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For 21 years I had the privilege of being a Navy wife. And now, I get to be a Navy mom. Chris will head out tomorrow for boot camp in Great Lakes, IL. for 8 weeks, then to Pensacola, FL where he will learn to be an Aviation Electrician. Bill, Rachel, and I are so proud and excited for him and can't wait to see where this journey takes him. Go Navy!

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My son left today as well!  While I'm going to miss him dearly, I know this is a wonderful step in his life and I'm so excited for him and can't wait to see what he does next.

Best of luck to your son. You must be so proud of him. God bless all of our sailors and recruits!
My son just left 3hrs ago and landed in Chicago just minutes ago. I have so many emotions right now. But I am very proud of him also he is 20 and it feels like he is a million miles away. Come on fast forward 8 weeks.

Hello... My son left on Monday, arrived at RTC on Tuesday and will be heading to SC for nuke school.  He was suppose to leave in June but the recruiter called and said you're leaving on the 3rd.  We had 5 days to get prepared for him to leave but he was so excited! 

My son was suppose to leave in May, and was told he was leaving March 4. We had a week. He was so excited also.

Wow, Annie410, that had to be hard on you!

Cool!  Mine was so ready to leave.  He kept hoping that he would get that "you're going in now" call but he didn't.  We will probably be at PIR at the same time and our guys will go to Charleston together, too.  Mine is excited to go to Charleston for the food!  Oh, yeah, Nuke school, too.

We will probably all be at PIR at the same time. My son will be going to San Antonia, for Corpsman school.

My son left Wednesday as well. He will too be on Great Lakes. We all are in the same boat! Bittersweet.

My son left Sunday and will be staying in GL for A School...I actually received his box today..thought that was pretty quick!!  

I know you're happy & sad. My daughter leaves for Great Lakes on 3/12/14. We are having her "going away" party this weekend. We are in Mobile,Al. Good Luck to your family & God Bless!

Here is a Wall Street Journal article from 3/5/2014 about the shoes the Navy recruits receive.  The pictures in the paper said they were from the day before.  That was the day my son arrived but he is not in a picture.  Perhaps one of your children is shown.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304732804579421...

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