for how long P-Days are (although we generally say it's the first week), so we cannot say when DOT 1-1 (Week 1-Day1) is based on when a recruit arrived. Training begins for the division on the first weekday after the division has filled and has moved to the ship. The only way to know the DOT for certain is to write your SR and ask that he date a letter with both the calendar date and DOT. Until you know the DOT for sure, you can make a guess based on 5 weekdays in P-Days and 1-1 is the next weekday or 10/03/12 when looking at http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433.--again that may or may not be accurate, but it will be within a few days
I see you have joined Boot Camp Mom's; you may want to join, or at least check out, PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here. Once you know his PIR date and/or division number, watch in Boot Camp Mom's and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created.
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You are very welcome.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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They first day they get there doesn't count. They have anywhere from 1-9 days of processing, where they have to wait for the division to fill up..after that they start the days. Weekends and holidays don't count towards the training.
You won't know what day of training they are on until, you know the division and even than you need to ask your recruit.
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