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LEAVING FOR BASIC MAY 31
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Permalink Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on
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here is a good group for you to join to get more info and to connect with May DEPers http://www.navyformoms.com/group/leavinforbootcampinmay also go to your page (click on the My Page tab) and scroll down to read the greeting message that I left you...it has links and other info that may be helpful
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Permalink Reply by laura h on
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Hi Everyone:
My son leaves on May 31 from Mass. Any other moms out there with a daughter or son leaving same time from MA?
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Permalink Reply by whitemountain on
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Hi,
My daughter leaves the same day, but from NH. How are you holding up?
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Permalink Reply by NavyMom509 on
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Mine left 5/31 too - they are in P week, did you get your call? I still have not received my box. I started a PIR group for 7/29/11
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Permalink Reply by HM__Mom Ruth on
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Mine left 5/31 as well. I got the call that night at 11:00 pm (her plane landed around 6:00 or 6:30). My Ex-husband got the box yesterday (though she was instructed to tell me that it could be 2-3 weeks). I understand some don't make the call--if there are too many using the phones and their cell phones have died. No news, in this case, is probably good news. If he hasn't called you to say he didn't, then he has by now, made it through most or all of processing.
I'm sorry you didn't get a call yet since it could be a while now. Thanks for starting the PIR group. See you there.
Ruth
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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Kathy and Laura,
This is an open site. One of you should send the other person a "friend" request (by clicking on her icon, then click "add as friend" when you get to the person's page). The recipient of the request must accept for the two of you to start using the Navy 4 Moms private message system. Within Navy 4 Moms, we only know each other by our screen names. Of course, if you prefer you can exchange regular email addresses but I would recommend doing so within a N4M private email. Good luck to both of you.
Please watch the videos and review the info contained within the following discussion:
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Permalink Reply by UFQ202- Ship 12, Div 231 on
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Just wanted to pass on some advice. My son left on May 25 and I told him the same thing. While traveling to bootcamp try to get as much sleep on the plane, in the airport because you will not get much when you arrive. I received my "Mom I'm here call" at 0142 (1:42am for non-military) so I know he got maybe 3 hours tops. Also while at the airport get something to eat. It will be your last chance until the next day. I got the phone back in his box but he has a phone card for when he does get to call home. I went to bootcamp in 79 and went to corps school in Great Lakes. I retired with 21 years and got my RN. Lots of wonderful opportunities for navy corpsman. Good Luck.
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My daughter too, leaves on the 31st and is also HM. Wonder if they are all for the same division.
We are at the hotel right now, in Dallas, and my husband has gone out to get us dinner. I'm feeling very anxious and almost as nervous as Charlotte.
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I loved being a corpsman. I was a general duty corpsman and got to work all over the hospital. My son will go to Corps school in San Antonio after he has PIR July 22. Kinda sad since I went to Corps school in Great Lakes. After I left active duty I went back to school and became a RN. Made Nursing school alot easier. Tell your daughter good luck and welcome aboard. She will do fine.
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Got Charlotte sworn in and shipped out of Dallas this morning. She has already arrived in Chicago. She went with 5 others (1 other girl and 4 boys). She was the group leader responsible for keeping them all together and getting them to the station at O'Hare. I got pretty teary eyed this morning, but now I feel really good. I know she has made a great choice, and I am enormously proud of her.
How did the rest of you shipping kids today do?
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Permalink Reply by Dallas_ann(ship03/div235) on
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My husband shipped out of Indianapolis this afternoon, and it was pretty tough. I am extremely proud of him and know he will do awesome. I haven't got the official "I'm Here" call but he did call me to let me know the plane landed and he was getting on the bus at 5pm to head to basic. I have been told it gets easier for us that are left behind, and I really hope it does.
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Did okay I guess.. BUT I think it hasnt hit me yet. I traveled all the following day to my office in upstate which is a 6 hour drive from my house. kept busy with books on CD, music & now back home by myself with his car out front thinking he will walk thru the door at any moment :(
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