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Comment by diannep on August 29, 2010 at 10:04pm

Everyone, these stories are wonderful. Please keep posting, those of you who haven't given your recruit's story yet! on how he/she chose the Navy I have read each of these...and find I'm so proud of your recruits! They all come here in different ways...but now they are here together....

So maybe it is kind of late tonight, but tomorrow....I hope more stories are posted!

Comment by pastorMom on August 29, 2010 at 9:47pm

Hi all,
In my son's junior year, he realized that if he wanted to go to college he would have to earn his way, since we don't have any money.He also did not do well on his SAT so scholarships were probably not available. The recruiters all came to the school and he started talking to them. He decided the navy was his choice. By that time he was 18 and there was nothing we could do even if we wanted to. He became a Depper in August 2009 and left for BC on Aug.10. I hope he will be okay with the academics. I know he will do well with PT. It looks like no one is getting a call today. Hang in there everyone. Talk to you later.
PastorMom(s.13, div.32,PIR 10/1)

Comment by sondra on August 29, 2010 at 9:45pm

Our story is simple too. My son was an ok student (could have been better if he had tried) but knew he didn't want to go to college. So I told him I didn't care what he did as long as he wasn't a slug on my couch. We live in a very rural area and there are not many jobs available. He enlisted into the DEP program in July before his senior year and loved it. We would study his book together. He has been ready to go for a while. Shortly before he was due to leave I got rid of my couch and have not replaced it. The day he left for MEPS I asked him if he was sure this is what he wanted to do, told him he could be a slug on my couch if he wanted, but he quickly told me that he was sure and that I didn't own a couch anymore! lol So off he went to spread his wings and fly. He is very grounded in his faith in God and will succeed just like all of yours!

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on August 29, 2010 at 9:26pm

These stories are great! Tiffies story is just simple. She was a senior, was planning on going to become a Paramedic or Ultrasound tech, her brother was/is AFJROTC and the boy she was dating was DEP for Marines. She asked to go to AF to talk to them, she decided no, then did research and asked to go talk to Navy and lo and behold here she is! She, eventually wants to join the Peace Corps, but you have to have college and she's not old enough yet. She also wants to adopt poor children from all around the world (we will see about that) Not as impressive as some of yall's stories, but that's my tiffie!

Comment by Kat Q on August 29, 2010 at 9:16pm

You are 100% correct Jane - our kids are awesome and elite. Just let someone try to tell me otherwise. Watch out.

Comment by Kat Q on August 29, 2010 at 9:00pm

Good evening to all you terrific Navy moms and wives. We got this - we will succeed as well. Anyway - My SR is my youngest and was a twin. In my 12th week of pregnancy I lost the twin. There is an 18 yr. difference between my two boys. Seby was a great kid didn't give me too hard of a time growing up during his teen years (not like my older ones - yikes those are scary stories). However in the 11th and 12th grade he decided he didn't have to study so his grades dropped from honor roll to okay I just need to graduate. He was only 17when he graduated and couldn't get a job because of his age. He told me he wanted military. I started pushing him for Coast Guard but that is not what he wanted so the attitude began. He finally asked me if the could check other branches. My answer was of course, you have to decide what you want and be happy. None of the other branches made him smile like the Navy So he retook and doubled his ASVAB score. He swore in a year ago with his best friend and left 8/10 of this year. My house is lonely now and i miss him like hell - but I am so proud of him. I love this site because I have no family here and my friends do not understand my emotional swings and my husband's family does not support his decision at all. So that is my story - thanks all for your constant support.

Comment by CaliMom (Maryann) on August 29, 2010 at 8:59pm

My son is very smart, but would not "follow the process" in high school. Sometimes he would do his homework, but then not turn it in. Sometimes he would not do the work at all. He has NEVER cared about his grades, pleasing his parents or his teachers with his grades. All he ever cared about was if he was learning, not on how the learning was being measured or scored. He always said he knew when he was learning. He was always riding the short edge of disaster when it came to his grades, which was very frustrating for me, because as I said, he is incredibly smart. He didn't necessarily want to go to college, and he had this concept of being a "self made man", which to him was making something of him and his life without help from his parents. However, he didn't really seem to have a plan on how to become this self made man. One day at his high school they had military day, where all the branches of the military came to talk to students who were in military life. My son talked to a recruiter for every branch of the military, and decided that he wanted Navy because they had the SEAL program. He thought that was the most "bad ass" job anyone couuld do, and ultimately he wanted his shot at becoming a SEAL. So, he is becoming a man without his parents help, although I don't know that the Navy would agree that he is "self made"; maybe Navy made. LOL.

Comment by ProudNvyMom on August 29, 2010 at 8:35pm

Well, my son spent his 4 yrs of high school in AFROTC, his senior year as Unit Commander, and his unit received "Most Distiquished Unit" by our Governor. We didnt have NROTC in our area, so I always thought he would go Air Force, imagine my surprise when he said Navy! (I didn't care as long as he was happy and could support himself as he got older*smile*) He signed his papers for the Navy the summer before his senior year, so he has been ready for this for a LONG time, he's been ready to go. While waiting to leave for boot camp, he got a part time job at Six Flags, and to say the least he was positive he made the right decision. My son is a natural leader, good kid, no behavior problems, and very mannerable. Couldn't ask for a better son, I'M VERY PROUD OF MY RECRUIT! (Pray about the swim test;)

Comment by Elaine-PIR 10/1/10 on August 29, 2010 at 7:34pm

No call yet, was cloudy here for a while, much like the cloud over my head. My sailors story: He has wanted to be a Texas Longhorn since he was ten. Sure will miss watching games with him this fall. When he was ten, his older brother was 18 before his senior year started in High school. Older brother decided in October he didn't want to finish HS, would get his GED (long story about this child's teenage years, won't go into it here). Anyway, SR decided on his own that someday he would go to college. Years pass, he plays football, basketball and baseball (last year in Little League) in 8th grade. Keeps up his grades, makes me so proud. Jump to Senior year in High school. School starts here in late August. He has played on JV baseball team for 2 years and we have just finished 3rd year of select ball. I was at every game. I even managed to be at his first scrimmage game in March 2008 after falling through hole in linoleum in our kitchen and spending 2 hours in ER with severely sprained right foot. Anyway, in late October last year he is sitting in LR, I am at computer across from him with my back turned when he says "I want to join the military". I turn and look at him as ask "which branch?" He says Navy and I am actually relieved. His dad is retired Navy but had also spent 5 years in the Army. I tell him that when his dad gets home on the weekend, he is a truck driver, that we can talk more about it then. He has known for years that if he wanted to go to college, he would have to get loans, scholarships and so on. If I could go back these last 4-5 years, I would. The computer game he played was all-consuming and he was hours on the computer. I paid for it and could have stopped it at any time. At least I knew where he was. He signed up in November, left in August. Was very good about getting to DEP meetings on time and did say at one point that he needed a break from studying (need to ask how that is working out). He will go to college, of that I am sure. We have tried to impress upon him to get some classes done while in the Navy. Even at his swearing in at MEPS the recruits were told to finish college before they get out of the Navy. I thought it was excellent advice. BTW, one story he wrote for English was about attending UT and watching a football game at the stadium. It will be a highlight of his life. Everything in his room, just about, is Longhorn. For the nine months before he left, every chance I got I told him how proud I was (am) of him. This was his decision and his dad and I supported him all the way. Hope this isn't too long or confusing. His first letter home was signed "Your best son" and that is exactly what the Navy is getting!!!

Comment by diannep on August 29, 2010 at 7:20pm

These are great stories! Keep them coming!

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