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Coping with the holidays
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This is my daughters first holiday away from home as well. She currently is in C school. I think even though we all new, including our Sailors that this day would come, it is more difficult for all of us than anticipated. I sent a small foot and a h…
There is a list on the Great Lakes Recruit Training Command website. For sure their driver's license and social security card! I also suggest the following: small black address book (Target has a nice one for about $6 that has a back pocket.), small…
I bought my son a new watch to take to boot camp. He did not wear it - just kept it in his rack locked compartment. I do not think he was allowed to wear it on a regular basis. He did wear it on PIR Liberty days.
You purchase from limited brands. Also all products are put in a large locker and everyone shares.
You can bring femine products if you have a favorite or you will be allowed to purchase from limited brands.
I was their this summer and my son just graduate as far as watches go it's up to individual po and chiefs. Usually unless your assigned job needs a watch you aren't allowed to have it. Sometimes you are allowed to keep it othertimes they make you se…
ive been reading and find this information really helpful. recruiter told my son he can keep his watch. He wants a special watch for birthday/Christmas....has anyone heard about keeping a watch at bootcamp?
Wow... our recruiters told us to bring nothing but the social security card, driver's license, $20 and his bible. I didn't even know there was a list out there.Maybe that was different since we live close to GL, not sure.
Do any of you have daughters who may be heading to Japan soon?
He will get his orders by PIR, but they don't come usually far enough in advance to make big plans. Many families stayed for the weekend when I went for PIR and it was good for their sailor. They don't get to stay with you all night but they can be…
My daughter is playing the waiting game, on hold will start C school soon. She will unfortunately be spending her first christimas alone. Any experiences you can share about sending packages or other suggestions would be great. I plan on putting a b…
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- About me:
- Mother of 6 ...ages..10-28....5 boys and 1 girl...who will be shipping off to boot camp on the 20th of March.
- I am here to support or represent my:
- Son/Daughter
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- When I heard “Navy,” I:
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- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
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- At 5:28pm on December 17, 2009,
cathy said…
- that is great idea about the tree and gifts thanks
- At 12:37pm on December 6, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- maybe for Christmas you could suggest to her that a bunch of them get together Christmas Eve for a cookout on the beach? it might be a bit cold but if it's not too windy ad cold it culd be fun and something different for them. They could decorate one of th little covered areas and have her small tree on the table, everyone fix a veggie, cracker and cheese, or sandwich tray and make a Christmas celebration. It might be different, but it's usually the thoughts we conjure up about them being alone that hurts. I agonized over Chris last Thanksgiving just to find out that GL provided a great meal for them. He did not miss being home as much as I thought he would.
- At 11:37am on December 4, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- Angela, How are you holding up through the holidays? Did you ge to see Vanessa over Thanksgiving? I know how hrd it is the first year or two. I'm having problems every once in a while with Chris being gone a second year in row, but I know this Christms I can get on Skype with him and he can have gifts to unwrap, and Christmas cards wth music, and all the things he could not have last Christmas in bc. Believe me, she will find ways to make the most of her holidays if that's what she wants. Chris did not stay on base for Thanksgiving this year. He took a few days of leave time and went to Viet Nam and Cambodia. He is happy. He is making plans to go to another base for Christmas as well to see some buddies and spend Christmas with them. I will cry at least once durng the day, but feeling sorry for me this year, rather tan for him...
Hugs,
Mary
- At 11:43pm on July 3, 2009,
wvmom2Kayla said… - Hello Angela, I just joined N4M. My daughter leaves on tuesday for BC. I am excited and anxious. She is trying to avoid the family right now. Her dad did the same thing right before deployments. I hope to get to know you better since you have a daughter in the Navy.
- At 11:23pm on June 3, 2009,
Hoppi aka Angie said…
- Angela: LOL I read what Mary said that I can be gruff and pessimistic, LOL! I think that is funny as I do everything I can for our Sailors to get what they want :~} Sometimes my Sailors don't like it that I am so straight forward.
Congrats on your soon to be Sailor! After your Sailor PIR's if they are on hold on the boot camp base, they will not be allowed to have any items they where not issued in boot camp. So she will not be able to have cell phone, lap top, civi's, etc...
If she happens to fly out while you are here, you can meet her at the airport and give her those items.
Is that what you where looking for ?
- At 3:18pm on June 3, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- Angela,
I hope Hoppi can give you the answers you are looking for! The bike is mine. Chris refuses to get on one, he hates them and does not like for me to ride. I've seen some pretty cool looking trikes. I agree they don't look as "bad" but if it get's you riding!... My Suzuki is an 800cc but it only weighs just over 400lbs. Now if I drop it I have to have help getting her up but just to lean in etc, that's all momentum and centrifugal force, not muscle.
You will cry when you see her at PIR...You will cry again when you say good by. I cried when I dropped Chris off on Saturday night, not knowing for sure that I would see him at the airport on Sunday. Gosh...I'm crying now thinking about it. He just looked so lonely and pitiful walking back to the barracks in the snow that night. He cried to, so if Vanessa starts crying, tell her it's normal. It may not be acceptable to a sailor but it is normal all the same. Have fun while you can though, that's the important thing.
She will have a lot to tell you and she will want to know stuff from home. It is wonderful that you are able to go. I've got to leave for class will talk later!!! Take care!
Mary
- At 11:45pm on June 1, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- Angela,
I'm sorry I was not clear enough about Angie. If you go to the top of the page, there is a blank search box. Just type in Hoppi and it will take you to all the discussions she has been on. You can click the picture there beside her name and it will take you to her page. Just put your questions on her page and even though you will get a message saying that she is monitoring comments, she will get back to you. She is very informative. She seems a bit gruff and pessimistic, but if you are nice in how you word your question she is actually very nice in return. Her actual job is a career counselor but she also does some overseeing of some type on one of the "ships" at GL. Good luck and I hope she can give you an answer. Just remember to tell her that V. is on hold for a few days there, not attending school at GL. It may make a difference I don't know. I think as long as she is out of bc though she is allowed to posess those things.
Mary
- At 6:58pm on May 31, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- Oh Angela! I know you can't wait! How has V. been doing? I was just telling a g/f earlier that it's funny how they all hate bc, but then once they are out, it's like they don't remember for several days how to make a decision on their own. They need that couple of weeks break to emotionally readjust.
I have a couple of suggestions for you. If you are not staying in Chicago until she leaves, try to get a hold of Hoppi at this website. She works at GL on the school side (not the bc side). Put a comment on her page and ask her what V. can have while she is on hold over there. She should be able to have a cell phone, iPod, and laptop if I remember correctly but that may only apply to the sailors going over there to school, I'm not sure about the ones on hold. Tell her she is going to be on hold for a few days there and then you already know from our group that she will be allowed to take those items with her to DN. She should be able to tell you about the Temp. Holding Units at GL.
As far as the grad pack/pass you have a couple of options I think. You could ride with the ex and outlaws. Call Spring Hill, I think they have a shuttle that will drop you at the gate so you would only need your ID to get into the base. They will ask for her Div. # and her name and they will check you off on the grad list. You show ID and walk on. It is a few blocks walk to do it that way but it's all level sidewalks. (I suppose, it was 6 inches of snow when Chris PIR'd) But if you go that route then you'd have to take a shuttle back to Spring Hill to get a car to go anywhere. You may have anywhere from an hour to a few hours to wait for her or come back and pick her up because she will have to get her seabag at her ship and get checked out of the bc side, go across the street to the school side and get checked in over there before she can leave for the afternoon/evening. You can also see if there is anyone else at the PIR site that you could ride with from Spring Hill Suites. I'm almost certain there will be someone else from that group staying there. As I said the pass is merely to get the car on the base. For you personally, you only need ID and to have your name on her list or someone's list.
A mom from Texas and her husband did not want to drive from the Navy Lodge in the snow so we picked them up and took them in our vehicle. Another mom was in a similar situation as you but she and her ex did not get along at all so Chris added her and her husband to his guest list so they could get on base but they took a shuttle to the base. I'm pretty sure she stayed at Spring Hill also. I'll call her and see.
Do check with Hoppi (aka Angie) on her page about the electronics, so she can at least have her cell phone those days she is on hold. That will make you and her both feel a lot better. If not then get back with me and I'll give the addy at the school so you can ship them the same day she leaves GL and she will have them by the end of the week. :)
Have a great evening and enjoy planning your wonderful weekend!!! Keep us posted pleeease!
Hugs,
Mary
- At 8:14am on May 9, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- Angela,
Your husband is right, your letters will get to her but use the address that she put on her most recent letter. Your letters will get to her faster by using that one. There are a few reasons why she may not respond the way you anticipated.
Chris was never, and now is not again, big on writing letters but in bc that's where they draw a lot of their strength. Usually in the first couple of weeks they "find religion" and do a lot of soul searching. As they become a part of the Navy family they take on a certain kind of "distance" and if Angela goes into one of the Intelligence field it will get a little worse by the time she gets out of school. Her RDC may also be holding back the letters until Sundays when she has time to read them and time to write back. Some RDCs will not have mail call because a few are not following orders. At bc if one misbehaves, they are all punished. That's the way it is. It teaches team work, self discipline, and reliance on the Navy to provide everything for them.
She may not have had time to read them either or it may be that she is so involved in everything going on there that she just wants to let you know about her. Also by the time they get to her and she writes back is often a two to three week time lapse. During her next letter she may address some of your comments. Believe me, if she was expecting letters and did not get any she would let you know. Chris found it very hard to respond to everyone with so little time. He wrote to me all but one week. That week, he sent very short notes to grandparents and friends who had written to him while he was there. I also told him not to write the last week that he was there because I would not get it until after I had left for PIR. I told him to take that day to rest up for battle stations.
Save all the things that were sent back in the box as she will be able to have them after she gets to school. I'm glad you became proactive about venting the frustration that we all feel when we open the "kid in a box". I believe that was one of my hardest days while Chris was at GL (of course Christmas was really the hardest). My FedEx driver does not even deliver my packages now. Nowadays, he puts them on the porch, knocks on the door, and then runs! lol He does not want to see me cry again! lol
Now that Vanessa has written to you, you will probably get a letter from her each week. It's not guaranteed but usually around week 4-5 they sometimes get a call home for a few minutes. If her division does very well on an exam or drill or inspection then they may earn an extra phone call. Chris' division had some real hard nose characters and he only got to call home if it involved his security clearances. After battle stations he was able to call for about 20 minutes and then found a few minutes later to call one grandmother for about 10 minutes. Oh and he did get the five minute call on Christmas Day.
Your daughter will learn a lot about herself as she goes through bc. You helped to instill those values and virtues in her that will help her to stand out among the others. I'm glad she was chosen for color guard. Chris would have loved to have done that but he did not know he had to talk to his recruiter to get into the 900 division. The one joy of being a female at bc! It's an almost automatic thing for them to go into a perfoming division. But great for her for color guard! Go Vanessa!!!! Have a good day and keep us posted.
Navy Hugs,
Mary
- At 8:42am on May 8, 2009,
Mary (Chris' mom) said…
- Angela, How's it going for you? Are you getting to hear from Vanessa about once a week? Maybe you will get your grad pack this week? If you have any questions about the grad pack, let me know. As with anything in the Navy nothing is etched in stone until they are on the plane but the grad packs seem to be pretty accurate. There will be a paper that has her name and Division number on the outside and it says something about invitation to graduation. One of the first things inside it is a basic schedule for Friday. Under the schedule for the weekend there will be a paragraph and it may start out like, "Division leaves Sunday", if you see that, then she is not grad and go unless there is a last minute change in plans. From what I was told during our training groups discussions was that if they were grad and go then the weekend schedule only showed a Friday schedule and underneath it said, "This division is Grad and Go". So far, I've only heard of two IS folks being Grad and Go. As I said nothing is etched in stone as you will find out.
My son's orders at the beginning of C school were to go to DC. This week, they changed his orders and told him he is going to S. Korea after C school. Tell her to make sure she hangs onto ALL written orders, contracts, guarantees, etc. They work with them whenever it is possible but remember the order of the day is national security and what the Navy needs right then.
It will all come together and will be fine. From what I understand, everyone who has gone to IS school loves the job and she will have a choice in subspecialty so that helps too. Good luck and we look forward to you being in the IS moms discussions too.
Mary
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