Recruit Leaving July 2019 - Navy For Moms2024-03-28T18:00:30Zhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/forum/topics/recruit-leaving-july-2019?groupUrl=leavinforbootcampinjuly&groupId=1971797%3AGroup%3A2760081&id=1971797%3ATopic%3A10501205&feed=yes&xn_auth=noStephanie - this is an old po…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2023-05-10:1971797:Comment:113365372023-05-10T16:17:46.761ZB'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Bsnukemom
<p>Stephanie - this is an old post that you are commenting on so you might not get many answers. Come on over to the boot camp group and ask your question there. You should get more responses! </p>
<p>When my son left (back in 2012) he had Navy Federal. I'm sure the USAA should be fine though. And it's even better if you have access to her account just in case there are any issues....</p>
<p>Stephanie - this is an old post that you are commenting on so you might not get many answers. Come on over to the boot camp group and ask your question there. You should get more responses! </p>
<p>When my son left (back in 2012) he had Navy Federal. I'm sure the USAA should be fine though. And it's even better if you have access to her account just in case there are any issues....</p> Our daughter is leaving on 7/…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2023-05-10:1971797:Comment:113364402023-05-10T15:11:21.108ZHappynursehttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Stephanie980
Our daughter is leaving on 7/24/2023. I am wondering which is best for her to have her checking and savings accts— Navy Federal or USAA. We have everything with USAA. Please give me reasons why one might be better than the other for her. Thanks❣️
Our daughter is leaving on 7/24/2023. I am wondering which is best for her to have her checking and savings accts— Navy Federal or USAA. We have everything with USAA. Please give me reasons why one might be better than the other for her. Thanks❣️ Hopefully your form letter wi…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-31:1971797:Comment:106153252019-07-31T02:49:26.225ZHoneyLemonTeahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/HoneyLemonTea
<p>Hopefully your form letter will arrive soon my daughter left in the 17 and I received her form letter today. The advice some one gave me was to the count Fridays until PIR and once you have the form letter you will know your PIR date. My daughter’s is on 13 SEPT.</p>
<p>Hopefully your form letter will arrive soon my daughter left in the 17 and I received her form letter today. The advice some one gave me was to the count Fridays until PIR and once you have the form letter you will know your PIR date. My daughter’s is on 13 SEPT.</p> Rose of OH, thank you for sha…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-30:1971797:Comment:106144922019-07-30T13:31:23.987ZThree3Boyshttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Three3Boys
<p>Rose of OH, thank you for sharing! </p>
<p>I too agree this site has been so helpful and I'm graciously thankful for all who have contributed. I really enjoyed your detailed recollection of your sons Navy journey so far. My son left a few days after yours and is scheduled to continue to Nuke school too. You are absolutely correct the military can be unpredictable, having had several family members including my step father make a career with the military, I know all too well. Keeps us…</p>
<p>Rose of OH, thank you for sharing! </p>
<p>I too agree this site has been so helpful and I'm graciously thankful for all who have contributed. I really enjoyed your detailed recollection of your sons Navy journey so far. My son left a few days after yours and is scheduled to continue to Nuke school too. You are absolutely correct the military can be unpredictable, having had several family members including my step father make a career with the military, I know all too well. Keeps us on our toes.</p>
<p>I wish you and your family well.</p> Did you get the call? …tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-30:1971797:Comment:106144892019-07-30T13:11:38.518ZThree3Boyshttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Three3Boys
<p>Did you get the call? I'm sure he is much like my son and excited to do something on his own. I've tried only to think about what he will be doing and learning while going thru his training. It has helped me a lot, living vicariously thru his journey. However, we can't help but to be their mother and that's ok. We love them too much to not be happy, excited and sad all at the same time. </p>
<p>Did you get the call? I'm sure he is much like my son and excited to do something on his own. I've tried only to think about what he will be doing and learning while going thru his training. It has helped me a lot, living vicariously thru his journey. However, we can't help but to be their mother and that's ok. We love them too much to not be happy, excited and sad all at the same time. </p> Good Morning!
My son is heade…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-30:1971797:Comment:106145662019-07-30T12:40:46.606ZCelticwoman2https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/125476398
<p>Good Morning!</p>
<p>My son is headed to BC today after MEPS - obviously I'm a nervous wreck. We are going to go see him sworn in here shortly before he goes, one last glimpse of my teenager before he becomes a man I suppose lol. I know he's ready to get started, he's anxious to get this day over with I'm sure. Is it true that they aren't able to go to bed until the next night? Man, that's going to be rough! Thank you ladies, as always, for being here and being so supportive of our future…</p>
<p>Good Morning!</p>
<p>My son is headed to BC today after MEPS - obviously I'm a nervous wreck. We are going to go see him sworn in here shortly before he goes, one last glimpse of my teenager before he becomes a man I suppose lol. I know he's ready to get started, he's anxious to get this day over with I'm sure. Is it true that they aren't able to go to bed until the next night? Man, that's going to be rough! Thank you ladies, as always, for being here and being so supportive of our future sailors!</p> My son just left for final ch…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-29:1971797:Comment:106142572019-07-29T19:02:41.677ZCelticwoman2https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/125476398
<p>My son just left for final check in with MEPS this morning. I am going to meet him at hotel for dinner and then again in the morning to watch him officially be sworn in and then he flies out tomorrow afternoon. Already had a sobbing cry with my daughter as we left him at the recruiters. I know I'll see him in a few short hours for dinner but boy is this hard! I've probably drawn out the "goodbye's" longer than they should be and I know the actual one tomorrow will be tough, but I'm a little…</p>
<p>My son just left for final check in with MEPS this morning. I am going to meet him at hotel for dinner and then again in the morning to watch him officially be sworn in and then he flies out tomorrow afternoon. Already had a sobbing cry with my daughter as we left him at the recruiters. I know I'll see him in a few short hours for dinner but boy is this hard! I've probably drawn out the "goodbye's" longer than they should be and I know the actual one tomorrow will be tough, but I'm a little empty already. Emotionally drained, I'm sure he is too. He says he's ready to get started though and is excited to finally be at this point - he's been playing the hurry up and wait game since he joined in November. It really came so fast and so I know that his BC graduation will too. </p> the time between graduation a…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-28:1971797:Comment:106130932019-07-28T02:02:22.834ZHoneyLemonTeahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/HoneyLemonTea
<p>the time between graduation and mine leaving on the 17 flew by. Glad your sailor will be close to you soon.</p>
<p>the time between graduation and mine leaving on the 17 flew by. Glad your sailor will be close to you soon.</p> Thank you so much for sharing…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-27:1971797:Comment:106131762019-07-27T21:38:33.519ZCelticwoman2https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/125476398
<p>Thank you so much for sharing! We are on the last 2 nights at home (Monday night is at the hotel before shipping out on Tuesday). Trying to be cognizant of his time with family and friends so that he can see both prior to leaving. We have the equivalent of My Big Fat Greek Wedding family but instead we're Scotts who are all up in each others business lol. We had to ask how many people we were allowed to bring to MEPS for his swear in haha.</p>
<p>I'll keep you all posted - I love reading…</p>
<p>Thank you so much for sharing! We are on the last 2 nights at home (Monday night is at the hotel before shipping out on Tuesday). Trying to be cognizant of his time with family and friends so that he can see both prior to leaving. We have the equivalent of My Big Fat Greek Wedding family but instead we're Scotts who are all up in each others business lol. We had to ask how many people we were allowed to bring to MEPS for his swear in haha.</p>
<p>I'll keep you all posted - I love reading about everyone's journey through all of this. Thank you!</p>
<p> </p> We dropped our son off at the…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-07-27:1971797:Comment:106131592019-07-27T17:14:37.981ZRose of OHhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/RoseofOH
<p>We dropped our son off at the recruiter's office at 2 pm on Monday, 7/22. (We drove him there because we live less than 4 hours away. Also, he's been living in Chicago for the past year and we needed to help him clear one last thing out of his apartment and turn in his keys.) Once he got to his recruiter's office, he was taken to a hotel where he had to spend the night with other recruits. He was able to text me until noon on Tuesday. He said they had to get up at 4:15 Tuesday morning. After…</p>
<p>We dropped our son off at the recruiter's office at 2 pm on Monday, 7/22. (We drove him there because we live less than 4 hours away. Also, he's been living in Chicago for the past year and we needed to help him clear one last thing out of his apartment and turn in his keys.) Once he got to his recruiter's office, he was taken to a hotel where he had to spend the night with other recruits. He was able to text me until noon on Tuesday. He said they had to get up at 4:15 Tuesday morning. After some medical tests he was sworn in. Around noon I got my last text saying they were eating lunch. I didn't hear from him again until 9:27 pm on Tuesday when I received the 23-second "scripted" call I was expecting! He sounded normal--maybe a little rushed, but not unduly stressed. Just taking things in stride at that time.</p>
<p>His box was delivered early yesterday afternoon (7/26). Luckily, my husband was at home to sign for it. It was a pleasant surprise to see that his eyeglasses, wallet, contact lenses, small New Testament, and a small bottle of solution were not returned. His shoes, clothes from his back, phone, earbuds, charger, and small nylon carry bag were the only things in the box. Of course, there's a good chance he was not allowed to keep the contacts and solution and he just decided to dispose of them--the contacts were ready to toss anyway. (I found a small, folded piece of paper in his jeans pocket and smiled to think he had written me a little note! Alas, it was only an old Burger King receipt! LOL--honestly, that made me smile, too!)</p>
<p>Now I wait for the form letter with an address so he can hear from home. I am getting Informed Delivery from the postal service, thanks to tips from this site. In the meantime, I'm collecting news tidbits from the sports world to share with him when I write, as I know that will be of interest to him. College football season will be underway before PIR, so there will be much to tell! </p>
<p>Ladies, my son will be 25 in September. He hasn't lived at home since he went off to college in the fall of 2013. After he graduated, he went to work at an office job, but he did not find his work meaningful or satisfying. We were still astonished when he told us he was considering joining the Navy, but after a little reflection it started to make perfect sense. He has always wanted to do something he can be proud of. He is a very active, athletic person and has strong ethics, and we totally understood what he meant when he said the "office cubicle life" was not for him. We think the Navy may be a very good fit. That's our prayer anyway! </p>
<p>He is supposed to be going to Goose Creek for A-school (Nuke) after boot camp, unless something unexpected happens. (I guess you never know for sure in the military.)</p>
<p>Anyway, it was six years ago that we dropped him off at college and left him for the first time, and I remember very clearly how HARD that was. He is our youngest and only son. So my heart goes out to those moms who just saw their sons and daughters graduate from high school last month and are sending them off for such an intense experience. I am so, so thankful and proud of every one of those young men and women for their willingness to serve, and so grateful to you parents who are sacrificing also! Thank you so much! When you write to your recruits, will you please express my appreciation to them?</p>
<p>Thank you also to the administrators and moderators of this extremely helpful site. You are providing a very valuable service, too, as you well know! ☺️</p>
<p>Grace and peace be with you all, in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. </p>
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