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Daughters in OCS
Lisa
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Permalink Reply by 2 in the service on
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Hi pgrlisa! Glad to see that you found the Moms of Daughters group! Thanks for starting a discussion for OCS moms of daughters! Good luck to your LO! My candidate is in 13-10. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
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My daughter graduated 29 Jan 2010 (see, I'm used to the Navy way of writing dates). She was class 08-10. You should be proud of her, it is a very rigorous program, physically and mentally. It is very difficult to get into. It will test her. Start sending mail NOW! It will be the bright spot of her day when she gets info from home. If there is anything you want to know, ask away, someone will know the answer. The women here are great.
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I have started writing the first letter, hope to get it in the mail tomorrow. She checks in on Sunday! I do have a question. How many people can come to PIR? I think I've seen 4 but she said her husband could have 3 when he graduated 8 years ago from Great Lakes.
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As far as I know there is no limit, but the specifics about OCS graduation changed with 09-10. At the very least you should be able to have 4. We'll have to ask 11-10 after next week.
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Lisa,
I am so happy you found this group - WELCOME!!! And I'm glad you started this discussion. We have several moms on here who have officer daughters so it will be good to have one more!!! I hope you get to hear from all of them - I see a couple have checked in so far. I have daugher (and a son) both enlisted serving and my other daughter is putting in for an officer program while she still has two years of college. So I may be joining this discussion in the future, I hope!!!! -
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My daughter started in 10-10 and is now in 13-10. Welcome to your new extended family. The women in the OCS program are remarkable...as are their moms!
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Can one of you OCS moms explain the numbering system to me? I assume the 10 is the year but is the first number signify when they went in or what week they are on? Does their first number change or stay with them until they graduate?
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You have it correct in that the "10" is for 2010, however, it is Fiscal Year 2010, which started October 1, 2009 if I am correct. The 13, 13, 15, etc is the 13th class to graduate in FY 2010. So, class 01-10 actually began August 9, 2009. If they do not roll, the first number will remain the same throughout her time at Newport.
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Thanks dmarie,
Now two more questions for you - Is there a graduation every week like bootcamp? How long is OCS? -
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Anna,
I can't speak to how often there are graduations, but OCS is 12 weeks. If they don't roll, the men and women in 15-10 will graduate on 28-May 2010.
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Lisa,
By roll do you mean to roll back like in bc? What would cause an officer candidate to roll?
dmarie,
Thanks for the info. I hope my daughter gets her acceptance letter soon so I'll have OCS to look forward to also!!! -
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Anna,
They can roll (roll back or be held, aka H Class) due to the same reasons as in BC. Failure to pass PT, injury or illness, failure in academics, etc. My daughter is concerned about PT, but so far she's done really well on the pre-OCS PRTs. In fact, she did better than some of the folks younger than her. -
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