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Permalink Reply by my2sons on
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Good Luck and Congratulations to your son. OCS is a learn as you go. My son will be commissioned on Sept 10th. Don't expect to hear from him for awhile(no news is good news). Around week 3 we got a lengthy letter and he explained the hell. There's no other word to describe it but hell. He'll be ready for it if he did a lot of research about OCS beforehand. The reward is at the end. There's always a chance to roll especially the first 6 weeks. He can get compression socks if shin splints start(very common). Write letters and have family write but do not enclose anything like confetti, newspaper clippings or anything that could fall out.They are so isolated so sports updates , weather forecasts and current events are welcome. I did some praying too. Hope this helps a little.
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Permalink Reply by LZ27 on
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Now that I am at the end of the OCS journey everything and all the advise givin it tried and true. (even if you think it is a little crazy sounding). At the end all makes sense and after talking with my son, I understand why this advise is soooo important. Yes it is really tough on them and as moms we sit and replay crazy things that may be happening to our LO. In the end all the facts come together and it makes sense. My son is not only at the end of the alphabet her was the tallest in his class. He did get nailed for things that stuck out (drills) because he was a head talller than some. I did not want to add to that stress with colored envelopes or anything else. The best to your LO, he was chosen to be there, you should be proud
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