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Son Left for bootcamp 4/11
Hello my name is Eloise and my Son Andrew left for bootcamp on the 11th of April. I have to say that I was so excited when he signed up but now I miss him ssooo much...even though Im proud of him and worried about him, I know that this is best place for him right now....But I wonder how long I will feel like this and when I cqan get his address so I can at least write to him. Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Jacksmom(PIR6/15/Ship11Div178) on
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My son left for BC on 4/11 also! How are you holding up? Miss my son terribly but know this will be a good experience fo
him. He was spinning his wheels here after he got his associates degree. This will open up next opportunity for him.
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Permalink Reply by andrewsmom on
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I know exactly how you feel, my son didnt want to go to college barely got him out of high school, he had a couple of jobs that wernt going to get him anywhere, This is the best choice for him. Have you heard anything from your son? or have you gotten the box?
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Permalink Reply by Gammi2003 (SHIP 03 DIV 176) on
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Hi Eloise! My daughter also left on April 11th for boot camp. I believe they complete a form letter and the box of their stuff to be sent home the first day or so, and the correct mailing address is included in one or the other. I feel exactly the same: proud and worried! I wish I could put a satellite up to keep a watch over them, but barring that, I suppose all I can do is pray for her to succeed in all she does, and that she'll be happy or at least content in the Navy. She was very excited, anxious, and eager to go. Where did Andrew leave from? I suppose they send recruits from all over the place each time, but my daughter left from Houston, TX, where she was living. I was able to be there at MEPS for her swearing in ceremony...and somehow I managed not to bawl my eyes out...still a bit numb, but knew I had a long drive back home and needed to be able to see where I was going, which helped. I believe I got home (six and a half hours later) just before they boarded their plane! I just want to have her address so I can write to her, a lot! I don't think we ever get past the proud and worried stage, as parents, it is just part of parenting, IMHO! :)
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Hi girls! My son left from Columbus OH. He is reserve and had already sworn in but they had him do it again so -
We could take pictures. Held it together till I made it to the car. Got the phone call about 9 30 he sounded tired. Guess now we wait!
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You are very close to him then, we are on the border of Pa and Ny, so we are pretty close too, Im thankful for that, at least we can go for PIR. I know the Army has a family weekend for them but I guess the Navy doesnt do that. My son was also sworn about a year ago and was sworn in again at Meps, I was so proud of him, and now all we can do is wait and pray that everything goes well with them.
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My son left from syracuse, NY so he is not too far away. I know exactly how you feel, I just got through cleaning out his room and wondered why I bother when he is not her and probably wont want anything in there anymore. But I got threw it and so proud of myself. My husband and I went to meps with him and I did not cry, but when I got up the next morning I did and didnt stop most of the day, and it got better the next and today was OK. I still miss and worry about him, but I know he is OK and making this change is the thing he has done and Im soo proud of him. My biggest worry now is that they will pull out his wisdom teeth..after all the 6 months checkups and the dentist saying my son has the best teeth he has ever seen, now they want to pull them out. That doesnt make me happy, but I have to get used to the navy, taken care of my son the way they see fit.
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My son left from syracuse, NY so he is not too far away. I know exactly how you feel, I just got through cleaning out his room and wondered why I bother when he is not her and probably wont want anything in there anymore. But I got threw it and so proud of myself. My husband and I went to meps with him and I did not cry, but when I got up the next morning I did and didnt stop most of the day, and it got better the next and today was OK. I still miss and worry about him, but I know he is OK and making this change is the thing he has done and Im soo proud of him. My biggest worry now is that they will pull out his wisdom teeth..after all the 6 months checkups and the dentist saying my son has the best teeth he has ever seen, now they want to pull them out. That doesnt make me happy, but I have to get used to the navy, taken care of my son the way they see fit.
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Permalink Reply by LinsMom Ship03 Div176 PIR 6/8 on
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Hi, Gammi! my daughter left on April 11 also. I met Andrews mom, Eloise on another forum. I wonder if our girls are together. I am proud and worried too. Lindsey was excited about going so I have to be happy for her. We are in Tennessee. She will be in A school in Pensacola. I cried the first two days and now I am just trying to stay focused on my work to pass the time. Let's keep in touch April 11 moms.
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Hi, Carolyn! My daughter wants to be stationed in Pensacola after boot camp...not sure yet what her job will be, although she wants to work on jet engines (where that came from I have no idea!) although I do not know yet if they have ever decided what her job will be. When I write to Hannah - once we get an address of course - I will ask her if she has met your daughter. I wonder several dozen times every day "what are they doing now?" and if they got their inoculations yet, hoping that the physical exams went okay, etc. I hope they don't make them PT just after the inoculations, because Hannah always got a little sick after those...IDK...I just worry a lot. I am not usually the one to worry so much, but Hannah is my youngest, and even though she is very mature in some ways, at 21, in others she is not, so I just worry that she made the right decision in joining the Navy and hope that she'll love it while she's there! Perhaps we can start a new group for the bunch that is in boot camp now? I will try to figure out how that's done soon!
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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TY lemonelephant!
Folks, andrewsmom has actually requested to create the group for 06/08/2011...we are just waiting on confirmation. So hang in there...I will be back in the AM to check!
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Elosie: how do you know Andrews PIR date?
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They gave me PIR date at meps.
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