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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.
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Comment by CindyN on June 2, 2017 at 1:35pm
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My son graduated in Aug '15. They did have the morning workout but my son heard that they were going to be stopping that event. My son wished they had stopped it before his class.In Aug '15, they didn't have a Pass in Review. I haven't heard if that has come back.
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Comment by LoniJ on June 2, 2017 at 1:25pm
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Matt's Mom my son graduated Dec 2015 and they didn't have anything the morning of graduation. I guess they quit doing the morning activities.
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Comment by Noni on June 2, 2017 at 1:15pm
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Matts mom
The run takes place a 5am. You will get to see your LOs get beat down by their Drill Sargents. After that you have very little time for breakfast and your LO won't be able to go. Graduation is early so they can move the Ensigns out and to their new base or where ever it may be.
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M's mom. Thanks for the info. I have tried to find new information, but haven't had much luck. Someone said that graduation is at 9 on Friday. Not sure how that could be done with the run and then breakfast. I am hoping that they still have Pass in Review.
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I so wish we could add pictures. I would post the PIR the morning of graduation and some from Hi Moms. I also asked my daughter where we went to eat it was called something like Brick Alley pub and restaurant. Food wasn't bad 4 years ago. Not sure if it's still there. Congrats to ever LO commissioning!
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Matt's mom: My son graduated from OCS 5 years ago, and much has changed since then, so I can't say exactly what they do now, but five years ago on the Thursday morning before graduation, they held Pass in Review, when the candidates marched in formation into the gym wearing their camo uniforms and carrying rifles. They then demonstrated their precision rifle drill where they moved the rifle through various positions in snappy unison. Don't know if they do that anymore. If not, you could do some sightseeing in Newport on Thursday, and tour some of those mansions that the old rich called their "summer cottages!"
They also used to have a Graduation Run at 0600 or so on graduation morning when the families could run along with the candidates or just watch, then we wound up at the chow hall where they demonstrated how they had to eat "Square meals" while sitting at attention. Then the families could buy breakfast and eat with your candidate. Don't know if that's done anymore either.
Any recent grads' moms who can tell us what goes on during graduation week now?
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Thank you great advice!!!❤️
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Navy Dave: RLP is "Room, Locker, & Personnel" inspection. It is a big deal at week 3-4 of OCS when the Drill Instructor comes in with their white gloves and inspects every room surface, and the bed, and their uniforms while the candidate is standing at attention and must scream the answers to questions of Navy knowledge posed by the DI. Everything must be just so. If they fail too many points, I think they get a re-inspection chance two days later. If they fail that, they get "rolled" back to Holding Company and must join the next incoming class 3 weeks later and start over.
If any of you get the call that your candidate rolled, just encourage them that it is not the end of the world, and tell them they must not quit, no matter what! Many of the ones who roll come back and shine as the leaders of their new class, because they have 3 weeks more experience, and they know what is expected this time.
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We are from CNY, so we will drive to RI. I agree with M's mom. Praying to hear that our son has made it through today's RLP, I will call and make hotel reservations. Does anyone know what happens on Thursday other than Hi Mom's in the afternoon?
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Good to know please advise what RLP means?
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