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SHIP 11 DIV 180
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Permalink Reply by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on
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does anyone know how many flags they have?? It would be great if they were an honers DIV!! but no matter what they have "stayed Strong and Kept the Faith!"
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They get flags for doing good on different tests or inspections. I know they got one for academics, everyone got over a certin score on the accademic testing. I guess they can get one for each task. Figher fighting, marksmanship, PT....and so on...I think?? But everyone has to do well and they have to work as a team.
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Well I think probly thier is some sort of writtin guidlines that say what score they have to get to earn the flags, so it is fair for all div.'s but I don't know that for sure.
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Permalink Reply by AM_sailor on
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They can get the drill flag, athletic flag, academic flag, and inspection flag; all the scores are added up for an average. Then if they score high enough they get a Battle E flag...and if they score even higher still they get the CNO flag. That one's really hard to get... When I graduated, my division and one other division got the Battle E, and that other div also got the CNO...and that was out of 7, so it's tough. Sometimes divisions get no flags or only get a couple...they'll be missing flags at graduation. I'm sure 180 will beast it, though, knowing their RDC. Then there's the Captain's Cup flag...the olympic looking one. Only two divisions in the training group will get it; one integrated and one all male. And I probably just gave you way more info than you were looking for lol
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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Got my Questionnaire back today!
This is what my son said they got Flags for:
Athletic, Star, Scholastic, Drill
Pennants for:
Athletic, Star, Scholastic, Phase, Independant Steaming
Ooooo...need an explanation please AMsailor!
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lol alrighty! Athletic and scholastic are pretty self explanatory; PT and academics. Star is the compartment flag...the one they get for inspections. The pennants just mean they earned the flag more than once...they get a little pennant to go on the top of the flag. (You'll see them at graduation). There are three phase, but I can't remember the names of them. I think CART, MCA, and the final phase. Pennant for Phase means they're in the final phase...it lets FQA know "Hey, these guys have been here a while and they're almost Sailors...watch them even closer for mess ups" lol and then the Pennant for Independent Steaming means they can march to and from different places without an RDC present.
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THANK YOU!!
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Permalink Reply by Mary_Z on
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Thank you Laurel, I will do that. We also watched the CNN u-tube video of Battlestation's. Awesome to see the training our (almost sailor's) ;) are going through.
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Permalink Reply by laurelbc 11/180 on
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Chokes you up, doesn't it? Such an accomplishment.
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I agree. Thank you AM. I keep hearing good things about 180's RDC from you and my SR. I hear he runs a tight ship but the division gets it together quickly.
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My son is in 180. Thank you all for the info. It's a good thing to hear!
Thank you AM sailor for getting on here and "lending a voice"...it helps!
laurelbc I am keeping your son and family in prayer. Glad he'll be getting the meds soon it should make him feel better quickly.
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