New Hobby for Parents of 2020'ers

[Replevin]

So who else has spent way too much time looking through Webguy's photos the last two days? I'm going to be at a loss once they lose their cowbells and I can't identify the squadron by color. On a somewhat related note, does anyone know what the colored dots on the name tags are for?

 

[wildblueyonder]

For 2019, the colored dots denoted basics who had brought a pair of their own boots. I am guessing it is the same this year.

 

[GoFalcons]

Same here! Such excitement when you actually see a photo of your DD/DS! Hoping they have photos of Friday's swearing in posted soon. We had to leave Thursday night so we missed it.

 

[Replevin]

Thanks Wildblueyonder! GoFalcons, there are swearing in pictures posted. It's under the BCT-1 hyperlink on the left hand side of the page. The actual swearing in photos start on page 13.

 

[GoFalcons]

Replevin, thank you so much!! I did not realize there were more photos there! Back to being glued to my screen! So grateful to have this Webguy photo service. Worth every penny.

 

[Capri120]

We arrived home last night after an 11 hour drive and the first thing DH does is search Webguy for a glimpse of DD until midnight! AND, we found a few

 

[DS4Duty]

Regarding the dots on the name tags and blue belts:

Q: Why are some Cadets wearing a Blue belt?
A: This means there is a slight injury or sickness and the Basic is on light physical activities but is still in the training program.

Also, the belts are reflective and worn while exercising in pre-dawns or late evenings.

Q: What are the colored circle dots on badges?
A: This was used during In-Processing Day to annotate whether an appointee needed something...(like Immunizations etc...). Some basics didn't take them off at the end of the day.

 

[Snoopy]

Thanks, I saw the group of basics with blue belts at the back of the squadrons and was wondering the same thing (BCT-1, pg109, pic30). One basic was even in crutches already.

 

[Loriops]

I just saw that the colored dots were used on I-Day to indicate whether the appointee needed something (I.e. Immunizations, etc). Some basics simply did not remove them. This came from the Parent Liason.