Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

Great news, londack86! All the best to your daughter as she wraps up BC.

Wonderful news Iondack86.. glad to hear she is back on track and only 5 weeks left..

whoo hoo for you and your daughter londack86! Makes my heart happy!!!!! This little setback only shows how strong she is to keep going :)

londack86 - great news!

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londack86 -- YEA!!!!! I am so happy for you!!! I too hope these next 5 weeks fly by!! Are you going to be able to make the new date work to go out or will you plan to meet up with her at A school?

londack86-- This may put you and AxolotlMom  on the same PIR date?  Talk amongst yourselves???

Thanks everyone! I’m breathing easier knowing that she’s alright.

belovedbyHim I actually live in Illinois so I’ll be able to make her PIR. Work is pretty flexible with my schedule, they know all about my daughter because I won’t shut up about her lol. They’re more than happy to make sure I get time off to spend with her.

If there is one thing good about navy moms is we are a squeaky wheel... good to hear no problems on attending.

Iondack86 - That's so exciting! I know you're relieved!!

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Happy Almost PIR Day!! Do we have any moms getting ready to Celebrate tomorrow??

Happy PIR day! Thinking of all the new Sailors and their families! Enjoy your time together! 

Londack86mom - I am so glad everything is working out smoothly now for your daughter! What a wonderful relief for all of you! 

You can watch today's PIR live now.  Here's the link:

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Happy PIR Day!

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Good morning everyone!

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Be sure to read belovedbyHim's blog post.  Here's the link:

Welcome to the Navy, everything will be ok!

Here is my discussion on the Sandboxx App - click on the link:

Sandboxx app while in BC

**Only to be used while in boot camp.

Be sure to RSVP for Sarge's Meet N Greet.  

Here's the link:  

Sarge's Meet N Greet

Moms whose sons have an S.O. Contract headed to BUD/S there is a group for you.

It is called, BUD/S and SQT (Stages of a S.E.A.L.)

Interested:

Send a friend request to NavyMom(J) for more information.

(Click on the highlighted links.)

The Navy has updated their Cell Phone Usage.

Read the article here on personal cell phones for call homes:

Personal Cell Phone Use for Calls Home

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My picture of the eclipse - looking through my homemade cereal box eclipse watcher lol!

We only got partial here in SoCal. Click on the picture to make it bigger - then you can see the crescent better.

Just wanted to say that I like the weather forecast up here that shows what it's like there at Great Lakes. :)  

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Good Morning Everyone - Please join me in welcoming Iris to our group. 

Iris - this is the best place to post your hello to the group and any questions you have or just to share your ups and downs, or other thoughts about BC and your loved ones new Navy journey. Be sure to scroll back through the comments from the last few days to see links to helpful information. Including this blog from BelovedbyHim -   Here's the link:

Welcome to the Navy, everything will be ok!

So, a funny BC story. My son was at BC during the last major solar eclipse to cross the Midwest. I had not found this website or any information about what to send and not to send to my SR (seaman recruit). I stuck smiley face stickers all of the backs of the envelopes that I mailed to him. And I even went so far as to mail him a pair of the cheaper, flat, cardboard framed solar glasses which we had bought for that viewing. I carefully put it between two thin, stiff pieces of cardboard inside a greeting card, took it to the PO for the postage, and mailed it off. Thinking that surely such a significant event would be allowed to be witnessed by our sailors in training!! 

My son got the glasses, but it wasn't until later that he told me he got a good ribbing from his RDC about them. I also found out that I should not have been putting stickers all over the envelopes either. So, if you need some help with letter writing or what not to do, check out this page from the upper right here on our group page. 

Letter writing and fun stuff/questionnaire

 AxolotlMom -  Yes!! Isn't the weather forecast posting great!! You can see what to expect for PIR, but you can also see what your SR is dealing with every day. 

My DIL sent this picture of her and Oli watching the eclipse using the colander trick.  If you zoom in on it you can see it better!

Hi Iris.. welcome.. feel free to ask away or just talk..

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Hi everyone, Thank you for welcoming me, I'm still learning to navigate the site. I'm excited for my son, he made it to BC.  

Welcome WolfpackMom!

Welcome Iris and WolfpackMom! 

WolfpackMom - You are welcome!! You managed to find your way over here to the BC Mom group page, and you posted in the Comment Wall area, that is a plus. This site is a lot easier to view, in my opinion, on a full computer screen than on a mobile device. 

Feel free to ask any questions you have. There is a lot of information in the pages in the upper right but we can also repost the link here in the comment wall area. 

Greetings Wolfpackmom..

B'sNukeMom - That is a great picture!! Thanks for sharing. Now I realize that mine was about as good as I was going to get it. I think I missed the peak of our coverage. 

Hi Iris and Wolfpack mom! Welcome! My sailor is now in his 8th month of enlistment having graduated from BootCamp the beginning of November. 

So I have a little story as I was trying to fly out from Dallas Ft Worth airport to Chicago Tuesday night and was on the delayed flight that FINALLY left Dallas at about 10:30 and arrived in Chicago about 12:45am. 
On the flight we’re at least 10-15 new recruits heading to Great Lakes to start Boot Camp! Some had ball caps on, at least one had a cowboy hat, a few in recruiter t-shirts that were the navy blue Navy.com shirts, One said he was planning to be a Yeoman. One recruit was talking to another about all his plans for education using the resources through the Navy. 2 gentlemen did not make it on the flight after all at the point of boarding (which, it was a crazy crazy flight situation) so they must have stayed back and called their recruiters. All the recruits appeared excited and talking with new found friends, some looking focused on what was ahead for them. It was such a wonderful sight to see these young people and be able to wish them prayers of strength and wellness and perseverance !  
As any of the new Navy moms out there this week, maybe I saw your bison among them! Congratulations new Navy moms! It warmed my heart knowing they were on their way to this new Navy Life, and to see them all together forward! 

Thinking of all our troops this evening, and especially of our Sailors in the fleet and our new Seaman Recruits Tuesday night’s group, resting easily now after a long arrival night and day. 

LOL!! 
Warmed my heart to see these young people and maybe one of them your son — not “bison” — LOL!! —  although to see bison would be heartwarming too!!