Bootcamp Graduation Dates and Address

[FeMzZ]

I checked out the 2008 Parris Island grad. dates on a U.S.M.C. site and i know you are supposed to graduate during the 13th week after you've been sent to MCRD. I leave June 6 and the 13 week appears to be Sept. 14-20 and the only grad. date scheduled for that week is that Friday, September 19, 2008. It says Echo Co., 2nd RTBn., and Papa Co., 4th RTBn will be graduating that day....so would that mean in boot i'll be part of either of those 2 companies? Also, in the "Welcome Aboard" package in the booklet on page27 it says "At graduation, one recruit is is selected from each platoon as the Honor Graduate and recieves a meritorious promotion to PFC and a set of the "dress blue" uniform...This confused me because i always thought every Marine, after completing The Crucible, earned his dress blues but this booklet says something else that didnt make sense to me



Secondly, i know while you're in bootcamp the address you are given is:
Pvt (your full name)
Plt. (platoon number)
Company (your company designation)
Battalion(battalion #)
Recruit Training Regiment
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island, SC 29905

is there any way to know ahead of time the specifics of your platoon, company, and battalion? because it would help a lot if i can let my family and friends know what to put down instead of having them wait a few weeks to recieve my first letter and then have it spread from there. thanks

[FeMzZ]

Sorry i have another question but didnt want to spam and make another thread. But i read that the graduation ceremony start at 10am and last about an hour. So does this mean that you can be on a plane heading home to start your 10 day break that same day or are you held at MCRD for something extra?

[JAG1990tn]

I checked out the 2008 Parris Island grad. dates on a U.S.M.C. site and i know you are supposed to graduate during the 13th week after you've been sent to MCRD. I leave June 6 and the 13 week appears to be Sept. 14-20 and the only grad. date scheduled for that week is that Friday, September 19, 2008. It says Echo Co., 2nd RTBn., and Papa Co., 4th RTBn will be graduating that day....so would that mean in boot i'll be part of either of those 2 companies? Also, in the "Welcome Aboard" package in the booklet on page27 it says "At graduation, one recruit is is selected from each platoon as the Honor Graduate and recieves a meritorious promotion to PFC and a set of the "dress blue" uniform...This confused me because i always thought every Marine, after completing The Crucible, earned his dress blues but this booklet says something else that didnt make sense to me



Secondly, i know while you're in bootcamp the address you are given is:
Pvt (your full name)
Plt. (platoon number)
Company (your company designation)
Battalion(battalion #)
Recruit Training Regiment
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island, SC 29905

is there any way to know ahead of time the specifics of your platoon, company, and battalion? because it would help a lot if i can let my family and friends know what to put down instead of having them wait a few weeks to recieve my first letter and then have it spread from there. thanks

I think all grads occur on Fridays. When is your shipdate? Have you posted it yet?
And for your sake. You better hope they don't put you in 4th RTB, That is for females only.Lol

[FeMzZ]

I think all grads occur on Fridays. When is your shipdate? Have you posted it yet?
And for your sake. You better hope they don't put you in 4th RTB, That is for females only.Lol

Yeah i leave June 16th, its at the top of my post. Haha, guess i'll be in Echo

[SGT7477]

I think all grads occur on Fridays. When is your shipdate? Have you posted it yet?
And for your sake. You better hope they don't put you in 4th RTB, That is for females only.Lol

Oh hell being with them females for awhile would be fun don't you agree?

[outlaw3179]

Youll be able to go home the same day of graduation. No idea how far it is to the airport but when you make arrangements give youself plenty of time (afternoon departure time). Hope this helps.

[RYDERKUR]

Negative on part of the address. Its RCT Dumbass or Recruit Dumbass, not PVT. We never know about the Dress Blues. You don't get them after the Crucible, but I just recently saw that JDNCowboy graduated in Blues, so I don't know for sure.

[outlaw3179]

Negative on part of the address. Its RCT Dumbass or Recruit Dumbass, not PVT.

lol..thanks for the laugh.

[davblay]

I checked out the 2008 Parris Island grad. dates on a U.S.M.C. site and i know you are supposed to graduate during the 13th week after you've been sent to MCRD. I leave June 6 and the 13 week appears to be Sept. 14-20 and the only grad. date scheduled for that week is that Friday, September 19, 2008. It says Echo Co., 2nd RTBn., and Papa Co., 4th RTBn will be graduating that day....so would that mean in boot i'll be part of either of those 2 companies? Also, in the "Welcome Aboard" package in the booklet on page27 it says "At graduation, one recruit is is selected from each platoon as the Honor Graduate and recieves a meritorious promotion to PFC and a set of the "dress blue" uniform...This confused me because i always thought every Marine, after completing The Crucible, earned his dress blues but this booklet says something else that didnt make sense to me



Secondly, i know while you're in bootcamp the address you are given is:
Pvt (your full name)
Plt. (platoon number)
Company (your company designation)
Battalion(battalion #)
Recruit Training Regiment
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island, SC 29905

is there any way to know ahead of time the specifics of your platoon, company, and battalion? because it would help a lot if i can let my family and friends know what to put down instead of having them wait a few weeks to recieve my first letter and then have it spread from there. thanks

To start with you stated that you ship on June 6th, 2008. That is on a Friday, what are you gonna do all week end? The Corps always ships on Monday or Tuesday (in case of holiday)! Find out what day you will ship (exact date), which will be on a Monday (most likely) then count 13 weeks from that date. That will be your projected graduation date (if you make it that far) at Parris Island. Then look at the graduation schedule and find that date, that will tell you what Company and Bn you will be in (forget about the 4th BN, they are all female).

Your address will be something like this (trust me I write a lot of letters to recruits):

Rct, Last name, first name, Middle Initial
Plt_____,?BN, ? Company
Box______
Parris, Island, S.C. 29905-____

You will be given your Eagle, Globe and Anchor Emblem upon completion of the Crucible, not Dress Blues! Dress Blues are issued to each recruit along with all the other uniforms. They are Given, as a gift (free), to the Honor men of the Company and Platoon. Everyone else pays for them, just like the other issued stuff you'll get, right out of your pay!

Last: there is no way of kowing what platoon you will be in until they form the platoons, so you can't have your address before you get there! Sorry that's just the way it is!

[FeMzZ]

Negative on part of the address. Its RCT Dumbass or Recruit Dumbass, not PVT. We never know about the Dress Blues. You don't get them after the Crucible, but I just recently saw that JDNCowboy graduated in Blues, so I don't know for sure.

on page 23 of the booklet in the Welcome Aboard package it says "Pvt (full name)"


Davblay, sorry about that, thats a type. i leave June 16th for MCRD

[RYDERKUR]

I know mine said it too. Just like about everything else in the Corps, the packet is probably about 50 years old and needs updating. I was just informing you.

[Ryan1234]

From what i have heard from marines who just got back from bootcamp. They have been telling me now that everyone gets Dress Blues free. They have been saying its something new they have been doing. Who knows they may be wrong.

[davblay]

To start with you stated that you ship on June 6th, 2008. That is on a Friday, what are you gonna do all week end? The Corps always ships on Monday or Tuesday (in case of holiday)! Find out what day you will ship (exact date), which will be on a Monday (most likely) then count 13 weeks from that date. That will be your projected graduation date (if you make it that far) at Parris Island. Then look at the graduation schedule and find that date, that will tell you what Company and Bn you will be in (forget about the 4th BN, they are all female).

Your address will be something like this (trust me I write a lot of letters to recruits):

Rct, Last name, first name, Middle Initial
Plt_____,?BN, ? Company
Box______
Parris, Island, S.C. 29905-____

You will be given your Eagle, Globe and Anchor Emblem upon completion of the Crucible, not Dress Blues! Dress Blues are issued to each recruit along with all the other uniforms. They are Given, as a gift (free), to the Honor men of the Company and Platoon. Everyone else pays for them, just like the other issued stuff you'll get, right out of your pay!

Last: there is no way of knowing what platoon you will be in until they form the platoons, so you can't have your address before you get there! Sorry that's just the way it is!

This is the second time you have questioned my answers! What part of my Posts don't you understand? Do you just want to listen to the words of the less experienced, or is it that you just want to argue? I seems to me that you prefer not to listen to me!

Now pay attention to detail! All these subjects have been covered in the poolee hall forum, so USE THE SEARCH ENGINE!

NUFF SAID!

Dave

[davblay]

on page 23 of the booklet in the Welcome Aboard package it says "Pvt (full name)"


Davblay, sorry about that, thats a type. i leave June 16th for MCRD

I am not going to debate the PVT or RCT issue with you....as you will find out soon enough! Booklet be damned!

Leaving June 16th it looks like 1stBN, Alpha Co. to me! But then what do I know? I am only a Marine!

Oh and read the rules for poolees again in the poolee hall forums!

[davblay]

From what i have heard from marines who just got back from bootcamp. They have been telling me now that everyone gets Dress Blues free. They have been saying its something new they have been doing. Who knows they may be wrong.

See post #13!

NUFF SAID!