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Comment by ReneeBC on February 3, 2013 at 10:51am

MM Sandy,

Having fellow navy moms to have coffee with here at home is terrific, but I also want to steer you to an additional group...  Please join the Bootcamp moms group as those are the moms whose sons and daughters are experiencing the exact same road you are on at the exact same time.  (My son did not meet and befriend anyone from Indiana until he was in A-school.)

Here is a link to help you through RTC.  Knowing what he's doing everyday is a comfort when you cannot communicate for the first several weeks.  (I copied and pasted this into Word and printed out copies.  I had one on my nightstand, on the kitchen counter, on my desk at work, and one in my purse!)

Day by day breakdown of basic training at GL http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433
Stick with the Indiana and Bootcamp moms; they will be your rock and you will learn to be the best navy mom a sailor can have!

 

Comment by Sunshine Sandy on February 3, 2013 at 8:56am

My son Matt leaves for basic training on February 27, any one else have a son or daughter leaving around the same time?

Comment by Kaye S. on January 29, 2013 at 7:56pm

10 REASONS TO NEVER LET "COLLEGE" MOMS

COMPARE BEING SEPARATED FROM A CHILD

WITH "MILITARY" MOMS

Explain to her:

1)  There were no "campus tours," "preview weekends," or "orientation camps" for us.  We said goodbye at the bus stop and have no idea what we sent our kids to.  We'll see nothing but the assembly hall, and only if he/she graduates!

2)  Her kid doesn't live with the instructors - who watch every move and scream obscenities for crooked sheets or walking too slowly.

3)  We have no "Family Weekends," "Spring Breaks," or "End of Semesters" to look forward to.  We wait for Uncle Sam to grant permission for a visit home.

4)  She won't get a phone call from her child weeping because it's the fifth consecutive birthday or Christmas spent away from home.

5)  Her child can quit school and move home anytime without officers of the law showing up to take him/her back.

6)  Her child's choice of college won't make her pay close attention to the Middle East, North Korea, or Pakistan.

7)  Her child didn't agree to waive the Bill of Rights (especially the right to free speech).

8)  Her child didn't have to acknowledge being killed by a rival college is an accepted hazard of being a student.

9)  For her child, a "semester abroad" means Spain or Germany with side tours; for ours, it means Iraq or Afghanistan... with guns.

10) And while her child is in Spain or Germany, she won't wake up every morning knowing there are 1000+ people hoping to kill her child that day.

 

........I can list about 10 more, but figure this is enough to get started!

Comment by Trey's Mom 45 on January 29, 2013 at 1:44pm

Marine_Navy_Mom you are so right.  I have been so sad and miss my son so much and I keep hearing, "when my son went to college it was hard at first".  It's completely different!  They could text, call, email, instant message you-I got nothing!  And to make matters worse my son was able to call on Saturday and I missed his call.  It's so nice to know that there are people on here that understand and can relate!  THANK YOU!!!

Comment by ReneeBC on January 24, 2013 at 9:42pm

Jen,  Welcome aboard!  Stick with N4M, the veteran Moms will walk with you on this journey.  They understand everything you are going through.  :)

Comment by jen on January 24, 2013 at 8:08pm

Just joined Indiana moms.  Daughter is SR @ Great Lakes - PIR 3/1 - we're from South Bend

Comment by Navygirlmom on January 23, 2013 at 10:40am

Thanks for the pep talk Indiana moms! These last few days are stressful and it is so nice to know so many people know where you are coming from and understand what you are going through!!

Comment by Reid's Ma on January 22, 2013 at 5:28pm

Sharri, we've talked earlier.  I'm dead serious about the swimming. The more they do it while in DEP, the easier it is on them in BC. You can't believe the kids that go to Great Lakes and can't swim a stroke!!

Comment by Sharri on January 22, 2013 at 5:23pm

My son doesn't leave until July.  Right now he is so anxious he can't hardly stand it, but I am sure the nerves will kick in as time gets shorter.  We are having fun quizzing each other on terms, alphabet, etc. with flash cards.  I figure I better enjoy this time with him while I can!  Good luck to your daughter (and to you).

Comment by Reid's Ma on January 22, 2013 at 5:16pm

Both of you go to a pool (YMCA) and work off the nervous energy swimming laps!!  Practice saving each other :-)  That's what she'll need when she gets to BC.

Best of luck to her. (she'll be a different girl when you see her at PIR) 

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