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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 18, 2012 at 6:21pm

Thanks so much, wishing I could get out of the BORING orientation tomorrow so I could spend the day with my Sailor and my college girl. We probably won't see our college girl again until the holidays and our Sailor may be deployed before that :-( I don't know why they put you through all this other stuff when all you really need to take care of is the financial stuff. sigh

I was walking out of the hotel this morning and a woman was struggling with two suitcases. I helped out to her car and saw an Army mom decal on her window. I asked about her soldier and she started to cry. She came in yesterday to welcome him home from Afghanistan. He has only been in a year and has already been there for just shy of 7 months and just got back yesterday. She wanted to spend more time with him but has to go back to work so she had to leave today. My heart was breaking for her. We talked for almost an hour and I told her all about this website even though there are very few Army Moms here that doesn't really matter. We all know what it is like to have a loved one in the military and be missing them. The one thing she said that all of us here can relate to is her family just doesn't understand what she is feeling and why it is so hard for her. They think she should be stronger. He is her only child and she is a single mom. She seemed so much better after talking to me/someone who understands what she is going through and is willing to listen to her. I'm not sure how long her son will be back at FT Bragg. He got married right before basic training and his wife, whom he has barely even lived with is 7 months pregnant. This moms name is Carrie, so please keep her and her soldier, his wife and baby in your thoughts and prayers.  Thanks so much

Comment by Jodi (Britta Ship 03 DIV 277) on August 18, 2012 at 5:09pm

Thank you, dianne and t'snavymom.

Comment by diannep on August 18, 2012 at 4:38pm

Jodi:  Remember....the weekend days do not count in the training week day numbers.  So...if Wed is her day 1, her day 5 is a Tues. 

Just want to caution that we can't post BattleStations dates on here.  RTC has asked us not to.  But we can private message them. 

Comment by t'snavymom on August 18, 2012 at 3:25pm

Jodi, if their 6/1 was Wednesday then 6/5 will be Tuesday. Friday was 6/2 for my son's div.

Comment by Geraley T on August 18, 2012 at 3:23pm

12 Days left! Whoop!

Comment by Bensmom on August 18, 2012 at 3:23pm

Any calls yet?

Comment by t'snavymom on August 18, 2012 at 2:58pm

Jodi, Saturday & Sunday don't count for the week/day count

Comment by diannep on August 18, 2012 at 2:37pm

Bensmom:  They usually can take a few personal items with them to A School....but may have to lock some up until they phase up (i.e., civilian clothes).  But...you have to meet them at the airport to hand these off.  Nothing can return to RTC with them after liberty.  They can usually have cells, laptops, ipods, a few civilian clothes, etc.  You can always mail other things later.

Comment by diannep on August 18, 2012 at 2:35pm

Here's one more taken summer of 2011.  Keep the Kleenex for this one too!  The mom of the sailor is a professional photographer:

http://vimeo.com/27873349

Comment by julielind on August 18, 2012 at 2:24pm

Mrs SeniorChief thank you for sharing that awesome video. Tears were rolling, can't wait for our turn!

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