hey i had a question, i have a friend thats is like a brother to me and we are both in the dep, we leave july 7th to boot camp and i was wondering if we went to boot camp through the buddy system would they separate us or be made fun of in boot camp, my recruiter has told me just to stay behind each other when we get there but i dont know...thank you

You both will be kept together, but you need to be careful about who you take with you. A Drill Instructor will IT both of you even if it was just your buddy that did something wrong. If one messes up, everyone messes up.

well, I just got out, I was in the buddy program with my best bud. If you dont' tell the green belts that you're in the buddy program, you don't have to worry about crap. You should get int he same platoon. Even being in the same platoon though don't expect to shoot the **** and be all chilling in the squad bay. But having a friend does help motivate. Especially when you get to watch his butt throw up after a run.

Oh and Backus you need to change your profile to considering joining.

I did go through boot camp, but was seperated a 11 days before my company graduated, because of a torn miniscus. But in the name of civility I will change it to considering joining, even though I was in.

Now that's a shame bud. I had a friend get medically sep'd a few days before the crucible. Just make sure you get through this next time eh>?

Trust me nothing is gonna keep me from that EGA, and hopefully company honorman, I was a squad leader and prac recruit in my platoon. I have a lot of the prac down and know what to expect.

What did you get med sep'd for?

Miniscus tear in my left knee, I had surgery on it, and it feels pretty good now.

I went to Boot Camp with a friend of mine, we got split up. About a week into training I asked about it to one of the green belts, he advised me not to ask about it as I would end up paying for it in the long run so I kept my mouth shut. We would bump into each other at chow but not say could say much, we would also bump into each other at PT as your series usually does PT together. If you do get into the same platoon do not mention your on the buddy program, tell them you recruiter did this to you....

since we are leaving the same day with the same recruiter can we have a chance to be put together even if we dont sign up for the buddy program...

hey so since you just came back, umm do they like ask whos in the buddy program or how did you end up together?

The Drill Instructors didnt ask when I was there. You will have to speak up.

Yeah they don't ask. DI's don't care about anything. They never ask you anything.

My friend and I left on the same day but at different times due to he was a reservest and I was active duty. I was in 3011 and he was in 3010, there was only a few hours difference in our arrivals. So if you not on the same bus don't count on it....

ok, yea because we were trying to tell our recruiter to put us on it and he told us he could do it but that they would probably separate us, he said to just stick together and we will be put together is that a good idea or what? i need to know soon please so i can tell my recruiter because we leave july 9th...

Yeah, stay pecker to butt throughout the recieving process.

It dosn't sound like the buddy system is all that it is made out to be. I didn't go in with that, nor anyone I knew, but all 8 of us from Minnesota that shipped that day ended up being in the same platoon. I would think just staying by each other like the others are saying is your best bet.

They know how many are coming and break up the Platoon based on that. You will generally have 4 platoons to a series that start out with about a even amount of bodys. We started off with about 80, we graduated with 46 which 28 of us where from the orginal platoon. 1st phase you wil see alot break downs from PT, or breaking a body part, bad enlistments, discipline problems, Fat Farm, all factor into the numbers dropping.

I served in the FMF with Marines who had joined on the buddy system, including two sets of twins and a couple of cousins. MOS assignments are a factor.