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I have a son in 279, they just completed third phase. Glad to finally relax and exhale a sigh of relief. He is loving it, forming strong bonds with other trainees. Good luck to all your boys! I takes a lttle luck especially to avoid injury but mostly "the committed and the worthy prevail."
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The Dick Couch book "The Warrior Elite" was helpful to me to understand what go's down in first phase. When the Wife and I talked to the boy once a week usually on Sunday we had less questions for him because we had a feel for the routine so consequently we were all relaxed. Things have changed since that book was published and they did not do some evolutions as seen on Discovery video but similair enough to get the vibe. Nothing was fun according to the boy like "Camp Surf", not fun! One thing that was helpful is to have a friend in PRTT or something like that, they will sneak trainees candy bars or sandwiches to help sustain the white shirts. The boy took "Quitting is not an option" to a different level. He took one evolution at a time and it was more like Don't Quit Now. If the Trainee get's to sunrise on Wednesday their locked in and will survive.
Reading the Couch book or watching the videos gives a sense of the peer pressure that is present but it sounds like it is dialed up ten fold, if a trainee is not putting out all manner of pressure will come down on them from their boat crew and instructors and they "have to go", it truly is survival of the fittest. Boat crew one or the smurf boat are disireable to land in because they have a good chance of staying together and can unify.
We waited until after the second week of second phase to visit because they are going through a lot. Each family should determine that on their own but that was how our lad wanted it and he is calling the shots. We found that the Coronado Brewiing Company is a good place to get lunch or an evening meal. Claytons has great MTO, it's around back from their resturant. There is a diner near the Del that has good breakfasts, every trainee has a desired favorite spot, we let our guy run the show. We wanted to go on the Base but the boy said that was frowned on so we opted out of that. We stayed out of SEAL bars with the boy like McPs and Danny's because that could bring on unwanted pressure. On the ladies site there reference to visiting Bullshirts to get SEAL clothing and what not. That I just don't get, SEALs are humble,they are the silent warriors. If I had wanted to go there and get a tee shirt I know what he would have to say about that. The class prints up tee shirts at the end, he will get me one of those. This experience is the real deal,"The Commited and The Worthy", hard to powder puff it.
John L said:Thanks for the advice, and congrats to your son. I know exactly what you mean about being able to exhale; my wife and I sometimes feel like we are there on the beach with him. Riding on the no news is good news boat, can kind of suck.
Again glad to hear your boy past his first right of passage into the SPECWAR community.
John
Quartermaster said:I have a son in 279, they just completed third phase. Glad to finally relax and exhale a sigh of relief. He is loving it, forming strong bonds with other trainees. Good luck to all your boys! I takes a lttle luck especially to avoid injury but mostly "the committed and the worthy prevail."
Well gents, my boy after much soul searching dropped today. He said the physical part wasn't tough, even with the cold he has, he just had lost the desire to continue and wasn't going to put anybody in the crosshairs/jepordy just going through the motions.
So being that I'm the Admin for this group, I'll be willing to turn over to someone who is still in the class.
My best wishes to those of you who still have men in the program.
John L
Well gents, my boy after much soul searching dropped today. He said the physical part wasn't tough, even with the cold he has, he just had lost the desire to continue and wasn't going to put anybody in the crosshairs/jepordy just going through the motions.
So being that I'm the Admin for this group, I'll be willing to turn over to someone who is still in the class.
My best wishes to those of you who still have men in the program.
John L
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