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"BLOG OPS" PIR 05/26/2011 Boot Camp Questionnaire

We are interrupting this Blog to publish an important document.

The Boot Camp Questionnaire!

It should copy and paste all right. You may need to tweak it!

FTLW is NOT an IT!

Dear,
Here is your personalized, “official”, Navy 4 Moms Boot Camp Questionnaire. Please fill it out and send it back in the SASE!
Love,
Mom
Today is Week___ Day___.
1. Life here is: a. good b. getting better c. fantastic, beyond my wildest expectations! d. hard, but I can handle it.

2. The first night here I got to bed at_____________AM and slept for ___________ Minutes/hours. OR _____Slept, who slept?

3. New Friends___________________________________________________________

4. My Best friend is_______________________________________________________

5. I do the following job at BC:
a. Kitchen Duty
b. Bathroom Duty
c. Chapel
d. Other ____________________________

6. My bed is made so tight that the quarter hits the ceiling. TRUE FLASE

7. My bed is like:
a. Papa Bear’s – Too hard
b. Mama Bear’s – Too soft
c. Baby Bear’s – Just Right

8. In our bunk I sleep on the:
Top Bottom

9. My bunkmate is:
a. Friendly
b. Don’t know – too quiet
c. Wish he was on the other side of the room

10. Have you got any awards yet?
a. Yes. __________________________________________________________
b. Not yet, but soon.
c. No and it doesn’t look likely.
d. You are kidding, right?

11. Has the yelling at BC:
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Stayed the same
d. No comment
e. I can tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.

12. On a scale of 1-10 how is your division working as a team?
Awesome 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 pitiful 

13. Have you gotten IT? If so, what for?! _______________________________________________________________________

14. We designed our Division Flag and it has on it: ________________________________________________________________________

15. My spiritual life is:
a. Great – God’s showing me a lot
b. Fine, but it’s hard finding time to really pray/read my Bible
c. I’m learning what a sense of humor God has
d. Pray for me!

16. When I passed my PFA test, I did:
_____________ push-ups
_____________ sit ups,
And I did my run in ___________________.

17. Who loves you more:
a. RDC
b. Mom
c. (Insert pets name)

18. How long does it take to scrub the head with a toothbrush?
a. 2 hours
b. Haven’t found out yet
c. I don’t know, haven’t done it
d. Jesus is coming back before I get done.

19. Pssst…watch out for Ninja’s.

20. Don’t you just love Sharks? Ha, betcha’ didn’t know I knew what they were, did you?!

21. Did you order your Graduation Pictures, Keel Book and DVD yet?
a. Been there, done that
b. It is at the top of my list, Mom
c. O.K. I am on it! I will get them ordered ASAP!

22. My proudest accomplishment is: ________________________________________________________________________

23. We won (a) flag/flags! For: ________________________________________________________________________

24. You passed your swim Test! Yea! Or Have you passed your swim test?

25. Are you proud of yourself? You should be! 

26. Do you know how proud your Family is of you? You should! 

27. Have you started training on Marlinspike yet? Yes____ No ____

28. Are you looking forward to Captain’s cup? Yes ___ No ___

29. Are you looking forward to Battlestations? Yes___ No ___
((Hey, don’t let the ninja’s get you.))

30. Do these questions EVER end…really Mom…I don’t have time for all these!

31. My favorite thing about Boot Camp is:
a. Singing cadences
b. Marching
c. When do we get to blow things up?
d. LOVE studying for tests!
e. I’m the hottest guy here!

32. My LEAST favorite thing about Boot Camp is:
a. I’ve forgotten my first name!
b. Who the heck picked all this grey paint
c. No fraternizing
d. It starts way too early in the morning and I am not a morning person!

33. Finally, What I think about Boot Camp surveys
a. LOVE them! How easy is this? Mom will write to herself for me!
b. MOM! Please! I’m not at summer camp!
c. My mom is a hoot and more Recruits need a Mom like her!

Love,
Your SR

Now, fold me up and mail me out!

51 members like this

Comment by leannevalle (Sub school) on September 12, 2012 at 12:46pm: I love it too. I hope my son likes it too and fills it out for me. I really like the posts of explaining all the terms and the abbreviations!

Comment by kkbmom (Ship 3 Div.354) on September 15, 2012 at 1:31pm: What an awesome idea!!! Thank-you, sending it out today!!! :)

It covers EVERYTHING I've wanted to know!!

Comment by Navywife2Navymom on September 15, 2012 at 6:49pm: I like this printing ,it now to send to my son Thank You:)

Comment by dohnermom on September 18, 2012 at 7:37am: Sent one to my son already. Anxious to see if he follows through with it.

Comment by FeatheredNest on November 8, 2012 at 9:27am: Thank you soooooo much! Haven't received a PIR letter - 2 weeks already and eager and have 6 letters to send.....this is a really nice way to break the mantra of mom....... LOVE IT!!!!!!

Comment by bclmomct on November 12, 2012 at 8:53pm: Have printed it out. Was wondering what I was going to write tonight. He'll have a love or hate relationship with it. Ha, ha, ha...however if everyone else if getting one at the same time, it might not be so bad.

Comment by MamaPortabella on November 27, 2012 at 9:51am: Help! I was trying to find the FB page for 11/20/12 graduation to see pictures. My SR is in the Choir-Ship 2 Div 909...I can't seem to find it... I was really hoping it could find him for his dad to see! Dad talked to him yesterday! His dad realllly misses him!

I'm praying for all the recruits! I can't imagine how much they miss being home and what a change in their lives they are experiencing! I'm sure it's exciting in one way, yet challenging and exhausting!

Grace and peace to all!