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Comment by monkeymind on June 17, 2011 at 11:55am

Vincentsproud...-I sure hope that's right and they got to sleep last night, not that there's anything I can do about it. I'm really ok with everything otherwise and looking forward to what's ahead instead of being sad. How are you holding up?

Comment by lisarobin on June 17, 2011 at 11:55am

Hello monkeymind,  That is what they told my son too when he went in 11/2 weeks ago.  He was up around 4:30am then flew that day to Chicago and wasn't supposed to sleep until the next night around 9-10.  I did talk to him Wednesday due to his dad being born out of US and he sounded really good. He did say the first week was rough but he was excited and doing well.  He did say the food was pretty good because I asked are you sleeping and eating?(Everyone's worry) and he said yes.  They are young and resourceful.  I keep reminding myself he has stayed up plenty times before of his own free will...:.)

Comment by ProudNavyMom on June 17, 2011 at 11:26am

Monkeymind, my son was also up at 4:00 AM on Wednesday to go to MEPS. We were able to text for quite awhile and he said they were told they would not sleep until 10:00 PM Thursday night. Unless they got some sleep on the plane. My son's flight was an hour and a half. It was his first time flying and said he spent the whole time looking out the window instead of resting. Hope he wasn't sorry about that. The "not knowing" is the worst!

Comment by monkeymind on June 17, 2011 at 8:33am

Hopefully someone can answer this because it's bothering me...I know everyone says they keep them up for 48 hours when they arrive. Is this in addition to the 23 hours they've already been awake from MEPS? Perhaps they got naps on the bus or plane but in our case the flight was only 1 hour. My son woke at 4:30am Wednesday-did he get to sleep last night?

Comment by Soon2bNavyWife on June 17, 2011 at 7:59am

I got my first letter from my fiance yesterday evening :) I am so happy, it has been a long 2 weeks and it was SOOOOOOOOOO good to finally hear from him!!! :)

Comment by momofkgw on June 16, 2011 at 4:50pm

I'm sure he's too busy and tired to even think about smoking.

Comment by bobbie (ht mom) on June 16, 2011 at 4:44pm

so happy for you...bless his heart he doesnt have a choice about smoking now and as a 20 yr smoker i feel for him

Comment by momofkgw on June 16, 2011 at 4:37pm

Well, I was surprised when I got home from work today to find 'the box' waiting on the front porch. I wasn't expecting it until Monday at the earliest. He didn't get to GL until 8:00pm this past Monday. I hope that a good sign that the letter will be close behind.

The box didn't include any surprises. I did find a receipt in his pocket where he bought his last pack of cigarettes on Sunday night. He had wanted to quit the week before leaving but he was trying to not eat a lot so he could make weight. Luckily he doesn't have too much trouble when he decides to quit.

Comment by bobbie (ht mom) on June 16, 2011 at 9:01am

amen justin&ryans mom

Comment by J&R's Mom on June 16, 2011 at 2:26am

Hi All - Have not been on the site in a while.  I am now 5 days away from dropping my second SR to the recruiters office.  I was cruising along thinking how I have this down and it's not so hard the second time around but this morning it started to sink in.  I was listening to the news about the Navy Ship arriving home from that history making "burial at sea" and I started to cry.  Reality hit me between the eyes (again).  What our children, spouses, brothers and sisters sign up to do is one of the most honorable things a person can do and we should not only be proud, we should be humbled and honored to have such amazing family members.  God Bless our families and our Country.  We will make it through this small sacrifice together so that our children, husbands and wives can keep our neighbors safe at night.

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