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Comment by Anna on June 13, 2015 at 8:13pm

Quilter,

That is GREAT news!!! I am so happy for him.  Your post gave me goose bumps!!!

M's mom,

I have some contacts within the "spy" community, I'm sure I could come up with a phone number instead of dealing with writing!!!!! I also sweated every test and physical Jenn had to go through.  I too wonder why they don't go through those physicals before they get all invested in OCS.  Maybe we should ask that question when we call!!!!!!!!!

Comment by M's mom on June 12, 2015 at 8:37am

Quilter:  Wonderful news!  Thanks for posting; I was thinking about you.  Wait until you see your son in his "choker" dress whites at graduation.  Take plenty of tissues, unless you're less emotional than most!

Comment by NYNancy on June 11, 2015 at 10:50pm

Oh what great news! So happy for you and your DS!! Now you can relax and really enjoy the experience.

Comment by Quilter on June 11, 2015 at 10:27pm

My LO got his NAMI Letter!!!! It came in right before Hi Moms started!!! Thank you all so much for your prayers!! They worked!! Now off to sleep to jump up early to watch Class 12-15 do their EARLY MORNING run!! LOL

Thank you all again.. He is good to GO!! 

Comment by Quilter on June 10, 2015 at 9:00pm

Hi Ladies, we made it to OCS!! When I saw my LO my heart melted!! I just couldn't stop holding him in my arms!! He looks great!!  Still no NAMI letter..he is now the ONLY one without one!! And he's been here at OCS the longest... go figure!! 

M's mom, I agree!! These fine young men and women go through 10-11 weeks of OCS and are sent home!! Pretty crazy!! At this point with our LO, no news is good news...but I totally agree... get the NAMI stuff out of the way, and then enter OCS... These LO's also have over $3,000 in uniform expenses, just to be sent home, should they get NPQ'd.

NYNancy, Hi there! Thank you for your kind words... we are hanging in there!! I just pray tomorrow our LO will get the word his letter is here and we can move forward!! Pop in more often!!! 

Anna, we're still holding your daughter in prayer!!! She sounds like a wonderful smart young woman!! 

We have a long road ahead of us for sure in the Aviation program, still many hoops to jump through and tests to pass. I know now my LO can handle it.. He is in great spirits.   WE JUST NEED THAT LETTER!! LOL :)

Comment by M's mom on June 10, 2015 at 8:58pm

Doreen: My son graduated college in May 2012, and he was told that his report date to OCS would be at least December sometime.  Then, all of a sudden, his recruiter called and he got moved up to June 2012, so as GalleyMom wrote, your son needs to be prepared and learn all of his Navy knowledge by heart now, because things could happen very quickly.  Or not.  Hurry up and wait!  OCS tends to group designators into the same classes, like my son's classmates  were all pilot/flight officers and nuclear officers.  So if your son will be in supply, they may be assembling a class roster of just supply officers.

Comment by M's mom on June 10, 2015 at 8:38pm

Anna:   Maybe we Moms should all write to the Secretary of the Navy and offer our opinions. I'm sure he would really value our input!   hahaha    But I was wondering back when my son failed the flight physical at OCS,  why, oh why, doesn't the Navy have the prospective pilots/NFO's take a flight physical BEFORE they are sent to OCS????  Then, those who are NPQ for flight could apply for a different designator and maybe have to wait for an opening in their choice, but it seems to me an incredible waste of these young people's time and talent to get them started at OCS and THEN do the flight physicals, and THEN boot them out if they don't pass, if that is, in fact, what is happening now.   My son passed two Navy "physicals" (but apparently NOT flight physicals) at the area MEPS before going to OCS and they said he was fine.  If my son had been let go at OCS, and not been allowed to redesignate, the Secretary of the Navy WOULD have heard from me then!  (Not that it would do any good, other than my venting!  haha)

Comment by Doreen on June 10, 2015 at 6:23pm

Thanks GalleyMom!  Gosh I hope it does not take a year but we are learning that the Navy has their own timetable!  My DS is doing all the PT, timing is runs, etc.  He is in good shape so I am happy about that.  It has been an adjustment for all of us to have him move back home after college.  Guess the wait continues.  Thanks!

Comment by NYNancy on June 10, 2015 at 1:12pm

Hi everyone. I haven't posted a comment in a long time but do read the posts occasionally. My DS graduated OCS in 2012 and is a pilot.
Quilter, it is very difficult to wait and pray all goes well for your DS. This is only the beginning. Looking back I realize my DS had a relatively easy time of it, but every little bump in the road had me praying and worrying; It's just part of the journey. I think it is often worse for me then for him, lol. I hope you have an amazing trip and good news come soon. No matter what you will be so proud of him you will want to burst! I agree with Anna, there is probably more to the story about the candidate who was NPQ'd.
Anna, I'm sorry about your daughter delay and I'll pray that her winging will come very soon. She was a candio for my DS's class!

Comment by Anna on June 10, 2015 at 12:22pm

Thank you for the prayers. I know my girl greatly appreciates all those who are praying for her!!! You are so right GaileyMom. This aviation community can certainly add many grey hairs!!! I have no experience with the Nuke field but wonder if it is as selective. But we do understand the need for these extreme measures. Tiggermanic, So happy your son got his letter!!! I assume he heads to P'cola after commissioning? Quilter, There could be many reasons why the young man left the Navy instead of just getting redesignated. Have faith, even if he doesn't get aviation for some reason, there may still be a place for him. M's Mom made a good point - if the Navy is so full why would they be accepting new candidates all the time? Still praying he gets his acceptance letter soon!!!!! M's Mom, My daughter was right behind your son in 17-12!!!! Your facebook group really helped me knowing what was coming up for my daughter's class. And I think all us Moms like to second guess Mother Navy. I really think she could ask our opinions on stuff beforehand!!!!! But still, no one asks my opinion!!!!!!

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