Just a short list of what you should bring to bootcamp -

savphoto · 12-28-2013, 07:28 PM

When I went through, I just wrote quick notes on the inside of the box itself. Nobody stopped or questioned me.

Auridan · 12-28-2013, 08:02 PM

What NM2007 meant was that the box is searched by your loved ones when they get it, as they're looking for any clue about what was going on with you just then. Of course, not everyone does that. My mom took my phone out of the box without realizing the battery was taken out and also in the box, and never noticed until she took it up with her for my graduation.

If you do want to send a note, have it written beforehand, because you won't have time to write one when you get there (or you'll get screamed at for doing so). Or scribble a quick line on the box.

asMA1001 · 12-29-2013, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Auridan

What NM2007 meant was that the box is searched by your loved ones when they get it, as they're looking for any clue about what was going on with you just then. Of course, not everyone does that. My mom took my phone out of the box without realizing the battery was taken out and also in the box, and never noticed until she took it up with her for my graduation.

If you do want to send a note, have it written beforehand, because you won't have time to write one when you get there (or you'll get screamed at for doing so). Or scribble a quick line on the box.

Thanks! I'll make sure to do that for my parents

sweetmtn · 12-29-2013, 12:44 PM

I might suggest that if you want to send a note home...write a letter on the plane or sometime earlier..then put it in the pocket of your clothes you are sending home. This you can do well before you have to strip down and it will already be in your pocket.

Toxickiba · 07-07-2014, 12:13 PM

sorry for bumping an old thread but i have an odd question i *think* i already know the answer too.

Im not religious in the slightest so I see no reason for me to bring a bible. I still want to bring a small book with me (fits in my palm) to hold everything, would it be alright if its a sketch book? I draw to relieve stress and I was wondering if it would be allowed?

LT Guppy · 07-07-2014, 12:43 PM

They may not let you keep it. But you will get a stationary set you could sketch in.

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Auridan Active Duty Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Sea level Posts: 713 Rep Power: 156	What NM2007 meant was that the box is searched by your loved ones when they get it, as they're looking for any clue about what was going on with you just then. Of course, not everyone does that. My mom took my phone out of the box without realizing the battery was taken out and also in the box, and never noticed until she took it up with her for my graduation. If you do want to send a note, have it written beforehand, because you won't have time to write one when you get there (or you'll get screamed at for doing so). Or scribble a quick line on the box. __________________ If you're not happy with it, fix it, because ain't nobody gonna fix it for you.

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sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,787 Rep Power: 390	I might suggest that if you want to send a note home...write a letter on the plane or sometime earlier..then put it in the pocket of your clothes you are sending home. This you can do well before you have to strip down and it will already be in your pocket. __________________ Proud Military Mom, Navy Vet Justin(MM2n), and Army Vet SSgt Clayton "*Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude*." Thomas Jefferson

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LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 343	They may not let you keep it. But you will get a stationary set you could sketch in. __________________ Officers: making simple stuff hard since 1775 ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS - Click here to have your account verified

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savphoto Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 8	When I went through, I just wrote quick notes on the inside of the box itself. Nobody stopped or questioned me.

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Toxickiba Newbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Near Fort Polk, LA Posts: 22 Rep Power: 8	sorry for bumping an old thread but i have an odd question i think i already know the answer too. Im not religious in the slightest so I see no reason for me to bring a bible. I still want to bring a small book with me (fits in my palm) to hold everything, would it be alright if its a sketch book? I draw to relieve stress and I was wondering if it would be allowed?