Buddy program

NavyPanther · 12-02-2014, 10:34 AM

It sounds hard enough for two people to buddy up I couldn't imagine 4 or more people

DPearson · 12-02-2014, 12:05 PM

The only thing I really know about the buddy system though is that there is one. What are the other specifics and regulations?

NavyPanther · 12-02-2014, 03:18 PM

From what I've read online up to 4 females can buddy up for boot camp only. Males have 2 buddy programs available to them, 1 is that same as for females, the other is to be buddies all the way to first duty station.

NavyPanther · 12-02-2014, 03:28 PM

This is what I found online http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/navyjoin/a/navybuddy.htm

sweetmtn · 12-02-2014, 07:16 PM

It is my understanding from my son's experience that you need to be in the same rate,,,my son and his BFF were nukes and were going to go together...HOWEVER, I put a stop to it...those two were a night mare in high school and I just knew they would cause or get into trouble if together! SO they went 2 months apart! lol Even when not together they seemed to cause the same trouble at boot! They couldn't stop laughing at some of the recruits when they couldn't do certain PT...my son's friend wrote me and told me that one of his RDC's even asked him if he knew my son as they acted alike! Nothing like having nukes that are actually jocks and all muscle!

DPearson · 12-03-2014, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by NavyPanther

This is what I found online http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/navyjoin/a/navybuddy.htm

Alright, thanks, this helped!

NavyPanther · 12-03-2014, 09:34 AM

Yeah the info is very helpful I just wasn't sure how current it really is hence why I made this thread. I figured someone here might have first hand knowledge on the subject

DPearson · 12-05-2014, 08:26 AM

Yeah, i was glad to find this thread because I am doing the buddy system with 3 other people from my school, (there are 6 of us joining the navy out of a class of 41 students), and really needed some details as to how it worked.

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12-02-2014, 10:34 AM	#1
NavyPanther Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0	It sounds hard enough for two people to buddy up I couldn't imagine 4 or more people

12-02-2014, 12:05 PM	#2
DPearson Active Duty Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Colebrook, NH Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	The only thing I really know about the buddy system though is that there is one. What are the other specifics and regulations?

12-02-2014, 03:18 PM	#3
NavyPanther Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0	From what I've read online up to 4 females can buddy up for boot camp only. Males have 2 buddy programs available to them, 1 is that same as for females, the other is to be buddies all the way to first duty station.

12-02-2014, 03:28 PM	#4
NavyPanther Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0	This is what I found online http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/navyjoin/a/navybuddy.htm

12-02-2014, 07:16 PM	#5
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	It is my understanding from my son's experience that you need to be in the same rate,,,my son and his BFF were nukes and were going to go together...HOWEVER, I put a stop to it...those two were a night mare in high school and I just knew they would cause or get into trouble if together! SO they went 2 months apart! lol Even when not together they seemed to cause the same trouble at boot! They couldn't stop laughing at some of the recruits when they couldn't do certain PT...my son's friend wrote me and told me that one of his RDC's even asked him if he knew my son as they acted alike! Nothing like having nukes that are actually jocks and all muscle!

12-03-2014, 09:34 AM	#7
NavyPanther Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0	Yeah the info is very helpful I just wasn't sure how current it really is hence why I made this thread. I figured someone here might have first hand knowledge on the subject

12-05-2014, 08:26 AM	#8
DPearson Active Duty Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Colebrook, NH Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, i was glad to find this thread because I am doing the buddy system with 3 other people from my school, (there are 6 of us joining the navy out of a class of 41 students), and really needed some details as to how it worked.