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Permalink Reply by LuvBaseball on
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Welcome lenrose95!
My son left the week before yours so I understand. Spend lots of time exploring this site and the links. It will keep you busy and the more knowledge you have the better you will feel. The link below is a great place to start. Start writing letters now and mail them when you get the form letter with his address. Be supportive and encouraging in your letters. Like any difficult thing it will be worth when we get see them "Pass in Review PIR (Graduate). Hang in there this is a life changing event with wonderful rewards.
http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/survival-guide-for-navy-for...
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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the Survival Guide is a good start. It gives you the links to various groups that will be your support system. If you haven't you see look at the Recruit Training Command site - don't worry - all the links are in the Survival Guide. I am going to copy and paste the link to your own page, so you'll always have it. To reach your page, just click MY PAGE on menu bar.
BunkerQB.
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Permalink Reply by Mumof2boyz on
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My son arrived at boot camp on 8/14. I too am having a hard time with the adjustment. I have been faithfully studying this site to educate myself. It is all pretty overwhelming. I am not looking forward to receiving "the box" but I am excited about the first real phone call. Good luck to you and your son!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in August, to connect with others with loved ones who left the same day and may have PIR together.
You may want to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and PIR Reference Information. Once you know your SR’s PIR date and/or division number, watch in Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups. Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will let you know what is happening, but you will also want to check out the other Pages in all of the groups.
(Group names within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and after the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)
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Hello. I just joined this site, also. I so can understand how you are feeling. I missed my son so badly when he left for Basic Traning. He's been in the Navy for almost a year now. I promise it does get better. Once you start receiving letters and writing it helps and then when they go to PIR it's one of the most amazing things I have ever attended. Now I see my son independent, happy, healthy and sustaining on his own. They can come home for leave also at times and that is really nice, too. My son has been home on leave twice since he joined and he will come home again this Christmas. Good luck to you! It's a journey of sorrow and joy but so worth it in the end.
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My son left August 14. Your feelings are totally understood and justified. My oldest joined the Navy 6 years ago, so this is my second time going through this. My heart hurts daily. In both cases my boys joined right out of high school, so I was used to having them home with me every day. So when they are all of a sudden gone and there is no contact it just plain hurts. I can assure you it does get better. Did you get eh box yet? I got mine yesterday. Now I'm anxiously awaiting the form letter so I can figure out when his PIR date is and try to start making plans. That helps pass time. I also can't wait for that first phone call. Your weekly letters will become your lifeline. I run to the mailbox every day in anticipation, only to walk away with a heavy heart when there is no letter from him.
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The form leter should arrive at the end of this week or early next week--10 days after arrival is average. That first "real" letter should arrive next week or the week after depending on when his division formed.
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Permalink Reply by Skeeter4666 on
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We are with you. My son left on the 13th also. My oldest son left May 7th this year and just became a sailor on July 3rd. This isn't my first Rodeo, and trust me it isn't any easier other then the fact that I know now what to expect. This is the best site that you can be on and everybody is awesome! We are all in the same boat.
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