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My boyfriend is currently at SOI East in Camp Geiger. He was recently told that he would be in California for his MOS school. His job is aviation electronics and he was told he would either be there...
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As Jessica has already said the USMC does not consider hometowns when placing marines at their PDS. During the last few days of MCT he'll find out his MOS (which is most likely to change depending on...
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Thanks everyone for your help. He was told that California wasn't definite, so maybe he will be placed in Pensacola. But, he will be graduating from MCT the 23rd of this month. I am certainly proud of...
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this is kinda off subject but its on MOS - my boyfriend is also at Camp Geiger and he joined as a reservist, his job he picked was as 1812 M1A1 tank repair. the recruiter told us that since he's gone...
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That is *generally* true for reservists, but the USMC does still have the ability to change it if they really need to. It's very rare though.
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Kelsey, his MOS is not 1812 which is tank crewman, it is 2146 which is tank repair. That is the number that was on his paperwork that he signed.
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Does anyone know if you can mail letters to Marines attending Camp Geiger for MOS? If you can, what is the address? I've talked to him very little, because he does have his phone.. BUT, I have some...
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My son left today for Camp Geiger and he forgot to take his all weather jack and i want to send it to him, do i have to wait for a address with what PLT he will be in???
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Has he specifically asked you to mail it to him? The address for mailing things is at the top of the board, however I would not mail a package unless he specifically asks you to do so. Packages have...
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He did ask me to send it to him because one of his friends who left the sameday said that he needed it and he got a little nervous. I will wait to send it to him at this point, I guess as a mom I dont...
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You're talking about the long trench coat, right? The only time it would be used is checking in (if it is raining or cold). As soon as they walk through the door at MCT they are told to change into...
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Thank you Jessica I feel much better I wont be sending the coat now. You have been a great help my family is new to the military.
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Is there a diagram or something to show us what company our Marine will be in during MCT.
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Not sure what you are asking! All Marines starting training on the same day are in the same company!
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Ok I am confused my son and 2 of his friends showed up at the base and all 3 of them were put in different co, could that be they might all start at a different time???
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My son arrived on 3/16 and I believe was picked up (we havent heard from him and his cell is turned off). The group that arrived this past Tuesday, when will we know what Co. they are in? Does that...
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My son called his girlfriend before he turned in his phone and he said he was in Co Hotel and he did say he was starting right away. He also arrived at the base on the 16th.
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Everyone who started training on March 16th is in Hotel Company. They might be in different platoons, but they are in the same company. They will be in a different company if they did not start right...
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Hi Tracy! We met on Parris Island :) My son also arrived on the 16th and from what I can tell got picked up right away, since he announced on facebook that he won't have his phone for a month. That's...
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Hi Stacy - how was your 10 day visit? Too short for me. Zachs girlfriend got a call last night (she had to have emergency surgery on a kidney stone and Zach found out - not sure how he did) so his DI...
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