My son shipped out to Great Lakes 4/24

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Permalink Reply by Carl G. on May 14, 2013 at 8:11am

Paul, I just wanted to give you some heads up.  I spoke with a former LDCR at my work.  He indicated that yes, they can fail recruits for anything which would extend the graduation date IN THE WORST CASE.  Sometimes, though, the RDCs are just messing with the recruits (i.e., they may have pulled a recruit, smeared fake blood on his nose, and had him sit with your son to see what their reaction would be) in order to pound the message home that they must obey orders. 

My coworker/former LDCR indicated that this early in the game, the RDCs may have your son redo the swim test and he'll be ok.  Not without making him sweat bullets for a few days though. 

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Thompson on May 15, 2013 at 9:06am

Hey bud my son left for Great Lakes on 5-6-2013 and I know exactly what your going thru. I can't wait to get a ledger or call from him. Hope everything works out for your son and hopefully the failing of the swim test is not true.

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Permalink Reply by Marvin on May 15, 2013 at 9:36am

My son got to Great Lakes May 7th.

Brandon Thompson said:

Hey bud my son left for Great Lakes on 5-6-2013 and I know exactly what your going thru. I can't wait to get a ledger or call from him. Hope everything works out for your son and hopefully the failing of the swim test is not true.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Senecal on May 15, 2013 at 7:28pm

Got a second letter from Josh today.  He said that this is the closest he's ever felt to being in prison!  I'm wondering if I've failed as a father because here should have felt the closest to being in prison lol.

From the sounds of it he has a really good division.  They've had two calls home so far and after the last call they got some casual time with their 2nd RDC(?).  He told them that this is the second division he's had that actually sings and their his twelfth.  He wants to do the 5.0 drill with them, whatever that is, and if they pull it off he'll take them to "recruit heaven" a place with tv, food, video games, phones, etc.  Hopefully they guy's not messing with them too badly. ;D

Next week is hell week for them which I guess is a big inspection week.

Oh, he said the RDC told them that a lot of what their learning in basic they'll probably not use again like all the folding of clothes but my son said that this folding clothes thing was pretty convenient.  Hahaha, this from a kid who I dragged a garbage bag and a half of empty water bottles out of his room when I cleaned it out after he left.

Thanks for all the replies guys and I'm enjoying reading your stories too.  And Paul hopefully the instructor was just trying to ram a point home and doesn't really hold them back a week.

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Permalink Reply by Paula C McNichol on May 27, 2013 at 7:59am

Hate missing a phone call!! PIR 21 June 2013 is looming closer and closer!! Trying to get as much info as possible!

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