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August 2 swear in at Chicago White Sox Game
Before the White Sox game m son is doing his swear in and in the 7th inning will head to Great Lakes for bootcamp... Will anyone else be there or have someone swearing in there too?
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Permalink Reply by Ceej0347 on
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Marcia1976- we are a Cubs family here- BUT... WOW that is totally awesome!!! Sox management really does a lot for the fans! Enjoy it! And best of luck to your recruit.
its a roller coaster ride of a lifetime for you both. Fasten that seat belt and try to enjoy the ride. First three weeks of boot camp will be the worse for you (no communication) the last week will feel like the longest. All your sea sisters are here for u, to help you through it!
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Permalink Reply by Marcia1976 on
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Thanx... not a huge baseball fan... but have enjoyed the Cubbies the most... so going to White Sox game is kinda ok lol.... The swear in there will be pretty cool!
Thanx for the support! I have been preparing myself for this because he has always been one of those kids that has since he was little knew he wanted to join the Navy.... but I know I will have emotions all over the place :)
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Permalink Reply by SallyCG on
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Marcia1976 - that is an AWESOME send off! Good luck to your recruit (mine is there already!). My advice to you is to know and love the “no news is good news” mantra’
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Thanx for the advise on the no news is goods news... he is very independent and I have threatened him he needs to write and give me the important info like his graduation date!
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Our recruiter said at 7th inning they leave for Great Lakes... We did get seats for the same section the recruits will sit in. Very exciting and emotional!
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