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Timing for Boot Camp?
How soon should we know about the timing of the departure day for boot camp?
ie: what happens on the day of departure? do we drop him off at a Navy recruiting office/airport?
do we drop off a day before they leave from the airport? Do they spend the night in a hotel first and leave the day after?
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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It can vary. I dropped my son off at the recruiter and they took him to swear in and ship out, He never told me I could attend the swearing in.
He and his recruiter will have your answers.
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Permalink Reply by ebigirl on
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Great pictures Emma. We did everything but stay at the motel our son stayed at. We did take him out to dinner after he had been "released" by his recruiter and had him back on time. We live about 30 minutes from the MEPS station in Seattle, so we were able to meet him there and watch him being sworn in...YES, bring the tissues. Your child is now a Man/Woman in a matter of about 2 minutes!
We said our goodbyes at MEPS...HE didn't want anymore drama from me or his girlfriend, so we complied with HIS wishes! Boy, that seems like sooooo long ago.
If you live close enough and can make it for their swearing in I recommend it. It really helps you realize that this is the choice that they have made for their lives, and that you could not have done a better job in raising them than this!
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Man that seems so long ago! It still ticks me off that our son didn't tell us we could attend the swearing in. When we dropped him off at the recruiter, the recruiter asked if we were coming along to MEPS. It wasn't until later that evening that we figured out he was telling us we could attend, but it was too late.
Funny, our son left with this attitude of "don't expect to hear from me. Don't expect any phone calls. And don't bother coming to my PIR". However, at PIR we were sitting up in the top row so it took us a while to get down to him, and I could see the concern in his face that we might not be there. He also asked what took us so long to get to him.
Very interesting the effects Boot Camp will have on your SR. My son said it was much tougher than he expected.
BTW, he's coming home in a couple weeks for a visit for his second time since heading out. He never asks for money to fly home, he's just happy to spend time with us now. Again, funny how it changes them.
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I can relate to the "attitude" issue that some of our teenage boys seem to have. It's a "I'll show you" I don't need you or your advice! Then they have 8 weeks to really think about their childhood and sometimes realize that they really didn't have it so bad at home.
Boot camp was the best thing that could have ever happened to my son. As I've said before, he made this decision on his own, and in my opinion this has made all the difference in the world for him.
Isn't it funny how much smarter we as parent's have become as our kids grow older?
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