Recruit Respect: Protecting Privacy
During Boot Camp and Beyond
Your recruit is on his or her way to becoming a Marine and learning a vast amount of new knowledge. As parents and family members of a recruit, you've got a lot to learn about the Marine Corps lifestyle as well. But one of the most important things you'll learn is respect for the privacy and safety of your soon-to-be Marine.
There are two levels of Recruit Privacy that are important to realize. The first is that your recruit has the right to maintain his or her privacy at all times, including asking you to limit what you share with others about his/her experience at boot camp. He or she may not want you to talk about his successes or failures during boot camp; keep your conversations with others generic. While public congratulations are certainly in order upon graduation from boot camp, resist the urge to publicly congratulate daily successes or express concern with your recruit's performance. It's simply a matter of respecting the privacy of others, including your recruit. This isn't soccer team Saturday; this is your recruit's adult job.
Your recruit's privacy and safety are of the utmost concern to his or her drill instructor and should be the highest priority for you as well. This simple rule of "if in doubt, don't" will help you make determinations of whether or not to share.
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