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Leaving for Bootcamp March 18 2014
Anyone else have a son or daughter leaving for bootcamp at that time.
would love to hear from you
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Permalink Reply by KimE'smom(ship 04 Div 812) on
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thanks lol
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Permalink Reply by Sadie on
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Hi! My baby girl leaves the same day! And it's coming up so fast! Her leaving is going to be harder for me than my baby boy! I truly don't know how to prepare...I try to focus on the positive, but when I'm alone I worry about how she is going to have to adjust. I KNOW it's all part of the training, but I can't handle the thought of someone yelling at my daughter. Ugh
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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The amount of yelling depends on the RDC and the recruits. If the recruits realize that they need to work together and that they need to think of their shipmates and help them out at times then there is less yelling and things go much better for everyone in the division.
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I just worry way too much. I worry about her being in a new city and I know there are going to be more future sailors that are going to be traveling away from home for the first time with out their parents. I know I cause myself more worry than I need. She is so much stronger than I will ever be, both of my kids are. Thank you lemonelephant for your words of support & direction. If I've ever needed it, it's now. :-D
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((((Sadie))))) That's cyber hug from one Navy Mom to another.
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Hi Sadie hope all is well I know I'm So Upset about my son leaving. I am really proud of him but I will miss him so much. We just had to put my son's dog down Friday. All he kept thinking about was now I wouldn't Have him or Daisy to be with me. I'm new to all of this. But to one mom to another I quess we should be very proud of our kids. Hope all goes well have a happy Thanksgiving.
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It's not too early to start talking to your future Sailor about the things in Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for the RTC, especially how to handle bad news if there is any during BC (usually it's best to wait until after BC) and who will be on the Access List to attend PIR.
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Thank you so much for all of your knowledge I am new to all of this. Any help is very appreciated. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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You are very welcome and have a wonderful Thanksgiving as well. I hope to be able to Skype with my Sailor and daughter.
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Kim-
We are going to do this together. The Navy process is different than AF. I was expecting things for my daughter to be very similar, but no, they are not.
I learned that we will only have one maybe two days with our Sailor upon BMT graduation. With my son, we had 4 days. I believe she will be attending A-School across the street from the BMT training facility so the day after graduation, she will be getting situated and I will not be able to be with her until maybe that evening.
I hope that our Sailors graduate together, maybe we can coordinate a brief meeting. I think with this website, we will both find the support we need.
Have a great Thanksgiving holiday and enjoy the time with your future Sailor!
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Sadie,
that would really be nice. Have great thanksgiving..
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