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MY SON LEAVES FOR BOOTCAMP AUG.12,2014
My 18 year old son leaves Aug.12,2014 for Boot Camp... I cant remember him being so excited about anything. I am excited for this new adventure in his life. The Mom in me has my worries. I have never felt so lost as a parent.What I can do to help my son prepare for this HUGE life changing event?
I'm open to any and all information...
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Permalink Reply by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on
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So here we are ladies... counting down the final week. My son went for his "7 day" meeting with the recruiter this morning. His older brother (21 already a Sailor), who is home on leave, went with him. True to the last 2 months we continue to be on the treadmill of business for this last week. Quick squeeze in to our beach resort area & another day to the amusement park and family gatherings. Run Run Run for me... and then.... my "baby" goes to Great Lakes, my oldest returns to his Sub, my daughter & my son's best friend (who lives with me) go to college. So today, we have 8 people's craziness running my life. And in a little over a week, it will just be me & my husband. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
But how I feel is not relevant right now.... it's all about my sons. What do you want to do before you go to boot & what do you want to do while you are on leave.
Hold on for the ride!!
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Permalink Reply by BransMom on
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I can't believe time went by so fast... It feels like yesterday was Jan.15th and we had months not days..The count down has begun at our house... counting down the days until we drive him to San Diego and and as a family say our see ya later's as he heads off to Navy Boot Camp. I am so proud of my son choosing to serve our county. Of course the Mom in me is a little sad he is my oldest I never thought I would feel so many emotions Proud,Sad,Joyful about hims growing up and leaving the house... I promised him next week I will not ball my eyes out when we watch him in his final swear in (lets not tell him that is most likely going to be what I will be doing but tears of being a proud mama).
Yesterday I talked to his recruiter.. I asked him what I can send with him, He said I can send a calling card but he wont be able to call often once he is there, Send stamps but do not expect to receive anything for about 1 1/2 weeks at least. There is very little he will be able to keep everything else will be sent home (things I have read online but nice to be told info first hand).
Well I will keep all the families and future Sailors in my prayers.
Anyone that gets any other pointers or tips on items we can send them with let me know. Thank you!
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WOW... talk about changing the Date on you... I love the idea of letters for his plane ride. I told both his sisters(teenagers) and his little brother (7) and they all are excited about it. I guess I never thought I would have so many mixed emotions about him leaving the house and growing up. I know as parents we all want our children to be strong smart independent adults, but when I look at him right now all I can see is the chunky little toddler that always knew how to make me laugh. Well Tuesday drop off in San Diego.. Wednesday Final swear in and off he goes.. Can not believe it is coming so fast.
Thank you for the letter idea... @goofytroll
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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See 1j. of Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....
j. Slip a short encouraging note into his/her wallet from you and/or other loved ones so s/he will be able to read it in the days/weeks before s/he will receive mail. (Also encourage him/her to write a note to you either before leaving or on the way to BC and slip it in a pocket or shoe for you to read before you get mail from him/her.)
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BransMom, check your My Page.
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Permalink Reply by juliejm (ship10 div 263) on
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This is my second time around sending a son to bc, and it is not any easier. We have seen some changes to the DEP program and I find myself coming to this site to see if anything else has changed. Right now I'm trying to look forward to the first phone call, the letters, the I'm a sailor call and most of all PIR! The best advice I have is to be supportive of their decisions. My older son leaves on his first deployment in a couple of weeks too so it's going to be a stressful time for us. I hope to to find some inner strength to be NAVY STRONG! It's a tough road but we will all make it. I am so proud of both of my boys for their decision to serve and do all I can to help them in their endeavor.
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Julie, I'm right there with you. My oldest arranged his leave to be home now & until my youngest leaves on Tuesday. It certainly isn't easier this time.
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Well.... yesterday... was not fun!! I thought I was more prepared for it than I was. While he is my "baby", I've sent two before him to bootcamp. But yesterday wrecked me! I held it together fairly well, until later. His older brother, already a Sailor, planned his leave to be home for the last week & be here when his brother shipped out. It turned out that they flew out of the same airport 10 minutes apart from one another. This was unexpected because the airport was not the nearest to the MEPS. Sooo... I took advantage of this extra time to spend extra time with my boys, together. So for an additional 5+ hours we talked, laughed, ate, hugged, etc. THIS was the beginning of the end for me. That made the process even harder to let go. They went though security together & hugged on the other side & walked in two opposite directions. I watched & bawled my eyes out. And then came home to the empty house. This house has raised four of our own kids along with many long term guests (their friends for up to 1 year at a time). The emptiness is heartbreaking!!
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Sheilamf I am hurting for you right now. Please tell me you have plans to get out of that house today! I'm going to be in the same spot in a week. He's my only. And I am a single mom. The house was already huge but this might drive me crazy. When's the next leave for any of the kids? I hope you can have a good cry and then a great evening. You earned it girl!
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No, Ginny. I'm not going anywhere, today. I took an extra day off of work, just to sit around a feel sorry for myself. I tried to finish as much of his laundry before he left so I wouldn't have to face that after he left. But I still have tons of linens from the others bed & bath towels to wash.
I've watered all of my plants, inside & out. And.... I my treat to myself / pleasant distraction is that I just downloaded a new ebook for my Nook. Oh & I have a batch of our homemade sangria in the fridge to go with that new book.
In addition to both of my son's leaving yesterday, my step-daughter returns for her sophomore year to college (5 hours away). She'll leave tomorrow morning. Also, my son's best friend has been living with us since May. He'll also leave tomorrow morning for his freshman of college. So today he & his friend are here today packing up his boxes & car.
I've already written my first letter to my son as well as a brief questionnaire with my initial stupid questions. I'll collect my letters to send them upon receipt of his address. The questionnaire will make it easy for him to answer my questions while he's tired. And writing a brief letter to him makes me feel better. My older sons (one Sailor, one Marine) both said getting my letters, no matter how brief they were, kept them going.
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I'm taking notes. An extra day off is so smart. And giving yourself a little time alone might be the ticket. I can easily see how important that could be for me, also. Now sangria...Yummy...with a good book. I never thought of the laundry. Yikes. That will push me over the edge. This is the 2nd or 3rd time I've heard reference to a form letter. It sounds like a great idea and one I'll need to learn more on. So how are you doing so far?
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Permalink Reply by Kat12 on
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Hi, my son leaves on Sunday! I'm getting sad and weepy already. He is grumpy and nervous! I try to share all I can from things I'm reading but he seems so uninterested. I'm so nervous that he will not remember to tell me all the important things i need to know moving forward.
He is my first child to leave home and I'm getting so nervous. -
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