Son left 9/12. Who Else? What do you know? Any Hospital Corpsman out there?

[steeler crew (Ship 12, Div 372)]

Missing my kid and need all the info I can get! Sorry, but isn't it enough that that we can't talk to them on the phone? Do we have to be deprived of all contact while we spend countless hours consumed with the fear of the unknown? Knowledge will soothe the nerves.

[Kathy-Paige's mom]

Wow I remember being we're you are not so long ago feeling the same way with the same frustrations not so long ago, now my daughter is on a ship headed to the middle east! Once they joined the navy and signed on the dotted line, they became part of a whole new family! Like it or not! All I can tell you is from my experience, he's ok! There is nothing I can do to ease your tensions, or fears! J no how much you miss him, I did not get a call at all the whole time she was gone until the I'm a sailor call! There division constantly lost reward! I was a basket case, I knew other moms were getting call, so that made it even more torturous! Your son is fine, he's maybe even liking it a little! You'll get your first letter in a couple of weeks, I wrote to my daughter every single day that helped me a lot it's not easy you have just got to know that this is what he wanted to do, if he did not go in quite a man yet hell certainly come out one!this is good for him! I spent a lot of my time on this website! Talk express your feeling we all have been where you are. Talk to other mothers you can let your hair down here!! Just breathe! He ok!! This will be over before you k now it! Your in the navy now!!! Keep sharing stay strong!!

[Glo Mom of Future Officer]

Hello -  my son is about to graduate from boot camp.  His PIR date is 10/5 and he will be going to San Antonio for Corpsman School.  As far as the little contact is, my son is a man a few words.  When we received the box, there was no note in it, when we received the Official Letter, there was no personal message on it.  When moms starting receiving letters from their sons, my son wrote his ex-girlfriend first, my letter came two days later.  When the first phone calls came, no call to us or his ex-gf. Come to find out, he had two wisdom teeth removed and was in SIQ.  Finally got our first phone call this week and we only got to talk for 3 1/2 minutes.  I still have a ton of questions I need answered and he will not answer them in his letters.  I keep writing him and I have been getting about one letter a week.  None have ever been over a page long, but it's great hearing how he is doing, even though its hard reading his writing.  I personally can't wait for him to go to San Antonio, at least at that time, I'll be able to talk to him either via SKYPE or text messages.

[steeler crew (Ship 12, Div 372)]

Hi,

Sorry, didn't reply sooner, my car broke down twice and our daughter had a car accident at college all in one week.

Also a wedding  which is so tough going to family events seeing all the cousins and talking about how much we miss our kid all day. I feel the same way you do about San Antonio. We hope to go out at X-mas .

We thought maybe we could see him on X-mas day. Do you think that would be possible?

[sruivivar]

Wow, my son sounds just like yours.  I do not expect much contact from him but that is ok.  I know he loves me and I will get to see him when he goes to Corpsman School in San Antonio.  We are in Houston so I will get to see him in person.  Good luck with graduation tomorrow!! 

[steeler crew (Ship 12, Div 372)]

Hi,

Sorry didn't reply sooner,.  Is your son going to San Antonio after boot camp? My son is in Ship 12 Div 372.

[JK11965]

Sorry Mom, but yes you do... We all needed that. They have to cut ALL ties from home & all communication for an extended period of time in order to break them. They belong to the Navy now. They are no longer ours as hard as that is to say or hear. There will be many times along the way where they will NOT be able to be in touch even after they get privileges back, internet, email, etc.. When they are busy, they are working VERY hard & won't have time to be in touch all the time. They can't be distracted by a worried Mom. It sounds really really harsh, but it's a reality that they need this process as much as we do. It's the time when the apron strings have to be cut & we have to trust them & their decision they made to join. I am beyond excited as my recruit just called with the "I'm a sailor call" recently & is graduating this week. In the beginning it was hard, but it gets better & you'll be okay just as they will be too. The greatest gift we can give them is the freedom to leave us behind. They know we're here when they need us, but we have to let them fly on their own. Isn't that what we raised them to do? Sending big hugs to you as I know it hurts... {{{NMH}}}  p.s. I think of my own Mom often & wonder how the heck she managed with NO cell phones, internet, emails, nothing!.. when my brother joined. We were SO LUCKY to get just a FEW calls over the course of the entire year! lol  And now Moms freak out if they don't hear from them for a week or so. It really is kind of funny when you think about it. But it doesn't make missing them now any easier does it? =/  Keep a journal & keep writing them. 

[JK11965]

p.s. the reason I started to respond before I went on my never ending rant (I'm sorry, lol) is to say that my sailor is HM (Hospital Corpsman) too! :)