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Comment by navyboyfriend on March 25, 2010 at 6:48pm

Hi everyone, its so great to read all of your comments. They are sooo helpful. I was just reading JoeDeChristoforo's discussion about our LO's and us "playing by the book" I couldn't agree more. My girlfriend has stressed to me multiple times that its so upsetting when people don't follow the rules because everyone ends up paying. I know it might seem petty that we can't do or say this online or we can't say that.... but it's making us and our LO's practice for the Navy when it can really become a matter of life and death. I would really recommend checking out his post. Hope you all are doing well and wish you and your LO's the best of luck!

http://www.navydads.com/group/navyocsdads/forum/topics/by-the-book

Comment by Steve Whatley on March 17, 2010 at 10:40am

Rich,

Don't worry about not receiving mail up front. We had the same concerns. Apparently each Company is different in the way that they receive mail and how often they can get phone privileges. They are kept so busy that when they finally get time to write they don't have the energy to write-sleep is more important for their survival. I think we have received 4 letters in 10 weeks. Sleep deprivation is part of the process so don't get too worried if you haven't heard anything for a couple of weeks. Our lo didn't even get email privileges until the 10th week. As far as responding just remember that everything they get can be monitored....Good luck.

Comment by Rich on March 17, 2010 at 10:08am

We got an e-mail from our LO today (getting the lingo down). He said that this phase of OCS was “brutal” but he was doing fine. He is getting about 4-hours of sleep each night. He was glad he trained so had before reporting up. Nothing like running in a hurricane…

He said they were not getting mail, is that normal? He has only been there 10-days.

Also, can we reply to his e-mail?

Thanks

Rich

Comment by Rich on March 15, 2010 at 2:34pm

Hey Steve, Joe and Discoe we really appreciate your timely feed back!!!! We have a much better understanding what the H Class is all about. Understand it is just a detour and that we need to prepare to be 100% supportive if our son goes that route.

Thanks again.

Rich

Comment by Steve Whatley on March 15, 2010 at 2:06pm

Rich,
Heard that one of the classes that just had their rlp inspection only had 7 out of 40 pass. the good news is that they failed on a wednesday or thursday but have another chance to pass before they fall into h company. h company is not a death sentence but rather a detour on the way to graduation. most roll back into one of the next classes and move on. Yes it is discouraging, but it is not the end. In fact it may work in their favor as they have to "buck up" and finish strong. From what I have read and heard the Navy likes to push our guys to the limit to see how they will react.
Keep your chin up but more importantly stay positive with your son/daughter/wife/husband because it can be tough on them.

Hope we helped.

Comment by Joe DeCristoforo on March 15, 2010 at 2:02pm

My daughter was initially in Class 13-10, but during "Wakeup Thursday" she suffered from dehydration and rolled into H Class. During the 2 to 3 weeks she was in H, she learned how to keep herself hydrated, how to modify the pushups her trainer had her doing to the harder OCS way, and better understand what the DIs are expecting. She emerged from H so much better prepared for OCS than when she entered. Her new class, 14-10, just finished RLP and she is now an Officer Candidate. She used the knowledge and stamina she developed in H-Class to not only help herself, but her fellow candidate officers; to me, that was the most valuable lesson. I am a strong proponent of H class, as I've seen the change in my own daughter in such a relatively short period of time.

Comment by discoe on March 15, 2010 at 1:48pm

H is for Hotel or Holding or Healing. If someone is injured, sick, or someone who was unable to meet the requirements of an evolution. Thursday 11 March 2010 was Throwdown Thursday for class 15-10. The day they met their Marine Corp DI. The physical training on that day is intense. If people cannot complete the run for example they roll from their class to H class for remedial conditioning or if they are injured they roll to H for healing. H class is a good thing in that people are still in OCS but they have time to strengthen themselves before classing up and moving on.

My son was in H Class for illness and he came out more focused and ready to become a great Naval Officer.

Comment by Rich on March 15, 2010 at 1:37pm

Mom found a site online with Navy Moms exchanging information. One mom from Class 1510 posted that on Thursday (3.11.2010) approximately 10 or so of the class went on H Duty.

Something to do about not being able to complete some part of the PT. Sounds brutal; But hey, I guess in the real world of being a Navy Officer you cannot just stay in your bunk in bad weather can you.

Note: This information was posted on the Internet so the accuracy cannot be verified. I have not heard from my son so I assume he was not one of them.

Anyone have a short explanation or point me in the right direction for what H is all about?

Rich

Comment by Rich on March 10, 2010 at 9:12pm

Phone call today!

Going into OCS Class 1510 was told that they might not have any outbound communications for at least 4-weeks. Today (Day 4), some were given a brief phone call. It seems that you can earn privileges.

So my son Shawn called and spoke with The Old Lady this PM. He said everything was more structured than he expected but that was not going to be a problem. He told her that it was amazing how busy they can keep you 18-hours a day. He passed his first Physical Fitness Exam today but many of the classmates did not and now they have to wear yellow belts because they need more supervision. He said to make sure and let Coach Bob know and pass along his appreciation for all of the training.

We live in Beaverton Oregon so 8-months ago when Shawn decided he wanted to go into the Navy I called in some favors and my son Shawn has been training at the Nike Campus with one of their coaches, Bob Williams a runner at the University of Oregon in the Steve Prefontine days who is now one of the Team Nike Coaches. Shawn went from not being able to complete the 1.5-mile requirement at all to being able to complete it in just over 10 minutes. Not bad for a big guy at 6’2” and 225 pounds.

He said the food was fine and that he was glad that he practiced his War Spoon Techniques before reporting. He said he knew it was important to prefect his technique so he could consume enough calories to meet his metabolic requirements. He said almost everyone was getting yelled at for not eating properly. So he seems to get getting plenty to eat.

He said he has been getting a good solid 4 to 5 hours of sleep at night. So there you go. His call was a huge boost in the morale of the family.

I have been writing him a letter every day. He should get the first one tomorrow.

Thanks again for your input.

Rich

Comment by Rich on March 9, 2010 at 10:30am

Hey guys I really appreciate the feed back you have provided. I do not mind posting that I feel a little better knowing that other parents have the same anxiety’s that we are experiencing.

Our Son Shawn spent a year in college at the University of Salzburg and extensive traveling so we are accustomed to him not being at home but having no communication period is a little different.

Just wrote my first letter to him this AM.

Rich

Sorry for double posting, trying to learn the site.

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