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Comment by J/J Mom on October 16, 2012 at 10:35am

Any word from anyone on how the Madison Drill and Endurance competitions went??  First time in 4 years we weren't there.  I missed it  lol

Comment by J/J Mom on October 9, 2012 at 12:50pm

RoTcMoM --  hope you don't take this the wrong way but "fun in NROTC"??  My dd and ds didn't have "fun" in NROTC until at least the Navy Fall Birthday Ball, or maybe not until after that!  That doesn't mean it isn't terribly hard for us to hear how miserable they may are & for us to want to be able to help them in some way.

My best advise is to listen & keep encouraging her & assuring her it will get better.  For now i'm sure the 1/C, 2/C & 3/C are still pushing their authority over all the 4/C, as well as distancing themselves to establish the ranking system that has to take place.  I am certain she will, in time, find someone she connects with, tho it may be awhile.  For one of our close family friends it took until almost second semester for her to find that person.  She enjoyed others, but never connected the way true buddies connect.

My best to you as you struggle for her & to her as she struggles to find her place & some fun.  (i'm all about the fun & it would be hard lol)

(((hugs)))

Comment by J/J Mom on October 9, 2012 at 12:45pm

Beth hokiemom ... got your friend request.  Just got back home last night from being gone over 3 weeks.  Helped our Ensign move cross country & then stayed awhile.  Then went straight to see our NROTC 2/C for family weekend. 

I've avoided technology as much as i could while gone haha

i've accepted your friend request & look forward to a new friendship :]

Comment by kgrmom on October 2, 2012 at 12:21am

Ahh yes- the good ole' shirt stays :)  LOL.   Were you one of those moms that said "What in world are those?? And where in heck do I get them ??"  I didn't have a clue way back then.  Actually I wasn't entirely sure my DD did either - hehe.  They will become her best friend in that dress uniform for sure.  They need a good supply because they get lost, and worn, etc. 

Even the most self-assured kids have a rough time about now.  I think the excitement has worn off.  The grind of school is taking hold and the unit is showing that it's not always fun, like she said.  And I agree with everything bora's mom said.    Maybe a little surprise box from home- cookies or candy.  Or a card with a bookmark or stickers or something silly to make her smile could be just the thing.  :D

Comment by bora's mom on October 1, 2012 at 11:45pm

RoTcMoM

Many of us have received the same phone calls. Check back through this site to the same weeks last year, and the previous years. Same issues crop up, in and out of ROTC. Excitement followed by the Oct doubts "what did I get myself into, no one likes me, no one to eat with, classes are so hard" Homesickness hits about now.

Let her vent. Listen to her. Helped me tremendously to find other moms whose kids survived the freshman October blues.

Comment by kgrmom on September 20, 2012 at 11:41pm

My daughter way commissioned in May.  The girls have their bars covered by some kind of white tape until its time to reveal them during the ceremony.  My husband and I each untaped a sleeve.  One of her brother's placed her cover on her head and her other brother gave her a hug and slipped her the silver dollar for her to give the guy for her first salute.

In her commissioning ceremony there were big families, little families, girlfriends, boyfriends, fiances.  Ideally there should be something for each person to "do" but it's not absolutely necessary.  Key things were the shoulder boards for guys,  sleeves for girls and then the covers for both if I remember right.

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on September 20, 2012 at 8:58pm

Carolyn at the most recent ceremony I went to in  May. Most of the bars were pinned by parents, siblings, wives and or fiances. I did not see any girlfriends or boyfriends.

Comment by bora's mom on September 20, 2012 at 7:14pm

Just checked last year's pics, the sleeve thing is for women who don't have shoulder boards. The stripes are uncovered.
From the same pics the Marines put something (insignia) on their boards, doesn't look like stripes.

Comment by bora's mom on September 19, 2012 at 12:41pm

Good question Luke's mama. It's coming this spring for us. From looking at last year's pictures, looks like parents, friends or significant other uncover(s) the stripe on the sleeve, not sure what the Marine equivalent is (shoulder boards?)

How soon after they are sworn in do they report to their first duty station?

Comment by gmwrdh on September 11, 2012 at 1:48pm

So my Midshipman finally sent a pic of him in his Navy Working Uniform. I was so excited to see him in uniform!

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