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Comment by M's mom on June 25, 2019 at 10:00pm

Aloha, Aloha Mom!    Congratulations to your daughter for accepting the challenges of OCS.  The candidates rarely know exactly when their next school will start after OCS until they get their orders closer to graduation.  They may know WHERE they will go , but not exactly WHEN.  Sometimes their next school will start the very next week after graduation. 

I think the supply school is there in Newport, and I know some have to stay and start school the very next week!  Depends on when the school starts a new cycle.  They may have quarters for them to stay on the base while attending supply school, so she may not have room for all of her stuff anyway until she gets to her first duty station. 

Some are sent home to work in recruiting if their school does not start for several weeks.  After OCS, my son went to Intelligence School in Virginia Beach, and he didn't receive his orders until the day before OCS graduation!  He was given three weeks to report, so he was able to fly home with us to Indiana, pack what he could into his truck, and drive to VB.  After Intel school, the Navy reimbursed him for moving all of his worldly goods to his next duty station. (He rented a trailer and hauled it all himself.) 

So, your daughter probably won't know for sure until closer to graduation. They all have to learn early on to deal with the uncertainty, and last-minute changes to assignments, and just roll with it. 

What island to you live on?  My hubby and I visited the Big Island last July when the lava was flowing, and took a helicopter ride right over the fissure as it was spewing. Got some great photos. Would love to visit HI more often, but it's such a LOOOONG flight from Indiana!!!

Good luck to your daughter!

Comment by Andy'sMom on February 19, 2019 at 7:08pm

Proudmom,

One other thing to throw into the puzzle....even when your LO reaches the Candio phase, they can still have "suprise" strength tests that can roll them.  I would recommend to stick to the schedule that they have and not add any other PT.

Comment by redheadlass on February 17, 2019 at 4:36pm

Just to let you know, the "Candio phase" is the last 3 weeks of OCS when they have more free time. 

Comment by applecrispnh on February 17, 2019 at 3:49pm

Hi.  My son is starting his 8th week (thus not a candio yet).  He did mention going to the gym, on weekends, at least. 

Comment by jsefamily on February 17, 2019 at 2:58pm

“Redheadlass”

Comment by jsefamily on February 17, 2019 at 2:58pm

Darn autocorrect, that was supposed to be “redlass.”

Comment by jsefamily on February 17, 2019 at 2:56pm

Proudmom, I just confirmed with my son that there is (I remember him mentioning that he went there). But, they really don’t have access to it until the Candio (final stage). My DS said there are some candidates for which OCS is a weight loss experience and it’s gets them in shape, and for others it isn’t as hard as they trained before going to OCS so the workouts aren’t really enough. But like resales commented, they really don’t have a lot of time for it (until the final phase).

Comment by redheadlass on February 17, 2019 at 1:49pm

I do not know for sure, but I doubt it. They are busy with physical exercises every day, and are kept busy from 5 am to 10 pm at night.  After 10 pm lights are out but many of them have things to do to prepare for activities for the next day. No time for extra physical training at all. Trust me, the physical exercises they do daily, will wear them out!

Comment by ProudMom on February 17, 2019 at 1:45pm

Does anyone know if there is a weight room at OCS and if they are allowed time to lift?  Thank you so much, I appreciate all of you and your support to your children and our service men and women.  BZ

Comment by M's mom on February 2, 2019 at 3:20pm

Matt's mom:

I don't know for sure, but I would think they would have on-base housing for personnel attending a school.  Most military bases have, or at least used to have, what they call "Bachelor Officers Quarters" which are furnished apartments for single officers.  I suppose they are allowed to live off-base if they want to, but I think it would be cheaper on base, depending on how long their school is.

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