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Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on October 17, 2010 at 5:34pm

They are amazing!

Comment by Susan on October 17, 2010 at 5:04pm

Thanks for all of the words of encouragement; Lord knows I’m going to need them. I have to ask, why on earth, would anyone want to put themselves through the physical and mental challenges of BUDs. The commitment of enlisting and the uncertainty of the upcoming months, one would think that that’s enough. I cannot give these young people enough credit, all of them.

Comment by mom2nw on October 16, 2010 at 8:39pm

Susan, best of luck to your son.
No need to apologize...the groups on N4M have been an immense source of support and education to me...probably one of only places were we all 'get' what you're going through! We're here to hold your hand, so, please feel free to chat it up.

Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on October 16, 2010 at 6:54pm

Susan--it's quite ok to "overflow", we love the stories. We all need to spill it once in awhile. I wish your son the best of luck in the seal program, they will push him to his breaking point and then go beyond that. If he makes it through, he will be part of a brotherhood that he will have for life. Good luck to him and I'll keep you in my prayers! :)

Comment by Kris & Bob on October 16, 2010 at 5:15pm

Susan
I sent you a friend request. I would like to 'talk' with you as I think your son's recuiter is my son.

Comment by Susan on October 16, 2010 at 11:45am

Well Ladies, here goes. I’m going to apologize in advance for any Navy mistakes or faux pas in advance. Most of what I’ve learned has been from this site. So please, if you see an acronym error, jump right in!
Our son is nineteen and has one year of college under his belt. Since his senior year in high school he’d made statements regarding the military, but never anything more than that. This past summer he initiated contact with a naval recruiter, they went to Milwaukee for MEPs, after three days they came back, and that’s when I found out that he had enlisted. He was talking so fast and was so excited, and so many topics of conversation, that my head swims when I think about it.
As of today, he has a contract for AECF/AEF (I don’t remember what this is) with a ship date of sometime in August. He sent or didn’t send (whichever is correct) his waiver to decline the Nuke program, which is what he had been interested in….so I thought. He loves physics. He just took the PST and has to shave 30 seconds off of his swim time then, according to his recruiter, he would get a Seal contract.
This has been so much to absorb, that some days I start to well up just thinking about it. During the course of a few short months, we’ve gone from college student, to computers, to possible Seal? I think I’m starting to hyperventilate as I type!
He has asked us to please not tell anyone, because he doesn’t want others to influence his decision. So ladies, I guess it’s you who I’ll turn to for the virtual handholding.
Rhonda, you’re the one who gave the green light to “chat it up” and “feel free to overflow at the keyboard.” I’ve written a novelette, I’m not usually this “talkative”…..really!

Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on October 15, 2010 at 3:50pm

Awe - thanks for the shout! :-) I am actually doing pretty good - for now. Had a mini-epic break-down Mon. night after we dropped him off @ RTC, but I think it was cleansing. He called & txted quited a bit Wed when he got to P-cola, but nothing in the last day...talk to me next week it might be a whole different story :-) This weekend gonna focus on gettting my house together and organized, again.... and probably cut some wood - definitely not enough for the winter. Well, to clarify, HD cuts, son & I help pile it - less me now that the boy is older and stronger. Really gonna miss my Sailor during wood season!!! He passed me up years ago in the strenght department, I remember when I used to tell him not to lift certain pieces, that I'd get them, or would go help him with them, then one day he was taking them away from me and chucking 'em around like they were styrofome! OK - the reminiscing is gonna get me teary - so gonna go for now...
Keep us informed y'all when you get news or stories!

Comment by mom2nw on October 15, 2010 at 8:37am

TerriE, I thought I saw your name on the Seabee site. Seabees (CB=construction battalion; rates: BU,CE, CM, EA, EO, SW, UT) are the construction group of the Navy, but they work a lot with Marines and Army, I think. Actually my son's A-school is at an Army base in Missouri. I'm getting a little antsy because I haven't got a safe & sound call yet from him. PIR was Friday and he was traveling there on Wed.

Comment by mom2nw on October 13, 2010 at 7:17pm

We stayed in Gurnee at Best Western.
Terri E: are you a Seabee mom as well?
Rhonda, thanks for the support!

Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on October 13, 2010 at 4:48pm

Unfortunately the tears don't stop when we have to say good-bye to them. I think it's ok to cry because it lets them know we miss them. My son is in San Diego and I talk to him everyday or skype him, and he flew into Eau Claire to visit his GF we went out there and spent the day with him, and i still bawled like a baby. They are our kids we are use to having them around and then one day, poof...!! Hang in there, you aren't alone!

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