Push and Double Push

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on February 1, 2019 at 4:59pm

maybe someone else can chime in as I'e never heard the term "Double Push"

as far as PUSH divisions; https://navydads.ning.com/page/push-divisions

Permalink Reply by Charles Cooper on February 1, 2019 at 5:28pm

Thanks for the info on push divisions

Permalink Reply by NavyDads CoAdmin Jim Gramza on February 1, 2019 at 6:15pm

Sorry to hear that Charles. Something doesn't sound right to me. You might want to look around in this group.

https://navydads.ning.com/group/ship5formerlyship17

Permalink Reply by Susan Kiely on February 2, 2019 at 8:29am

Hi Charles,  My daughter entered BC in Nov 2016.....but your son's situation brought to mind another BC recruit who entered around late Dec....if I am recalling correctly...the last week of Dec/first week of Jan....most divisions are so-called push divisions due to limited entries at the holiday time....so going to 2 push divisions may simply mean he was sent according to division numerical need.  Am I making sense?   All requirements/6 week limit re BC... remain the same....but the requirements have been tighten since think last summer.  I belong to a military group which sends letters/cards etc to Recruits and know the # of recruits being sent to Seps within the first couple weeks has been on the increase.  You need to find out why your son was sent to Seps....he is entitled to an appeal.  Hope helps a little,  Susan

Permalink Reply by Charles Cooper on February 7, 2019 at 5:57am

We got some clarification - he was NOT double pushed.

He was grabbed very shortly after arriving and put into a push division.  That group was then joined by some other recruits.

About a week in, he had an anxiety attack and was sent to the hospital.  He was there about 4 days. It took a while to transfer him back to the base, because they were having historically cold temperatures that week.

When he is back home - in 3 to 4 weeks, I'll post a description of his experience at Ship 5 (over in the Ship 5 group).