arriving today (16 Nov 15)

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Permalink Reply by Richard Elliott on November 18, 2015 at 8:01pm

Hi Lisa, 

Our son got in at about 7:30 PM and by time they rounded everyone up and arrived at NTC, and started the indoc, we received our call at 10:28 central time.  When we send out a letter, we will see if he know Hayden. Where did he go to MEPS?  Our son's name is Reid, he went to MEPS in New Orleans.

Permalink Reply by Jon Mason on November 21, 2015 at 5:42pm

My grandson was supposed to go on the 16th, but got snowed in at Denver. Arrived on the 17th. Anyone hear yet when the graduation is scheduled?

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on November 21, 2015 at 5:52pm

generally- figure 8 weeks from the Friday after arrival....but that can be off a week or two depending on if he is in a "Push" division or not, holiday, and other situations

Permalink Reply by Richard Elliott on November 21, 2015 at 8:16pm

It's too early in the process to know the date now. They won't know until they form up the division. If they had enough personnel to make the division, they will send their letters home in the next few days, as tomorrow or Monday will be the first actual training day following 5 P days. Which means some letters may arrive before Thanksgiving and others may not. I am expecting graduation to be either the 15th or 22nd of January.  Just my $.02.

Permalink Reply by Richard Elliott on November 24, 2015 at 8:46pm

Received the "form letter" today, graduation is Jan 8th, so boot camp is 8 weeks including 5 'P' days, so boot camp is really seven weeks.

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on November 24, 2015 at 9:04pm

There are occasions when a division may fill and a few unplaced recruits remain. Those "leftover" recruits will be placed as the first recruits for the following division. There are also times that a division is not quite filled with the normal 88 recruits and that division must wait for the next group arriving in Great Lakes to fill to division compliment. When a division is held waiting to fill the division with the next group of arriving recruits, they will placed in what is called a PUSH Division.

Because that division formed "late" it is composed of recruits arriving typically over two different weeks. Some of the recruits in that division will be at RTC for 7 1/2 weeks (8 Fridays) rather than the typical 8 1/2 weeks (9 Fridays) that most of the divisions in that TG (Training Group). To stay current with the projected PIR date for the TG, that division is "pushed" thru some accelerated training- hence the term PUSH division.

This may happen more often for those recruits arriving at the beginning of a week. Recruits who are unlucky enough to be held over may be placed in a TG for the following week. These recruits are at  RTC 9 1/2 weeks (10 Fridays). That happens more frequently for recruits arriving at the end of the week. This happens more around holidays or when there is a week without a PIR. Weather or severe storms may result in extra recruits being shipped to RTC when others are delayed.  This may also occur if a large number of recruits are shipped to RTC in the summer and early fall due to enlistments that happen during  a high school student's senior year.