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I got the call finally, a decent conversation! She cried, and my daughter NEVER cries. I had to hold it together and just let her vent, discuss, and explain. I tried to provide as much encouragement as I could and pump her up. 

She said they made her M.A.? And is taking a lot of "beatings" for her team but she said she is handling it. This last one she had, the other recruits all kneeled down beside her and took it too. I am crying as I write this, it's so hard to think about. I let her know that is the purpose - to think of your team as yourself, one. No matter how bad things are, there is a very specific purpose for what they are being put through.

She said the recruits are experiencing some really hard times but are pulling together better this 3rd week. She said out of 80 in her group, there are now 38. She is spending a lot of time counseling them at night, trying to help everyone keep it together so she is not sleeping much. 

That's about it. I don't want to go into detail about how they are being treated - just know that when you get the call you are going to hear a lot of emotion come out. It's ok, they are ok. They need this. So many people join the military for the benefits - not realizing they are being prepared for and training for war and all that might come with that. They need to go through this. 

Take care everyone! 

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Blusiren- I’ll put ur SR In my prayers.   Always tell her to stay strong and positive. U are being a great mentor to her - keep it up.  I just finish with PIR this weekend, still at the airport with the fine young men with my son.  Their division lost just a much as urs has.  They have to weed out the ones that need more training. 

Good luck - it does go fast!!!

Much love and respect. Thank you

BlueSiren you did great! And your daughter is one tough cookie. Very proud of her. But the thing with the div. Its sad but true. Stay positive and continue the strength for her. She will be in my prayers, and in no time you will be experiencing the most Amazing graduation.

I appreciate the support and thank you kindly for your thoughts and prayers!

BluSiren, I really appreciated reading your comment. You seem to be doing a great job encouraging your daughter and she seems to have gained that as well, since she is encouraging her shipmates. I just recently visited my son for his A school graduation and I was asking him some questions about boot camp. As I recall, and I may be incorrect, but I think M. A. stands for master of arms. I am not sure what all they do, but my understanding is that they are the ones responsible for making sure everyone else does what is right and so they tend to be the hardest on their division mates and so no one really likes them. Thus being an M.A. is one of the hardest positions of leadership held in a division, if I recall correctly what my son was telling me. My son was sharing how leadership roles had been changed in his division and that different ones were better at different positions than at other positions. If your daughter's shipmates were willing to share her punishment for their misconduct as well, or whatever it was, I would say she has gained their respect and that is worthy of recognition. Continue your prayers for her and encouragement as I know you will.

Very helpful! Thank you! I had no idea what M.A. really meant and it seems there have been changes, like you said. I will certainly be glad to see her face to face at graduation. I did not expect this to be so difficult on either one of us. I do understand though, why there are so few calls home. I thank you for your support and guidance. This group has been most helpful and I did not anticipate the amount of emotions I would be feeling. 

Blusiren. Hello. BC is a rollercoaster of emotions for the immediate family! But it also creates a stronger bond between the parents n recruits. I kept all the letters we wrote to each other in BC because the experience opened our hearts to a deeper level. Write as many letters, n send as many cards that Express ur feelings, that u can. Encourage family n friends to write her too. At times I would but cards that seemed to perfectly express my son's relationship with a family member n they would just write a note then I would send it off. (Everyone gets so busy but u want ur RC to feel like they r thought about all the timen not forgotten.) It's their lifeline. Praying your daughter will achieve her goal of becoming a sailor. May God strengthen n guide her as well as you. Amen.

Thank you for such encouraging words. I will certainly send her some cards. I had not really thought of that. I feel much like her, in needing the support I have received here. The both of us have prided ourselves on being strong independent women who did not need the help of others...though now, I don't know how well I would have managed if it weren't for the incredible thoughtfulness from each of you. Thank you kindly. May God also bless your journey in this life. 

One month before my sons deployment, they were running the DDS  off the coast of Cuba,  and there was a two week period when we had no communication from him at all.   Once he was able to call, he realized the long periods of time in BC without communication r a way to prepare them for their future deployments. When communication opportunities are few and far between, parents have to remember the Navy POV: "no news is good news".  We're here to support each other n share what we've learned along the Navy journey. Thank God for this site.  Blessing.

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