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The BOQ rooms are just like dorm rooms, only older and much more "utilitarian." Most people just use cell phones, however you'll need to get a land line if you want dial-up internet - I don't know about the new DSL setup or how much it costs.
As far as what to bring, think of what you would bring to a college dorm room, then use some discretion, then do a search for related threads - I'm pretty sure there was a thread on here about that a few months ago.
As far as what to bring, think of what you would bring to a college dorm room, then use some discretion, then do a search for related threads - I'm pretty sure there was a thread on here about that a few months ago.
Depends on the company, but most room inspections (usually Fridays) require "issued" linens, whether they be the green/grey wool blankets or the HoJo-style ones. Both are issued by the BOQ office.
You can usually get away with personal linens during the rest of the week.
You can usually get away with personal linens during the rest of the week.
USMCLFT said:
KBayDog said:
from what i remember (6 years ago), TBS rooms sucked ... then, a few years later, as an F/A-18 pilot, i lived for 8 weeks during the winter in a non-heated A-frame metal hooch out at 29 Palms for a double CAX,,, then lived in a sub-freezing muddy tent in S Korea for 3 weeks, i thought back and said, "damn, how sweet would it be, as a fighter pilot, to live in anything that had a decent rack & a heater" .......... suck TBS up, it WILL get worse
(and i'm not b!tching, Lord knows i lived a lot worse when i was enlisted in the grunts)
Semper Fidelis
USMCLFT said:
Don't know if this applies. If you already know it, then nevermind.
Many people in the fleet simply make their racks, then crawl underneath the frame and use bootbands to keep the linen on tightly.
Then throw a sheet over the top of it, and use your own linen to sleep under. In the morning, toss everything in a wall-locker and voila, you always have a well-made rack and you can save "rack-making time" for sleeping. On field days just tighten it up a bit and make sure all the wrinkles are out.
If you don't have your own linen, you can do the same thing by shortsheeting your rack to free up an extra sheet, and procuring an extra green blanket from supply. (Shortsheeting also makes your linen look tighter at the foot of the rack)
//pardon the intrusion as I know nothing about TBS, just thought that might help some with your linen question. Again, if it doesn't apply, please disregard.
You know I really think it just depends on the SPC/Co Staff. I've got the HoJo lenins on my rack and I just sleep under my poncho liner. But my roommate has a sleeping bag on his rack and has his own comforter and he has never gotten hit on it for an inspection. My thinking is, as long as your rack is made and isn't too eccentric, it's good to go. Like I said, though, it could be different with other companies.
jarhead said:
No b!tching here, just telling it like it is. We used to joke about "polishing a turd" in boot camp when we had to field day the squad bays; O'Bannon is more like polishing the turd, the pipes, the sewer lines, and the sewage treatment facility all in one.
But jarhead, it MUST get better! :thumbdn_1
wildflyin69
Grad of OCS 187 Charlie Co. 3rd Plt.
what platoon are you boys in?
I second the use of bootbands and shirts stays to keep your rack tight. I have made my rack once in the last three months. As far as civi sheets go we are required to put them away when we get up in the morning so our "rack displays" look good to go.
s/f,
usmcecho4
s/f,
usmcecho4
wildflyin69
Grad of OCS 187 Charlie Co. 3rd Plt.
the story is he got sick. leave the guy and the story alone.
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