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Permalink Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on
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Please join the group http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ocsgraduatemoms ,
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Permalink Reply by Fur&FeathersDVM on
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As was already suggested, join the OCS Moms group. They will be able to give you a lot of insight. I will warn you though- OCS changes a LOT even just month by month so take everything you hear with a grain of salt. When my husband went through (nearly two years ago now) there was no email, a phone call every few weeks, no chance to write letters back to us. For the 120 letters I wrote over his time there, I got 4 back- but now it's more normal to be able to write, to get phone calls and emails more regularly (I've heard about once a week or once every two weeks for phone calls). I know some people now are able to send letters back home 3-4 times a week! You can go and visit him towards the end *if* his DI/class team allows it- but don't expect to be given time alone with him!! I was able to visit mine, but I know some classes never get the chance to have visitors. Also, do not count on it only being 13 weeks. Some people make it through in 13 but many get injured, fail an inspection, get rolled, etc. For instance, ours ended up being 17 weeks because of two injuries. It was really upsetting to me so I always advise people to NOT go into it expecting it to only be 13 weeks because you may end up being really disappointed- better to be pleasantly surprised than to get disappointed, in my opinion! (not that being injured or rolling is the end of the world- we ended up getting orders to a get ship because of it and I met some of the most amazing wives of guys in my husband's class that I'm still very close to today!) I'm actually up in Newport right now because my husband is at a school here and I'm on spring break and just talking to some of the people that graduated last weekend- it's changed a LOT! Make the most of your time now- and keep in mind his report date could change- ours went from an August report date to an April to a June to finally a May. So depending on the need for his type of officer, he could end up going sooner!! Best of luck to you- it'll be tough but you can do it!
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