Makeup to BC

[Jajajo]

Can they take makeup to BC?  My daughter is leaving in a couple of weeks and the recruiter said she could take makeup with her for when she has her pictures taken prior to graduation.  Is this true, can she take makeup with her?  If not, can I send it?  Suggestions?????

[sherrys (Alumni-Ship 02 Div 911)]

No...your daughter will continue on with HM, as she signed up for that when she enlisted. Mine wanted to sign up as a HM, but there weren't any openings. So, mine got stuck with SW. ;o)

[Anna]

Sherrys,

I don't know how close your daughter's recruiting office is to you, but do you know that sailors that go home on leave, especially right after school, can spend 5 days "working" with their recruiter's office and it does not count against their leave?  She can be home for two weeks but only count 7 to 9 days against her leave.  (Depending on what day she comes home and the weekends of course)  She will have to have permission from her recruiters - you should be able to call them for her, because they have paperwork they have to submit to show that she was working with them.  Recruiting offices vary as to what they have the sailors doing - sometimes it's just talk to any deppers that could use a recent grad's insight to all things bootcamp.  My daughter's recruiter just had her come in two days and the rest of the time they told her to go spend it with her family - but they still counted it!!!!  They were really sweet recruiters!!!!

[sherrys (Alumni-Ship 02 Div 911)]

Wow, Anna! I did not know this! I will certainly check it out...thanks!! ;o)

[Lisa (Olivia Div 09-Ship 331)]

hi there,

My daughter is graduating in June and goes to BC in August.  they may meet! 

Hair - donate it to Locks of Love.  The Navy is the only military branch that requires females to cut their hair for boot camp. They cut it for uniformity and hygenic and time reasons. However, they are allowed to have cornrows if they are within Navy standards. After BC, they may grow it out as long as they want, as long as they can put into a military bun or it doesn't touch the collar of the uniforms. My daughter has beautiful long curly hair and she will need to cut it at BC so she decided to donate it before going instead.  Most hair dressers will cut and style for free knowing the hair is donated and the girl is going to BC.  At least my hairdresser did.  I think the hair needs to be 7" or 12" or longer. 

I know that all recruits, if not on the pill, will be put on the pill.  If they are on the pill, they will remain with the same prescription only the Navy issues it then.  There is a new pill out where you get your cycle once every 3 months.  One of my older daughters is on it.  She has very heavy cycles and this pill has helped. 

As for your MEPS ??, I'll let my future sailor answer..... Hi I'm Olivia (Future Sailor Huber!). At MEPS, you go there overnight. Your daughter will stay in a hotel near MEPS with all the other people enlisting in the military (or shipping out to boot camp!). The first day there, she will take her ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), hearing test, and vision test (they will check for color blindness too). She will also fill out a bunch of paperwork that night- like drug/alcohol history, medical history, etc. BE HONEST! Any broken bones or past illnesses, write it down. It's so if anything happens while in the Military they will know what steps to take based on this. Tell her to really pace herself and take her time on the ASVAB. The Navy only takes people who score a 50+ on the ASVAB. When I went, there was one girl who took the test (which takes 3 hours on average) in 30 minutes and scored a 19. She had to retake it the next month, so also tell your daughter to stay calm. People get very worked up and nervous for MEPS (I did, even my recruiter noticed lol!) but it's really not bad at all. A little nerve-wrecking, yes, but more exciting than anything. The second day at MEPS she will do all of the medical/physical exams- like a regular doctor check-up. She will also get her blood drawn and have to give a urine sample....So drink lots of water that morning! And I mean a lot lol! There is also the "underwear olympics" where you strip down to your underwear and they make sure your joints and everything works and skin is okay (males and females are seperated!). If her recruiter hasn't told her, tell her to wear close-toed shoes, jeans with no holes in them, and don't wear make-up or nail polish (at all), and wear her glasses (if she does wear glasses or contacts). Also, MEPS is a very long process, so make sure she is prepared for that..."Hurry up and wait"! That's what it will feel like. And most importantly, listen to what they tell you to do. Some people got in trouble for not listening and stuff. If shes listen to what they tell her and does as she's told, she will be fine and should have no problems. Oh and one last thing, don't fall asleep while waiting (even if it's in the waiting area) and don't put feet up on the chair...I made that mistake! Woops. That was a lot of information and very detailed but i hope it helped! Good luck to your daughter and hope everything goes smoothly for her! HOOYAH! :D

[Lisa (Olivia Div 09-Ship 331)]

Olivia said that is correct regarding the sitting down and selecting her job.  Keep in touch and let me know when your daughter goes to BC.  Olivia leaves Aug. 10.