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Leaving for Boot Camp - what to expect that day?
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Permalink Reply by BR549 on
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Yes you can go to MEPS with him, he gets sworn in again and this time it's for real. there are some parents there and it's awesome to see them do this. then they take a crew of them to the airport and you will receive your 30 second phone call later that night to say he's there. We were at meps for probably around 4 hours.
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Permalink Reply by DesertMom on
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I went to MEPS with my son and there were other families waiting to watch the swear in ceremony. The officer who did my son's ceremony was very nice and even took pictures of me and my son standing in front of the Navy seal. The waiting area has lots of chairs and a movie running and reading material and a soda machine to help pass the time. I was there almost 4 hours and my son was there for about 3 hours before I got there. Your recruiter should be able to give you somewhat of a time frame of when the ceremony should be.
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Permalink Reply by aggiemom (Corpsman A School) on
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Thanks for the input - I have no idea what to expect and this has helped a lot.
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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Went to MEPS with mine and I am so glad I did. We didn't get to spend a LOT of time with him. He was in and out of offices for briefings, etc. He would sit with us for 10-15 minutes, then be up and gone again. We saw his swearing in and it was pretty incredible, took pics under the Navy seal. It's pretty cool to look back at the pics with his right hand raised wearing his civvies and compare them to photos of him now. I wouldn't have missed that opportunity for the world.
He didn't want us near him as they headed toward the airport shuttle and requested that we go to the car while he went into the room to gather his backpack, with a little tear in his eye. I zoomed in a pic as they were walking to the shuttle.
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Permalink Reply by ebigirl on
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We also went to MEPS the day our son "shipped out". I agree with the other people who posted that it was an incredible experience and I'm really glad we went. We were there for about 4 hours also, and as is military protocol, it was hurry up and wait. We left after the swearing in at our son's request.
Even if you are the only mom standing around, it will mean the world to your son that you are there, but he most likely won't tell you that! Most likely there will be other parents, wifes/husbands, girlfriends/boyfriends. It really depends on how many are shipping out that day. Oh, and it is ALL branches of the military "hanging around", not just the Navy recruits.
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Permalink Reply by 1stlove (02/946) on
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I will be going to meps so excited wouldn't want to miss that
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