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Boot Camp July 25, 2017
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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Cell phones will be sent home along with his civilian clothes. Check inside his shoes.
What can you do to help him be better prepared? Ask him if he has been working on his DEP PQS (Personal Qualification Standards). Can he beat the minimums on the baseline PFA (Phisical Fitness Assessment)?
If he answers "YES!" then he will be tested in the first weeks of boot camp and if he passes he will advance to to pay grade E-2. Under normal circumstance this would take 18 months.
If he says "I'm working on it." , offer to help. There is a lot of memorization, like the General Rules of a sentry, that you can drill him on. Ask to see his DEP study materials and review them together. Grab a stopwatch and head for the nearest track for a 1.5 mile run. How many curl-ups and push-ups can he do in two minutes?
If he answers "Huh?", you could go talk with his recruiter and find out what's going on at the DEP meetings.
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Permalink Reply by Navmom on
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Thanks for that information- my son leaves for boot camp on July 18th..and I am also praying that he succeeds, but of course I am worried. Up until today I thought he was coming home for 10 days, but I just read on here that he will probably be going to A school after boot camp,so I am not sure how to plan for graduation and a business trip coming up in September.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The 10 days is a Marine thing, not Navy. Yes, he will go straight to wherever his A school is located.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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He will not get ten days of leave until after "A" School graduation.
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DianeS, check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... He needs to take his cell phone to make the "I'm here!" call when he arrives at the RTC. It will then be put in "the box" and returned to you (probably in a shoe or pocket) with his clothes and other things that he cannot keep.
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