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When does your DEPPER leave?
Post the day and year that you or your DEPPER is shipping out.
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Permalink Reply by sammilynn|DEP|BC 20101116| on
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I ship out November 13, 2010 going in as aircrew
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correction I leave November 16th
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Permalink Reply by J25smom on
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my son left November 1st for BC - do you have his ship & division number yet?
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Permalink Reply by Debbie2 on
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My son leaves Cleveland on November 15, 2010 for Great Lakes, he will stay there for A school for Engineman
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Permalink Reply by kdhnc(Ship07Div48) on
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My son does to. Where is your son leaving from?
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Permalink Reply by Leigh Ann on
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My son leaves the 15th as well. Where is your son leaving from? My son is leaving from Baltimore, MD.
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My son leaves Nov. 15. I have heard that they have really started finding excuses to send people home from boot camp. Anyone else hear this?
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Permalink Reply by AngieFromWA:BUDS Mom/ HM alumnus on
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kdhnc. There has seemed to be increased instances of Recruits being sent home for vision and hearing issues, among other things, like asthma, but then there is always a percentage that get sent home for one reason or another. Not everyone makes it through, honestly, not everyone should.
What is a shame, is when it is the fault of a Recruiter who didn't get proper waivers and/or paperwork submitted for an otherwise qualified Recruit OR when it's discovered that the Recruit lied or omitted info in order to be able to join. (Sometimes a trusting Recruit is told to by a Recruiter!) Those things tend to get discovered during the "Moment of Truth" or surface as physical difficulties during training. :(
The best thing you can do for your own Recruit is to read his contract (or have him do so) and double check that everything promised is written in it, (verbal promises mean nothing). Also, that any and all waivers were submitted and his medical file complete, with Dr's notes (if necessary for past surgeries, meds etc), your Recruiter should be on top of all that. Most do a good job, but not all do.
I suggest that you read through our "Honesty and the Navy" discussion-in the main DEP Group (link in the Nov group intro) and be sure you have been proactive and thorough prior to your Recruit's Ship Out date. It's better (and much less traumatic and costly to everyone) to have a delay in their Ship Out date, than to have something discovered after they have raised their right hand at MEPS to take the oath of service and then arrived at BC!! If you've done all you can now, then please don't spend time and energy stressing about this possibility then. Good Luck to your future Sailor son! :) -
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Permalink Reply by Ellen B on
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My son leaves 15 Nov 2010 for BC. He will be a Culinary Specialist (CS) on a submarine.
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Permalink Reply by Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050 on
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Hi, my son leaves Nov. 16. He going in as an Aircrewman and after BT he will be in Pensacola. It's kind of ironic because I was born on that base. My father is retired Navy, Master Chief. So, I have a good sense of what's going on. Although my father contends that today's Navy is way different, probably so. As you can see in my profile pic, Charlie has been wanting to "Go Navy" pretty much his whole life. I'm so proud of him and all your loved ones too! There is nothing more honorable than serving this great country of ours.
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