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i'm going to cape may at the very end of june, can you tell me some more information about it? i've watched this recruiting video, but i'll admit it contrasts to what my recruiter is telling me. i'm not in horrible shape, but what should i expect to avoid being a target by my company commender?
I was in that video, Sierra 159. It's harder than it looks. Follow instructions TO THE LETTER. Don't assume anything. Try your best to keep up with the exercises, difficult as they may be. They will notice the effort. Memorize those general orders BEFORE you get there! Remember the "sir/ma'am" sandwich. Tell the CC's what they want to hear, not what you feel. Never make eye contact. Suppress emotion. Practice the lifestyle now by getting up very early in the morning and maintaining a rigorous workout regimen; it'll minimize the shock. If (when) you do get targeted by your CC, own up to the mistake, fill out your performance trackers (or whatever they call them nowadays) and submit them promptly. Sound off loudly at all times. Be a team player. Good luck to you.
H-133: Yes old, but still a solid Coastie!!!!! If you send care packages, i.e cookies, magazines, zig-zags, pictures of Aunt Tilly in a compromising pose and/or any pogey bait, the CC will open and compromise your feel good deeds. If your loved ones are unlucky enough to receive one of these unfortunate packages, they can and will be subject to repercussions. The term Crank (20 Years Ago) meant, sweat hard...out of breath...bubbles popping from ones mouth because he/she couldn't answer a sentence after 30 minutes of IT. So, PLEASE!! Send these good kids photos of the new silo you put in this Summer, pictures of Aunt Sarah's new baby or at most a cleavage shot.
In Navy bootcamp, we weren't allowed to have Q-tips. I still don't know why. But I would receive letters with some Q-tips "smuggled" in. And chewing gum. On Sundays we could sit around and I'd discreetly chew some gum while writing letters. And send stamps; they're like jailhouse currency in bootcamp. He can probably get someone to iron a shirt or shine his boots for some stamps or Q-tips.
As far as care packages go - booze, cigarettes, and porn will make a happy sailor. But wait until after training.
my son has done really well in boot camp and they have offered him a diving training in Hawai or Guam. I am not knowledgeable about this. He is doing excellent at US CG Boot camp and is scoring fantastic. What is search & recue training and I've heard it's the hardest to achieve. Does anyone know and enlighten me. CoastieMOM
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I just got off active duty CG, after 8 awesome years. Still a reservist though, so I'm at least technically part of the team.
Yes, send him cookies, cake, and all the candy bars he can handle. The CC's will have a blast eating it while watching him push the deck.
Honestly, just send him letters...
And to the concerned Coastie mom, your son isn't going to dive training after boot camp. He has to apply to the dive program later in his career, go through the process, and get selected.
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Do not send care packages please: letters cool
