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Departing for BC on Wednesday Oct. 6th anyone else?
It would be nice to get to know some of the other moms.
I feel so numb. I try to stay awake every night because I don't want the next day to come. I am so proud of my boy.
He got into the diving program. He got scuba certified in June and has been practicing swimming in a private quarry. Yep, I was napping when I got the call from the officer. I explained that he needed somewhere big to practice his strokes that the public pools to crowded. Apparently he called his daughter and asked if she knew him and if he was a good kid. He DIDN'T get the ticket! :) He ALSO got his lesson, poison oak, and it lasted a month. He had to do his special ops test with it. He got very sick after pull ups, I fed him eggs for breakfast - OOOps!
He practiced underwater techniques all summer, tying knots, moving cynder blocks, having his air tank dropped and tubes tied. We would say, "Yes, he belongs to us."
I had my major breakdown with him on Thursday night. I told him how much he means to me and that I am going to miss him so much. I also told him how proud of him I am. That I won't know what to do with having my vehicle at my whim. He gave me such a tight hug. One that I will never ever forget. I still feel it now. He lets me hug him whenever I want without the "mom" fuss. I am not over doing it either.
We did some family pictures Sunday. I will post some.
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Permalink Reply by majrobertson on
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My son shipped out of Little Rock, AR on 6 October and we got "the call" around 930 pm our time. We also received the form letter in the mail yesterday, and I had a letter to him mailed today! It is an exciting time for all of them. We are very proud of him!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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That is great news and keep those letters going to him because letters mean so much to them. SInce you know your SR’s PIR date, go to GROUPS: Listed By PIR Date - Pass In Review (Boot Camp Graduation) and click on the date and join the group for that to connect with others with loved ones in the same TG. I also suggest you join New Members Stop Here and check out the Pages and Discussions there. Two other groups you may wish to check out are Boot Camp Mom's and PIR Reference Information.
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Permalink Reply by navymom12592 on
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I'm there with you. My son is also in PIR 12/2. I remember my Mom hug and I told him that any time he needs me to ball up his fist, put it over his heart and I'm right there. I got The Box and Form Letter. I have several letters to mail out to him and also a calling card. My son did nothing to train to get ready for this but to catch up on sleep he knew he wouldn't get when it all started. LOL My son is going for AV Tech. He said there is SO much that his recruiter lied to him about but that he is doing good. They are wearing their boots now and just got fitted for their Smurfs (camo BDU's). PT started today (Tuesday). That's about all I have. I'm looking at reservations for PIR now. I'm in East Texas.
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