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August 22 OCS Class 02-11
(This is a huge week for our family as our youngest starts college this week as well!)
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Permalink Reply by MaryD on
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MaryE you are on the facebook group, right? there are more details there too. :)
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The sandpit (suya) sounds so awful and apparently the company that my son is in has done it 9 times in the past two weeks? whereas some classes get it twice in their whole 12 weeks? What's up with that?
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Permalink Reply by MaryE on
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Our LO's DI is tough. He must take his job seriously - to prepare them to be the best and toughest Naval Officers. I don't like hearing that they'be been in the sandpit so much either, but I've learned you have to trust the DI - that he knows what he is doing. Fortunately, from all the info I've gathered on the FB sites, our LOs are weathering it well and encouraging each other. This gives me tremendous peace within.
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Permalink Reply by Tayler on
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My husband said they have been out there a lot and there are many people that are there on a daily bases that are praying for his company, because they said they haven't seen a group worked so hard/ or at least in a long time. He said his company is doing good though and ultimately they are all being trained to be great leaders. It will be worth it in the end. They seem to be staying focused which is good!
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I kind of wonder "why" this company is being worked so hard, is it a new DI or does he think the others have been slacking off??
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I'm not sure why, but it sounds like his group is doing well and maybe that's why they're pushing them more, but he also said he doesn't get yelled at as much as some other guys in there. It really could be anything.
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I've heard from a Lt Col in the Army that a DI will work anyone hard that he thinks has good potential. This DI must think this group has a lot of potential. :)
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That's good to hear. That's the way I'm going to look at it. I'm sure they are a good group!
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I just joined this site today...so I'm a bit behind. We talked to our son OCS class 02-11 yesterday. It was great to hear his voice even though his voice was hoarse and he had a cold. It was hard to only have 10 minutes to talk. We only have cell phones, so we had to put him on speaker phone to talk. ( We also had to spend a minute of that time giving him our change of address as we are in the process of moving out of state. )
He said his roommate is Lance, and that he's a great guy and they get along well....so if Lance's Mom is out there, contact me!
He didn't go into great detail about suya so maybe someone can fill me in on that one.
I did OIS in 1978, and the OCS kids lived below us. While OIS was a walk in the park compared to what they had to do, OCS wasn't as tough back then as it is now! I ate in the chow hall with them and it wasn't the ordeal that it is now. They had some chow hall routines, but not like they are now! Did you see the chow hall video's on You Tube? Search OCS chow hall and you can see what they are going through at least for the first couple of weeks!
Look forward to hearing that he's gotten through week 3....I hope he can call again next Sunday! -
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Be sure to join the Facebook OCS Class 02-11 page. There you will find a running blog of what our kids/spouses are going thru and it is just wonderful. Also on this page are discussions regarding graduation and the beginnings of a list to see who is in Echo and who is in Foxtrot company. My daughter is in Echo - the only girl. We have a tough DI, but we can be assured when our LOs graduate, it will be well earned.
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I tried to join yesterday but have not been accepted yet....who is running the page and how do I get accepted?
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