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I remember...
It wasn't so long ago (2.5 years) when I took the day off work to go out to breakfast with my 23-year old son and his sister. We sat at that table for over two hours... just laughing and having a good time. We then dropped my daughter at home and made the drive to the recruiter. The goodbye was one of the hardest moments of my life. We sat in the truck and hugged it out for over 45 minutes. My face was so red and swollen that I could barely see. And when he finally walked away, it took me an hour before I was calm enough to drive home. We received the call that night that he arrived and then the waiting begins. I work near Great Lakes, so I altered my drive in so that it took me past the gates each day. I'd wave to no one in particular... just because it made me feel better. I wrote my sailor every day and mailed the letters in North Chicago so that they would get there quicker (in my mind anyway). I lived for the phone calls and was never away from my phone, as I waited for it to ring. When bootcamp was over, we attended graduation (we were so proud!) and had him home for a few wonderful hours! Then I spent the day at the airport with him as he waited for his flight to Goose Creek. There wasnt a dry eye at the gate as we hugged it out again to say goodbye!
My sailor went on to have three more graduations as he went thru the Nuke pipeline. He graduated Dec 2019 and is now in the fleet on a sub.
I wanted to share this story as I was thinking this morning about all of the boot camp Moms who are missing their recruits on this Labor Day holiday. You all have it much tougher than I did as there was no pandemic when my son went thru. What I can tell you is that once they make it past boot camp... it does get much better as you all settle into a routine and can once again communicate. The ride is a long twisty road (and I'm just barely down it ahead of you). Stay flexible, stay strong... and know that this Momma is thinking of you today.
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Permalink Reply by Jen(OS Mom) on
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Thanks for the words of encouragement. it helps to know I'm not going through this alone. My son Seth arrived at the Great Lakes 7 days ago. Sunday evening I went to my local VFW to meet with the lady over the auxiliary program thereto enquire about joining. I figured this would be a good way to keep me busy while Seth is away, plus I would be volunteering for a good causes. The recruiter said to check back with him in 2 weeks and he should have a mailing address for Seth to give me. I'm trying not to count the days until I receive my next phone call. You know the ole saying "A watched pot never boils". I am soooo proud of Seth!
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