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Leaving for boot camp January 3rd, 2013.
My son leaves for boot camp (Great Lakes) on Jan 3rd. Any others out there going the same time?
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Permalink Reply by taylormom010313 on
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My son leaves also. Are you on FB. Where does he leave from?
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Permalink Reply by Mom to A.J. on
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We live in Washington state. I am on Facebook. How old is your son? What job is he aiming for? Are we allowed to Facebook? This is my first NM day. ;).
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Permalink Reply by classicplbghtg on
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My son leaves January 4th from New York
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Will he be part of the same group? Only a day difference...what's his job?
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my son is going for ic interior communications on jan 4th he will go to great lakes
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What is your sons job? My son is Corpsman.
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Are you "cruising" yet? Enjoy Taylor!!
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We are on the ship. We leave around 4. Thanks. Take care. Talk when we get back.
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Permalink Reply by Scouter Mom on
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Hi All! My son Aurie, leaves for BC 1/29. His rating (job) will be ATF IT....computer geek! We have recently gone thru the ups and downs of BC to A school with his girlfriend and her family! So, lots of tips, do's and don'ts I really liked the "team" note earlier this month on the" NAVY MEPS&DEP Families" page. Not something I've/he's heard about.
"Comment by Arwen on November 14, 2012 at 1:49amTell all your sailors now - the secret to making the RDCs happy and to get promotions in bootcamp isn't to do it all perfectly - it's to do it very well, then turn to help your struggling rack-mate or nearby neighbor get it right, too (unless they are told not to).
If their rackmate is slow - as soon as the faster rackmate is done, s/he should turn to help (without completely doing it for them).
Generally the recruits who do a task perfectly, then stand there, proud of their their prowess while their rackmate repeatedly fails - is given poor performance marks, and is selected for nothing good.
Similarly, the overly proud but struggling recruit who refuses help is also given poor marks.
If there is a recruit who is continually screwing up (not bad enough to get kicked out - just enough to keep the division from getting awards, etc), and the division keeps getting punished for his/her problems, the punishment will stop *only when someone, or multiple someones, begin to help that recruit.* If the division's members socially isolate that recruit and fail to assist him/her in improving, they will keep getting punished, and they will not be told why!
The test isn't about how good the individual's skills are - that will come in A-school. In bootcamp, the test is about whether you can work as a TEAM.
Which is also the answer to the final exam.
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my son leaves Jan 4th (Great Lakes) but may leave following week because its new years week and they close so recruiter says
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Permalink Reply by CTMom on
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My son arrives at Great Lakes on January 3rd. He's our oldest child and I'm going to miss him so much, but I couldn't be more proud.
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My son also goes to Great Lakes on Jan 3. Where does he leave from? It is getting really close.
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