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I'm crying for you Yvonne... tiffany and talked tonight, rare, but told her I can't be around when she tells the dog goodbye... I'm so sad for the time she leaves :(

they say the phone call comes late at night.. :( just stay awake and wait :)

I'm new in all of this, and I've read many of your posts . . . I'm already so grateful for this forum! I'm looking forward to being able to encourage each other!
My son signed his SEALs contract a week or so ago . . . now we're looking at about 8 weeks until he leaves for Great Lakes. It's already hard choosing to live in the 90% of being excited for him rather than in the 10% mix of knowing I'm going to be missing him and knowing (to whatever extent we can from here) what he'll be challenged to do!

Brillare- My son just signed his SEALS contract yesterday, he leaves Dec 9 for Great Lakes, please keep in touch about the journey. I am looking for as much support as possible as this may change things up a bit from his previous contract. This forum is so great and supportive and i am so thankful to everyone here!

thank you that is all so important and i will make sure to talk to my son all of this more than once!

bbwinthemoon and brillare, that is great for your sons. I know you are so proud of them as I am for my son, strap your seatbelt on it is going to be a ride. there will be monthly test and meetings for your sons to attend. my son is down to about 10 weeks before he heads to bc. there is a group on here for seals it has been helpful to me if you havent already look into it. if I can answer any questions for you just let me know.

Oh my GOSH Brandon just called me the recruter just called him and said he could leave for BC on Sunday if he was ready!!!!! WHAT???? OK I said I was ready but now I am FREAKING OUT!!!

brandosmom - Sounds as if you got what you wished for! My husband always tells me to "keep my tires inflated to 32 psi".....I guess that advice is kind of appropriate here too LOL! It's just a reminder to try to be even, steady, and controlled and not have a blow-out (emotional freak out!). Congrats on Brandon's early leave date!

I am sitting here all by myself right now with noone to freak out with! He is still at my mothers with my sister. I guess that is good. IDK

Your never alone, we're all here with you, just not right there next to you! I'm crying for your loss and joyful for Brandon's new adventure....and getting teary-eyed thinking about my own daughter leaving all too soon. Group Hug from all of us to all of us N4M's.

I can't imagaine, good luck to you! stay in touch

Brandon's Mom - Hang in there...I am praying for you. Is Brandon ready to go? What job did he get an early boot camp call for? I hope that Corey gets called earlier for his sake ( he wants to leave asap) but I know I will feel just as you are now.

brandosmom - Hang in there. We are all thinking of you! Best of luck to Brandon.

He is ready...I guess as ready as can be. His org contract was for CS, I did not think to ask if it was for something else?? I just want to see him right now. He said he was going to come home on Friday and spend friday and sat with us. I guess he is going to spend tomarrow with his GF......Im a little sad about that. My hubby is trying to get some time off on Monday so we can go to the swareing in. Anyone know how long that takes and then what?? I guess my sister will go too. THIS IS CRAZY. Well, they are waiting on the final word from where ever to say YES it is OK for him to take this spot. So I guess this can change but....IDK

brandonsmom- did you read the post on the previous page i think from jessicab-sailormom, lots of things to tell your son and it looks to me like there is a lot of info there to prepare him. thinking of you!

Hi Susan,
My son also has a leave date of April 4th, 2011 and will also be a Nuke. I've been doing a lot of reading from this site and it has provided lots of great information.

Becky - I agree. There's something in the back of my mind saying "Please don't screw up." She went to the Lake a few days ago and I thought, "Oh! don't get hurt!". Just 25 more days...

Ya someone got hurt that is why the spot came up! I hate it for that kid but it works out good for mine. But the final call still has not come...GRRRR

Becky- Maybe they will be in the same division! My daughter can't wait to get some free time at A school to go sky diving! I told her don't call before or your Dad will drive there and stop you.

My son has been a a Depper since Jan & leaving in Oct. He meets w/his recruiter about every 2 wks. He says the recruiters have been pretty vocal w/the group about not getting int0 trouble before PIR, especially the new HS grads.

still no answer..."I will call you when we get an answer." that is what they say.

Roller Coaster is what this is. Just talked to the recruiter and they could not get it approved/processed what ever they do IDK. So he is not going anywhere on Sunday. So it was a waster FREAK OUT.......oh well.

Jessica - Thanks for sharing Giltterbomb's post. It was nice for her to share her feelings as my daughter has not shared hers lately. I think I upset my daughter last night, see told us of something she wants to do on a Saturday. I told her you just have 2 more free Saturdays - this one & the next one (the 3rd one afterwards she moves home; 4th, she gets her hair cut to leave the next day!). It was like it hit her right between the eyes! Even though she posts to Facebook the number of days before she leaves, it was like she hadn't realized how soon it will be.

Here is my daughter's FB post today - ‎23 days till I leave! The closer it gets the more mixed feelings I get. Ready to leave & get out of this drama filled town, but sad to be leavin some wonderful people. But I need this, and this is one of those things I have to do for me.

I went to my moms and got Brandon today. He did not want to come home but I kinda had a little fit and he came home. He is a little better now, we are getting ready to go to a youth rally at church. Praying that it will be good for him. TKS all. you guys are the best!

Spend as much time with them as you can, I took a weeks vacation before my son left, and he spent some time with his brother, sister and I but not as much as I wanted of course. The first call i received he said he wished he spent more time with the family and he apologized. I told him he did spend time with us and not to apologize. Just an FYI, although they are so excited and ready to go, they won't realize until they are gone, how much they will miss you!

HI! This is my first time commenting on this site although I have been logging onto it for the 6 mo. my son has been in DEPS. I have truly enjoyed reading the info here and even cried when I would read some of the comments and see that other moms were feeling exactly the same way. Thanks to all of you ! My son reports to GL on the 20th. I look forward to possibly hearing from someone whose loved one might be in the same div.

My daughter told her grandmother today - you only have to cook Sunday lunch for me 4 more times. I almost choked up at the table today. I think my Mom almost did too.

My mother was upset at first when my daughter decided to join the Navy. She said I'm old & I'll never see her again. I think she is as excited a we are now. She is helping make plans for PIR & to she her at A school. My father is retired from the USMC reserves, so he is onboard with her decision.

It's good to hear that there are alot of women. I have been hoping that she does not have too wait long for her division to form. A few days of nothing will drive her crazy.

I've done a lot of reading on this website (thank you to everyone for all the great advice and information), and never come across anything about glasses. My son wears contacts 99.9% of the time. He puts his glasses on only from the bathroom when he takes out his contacts until he climbs into his bed. What are the regulations on glasses and contacts? Are they assigned glasses? Or can they wear their own. Also what are the rules on contacts? Thanks!

Hi MNNavyMom! Your son will be given gov't issue glasses for boot camp - no contacts. He can take his contacts with them as they are allowed to wear the contacts for pictures. Contacts are permitted after boot camp so he ony has to suffer a short period of time. My daughter wears contacts too, and the extremely attractive (NOT) glasses they are issued is not a pleasant thought for her either LOL!

LOL!! That's what I thought the case would be. He's not happy about those beauties but as long as he can wear his contacts for pictures, that will ease is mind a little. Thanks for your quick response. :)

My daughter will be wearing the Beatiful glasses, too!

I'm sitting here by myself laughing out loud about the Birth Control Glasses. That is hilarious. Yes, he does have a spare pair of glasses. I keep telling him that he's not going to be the only one with those beautiful glasses. Thanks for the advice.

I bought(insurance reimbursed me) my daugter several boxes of contacts while she was still on my insurance. She asked what would happen in the Navy, I told she would pay for them like most people do.

Daughter just call the recruiting station here. Long story- short version is that she started process while in college and has sense graduated and is back home. She still has to call the other recruiter on mondays but will meet with new recruiter next month. Glad that was finally taken care except she had a BC date of March and was told by new recruiter that she might be leaving in September. Mixed feelings on this. I want her to get started but I also got use to the other date. She also will be wearing those nice glasses:)

JessicaB-SailorMom if your question is for me the answer is no. She has her mind set on starting from the bottom. She will start as an E-3 with a possible E-5 if she graduates A school at the top of her class. She has her reasonings for this which is just fine with me.

My daughter also wears glasses. She refuses contacts because she has a stygmatism (sp) and one lense is alot bigger than the other, she hated contacts because she only had to wear one LOL She deps on Aug 9th we have had one big "That's WHY I can't wait to LEAVE" episode this weekend.... why, I don't know, there was three deppers here, her sister and they were to play the game LIFE. Well, I don't know what happened, but she blew up, stormed out and cried. I went after her, but she wouldn't talk :( I'm lost with her right now, she's just turned 18 but so emotional, so am I :*(

It's very hot & cold at my house. All of her friends are still trying to start drama. They are saying that you & your boyfriend will never make it(I've kept my mouth shut - It's been hard to do). She's lost her "best friend" over joining the Navy. The friend is very selfish and still wants her here. Drama, Drama, Drama. At least in the Navy they will all "be in the same boat" for BC & A school.

Fleur I think we have the same daughter hahaha.... Tiffany is all hung up on a boy she met at the recruiters office and spends almost every evening with him, I don't mind but gosh, they've only known each other like a month, they act like they've been together for years.

In someways - I wish that she had taken the earlier date offered to her, but I know I am going to really miss her. I'm just ready for her to grow up. I hope our girls get to know each other!!!

Sharon: Tiffany and this young man she met are sharing an experience, that of joining the military. Such major lifetime changes tend to be a powerful bond. However, once one of them leaves, their experiences will split. The Navy is good at separating new relationships.

However, that kind of experience can also forge an amazing lifetime bond. It was like that when I met my husband. We were both in the Navy, and I knew I would marry him 3 days after we met. It was a real whirlwind thing, we were engaged 2 months later and married 9 months after we met. We've been married 21 fabulous years.

Right after my daugther joined I told my husband "wonder where her husband will be from." I bet she'll marry a sailor from across the country. Her current boyfriend is not a bad guy - just no direction or future. I often feel sorry for him(long story), but I don't want him to him to drag her down.

She has been warned that there is plenty of drama at BC with 45 girls in a division. Their advice was to mind your own business & stay out of it.

Hello, I am new to this group. We are from Michigan and have a son, Kyle aka Diego which I call him. He will be leaving for BC on 21 Septmeber and will be a "Nuke." He just graduated from high school with high honors and we are very proud and supportive of his decision to serve our great country. He would like to become an Officer after Nuke school and we are sure he will do well. He is a great kid, has a younger brother who always wanted to be a Marine, but now is thinking about becoming a Navy Seal. His younger sister is also thinking of joining Navy, though not sure what she will do right now.. So, it looks like we have a Navy family. I was going to do Navy, but had braces at the time and they wouldn't take me. I met my husband before I got them off and well, the rest is now history. I look forward to getting to know you.

I almost burnt the rice reading todays comments! The drama has calmed down for the moment here! Please pray for us as I will do for all of you!

Arwen.... what a beautiful story. :))

I know she just met him and he will be a month behind her, same job (as of now) and they are really cute. His parents are both Preachers for the Salvation Army (we are not so religious, ok, not very religious, ok... we believe in GOD) and his parents are so devout, but it's all good... :) but she is like all over this boy and he is all over her... she was dating a boy for six months prior, he was a depper to Marines, they went to prom, we had dinner with his parents and family for graduation (he was a great boy too) but when it got a week before he shipped out to the Marines, he wasn't returning her calls, texts, etc... I think it broke her little heart :( then we had a Zone Meeting and she had seen "james" before and well..... now I wait up for her to get home LOL

Is anyone's son/daughter leaving for BC on November 30?

Thank you JessicaB. I will check it out.

Becky, our son has been in the DEP since last fall. He has had good recruiters, just changed a few weeks back though with one now a female. That has been hard on the guys, they just can't go in and chat like they used to. How do they jib with a female, it all about guy chat and it is different now. They have a pretty big group, I think about 20 guys where he goes. They have their meetings and also plan and do fun things. Our son just graduated from high school and all three of the guy recruiters came. It was nice, they think very highly of our son and he will be missed when he ships to BC on 21 September.