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Comment by amanda on November 20, 2015 at 10:34am

Kya97 what does ur daughter say? I do hope she waits.i totally understnd u needing to get this off ur chest.im still trying to think who I can yell and scream to about this! I spoke to his girlfriend.i think I talked some sense into her.and unfortunately I think she is the only one he will listen to.she is happy I stand by them, wich I do because we as mothers know.but I told her not to rush and lets do it the right way.i hope they listen.

Comment by Kya97 on November 20, 2015 at 8:07am

Amanda, we feel the same level of concern as parents. Our daughter's boyfriend is been in the Navy for 1 1/2 years and currently assigned in Hawaii. He asked for our blessing to ask her to marry him this New Years holiday when he'll be visiting family in Chicago, she'll be attending A-School in Great Lakes. His plan is to buy marriage license and do a hasty "I do" so she can get her assignment to Hawaii with him on Dual Military Couples program before she finishes A-School and do a big official wedding in a year for the family. He won't admit it but he's also worried about the attention she'll be getting while in school and thinks another guy is going to take her away. Oh, young naïve love. LOL. Husband and I told him our daughter's only priority should be her new career, PERIOD. She's 18 yrs old and the last thing she needs is some guy pressuring her to make a life impacting grown up decision. I'm so sorry if this feels like a rant but I've been needing to let off some steam about this subject!

Comment by CatMom509 on November 20, 2015 at 5:02am

Happy Friday!!

     "The Word of the Lord is right and true;

       He is faithful in all He does."

                                               Psalm 33:4

Comment by CatMom509 on November 20, 2015 at 5:02am

Caleyrae,

Usually some moms mail an empty pre-addressed postage paid manila envelope for their SRs to send back letters for safekeeping, freeing up room for more mail to come.  Not sure how they guess how much postage to use~~  My Sailor daughter just kept all her letters and brought them home after A school.

Comment by Caleyrae13 on November 20, 2015 at 12:32am

I mailed by recruit a medium sized manilla envelope filled with preaddressed letters with my address on them so he could mail back some of the letters he said he was running out of room for.. now I am second guessing that decision. Has anyone else done this? I put in about 10 envelopes & then his usual letter with a little note saying what it was for

Comment by amanda on November 19, 2015 at 10:39pm

Thanks texas mom I need all the prayers tonight!!!!

Comment by amanda on November 19, 2015 at 10:39pm

Robin I could talk to her parents and even to her.we have a great relationship with the whole family.this crazy child of mine thought he was getting married when we came up for thanksgiving!i told his girlfriend I was going to hit him over the head with the turkey.he said in the letter he just misses us all.and I know he thinks if they r married she will be able to move where he is.i dont even know how all that works.he also said his rack mates like the scratch offs I send him.wich makes me smile.they r just trivia questions and a multiple choice scratch off answer.i knew he would like that.

Comment by diannep on November 19, 2015 at 10:34pm

It is very common for the SRs to want permanence with someone....Bootcamp brings that out in them---the isolation from family/friends....but....Robin is right...there is a long road ahead of them with their schooling, then deployments.  It is so much better to not rush into marriage....In the time I have been on this site (6 yrs), it is so sad to see some of the gfs and even wives question whether they can "do this."  Be attached to someone in the military.  Some would post on here that they were going to break up with their new sailor after PIR...UGH!  There is lots of sacrifice.  If he is only 19 I assume she is also?  In my humble opinion, too young to understand that yet.  The separation they would have while he is in A School would be a good way to start preparing her for deployments, etc (sort of)....but the difference is that at least in A School....they can talk everyday and even see each other---obviously not true on deployments which has much more limited contact.  Anyway, not sure parents can "calm the fires down" but just maybe....you can slow them down a bit?  Worth a try!

Comment by diannep on November 19, 2015 at 10:27pm

texasmom:  He should have access to his money....they do not like for the SRs to have alot of cash there....they may even be limited on the amount they can have.  You COULD send a Visa or MC gift card though.....he should be able to use that there. 

Comment by NCNavymom on November 19, 2015 at 9:45pm

Anyone have a son in 905 mention having a friend whose last name starts with a R

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