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Comment by barbrag on September 13, 2023 at 12:31am

Although I have already found some amazing information scrolling back through posts, there doesn’t seem to be any recent posts. Any moms out there with son or daughter starting OCS this fall? My son is shipping out in October and I would love to get some up to date info or chat with moms currently preparing or with someone going through OCS at the moment (or recently). Thanks! 

Comment by HazelTeddy on November 28, 2022 at 8:02pm

Our limit was 6, but the class before us was 4.  Originally they were only going to allow 3 and it changed at the last minute.  My son said it depends on class size and covid conditions.

I suggest allowing plenty of time to get processed at the gate.  It can take awhile

Comment by Cathy on November 28, 2022 at 7:58pm

Hazel Teddy how many people could you bring to graduation?

Comment by Cathy on November 28, 2022 at 7:57pm

Hazel Teddy my son is NFO. He’ll be in Pensacola sometime after graduation in March 2023

Comment by Andy'sMom on November 28, 2022 at 7:56pm

Cathy,

Usually not at the OSC phase unless someone would want to start it and administer it...which would be a lit of work! After my DS commissioned, a mom in a class above him started a page for his designation. This site has valuable information for OSC and Officers. My DS is an Aviator and there is a great page for that here as well. I'm sure there are pages for officers in other designations. Good luck to you and your son.

Comment by HazelTeddy on November 28, 2022 at 7:40pm

Welcome to the group Cathy!  

My son graduated OCS on September 16, 2022.  He'll be heading to Charleston (Goose Creek) for nuclear school.  I don't know of a FB group for Officer Families.  It would be great if there was one.  

If your son Subs or SWO?

Comment by Cathy on November 28, 2022 at 7:35pm

Hi everyone new mom here to son who just started OCS. Would love to connect with other moms. Is there an Officer Mom Group on Facebook?? Not just the class but for all moms of Navy Officers?

Comment by Cathy on April 12, 2022 at 7:38am

My son is currently there. Started February 13 and is in week 9. You should try to find a Facebook page for the class. Usually containing the class number. The Facebook pages are so helpful and you can connect with other family members from the class.

Comment by NavyplusArmy on April 12, 2022 at 12:25am

Any Moms or other family who currently have someone at OCS? My son's OCS class started 3/27.

Comment by Kim8 on November 19, 2021 at 3:00pm

Hi Vetta17,

My son graduated in class 07-21 this past March. Candidates receive their candio boxes after Battle Stations which is in Week 9, usually on Wednesday. The candidates can get their phones back as early as that Wed night & Candio boxes are usually given Thurs or Fri of week 9 but this is at the discretion of the class officers so it varies. I sent my son's Candio box on Thurs of week 8 via UPS & it arrived on base on Monday. My son was actually given his box Monday night, it had to be a mistake, because they are usually held onto until they know the candidate has passed everything. He, of course, just held onto it because he knew it was full of contraband until he was a Candio. :)

If you google search "Navy Candio box ideas" you will see a lot of photo examples. I also uploaded a photo of the one I made, see below. (The black boxes you see are where our last name was. Since no last names are allowed on this site, I blocked that out.) Have fun decorated the box. You can use wrapping paper if you can find some that are patriotic or go to a craft store & use scrapbooking paper, that's what I used. In that same section of the store you can also usually find the stick on letters & some Navy decorations. 

When my son was there goodies & snacks were allowed. It seems that this changes every few years so try to find out for sure, maybe look on OTCN FB page or website and/or your son's OCS class FB group for friends & family. I included snacks, cookies, energy bars, etc that I know my son likes. I also contacted family & friends & told them to send me cards that I would include in the box. I bought a little desktop stand with a small American & Navy flag that stand in it. They have very limited space to store anything so that & the cards were the only non-food items I included Some people send practical items, like nice socks, thermal/compression underwear, etc.

Many people use the large flat rate box from the post office for the Candio box. It's 12x12x5 & costs about $20 no matter how heavy it is. We live in Ohio so it was actually a little cheaper to go UPS & I saved a box that was 12x12x6 from Christmas. The scrapbooking sheets are 12x12 so that's a nice size to make decorating a bit easier. USPS also got way behind in deliveries during the holidays so I didn't want to take any chances that it would be late so that's why I chose UPS. Btw, candidates are allowed to receive more than 1 Candio box but again, remember they don't have a lot of extra space.

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