My kid brother

[Frag]

Hello all,

My little brother just graduated from boot camp at NTC Great Lakes and I was trying to think of "must do" things that a new sailor really should see or do. I know we have a bunch of former armed service members on here and was looking for some advice or a helping hand.

2 things sprung to mind rather quickly; attend an Army-Navy game down in Philly and visit the USS Constitution in Boston(?) after that I'm fresh out of ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As I was just left that lovely base, I'll tell you the #1 thing to do after leaving is to have a smoke,:P and the second is to eat some real food! (Because heaven knows he won't find it on a ship:D).

Now, after those is taken care of, spending some time with friends' and family, while not necessarily the most exciting thing to do, is probably the most prudent. After any A & C schooling he has, it's going to be a fair bit of time before he sees them again if he is deployed, which is likely. Having to miss deaths & funerals, birthday and anniversary events and so forth are one of the sacrifices that being in active service requires.

Regards,
~Frag