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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 13, 2012 at 10:14pm

I bumped up the "What ARE they doing in Boot Camp..." Discussion. At the very end of it is a link that will take you to a post on NavyDEP.com that gives a day-by-day account up until the end of Training Week six. It may not help you figure out the exact day but it will give you an idea of what they have done and what they are going to be doing.
I also bumped up "Flags and Penannts..." as they may be writing home about thus soon too!
P.S On my phone, so sorry for bad spelling and grammar!

Comment by Teach on March 13, 2012 at 9:58pm

Thanks FTLW...No, My SR has told me nothing.  He didn't get to call the other night when a few did and his only letter so far was short and didn't have much info.  I was just going by what some of the others have said.  I've posted a question on the 922 forum to see if any of them know what day we are on.  However, your explanation makes sense.  6 weeks of training after P days then BS and practice for PIR.  I don't need to know what specific day but it does help to know what week so I have at least some idea of what he is doing.  Of course, Thursday is coming and that should bring mail with hopefully more info.  This time he will have received our letters when he writes so he will know better the things we want to know.

THanks for all you do FTLW to help (try) to keep us sane through this.

 

Comment by Stephen's Girl(ship12div121) on March 13, 2012 at 9:56pm

I heard that bc isn't actually 8weeks of training like ftlw said two weeks are p-days and prep days at the end., and for those in div 121 it was even more for their delay, so they are playing catch-up:) can y'all believe we are almost half way through??hooyah!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 13, 2012 at 9:53pm

YES! Like y'all have said...they will get it done by 04/13! HOOYAH!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 13, 2012 at 9:51pm

There is a five or more of "P"days then 6 weeks of Training days. The last week is for BS21 and practice for PIR, getting ready to depart etc. Making eight weeks. Sometimes "P"days are longer making BC almost nine weeks for some. That is correct Saturdays, Sundays and Federal Holidays are not counted in the "counting of days".
TeacherMom - Did your SR date a letter with the real date and the training date together?( not questioning your SR either...just trying to help figure it out...diannep is MUCH better at this than I am!)
I have to admit...I actually gave up trying to figure it out when it came down to the wire! I no longer cared what day it was as mine had to pass his final PFA...had not passed the other two! So I was concerned he would not get it! Then I did care again when day 6-5 was for my division...and I still wasn't quite sure! But I did know when BS was so that gave me a "marker".
And Yay...yes many divisions get more days to write in the fourth week!

Comment by evanzmom (ship 03 div 117) on March 13, 2012 at 9:47pm

TeacherMom - I'm right there with you!! LOL

Comment by Teach on March 13, 2012 at 9:43pm

At this point, all I know for sure is that I have a letter that says he will PIR on 4/13, I have 3 plane tickets purchased, a hotel and car reserved, and I'm counting the days off.  So....they better be done is all I can say!!!  LOL

Comment by evanzmom (ship 03 div 117) on March 13, 2012 at 9:42pm

My SR explained the weeks to me and told me what day they were on last Thursday, but I have MS and don't process the spoken word very well - I have to see it in writing or I get lost immediately :/ Anyway - he spoke to me briefly the day he had gone to the dentist (working on security clearance stuff), and he told me there was like 40 of them getting wisdom teeth out between the two divisions (117 and 118). He has already had his out, but he did need a filling. He sat in the chair waiting for the dentist for 45 minutes, and he said it was the best time he's had so far because he got to listen to music during that time. Rock music; Hendrix and the Doors he mentioned specifically. Like many of your SRs he's missing music. Considering this generation has Ipods glued to their heads most of the time it's no surprise! Ha ha. Heck - I listen to mine at work all day every day myself!

Comment by CTsailor (03/118 PIR 4/13/12) on March 13, 2012 at 9:36pm

TeacherMom- 1-1 would have been on Feb 24th-- weekends don't count.. my boyfriend got there on Feb 15th (late)...so that would be about a week in P-Days (which i believe DO count towards the 8 weeks--correct me if I am wrong...)

Comment by Teach on March 13, 2012 at 9:26pm

That's why I'm confused.  If this is week 3 and boot camp is 8 weeks, they can't finish in time to PIR on 4/13.  They will just start week 7 on 4/10.  Help FTLW.  I'm so confused!!!  It also means 1-1 was Feb 28th and he got there on Feb 14.  Would they stay in P-Days for 2 full weeks?  I'm not questioning anybody because I'm sure that is what the SR said, and they know better than we do, I just can't make the math work.

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