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Comment by diannep on January 11, 2011 at 1:44pm

AMEN on the lessons of bootcamp, Mountain Mama! They do learn an awful lot there.  I was very impressed when seeing my son after PIR. 

And as far as recruits screwing up and causing the division to lose calls, etc...they don't have to do much to screw up.  My son said that once, one of his shipmates forgot to wear his bathoom thongs when heading into the bathroom...he got in lots of trouble...not sure if the division did, but they can in the beginning for doing/not doing small things...nothing bad.  It is all part of the plan to get them to focus, pay attention, and learn...because in the fleet, that can be the difference in life and death.  The things my son shared with me after bc that recruits got in trouble for....no big things but rather silly things....the whole division paid the price.  One time, the division got in trouble (2 hours of IT) for spraying each other as they were cleaning the ktichen. He said it only involved about 3 recruits, but the whole division paid the price. They learn pretty early on that they need to focus, listen, be serious, and follow orders.

Comment by Sailor's Wife 64 on January 11, 2011 at 1:39pm

Yay, Purplemom!

My SR said the food wasn't good and wasn't bad either. He compared it to school cafeteria food. 

Comment by diannep on January 11, 2011 at 1:36pm

Stacie:  My son graduated Feb last year.  It was in the 20's during the day, teens at night....warm by GL standards!  We had snow flurries...snow on the ground...but no bad weather. We were very blessed...as it was much colder both the weekend before and after...maybe even with more snow. 

Comment by Purplemom (Ship 3 Div 084) on January 11, 2011 at 1:32pm

DebBee,

That was the one thing he wasn't looking forward to was the food going into this whole thing. He heard it was not very good from the get go. Living in Europe my kids eat very little fast food or short order type food. It is just way too expensive here and for the same price you can get a really yummy sit down meal. I do think it is funny to see some kids say the food is awful while other kids think the food is good. Shows how different all the kiddos can be.

 

Comment by NukeMom(CVN-75) on January 11, 2011 at 1:31pm

So looking forward to a phone call. I understand they are told they will get calls and then they can just as easily be told Sorry no Call for you! But I can still hope and pray to get one of those lucky calls. So I so and I am! LOL
I just wanted to say since I haven't been on for a couple days and I had a lot of retracing to get all the communication I could get from days past...

We are always told to be strong and supportive for our recruits, ok we do that. I think this site is for us to get that same support back. And it has come to me tenfold!!! I can't tell you what a lifesaver it has been for me. I feel for others who were not told about this site and are having to do it on their own.

Way to Go Navy Moms!!! We must stick together. Through both good and bad. That is what we are hoping our sons/daughters are doing right now.

Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on January 11, 2011 at 1:14pm

Ugh!  The snow has started and they're sending us home early.  We have rugged terrain here in WV and it can be dangerous for the buses on these narrow "holler" roads winding around the mountains.  I hope my boy doesn't call in the next couple of hours thinking I'm still at work.

Comment by Purplemom (Ship 3 Div 084) on January 11, 2011 at 12:56pm

Finally, Finally, Finally...2 letters arrived in the mail today. Have I said enough how much I hate having to wait for mail to make its way all the way across the Atlantic. He sounds good. Says he is getting enough sleep and that life isn't so bad. He said the food is pretty bad though. He really misses all his brothers and sisters and said he was feeling pretty homesick on Christmas.

It really made an otherwise cruddy day today great to get the letters.

Comment by bendebhartner(ship09-DIV075) on January 11, 2011 at 12:07pm

hahaha my son's nick name is booboo, he would kill me if I called him that

Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on January 11, 2011 at 12:03pm

Well I used to calll mine "Pooh Bear" because that was his favorite stuffed animal when he was a babe....but I haven't been "allowed" to use that for years and he would absolutely kill me if I used that.  My younger son's nickname was "puppy" because as a newborn, he would make those little whimpering sounds like a puppy.  I still call him "Pup" and he doesn't seem to mind...but it is much better than "Pooh Bear."

Comment by exxie on January 11, 2011 at 11:57am

Yea MountainMama!  You're so eloquent and summed up exactly what was in my head.  :D  I'm so glad we have this place to prop us back up when we start slipping into worry-ville.

As for "The Prince" it's an old squishy name (along with "Princie") that I've been using instead of his name on this forum.  And when we all come together in February, I'm very SURE he will be grateful to know I've shared it with all of you!!  LOLOLOL!! 

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