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Lights out
Anyone know what time in bootcamp that they start the day and end the day? I have heard a couple different times. I'm asking about a normal day not an early surprise day.
Thanks
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Permalink Reply by RWG (ship 09, div. 206) on
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haha well he should feel right at home. never a dull or normal day around here either lol
I think I heard its 22:00 to 06:00
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Permalink Reply by drugfreenavynerd on
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Although there will be constant exceptions to the schedule, yes, usually the lights will go out at 22 and they'll wake you back up from somewhere between 5 and 6. earliest for me I think was like 4 in the am, and 20-21 at night, but that was pre-battlestations I believe
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Thanks D freenavynerd
Im just hoping they get a chance to rest a recover every now and then.
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well. besides lights out sleepytime. classroom is usually a good time for the recruits to chill. they also usually get a chance to BS with their instructor/RTC, which allows them a glimpse into the REAL Navy.
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thats good news
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Permalink Reply by tami on
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I read somewhere that a normal day starts at 6 am and lights out at 10 pm..
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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Sometimes though, their assigned time to iron can be in the "wee hours". My sailor said that there were times when he was ironing at 2:00 AM because that was the only time available.
Lights Out is a little misleading too, there is a red light burning while they sleep. Of course, they are so exhausted they could sleep under a strobe light on bare pavement.
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cant wait to ask my son if he still thinks that I was tough on him growing up lol.
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Oh yes! Mine rarely did his own laundry until he went to college, then he dressed according to the "smell test". In bootcamp, he had to iron EVERYTHING and shine his shoes constantly. No more "Mom my tennis shoes are grungy, I need new ones"
When he came home on leave, he cleaned my counter tops in the kitchen, arranged everything and worked exceedingly fast doing it! (I'm a very messy cook)
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Lol Tn Navy Mom,
I cleaned my SRs room the day after he left. It looked like a bomb blew up in there. I should have left it alone and let him realize that I always had a legitimate gripe about how messy he was. The Navy will teach our kids stuff that we never would be able to accomplish.
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