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My Daughter is leaving on June 18, 2012.
She will be at a hotel in Staten Island at the Hilton the night before. Does anyone know if I can stay with her or is this not allowed?
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Permalink Reply by Jana on
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I don't think that you can stay with her, but I booked a room in the same hotel where my son was staying the night before he shipped out. I was able to drive him to the hotel instead of the recruiter taking him, and we were able to go out to eat and spend some time together that night.
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Permalink Reply by ngstephy (Ship 11/Div 249) on
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Thank you so very much.
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Permalink Reply by Jenn (Proud AO Mom) on
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You can stay in the same hotel - but not in her room. Once they are settled the will let her know when she needs to be back in her room by and you can have the evening for dinner and to spend time together. Then if you want you can get up early in the morning and see her off at the bus to the airport. (At least that is how it worked when my son went in last year in San Diego).
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Thank you for confirming this information. My daughter Officer said that I could not stay with her either. This mad me a bit upset. We do plan on spending the day today. I am not sure that I will go to the airport with her. I dont think I could handle it emotionally. She is my one and only child and we are very close...
Again, thank you for sharing.
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I also got up early the next morning and met him at the MEPS. I got to hang out with him, watch his swearing in, and then I met him at the airport and hung out with him until he went to the gate. They wouldn't allow me to go to the gate with him.
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I dont know if I could be strong enough to see her leave at the airport. She does want me to stay with her at the hotel, but if we cannot sleep in the same room, then I dont think that it is worth me staying. We will however, spend the day together. I am scared that I will cry and make things hard for her. I am just a mess. I dont know what to do with myself.
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I totally understand. I don't consider myself an emotional person, but when we were at dinner that night and I was thinking about him leaving the next day, the tears just came. I finally had to get up and leave the table and go to the bathroom to compose myself. My son who has a great sense of humor said when I returned to the table, "What, did you have a moment?" and we all started laughing which made me feel better. I did o.k. until I saw him walking through the gate and then the tears came again. I could tell he was trying not to look at me when he was walking to the gate, but I must say I have done very well since then. Not a tear since even when I have taken him to the airport or left after a visit. But I will say that saying goodbye to him when he went to boot camp was a lot harder on me than I ever thought it would be. It might be that way for you too, but you will get through it and you will be so proud of her.
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Yes, it will be hard to see her leave. I had the same issue when she went away to college. You would think that I should be use to this, but I am not. When I moved her in and it was time for me to leave, I broke down and could not stop crying. I could not even drive. I am scared that i will do the same at the airport. For this reason, I told her that I do not think I can go with her by myself. I guess my emotions are getting the best of me. Yes, I do agree that I will be very proud of her.
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Permalink Reply by MamaB=Ship 14, Div 290 on
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My daughter is leaving June 27, 2012. Not planning on staying at the hotel with her, but we do plan on taking her to dinner while she is at the hotel and then going up to MEPS the next day to she her sworn in. We're close to Great Lakes (about an hour away) so I'll just watch her board a bus so fortunately I won't have to watch her fly out.
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