*****BATTLESTATIONS*****

[diannep]

This is the final test for the recruits before they become sailors.  It is an overnight drill held on a ship replica made by Disney, so it is very realistic....the recruits face every challenge that they could have when deployed on a ship.  It is a culmination of all that they have learned during bootcamp. Each division goes through with its brother division.  Up to 4 divisions can go through a night (usually 2 sets of brother divisions, but sometimes a 900 and 800 division tag onto 2 brother divisions).  But less can go also. 

At the conclusion of BattleStations, there is a capping ceremony.  The recruits are now sailors!  This is actually their graduation ceremony.  They have chores and things to do that day before making the "I'm a Sailor" call...so calls normally don't come in until starting around 2 pm GL time and can go through into early evening. 

Since this is a smaller PIR group, they may not start BattleStations until PIR week.  But they could start them the Thurs. night a week before, continuing Sun-Wed if all of those nights are needed (most likely not in this case).  Your recruits will know when their division is scheduled for BattleStations.  So ask and then please post below so that we can get a schedule started on this page.

Your brother divisions are:

53+54, 55+56, 57+58

910 will tag on to 2 brother divisions or will go alone.

 

****BattleStations Schedule*****(this is the date of the late evening that they start--they finish the next morning)

Thurs, Jan. 20th/Fri Jan 21st     Div 53, 54

Sun,   Jan 23rd/Mon, Jan 24th   Div 55, 56 (but 55 couldn't make calls unti Tuesday)

Mon,  Jan. 24th/Tues, Jan 25th  Div 57, 58, 910

 

 

[punkinbaby76]

I think so! I know he is so excited about PIR and Battlestations! He said in his last letter that I made him laugh when I asked if I could see USS Trayor since they did not have it when I went through. And his RDC's got a kick out of it too!

[punkinbaby76]

Those videos were awsome! But I saw some sailors marching in with seabags on thier backs. Do they sleep in the Trayor as well? And get awakened by drills just like on the ship?

[diannep]

If you are talking about BattleStations, there is absolutely NO SLEEPING!  They get "failed" for that. The seabags probably were part of a drill.  Since they are not allowed to talk to us about what they actually do, we really don't know details.  But I know they can't fall asleep!  In fact, they don't get to go to sleep until the evening after they finish...by then, they have been up for about 40 hours.