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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 462588" data-attributes="member: 8657"><p>Thanks Jonesy, </p><p> </p><p> Not allowed to take anything with him but a drivers license. He </p><p>signed a 4 year contract with 4 additional years as a reservest. Not</p><p>sure what an open contract is. </p><p> </p><p> His MOS is still in the works and as this whole process just began Christmas Eve, his preferred occupation is engineering; the recruiters </p><p>are checking out what slots are available for that. They're also trying to </p><p>enroll him in the Navy ROTC program (even though he joined the marines???) but that's highly competitive and not a for sure. Wish I knew more about these acronyms but military info is Greek to me.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants living west of the Mississippi go to San Diego. East of the Miss., Parris Island. Women only attend Parris Island. We're in Colorado</p><p>so it will be San Deigo. Pendleton is right across the highway from the</p><p>beach; what a tease that will be. Kind of like the inmates of Folsom Prison</p><p>in Northern Calif who would jump into Folsom Lake from their complex if they only could.....<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/sad-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-very:" title="Sad Very :sad-very:" data-shortname=":sad-very:" /></p><p> </p><p>Funnily enough, my guy has already had a taste of what isn't <em>even</em> the beginning. For his physical, he stayed overnight in a hotel and they got him up at 3:00 am for an exam that lasted til noon. A nine hour physical which usually takes 10 minutes. Lesson #1 in Hurry Up And Wait. </p><p> </p><p>We later went with him for the swearing in; he and the others sat in a room for about 5 hours waiting...and waiting. Early on, one of the kids fell asleep so they had to finish the wait standing at attention, and they hadn't even been sworn in yet! Sadly enough, we were the only parents there...</p><p> </p><p>P.S. - Really appreciate the feedback from you all. It certainly lightens</p><p>the load!! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile2:" title="Bigsmile :bigsmile2:" data-shortname=":bigsmile2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 462588, member: 8657"] Thanks Jonesy, Not allowed to take anything with him but a drivers license. He signed a 4 year contract with 4 additional years as a reservest. Not sure what an open contract is. His MOS is still in the works and as this whole process just began Christmas Eve, his preferred occupation is engineering; the recruiters are checking out what slots are available for that. They're also trying to enroll him in the Navy ROTC program (even though he joined the marines???) but that's highly competitive and not a for sure. Wish I knew more about these acronyms but military info is Greek to me. Applicants living west of the Mississippi go to San Diego. East of the Miss., Parris Island. Women only attend Parris Island. We're in Colorado so it will be San Deigo. Pendleton is right across the highway from the beach; what a tease that will be. Kind of like the inmates of Folsom Prison in Northern Calif who would jump into Folsom Lake from their complex if they only could.....:sad-very: Funnily enough, my guy has already had a taste of what isn't [I]even[/I] the beginning. For his physical, he stayed overnight in a hotel and they got him up at 3:00 am for an exam that lasted til noon. A nine hour physical which usually takes 10 minutes. Lesson #1 in Hurry Up And Wait. We later went with him for the swearing in; he and the others sat in a room for about 5 hours waiting...and waiting. Early on, one of the kids fell asleep so they had to finish the wait standing at attention, and they hadn't even been sworn in yet! Sadly enough, we were the only parents there... P.S. - Really appreciate the feedback from you all. It certainly lightens the load!! :bigsmile2: [/QUOTE]
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