Camp Pendleton Corpsmen Moms

Were they going out to the field today till Friday? My bf told me Tuesday that they wouldn't, because he knows how much I can't stand not talking to him lol but I'm pretty sure he would have mentioned it yesterday...we talked for an hour!

Jess my bf knows now to tell me details because he hates when I don't "elaborate!" Now he tells me everything! Like when they went to the field last week he told me everything from Monday to Friday! But just have a talk with him and he will slowly start to communicate with you more, especially when he sees you worry.

Joan, my bf is a reservist and just had some questions on when he comes home on the 24th. He knows he has to report within 3 days but he wanted to know if after he reports if he can go out to El Paso to pick up his truck and furniture that same weekend or if he would have to wait till the following weekend. Nobody was able to give me an answer when I called earlier so I will have to ask him if there is another number I would have to call. He had me call because they close at 4pm here and he gets done with his day at 7 or 8pm. I don't think there are any other ladies on here who has a reservist.

MrsS - LOL - I thought my son was the only one that would text from the head and make sure you know he was there!!  Ha, ha... When he was still at home, we had some of our best conversations while he was sitting on the toilet yelling down the hallway!!  It is a guy thing.  Ha, ha, ha, ha  My son won the Honorary Title of Most Talkative Boy for his High School Graduating Class (2008), so what does that tell you??

dmc- yea i do need to talk to him more about talking to me more about the little things! and as far as i remember they are out in the field till friday. either leaving today or tomorrow.  but i thought it was today.

thought i would share some other info. since it is kinda like family here.... i am having a pretty good day over all today. and when i got into work my boss asked me to sit in and be a major deciding factor on the interview for a major postition in our dept. i felt pretty good. it was me, her, the store manager, and the regional manager. i am nothing more then a team member but she said that i am one of the strongest ones in the dept. so it seems like she values my opinion!! yay!! if i wasn't transfering store i may have applied for it as well. but it is really nice to know how my boss thinks so well of me!!  :)

Jess that is a big honor to know that your boss thinks that well of you and good for her that she told you so. There is nothing more motivating than getting positive reinforcement that you are doing a good job, wish more bosses would do that as it would improve morale.

Haven't heard yet if my son got his box, should have gotten there yesterday. I told him to let me know when it comes as at A School he wouldn't always and it drove me crazy.

It is funny as I can relate to my son in a brand new way. When I was in nursing school the girls and I would eat and talk about all kinds of stuff, but forgot and started doing it a friend who was not a student and by her face knew that she was getting grossed out. When you deal and talk and learn about it you forget that other people don't normally discuss things like that and especially when eating.

My son said that they were doing PT and Martial arts this week and had big practical next week. Hope all get to hear from their Corpsman.

Welcome Flavia, is your son also doing FMTB if you don't mind me asking.

I don't think they are expecting too much in So Cal but looking at the waves in SanFran. Found out from facebook that my son may have strep throat, didn't tell me when txt him yesterday. I am hoping he gets his box today as sent it on Monday and when I did it to Great Lakes he would get it in 2 days and we are going on 4 days in the same state!

Will be praying for all being affected by this tsunami and earthquake.

So scary what is happening right now! Found out my friends husband who is deployed in Japan with the Navy, was not there while this happened. I will be praying for everyone in these affected places and hoping that everything will be calm in California.

Everyone please keep us up to date if you hear anything else.

Oh my goodness Carol you remind me of my daughter, she has a report due next week then 4 5 page essays due in May and several tests next week plus planning a wedding to boot. Good luck with the project. I am beginning to understand that nothing in the Navy is for sure, just when you think you know what is happening some curve ball comes your way.

Linda good news!! Taking a cellphone away was always my daughters biggest punishment, you would have thought we had taken her world away. Will be praying for you that the car situation will work out.

Well my son does have strep throat, went to clinic and they didn't have the meds he needed so was driven to the Naval Hospital. My goodness my son I need to find something to build up his immunity!

I believe they go out in the field this week. He still has not received his box, makes me mad as mailed it on Monday and it got to him in A school in 2 days and this is the same state!!!

been pretty quite here, thought i would stop in and say hi!

got to see my bf over the weekend for a little. he brought some friends over on friday night and sunday. they had duty on saturday. it was really nice to see him!! i can't wait for this saturday to see him again!! plus they will be all done with the hard stuff and just have admin stuff left!! YAY!! almost there!! he said he thinks they are going into the field tonight and staying there till friday. i know they wont be getting much sleep though, sadly. I just hope the weather stays pretty good for them!!

well its the start of day 2 of the final week!! good luck and congrats to all of them for doing so well as of now!!

Yay it is almost over. My son said they go out in the field today. He still has not gotten the box I sent him last Monday, I had hard candies in there for him to take out in the field. I hope it is there is important things besides the candy and never had a problem except once at GL where they couldn't read a number but he always got his stuff in 2 days.

He called me yesterday from the shop and I had to tell the lady there that he is to fitted for his tux as he is going to be a groomsman in his sisters wedding. Good to know that I am still needed lol. 

Joan- i am sorry that your son hasn't gotten your box yet. that is a bummer. i hope that it didn't get lost and if so that it gets found again soon!! and that is exciting about him getting to be in his sisters wedding! glad he is getting the messurments taken care of! and moms are always still needed!!

got a text from my bf this morning too! i like getting morning texts from him. especially since we wont get any till fri night. sadly he comes back to having to have duty and stand watch on friday. but that is not going to be a fun watch. but at least that will be his last one durning FMTB! I will be sitting at the edge of my seat waiting to hear from him just like when he finished battlestations in bc!! i am sure they all will do great though!!

I should have volunteered to receive packages and drop them off at the barracks. I'm there at least three times a week. My Corpsman gets taco cravings, so we head off base for dinner.

I am also supposed to ask about a Mom from West Virginia? I think, Eric?

I always love the "My Mom knows your wife!" messages that my husband relays.

Joan that happened to me when I sent my bf a box for Valentines. It was lost for about a week and 4 days and it ended up being sent back to me :/  Thankfully when I sent him his checkbook in a small box before he got that within 4 days, which is why I decided to send him the Vday box.

Last long week for them and us! I can't wait to see my bf in 9 days! He sounded very anxious in the text he sent me this morning. Said they go out to the field today, he comes back tomorrow for a test then back out to the field (I think it went like that) and then Friday after the last 7 mile hike they will have bar-b-cue waiting for them :) How exciting!

JLC yes I am lucky he will be here that same night. Still wish I could at least be there for him when he graduates since his family will not.

I'm sure our guys will be doing great this week!

Linda, I wouldn't mind getting together the night before. I just depends on my work schedule. I should know by friday what it is and I will let you know.

Yay!! We are about 1/2 way through the week already!! Almost there!

No problem JLC. He also called me this morning, mainly because something happened in my family last night, but I was mainly asleep since it was 7 am...5 with him. Just said he will be back Friday and that if I got anything in the mail from him to not open it till Sunday (my birthday!) He's crazy!

dmc- thanks for keeping us posted. glad at least one of us has some sort of communication with our guys! and if i forget on sunday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

linda- i wasn't sure about you getting the car by then. so you figured out the details? and i only work till 1:30pm on wednesday, so whatever time you want to meet up for dinner is good with me. what outback is it? in carslbad or oceanside. i guess i haven't looked into where they are.

also questions for who ever has gone to grad before. i know on the forum it says graduation starts at 10am. what time should you get there? is it hard to find the area? or hard to find seats? do have to walk far? is it a grassy area or mostly sidewalks? just trying to work out the details on what shoes to wear and everything else. any info would be great! thanks!

well ladies it is the last day of the tough stuff! congrats to all of our guys!! and congrats to all of us for another important chapter coming to a close...

Morning All,  Happy Friday!!

Jesspoo,  When T graduated it rained and we went into the gym and sat on bleachers; but the outside graduation is set on asphalt and sidewalks and bleachers to sit on.  I would get there about an hour before because we got there about a half hour before and boy it was standing room only!!  Also they have corpsman as vendors selling corpsman T-shirts, DVD's, and mugs!