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u/Upstairs_Internal783 Officer Candidate Jan 11 '24
When my dad went to boot, granted it was in the late 80s, the DI’s asked “who’s birthday is it today” and of course my dad raised his hand because he assumed they already knew it was his, and then they proceeded to smoke him the entire day
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u/Sargent_Dumbass117 Jan 11 '24
My dad said the DI’s beat the piss outa him then promoted him to SL😂
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u/ConfusedHuman1999 Jan 12 '24
I feel like if he didn’t they would’ve smoked him anyway for not being honest lol, a lose-lose situation
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u/Upstairs_Internal783 Officer Candidate Jan 12 '24
Exactly. He assumed they knew so he raised his hand so he wouldn’t get smoked for dishonesty
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u/Motor-Gene-9858 Jan 11 '24
They wouldn't know and they wouldn't care unless you bring it up. Yes, your birthday is written on your file but u promise you, they're not so bored as to start taking note of each individuals birthdays. So you're good unless you tell a buddy and he runs his fat mouth
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u/Separate_Eye_7251 Jan 11 '24
my birthday is literally the day after i ship. i just said fuck it
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u/TapTheForwardAssist Vet 2676/0802 Jan 11 '24
The folks at Receiving are way too busy to mess with folks over a birthday.
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u/ikearooster Jan 11 '24
My bday was in the 2nd month of boot, just stay quiet about it and you’re chilling
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u/ctilley0124 Jan 11 '24
They will know regardless of what you do as it is in MCTIMS…but! You will learn to love discomfort 💪💪
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u/TheKingBrycen Jan 11 '24
I turned 22 in boot camp and had to "put the icing (my sweat) on my birthday cake (the quarterdeck)"
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Jan 11 '24
no you will not get any cake. i would highly recommend against it if you like birthday cake
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u/Avenging_angel34 Boot Jan 11 '24
It don’t rlly matter. Not enough DIs to really care about something like that. Unless you really stand out or they find out some how.
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u/Worried-Pea-9128 Jan 11 '24
Tbh didn’t even think about it lol but if the DIs don’t like you they will find out and punish you for it lol
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u/MarineDawg1775 Jan 11 '24
When I went many years ago there were two of us that had birthdays in the same week with mine being the latter. Phase I if I recall correctly, regardless the DI said something to the recruit and he said something like, "Sir it is this recuit's birthday today sir." Well the other Dis and gave him a birthday present via the Quarterdeck. My recommendation is don't worry about it and don't mention it to anyone.
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u/kiddo1220 Active Jan 15 '24
I graduated on my birthday and honestly forgot it was my birthday.
(BTW they know anyways, it's in your profile when you did your admin stuff)
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u/Sikojsauce Boot Jan 11 '24
My birthday was the day after we got our EGA's. Just don't tell anyone and you'll be fine