Birthday at bootcamp

MilSup4Life · 09-29-2012, 11:37 AM

Thanks for the heads up on the music cards. I'll make sure family knows. Personally, I find them extremely annoying so not something I would pick anyway. :-) His A School will be there, so I'm hoping we have time together after he moves his gear. I figure we'll celebrate then. I was just hoping it was atleast OK to send cards. If I wrote a birthday letter, I'm sure I'd get too sappy since it's a "big one." So it's birthday card and fun, encouraging letters.

I appreciate the in-put. I want to make sure we don't cause him any additional PT. If he deserves it, he can go till he drops...but don't want it to be because mom sent something wrong.

jhampton002 · 09-29-2012, 12:16 PM

My birthday shipmates did 8-counts per year of there birthday. So your son is turning 18? Well my Chief would have made him do 18 8-counts.

MilSup4Life · 09-29-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jhampton002

My birthday shipmates did 8-counts per year of there birthday. So your son is turning 18? Well my Chief would have made him do 18 8-counts.

Oh my! Do the Chiefs know without anyone pointing out the birthday? Like, do they check their rosters or something? Maybe I should just tell my son I'll be thinking of him not doing those 8 counts on his birthday and skip the cards. Yikes!

LT Guppy · 09-29-2012, 01:36 PM

Though really, he'll be doing 8 counts regardless of his birthday...

MilSup4Life · 09-29-2012, 01:44 PM

Yeah, I'm sure...but hopefully, not 18 sets just because it's his birthday. :-) Could be worse. Atleast it's not sharks. He's tall and lanky, so long legs and arms. Recruiter told him to get practicing because he'll have to do them and it's always harder on people built like him. He's having a hard time getting everything off the ground high enough. vbg

llamayamaa · 09-29-2012, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jhampton002

My birthday shipmates did 8-counts per year of there birthday. So your son is turning 18? Well my Chief would have made him do 18 8-counts.

Oh no! I'll be turning 28 while I'm in boot camp! I second MilSup4Life's question- do they check your files to see if you have a birthday while at RTC?

culp7 · 09-29-2012, 04:21 PM

18 sets of what?

LT Guppy · 09-29-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by culp7

18 sets of what?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxQT-wZdP28

Haasino · 11-26-2012, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppy2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxQT-wZdP28

They don't do 8-counts anymore... now it's 10-counts! Get there! Hooyah, zero! Lol...

TrooperTaff · 11-28-2012, 08:09 PM

A few kids had birthdays in my divisions. Nothing happened to them. But then again it just depends. If your RDC finds out I'm sure some thing like 10 counts or just getting made fun of would happen. No biggy

AnnaGB · 12-09-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Haasino

They don't do 8-counts anymore... now it's 10-counts! Get there! Hooyah, zero! Lol...

wait what are the other two counts consisting of?? lol

cttaef21 · 09-30-2012, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by llamayamaa

Oh no! I'll be turning 28 while I'm in boot camp! I second MilSup4Life's question- do they check your files to see if you have a birthday while at RTC?

Might depend on your RDC, but I turned 22 in boot camp and didn't hear anything about it...It was in the middle of the week, but it was a very easy day for the most part

vabchsue · 10-01-2012, 08:23 AM

My son turned 19 at BC and nothing was said/done. We sent him a card and just made up for it once he finished there and was back here.

jhampton002 · 10-01-2012, 07:34 PM

Ha no his shipmates will turn him in and say it is his birthday. I wouldn't tell anyone when his birthday is. And they don't check your record for when your birthday is.

Seabiscuit · 10-05-2012, 01:58 PM

Send him cards, even if he gets "caught" with them the worst they are going to do is a short IT session (8 counts and mountain climbers are no longer allowed I believe) all in good fun. It's the closest he's going to get to a Bday party while in there. We had three guys have birthdays while in and even though they had to do a 30/30/30 the got double dessert. Let him have the experience and a story to tell.

cakers00 · 12-09-2012, 12:44 AM

Same here, except I'll be 29 while I am there.

I have already requested to my friends and most of my family so far not to draw any attention to it.

09-29-2012, 11:37 AM	#1
MilSup4Life Newbie Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the heads up on the music cards. I'll make sure family knows. Personally, I find them extremely annoying so not something I would pick anyway. :-) His A School will be there, so I'm hoping we have time together after he moves his gear. I figure we'll celebrate then. I was just hoping it was atleast OK to send cards. If I wrote a birthday letter, I'm sure I'd get too sappy since it's a "big one." So it's birthday card and fun, encouraging letters. I appreciate the in-put. I want to make sure we don't cause him any additional PT. If he deserves it, he can go till he drops...but don't want it to be because mom sent something wrong.

09-29-2012, 12:16 PM	#2
jhampton002 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	My birthday shipmates did 8-counts per year of there birthday. So your son is turning 18? Well my Chief would have made him do 18 8-counts.

09-29-2012, 01:36 PM	#4
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	Though really, he'll be doing 8 counts regardless of his birthday...

09-29-2012, 01:44 PM	#5
MilSup4Life Newbie Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I'm sure...but hopefully, not 18 sets just because it's his birthday. :-) Could be worse. Atleast it's not sharks. He's tall and lanky, so long legs and arms. Recruiter told him to get practicing because he'll have to do them and it's always harder on people built like him. He's having a hard time getting everything off the ground high enough. vbg

09-29-2012, 04:21 PM	#7
culp7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 114 Rep Power: 0	18 sets of what?

11-28-2012, 08:09 PM	#10
TrooperTaff Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	A few kids had birthdays in my divisions. Nothing happened to them. But then again it just depends. If your RDC finds out I'm sure some thing like 10 counts or just getting made fun of would happen. No biggy

10-01-2012, 08:23 AM	#13
vabchsue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,295 Rep Power: 0	My son turned 19 at BC and nothing was said/done. We sent him a card and just made up for it once he finished there and was back here.

10-01-2012, 07:34 PM	#14
jhampton002 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	Ha no his shipmates will turn him in and say it is his birthday. I wouldn't tell anyone when his birthday is. And they don't check your record for when your birthday is.

10-05-2012, 01:58 PM	#15
Seabiscuit Newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Send him cards, even if he gets "caught" with them the worst they are going to do is a short IT session (8 counts and mountain climbers are no longer allowed I believe) all in good fun. It's the closest he's going to get to a Bday party while in there. We had three guys have birthdays while in and even though they had to do a 30/30/30 the got double dessert. Let him have the experience and a story to tell.

12-09-2012, 12:44 AM	#16
cakers00 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cleveland, TN Posts: 93 Rep Power: 0	Same here, except I'll be 29 while I am there. I have already requested to my friends and most of my family so far not to draw any attention to it.