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Comment by hulawithjen on June 28, 2014 at 9:17pm

Hi Gina! it's ok, I hope your son will get over his funk soon along with my boy - just give lots of encouragement whenever he calls & try to sound positive! I think the tone of my and my husband's voice helped to turn our conversation from sad to fun... i heard that they may be able to call every 1-2 wks - hopefully!! 

OMG I felt the same way Publichealthgal!! I tried my best to try to get him to prepare for certain things but it was like pulling teeth!!! I am a pediatric nurse myself!! hahaha!!! 

Comment by Publichealthgal on June 28, 2014 at 9:11pm

Yeah, well I'm an RN and we had to do the 45 degree angle in school, many times. It was more important for him to play Modern Warfare on the computer at the time. So now his RDC's can teach him how to do it, lol.  And yes I will let him know next time to leave a a message if ever don't pick up the phone, that's a really good idea hazegrey, :)

Comment by hulawithjen on June 28, 2014 at 9:10pm

Awww hazegrey... you're so lucky to have your baby's "i love you" recorded!! Maybe I won't answer his call on purpose next time so I can have one of those! hahaha... We all deserve to be a little selfish every now and then :-)  But all kidding aside, that would be good to mention to him about leaving us a message in case he doesn't get through! :-) 

Comment by Gina Marie Burket on June 28, 2014 at 9:08pm

Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for sharing it really helpef. I probably should have joined earlier because then maybe I would not have spent my entire day balling my eyed out after our first phone call this morning . My son Robert didn't have much to say except the food was regular food, he's tired and he only had four minutes to talk, he said he had guard a door or something for four hours and if he doesn't do it right he is going to be n trouble so he was focused on that. I tried not to cry and do did his sisters ( we had him on speaker phone the entire time). Do we know if they all get to call every week?

Comment by hulawithjen on June 28, 2014 at 9:05pm

Hi Publichealthgal! That's awesome! Funny you mentioned about the bed making! My boy did say he was glad that I made him watch videos on how to do the military fold - I made him practice on his own laundry... LoL!! He also laughed about how much the shots hurt.. hehehe...

Comment by hazegrey on June 28, 2014 at 9:05pm

@hulawithjen. I feel your angst. Must be a Cali thing. I slept on our boat last night after having the girls over for a fun dinner. I jumped out of bed at 6:15 to the cell ringing with 847 area code. I kept yelling hello hello hello... Probably scared some fish! My son got to talk to my husband at home and thankfully then left me a voice message when he couldn't get through. He sounded great! I wrote my son saying how much i missed speaking with him but if he ever doesn't get through again please make sure to leave a voice message just like he did. A lost call would have been brutal. On a selfish note i have listened to his voice tell me he misses me and loves me about 20 times today! You all might want to tell your kids message over no call is still pretty wonderful! Now excuse me while I go listen to I love you Mom one more time. Sweet!!

Comment by Publichealthgal on June 28, 2014 at 8:59pm

Thanks hulawithjen for the details. My son just said he really liked his RDC's and at the time of the call was running an errand for one of the Chiefs. I guess someone lost their recruit cover. He said also the food was really good. He did say there was of course the RDC yelling. Wouldn't be bootcamp without it :)  Other than that he just wanted to know how his brother was treating his computer and what was going on in the world. Not much detail but was focused on the physical fitness test coming up this week and apparently an inspection. He said he should of listened when I tried to teach him the 45 degree angles at home for bed making. Lots of folding, lots of drill, but he said it was all really cool, especially the blue cammies. 

Comment by Publichealthgal on June 28, 2014 at 8:50pm

Hi Babs, I put in my request to join and then all of a sudden I had access to the page. It's kind of like letters to bootcamp fb page. You write them and ask to join. I think the PIR page has like 4 administrators and on only about 30 people have joined so far. Also, I know what you mean about talking to vets. I feel compelled to talk to vets now. Can you imagine what their parents went through? Back in the day I don't think there were many phone calls made back home, so I'm really thankful for this communication. 

Comment by hulawithjen on June 28, 2014 at 8:47pm

Phew! Ok, now that I can post messages again - I can finally share that I too received my first call from my Boy.  It was early this morning 7:13am Cali time, 9:13am GL time.  I saw the area code (847) and answered it right away but then the call dropped!! I stared at my phone and wanted to cry. Then exactly 1min later my husband's phone rang and our boy's call was able to get through! Only thing is, the second he heard our voices he broke down in tears... It broke my heart to hear him say that he is very tired and that he misses us so much.. We tried our best to sound reassuring (and to not cry on the phone!!) Not long into the conversation, he started breaking out of his sadness & started talking about his shipmates & the friendships they are building with one another! 

He did mention that their days start at 4:00am and end at 10:00pm. Breakfast bet 4-6am, lunch bet 10-12p, and dinner at 5pm.  We laughed at the excitement in his voice when he said "Mom, dad, the food here is AMAZING!!! It is what is getting us through each day.  We know that as each meal comes, the closer we are to the end of the day."  

He said one night during some downtime, one of the guys in their DIV started break dancing! They were all gathered, sharing stories and trying to liven things up within their group... My son said he even joined in on the dancing! LoL!! 

I asked what week/day he is in now & he said yesterday was 1-2 (week1-day2) and monday will continue on as 1-3.  He says things aren't so bad & he already knew what to expect.  I told him to just remember that it's all a mind game & to keep pushing through it. I even told him that our Navy Moms say that the 1st 2weeks are the hardest & then becomes easier as they progress & move on... 

The other day he was sitting on his rack & was approached by a few others who asked what he was doing. He told them he was "writing a letter to my parents.." They said "oh really? Cool!! Please tell them that we said hi & write down our names! When you're done, come & join us over here!"  That was so sweet of them to do that! Who knows, those might even be one of your babies!!!! I'm so proud of all of them for being there for each other & trying to lift each other's spirits!!!

They are all there for each other, just as their mommies are doing here on this site... :-)

Thank you so much to all of the veteran Navy Moms for guiding us & showing us what to look forward to & expect! You all are on point!! Catmom, it helped so much to know the what the incoming area code would be! 

After we said our I love you's & good byes, we hung up the phone & I let go & sobbed in my husband's arms... Our Jenson said that he will try to call again in 1 or 2 weeks... :-) 

Comment by Publichealthgal on June 28, 2014 at 8:45pm

Hi hulawithjen, nice to see you here! 

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