Maroon shirts/4th company. Yay. (hahah, still biased ).
A/C-well, yes.
Just like in hotel rooms, some A/C units may work better than others. They should fill out work-order request if theirs doesn't work well. That gets the ball OUT of their court (they've reported it). And, somewhere between 'quick response' and 'never came' may be the result. kinda like pushing the button so the sign will change and you can cross the street.
And, don't stress... the NEX has fans available.
They should be able to pick one up there, or have their 'big brother' assigned to help/mentor them do it, or their Indoc leaders, or their Company staff, or any upperclassmen who look sympathetic (they've been there too.. they'll find one)
However, UNLIKE in hotel rooms, they will:
NOT have a maid to make their beds,
NOT have a chocolate treat put on their pillows at night (Unless their company training officer(running and pushup officer) does it ... hahah, i crack me up)
NOT have anyone vacuum their floor
,
NOT have anyone clean their sinks
,
NOT have anyone pick up their socks
,
NOT have anyone wash their clothes
,
NOT have anyone clean the bathrooms down the hallway
.
--- in short, ALL the Candidates will be doing that... all year ---
SO, parents, if you DID introduce them to the washer and dryer before they left?? No worries if you didn't, they WILL be showing your DS/DD what they look like and how they work. Just hoping YOURS won't be the one responding "Ok, Sir, so... it's the dryer SECOND, the washer FIRST... right?"
[It's true]
One of the best INDOC pics posted was our DS, in front of an ironing board WITH an iron, pressing his uniform
woo hoo!
Through all the stories, trials, challenges, victories and defeats... you will notice a SIGNIFICANT change in your DS/DD by the time Parents Weekend comes around -- and it is just a glimmer of what will happen across those 4 years, ESPECIALLY after Sea.
They will be learning to depend upon themselves, and one another.
Parents:
1) talk with your Parents Associations [ join NOW if you haven't ]... they are going to be YOUR support, and parents who have been through some of this are ahead of you, and will be happy to be your mentor/guides through the swamp -- after all, someone else did it for them.
2) BREATHE.
It is a GRAND experience , like no other.