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How in shape for CORTRAMID?
My daughter heads for CORTRAMID East in July. I don't know if it was the stress of finishing the school year or what, but she seems definitely in less than top physical shape. How physically rigorous can she expect it to be? (Any answers here would be great as I can pass it along as direct advice to her.)
thanks!
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Permalink Reply by J/J Mom on
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DS went East last year. He just told me they will do a PRT that isn't recorded/"doesn't matter," but if they do really poorly on it, they may get a bit of grief. Marine week is the toughest physically, but "not a huge deal"
He said they do a lot of standing around, some running & have some long long days.
Bottom line ... he said just work out & run this month and he thinks she'll be fine for July.
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Thank you for the replies. My daughter is working out as I type this!
She wore her steel-toes often during the last few weeks of school, and has run in them a few times. She is hoping this will save her from blisters later. Did your sons take any special precautions during Marine week, such as wear extra socks/ special socks/ etc?
thanks again!
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Yes, he did try to break in his boots before hand, packed plenty of moleskin & some foot powder & some better boot socks than were issued by unit. He really didn't have much of a problem, but some ppl did.
This is a great discussion about CORTRAMID ...
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/rotc/forum/topics/cortramid-what-t...
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If she is going to San Diego for CORTRAMID, be advised that the girls run more than the boys. They are required to run to drill, mess, and anything else they do. The female housing is much farther away from everything than the male housing, so they run more. Definately break those boots in well. Bring bandaids, moleskin, and extra socks. My daughter was on a no run schedule for a few days due to such bad blisters that she had to go to medical. Many of them had that issue. Marine week has a long run while carrying full gear.
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oops now i see it says east
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Thank you, everyone! And hearing of your sons and daughters really does make me very proud. Our country needs them and I am very glad they are in leadership positions. May God bless them. I wish them much success.
So, my daughter got her orders and she leaves soon. She has been running or working out twice a day but says she still feels quite nervous. I told her that means she knows how great an opportunity this is.
She would like to know what the usual start and end of day might be. In other words, when does she wake up and at what time can she have an end of day shower (if possible)?
Again, thank you for the info.
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