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12 Days until Bootcamp, Any last minute advice?
So I'm leaving on Monday March 5th, and I'm starting to get nervous lol Which I'm sure is normal. Any pieces of good advice or tips for making the experience even the slightest bit better?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Get a good short hair cut now, as short as you can stand and have it within regulations.
Do you have a slim black wallet? Get a guy's wallet, be sure you have stamps and a list of addresses and phone numbers tucked in it. Much handier than a tiny address book which might get sent back. You won't remember phone numbers under stress.
Pack a sense of humor, things are going to get weird.
Can you do all your General Orders? By random numbers called out? Quick, what's number nine? Now can you do that while doing push ups or jumping jacks and being yelled at? Good.
I got through by keeping my mouth shut and my ears open. Pay attention, don't complain, and don't let drama girls suck you into stupidity.
Worst habit I picked up in boot camp: eating fast. They don't give you a lot of time to eat!
Leave your mom/fiance/loved ones a voice mail so they can listen to it when they get lonely for you. Sleep as much as you can on the way to Glakes, catch a nap at the USO, eat if you get a chance, because that first 48~72 hours gets reallllllly long really fast. Do NOT stay up all might at the hotel before you fly out on the phone. You'll be sorry later. You learn that too in the Navy, sleep when you can.
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Permalink Reply by BR549 on
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Make sure if you want to have your power of attorney it has come in handy for me and my son more than one time since he joined in Jan 2010. I also have his Medical power of Attorney because you just don't know what might happen and you would like to be informed of what's going on. Make sure he takes his Social Security Card we had to search at the last minute for my son's I had to search while he was waiting to get his final sworn in. Just a few suggestions. Good Luck to you and him or her.
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Psst ..."you" is going to be the sailor, isn't a mom.
If your husband is still in A school, discuss giving your POAs to your parent if appropriate. Take your bank info, although I have a lot of good things to say about Navy Federal. We've been with them since my husband opened his original account in 1977.
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Permalink Reply by dualnavyfiance on
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I've heard of POA before but I have no idea how to go about designating who it goes to. Is that something they ask you in basic? My husband will be in a school the entire duration of bootcamp he should be graduating near the time I do actually
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Can you call him? Talk it over? I know some couples prefer not to have the parent holding the power, and some are good with it. You know your family dynamics. Your recruiter probably has some idea how to go about getting one before you ship out, after all, they must deal with this all the time. It isn't something done in basic.
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I can easily call my husband and discuss it. Given our family dynamic I'd rather him have it. I'm positive he would refer it that way as well. I can certainly discuss it with my recruiter tomorrow just not sure what to ask or say. Is it something that can be handled rather quickly? Because I ship in 12 days.
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Your spouse won't need a medical POA, and shouldn't for most issues. You can print a general POA from an online source, have it notarized and mail it to him. Just in case anything goes wrong, or there's some type of account where he isn't the primary user.
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ummm...are you joining Active duty? Also is your husband active duty? You do know the Navy does not have to station you two together?
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Yes he is and yes me too. I am perfectly aware of that as well.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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You might want to read these:
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1988
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2211
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=401
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1647
Then you will be ready for boot camp....
Lastly, learn your 11 General Orders the easy way...
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