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I am a new Navy mom and looking for anyone that may have had a son/daughter enlisted in OCS.  Would like to discuss Mothers night and graduation.  What to expect and how to prepare.

Please contact me if you have any insight.

PA Navy Mom

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My son graduated from OCS in Sept. in class 16-13. The format of the Hi Mom's dinner is decided on by individual classes. Ours was held at the Atlantic Beach Club the evening of Pass In Review. It was dressy; the officers were in their dress uniforms, and we had drinks and appetizers. There was a "program" and officers were recognized, there were a few speeches by those in charge of the class, and a brief PowerPoint created by the class was shown. This class wanted to have time to go with their loved ones to dinner afterwards, but I'm pretty sure the next class planned an actual dinner. I'm sure your son/daughter will let you know what the agenda will be.

Pass InReview was Thursday afternoon(2PM, maybe); please try to be there for that, as they spend hours practicing for it. The actual graduation on Friday you will absolutely need to be there very early to have any hope of getting a good seat. Many loved ones showed up at 5am to watch the recruits final PT, then walked over to watch their chow procedure. Eventually and surprisingly(at least to most of us), we were allowed to eat with them. By then we had time to get back to the hotel, get cleaned up and dressed for graduation. Everyone was dressed nicely, but not quite as fancy as the night before. The ceremony itself seemed to go quickly and there wasn't much standing around afterwards as the new officers seem VERY eager to leave to be with family or go home.

Take your camera, lots of Kleenex, and your pride! Try to see whatever you can to help you understand what your loved one experienced in those 10 weeks. It will be an experience you'll treasure, and the exclamation point on the roller coaster that was OCS.

Thank you very much, I appreciate your response and insight.  Can you tell me where the graduation was held that you have to go early to get a good seat?  I have elderly parents that will attend so I need to make some previous arrangements.  Do they tape the graduation where you can purchase a CD for those who could not make it?  Do you have a limited amount of tickets for the graduation?  The Hi Mom's dinner, is this a ticketed invitation only for Mom's and immediate family?  Sorry for all the questions we are a first time in the military family and are excited for our son's journey.

My son was 14-12. They sent us a CD a few weeks after the graduation that had the graduation ceremony as well as PIR. The graduation was held in an auditorium. This was two years ago so place may have changed. Your son will be able to give you more information as it gets closer. Exciting time!
Also, every class is different depending on how many in class etc. My sons class was small and they didn't have a limit.

Thank you again for your time.  Congrats on your son.

Graduation for 16-13 was in the auditorium. I think he was allowed 6 tickets and there were 60 some in his class, I believe. Dawn is correct in assuring you that information will come in time from your son. If I'm remembering correctly, there was a place for handicapped individuals to sit. And, yes, a CD will be mailed out a few weeks after graduation along with the OC's photo package if they ordered one. They also allowed us to move in closer along the wall when our loved one was close in line to receive their diploma(?) in order to get a better picture. They really are very accommodating to families on that day. At least that was our experience. We were an inexperienced new military family as well-just keep asking questions. I assume the class has a Facebook page specifically for friends and family. If you haven't checked on that, I'd highly recommend it as there was a wealth of information. There is someone who monitors the site who you can depend on for information, what to expect at different points, etc.

Thank you for all the information. We finally heard from our son and he is doing well.  Fighting back all the time but was very excited to pass the RLP!!  getting very excited for the end to come and finding out all this information ahead of time is great!  Thanks again.

I read through the comments below and our experience in class 02-12 was similar.  However our Dear Son's (DS) class had a buffet dinner at the Atlantic Beach Club along with the other celebratory events. 

We got in on Wednesday evening and our Loved One (LO) was able to go to dinner with us.  On Thursday night, he was allowed to stay at the hotel with us, but had to be back at the base by 5am. 

One piice of advice would be to arrive about a half hour before anything begins.  For example we arrive at Pass in Review about a half hour early and they were already lining up and getting ready.  The Navy start time is when the event is in full form.  If you get there on time, you'll have a tuff time getting a good seat, and may miss some things like the Navy band playing, etc.

Pass in Review was very casual, as was the Friday morning PT and breakfast.  Our Hi Mom's group was cocktail formal.  Ladies wore skirts, dresses or dressy pants suits. 

At graduation, it was business attire. 

It's an awesome experience - agree about the camera and the tissues-big time! 

Enjoy!

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