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Still waiting on August DEP Date
I'm beyond a little frustrated. We still haven't received my son's DEP date. They've told him definitely in August, but no actual date. He was contacted last week by a Nuke Team rep (don't know if I am saying that right?)and was told that she would be his contact going forward. When he asked about his DEP date she said she wasn't sure but she thought Aug 21st. He's working now so I made him go ahead and notify his employer of the potential ship out date. He doesn't want to quit until his actual date is confirmed, but I don't want him to leave the store in a bind. Would the Navy give him less than a week's notice? He thinks that this is probable. He was originally scheduled to go on Jan 4th, 2018 but was asked if he would go in sooner. He agreed and in July they had him sign a request for early deployment (again, not sure of the terminology.) At that time they told him within two weeks. Four weeks later we are still waiting. It is hard to plan anything, you know?
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Permalink Reply by WifeNMudder on
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Well, we finally received the call yesterday. My son will leave on August 29th. He is disappointed, hoping that it would have been sooner. He's ready. Me, not so much. Now that we have the date, emotions are setting in.I warned the fam last night to understand that if I'm told that it is not "necessary" for me to feel, say or do something with my son, for my son, because of my son and so on, in the next couple of months..... Well, let's just quote Mr. T, "I pity the fool." LOL
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Permalink Reply by ncdeb on
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Woo hoo at least you have a date now! Yes, tell everyone else to back off, lol!! Enjoy it!
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Permalink Reply by Green2Blue on
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Hey there!
My son is also nuke and he will be leaving on August 29. We had the family gathering yesterday. Today is my last full day with him and I am already tearing up. It will be a long 8 or so weeks, but my son feels more than ready to go! I am excited for him, just a little sad for me. HIs good friend left 3 weeks ago and sent him a letter to give him a heads up. He really was encouraging and had a great perspective and sense of humor. He sent my son the letter before he sent one to his parents!! Hopefully we will run into each other at PIR. Enjoy your last few days together. They are going on an amazing adventure!
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Great to "meet" you!! It was emotional that is for sure! He was so excited though, that it is hard to be so sad when he is so happy! I got the call from him at about 12:55am and it was so robotic and stressed and hurried that it was actually funny and we all laughed. It is great that your son received that encouragement from his friend. I'm sure that will help him. My so also had a school friend that went in only a few weeks after graduation in June. My son was able to speak to him or exchange emails perhaps and that has helped him as well. Hope to see you at the PIR.
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Thanks so much Blue Mom! It was an emotional day for all. My son was laser focused and ready to go, which helped. I think it would have been much harder on me to see him really scared. He was nervous, but I think more excited than anything. Soon after leaving his swearing in ceremony we received a call from my sister who lives in Houston. Her house was starting to flood, her neighbors had evacuated leaving her alone in her townhome community and she found that she couldn't evacuate because her car had a flat tire. So we had to haul it from Dallas to Houston to get her out. I know that this sounds crazy but focusing on this and getting her back to Dallas with us, really helped take my mind off my son being gone.
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