Hello Everyone !!!! I just want to pass along that I ordered a copy of " When the eagle invades the nest " IT IS WONDERFUL !!! I recommend it too all of you . Hope everyone has a great day !!!
Can someone tell me what they do at the weekly Dep meeting? My son drove in an ice storm to go this meeting. In normal weather it's 45min drive. Not happy with the Navy right now.
It's very hard for my son to make a decision as far as the 4 allowed for Graduation. He's torn because he grew up with me and my husband but he's still very close to his father. He also has 2 older brothers and of course, his girlfriend and his best friend for the last nine years. I told him that my husband and I and his father and girlfriend should be the ones attending...but he wants his brothers there too. Very difficult to choose. He's not even in yet and this is already hard.
Yeah, I wish he could have chosen his brothers but that would have left his father out. But by asking his girlfriend, he doesn't have to choose one brother over the other, so it kind of works out better that way. Either way, it's a hard decision for him and for us to have to "explain" to everyone who doesn't get chosen to attend. Right now we are still awaiting word from the recruiter on whether or not he's going in earlier than expected. He wasn't supposed to leave until March 15th. last week the recruiter told us they had an opening for this month. He said he'd get back with us today and when my son called, he said he would probably know for certain tomorrow. There's not much time left this month so I want to know already!!
Reguarding PIR seats - I read on here somewhere that if your recruit asks around there are some that wont have family comming and are willing to give their seats away - someone on here got 5 or 6 extra seats for family and then invited those that gave up their seats to go to the hotel for pizza and to relax with their family - the extra recruits were thrilled to get a LONG HOT shower and to relax around "family". I thought that would be a great idea - kind of like adopting a sailor for the weekend. Afterall - I would want another Navy mom to take in my son if we couldnt be there for him.
I already told my son he would need to try to get us 4 extra seats and he knows we will take any that dont have family back to the hotel with us for pizza, showers and plenty of family. He leaves in March.
One more thing that will determine if extra family/friends can get in is the number of divisions that will graduate on your son's/daughter's PIR date. As you can see in this Drill Hall photograph, there is seating in bleachers on either side of the reviewing stand and a balcony on 3 sides of the hall -- full in this picture.graduation5.jpg
If there are only 5 divisions graduating there will be plenty of room. At our son's graduation there were 9 divisions and the balconies at either end were empty. About 7-8 weeks before your PIR the RTC website will have how many divisions are graduating. Go here to see this: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp
Well ladies...got some news last night and not sure what to think. Mixed emotions I guess. Luke came in and said, "I need to have a talk with you and dad." I said, "you don't want the Navy direction do you?" So he went into his reason's why and many of them have crossed my mind numerous times. But I keep my mouth closed and pray for direction. So he does have a plan B and it is what he has talked about the last 4 years. (Welding school). I'm pretty sad he is choosing to not take all the opportunities that will be put in front of him. But there are really some valid reasons too....So...sigh....We will what happens.
He told me this am that he isn't going to just call his recruiter and say no..he is going to start his application process at the steel mill and see if he can even get hired first....so there is hope. He is thinking and that is the best part. :/
Hi all. My son Julian surprised me and signed up on Monday 24 JAN. He is DEP with a ship out date of 11 May 2011. For now he is signed up as a CTI pending an exam he needs to take to qualify for the NUKE program. I've been reading the posts here and already they are helpful. My son is 19 and I'm pretty glad this is the decision he made.
2boys - love that you had that talk - we did the same with our Depper. He's nervous and excited, working towards passing his PST for his desired EOD contract, but if not EOD then SECF. He recognizes that he has lots of opportunites, wants to go forward, but there are still a few times he stops by my home office for quick hug so I hold on tight and enjoy them while I can. He knows we support him and the decisions he will make no matter what. You did good mom!
Mistydawn - you have a smart kid there and he IS thinking. Hang in there. :-)
Well it isn't official, but he talked to his recruiter today. Don't really think he's making the best choice, but I can't live his life for him. Sigh.....Gave it to God, so not a lot of joy are regret either one going on for me. God has it handled.
mistydawn..Good Luck to your son no matter what direction he takes. You never know what lies ahead, what is the saying...when God closes a door He always opens window...please have faith in that God is giving guidence to your son in a major decision. Pop back in and let us know how you are all doing.
Hi Ladies, I'm Betsy and l also be checking in on here everyday to offer help or answer questions that you may all have, as Lala, JessicaB and Dianne do. My youngest son is in Pensacola at the current time, and is waiting to start his A school classes. In the meantime he is doing his ATT classes. His rate is AT. He is the youngest of my 5 adult children. My middle daughter's soon to be fiance (they are searching for rings now) is also in the Navy. He is currently stationed in Hawaii and his rate is ET (I believe) and he is on a submarine. He will have another year and a half in Hawaii, and my daughter will be moving there to be with him for his final year, this coming May, after her graduation from college. In the last year, I have learned quite a bit about becoming a military family. I hope I am able to help you start your journeys too. :)
Question ladies...when Luke told the recruiter he didn't want in anymore, things seemed ok. He received a call last night from a higher up saying HE decided if he could go out or not and would talk to him at the DEP meeting Tuesday night. Kind of being a jerk. So, is there a possibility they won't let him out??? I told Luke to call and say he wanted to talk to him with his parents and see if we could set up a time.
@mistydawn-I was told by the recruiter that by the time my DEP gets to BC the Navy will have spent about 2k in teaching, training, physicals, dr.s etc. so the Navy made a financial committment to get your son ready for Navy life. Which is why they spend so much time talking to them, making sure that they really understood what they are signing up for. If he was under 18 at the time of signing the papers, they legally cant make him go, if you signed the waiver..that may be another story. I look forward to hearing what some experienced parents say about this as I too may be facing this issue if my son doesnt graduate HS.
He was 18. But if that was the case, then his recruiter should have said, "ahhh that isn't possible" instead of being like okay...well sorry you chose not to.... you know what I mean??
mistydawm, my understanding of this is that they are not totally obligated to the Navy until they get to MEPS on the day that they ship out for boot camp. There is still a lot of paperwork to be signed that day and they will also swear in for a final time. I found this online, it may help.
@mommyhunt-i missed being there! but my son had regionals-brass quartet-that i didnt want to miss-they earned an Exceptional rating! (the highest rating!) Keep me up to date on future get-togethers though! Hope you all had a fun gathering!
calbransmommy, My son enlisted in March of his Senior year of hs as well and he started BC in Oct. There were times when I just wanted to strangle him because of his attitude, for sure. He really wasn't angry, but he was not taking the preparations for BC in DEP seriously. (Boy, did he learn later that he should have) It's a hard time for them, because even though they know what their future is going to be, they really don't know what to expect. They are anxious, impatient, nervous, happy, excited and scared all at the same time. I wouldn't worry about him mouthing off to the RDC's, as he will only be able to do that once, I'm sure. The RDC's take their job very seriously and see all kinds of kids, so they know how to deal with that. My son was preparing himself emotionally for the separation and I noticed a change in his personality, at times, right before his ship out date. Some of the recruits distance themselves, ahead of time from friends and family, because they think that it will make it easier for them to say goodbye, when the time comes. This behavior in your son, could be part of that reasoning. The Navy will teach your son A LOT! When I received my first phone call from my son during the boot camp, he just kept apologizing to me for acting like a jerk before he left (He really wasn't so bad, lol). Even now, 3 months later, he still apologizes to me. :) Your son will change and that change will be awesome. Just hang in there, it will get better. ((hugs)) We are also here to talk to you and this site really helps tremendously.
Hello All-Just stopped by to say welcome to all the new moms and to give you some information. My son called me to let me know that it is cooooold in GL. He is there for A school. Some of them had to go to the NEX yesterday to get food because everything would be shut down today. He said that the snow hurts and it is hard to walk.
Navy Sisters, I am so excited!!! My son just told me that the videos are out of them when they were at boot camp. I saw him and I cried. There are four videos. Go to www.navy.mil and click on All Hands Update in the center. Then click on Visit the Gallery at the left and look for All Hands TV- 2-1-2011. Seeing him and other sailors that I now know brings chills to my body and tears to my eyes. I am so proud that he is a Sailor in the US Navy. The BEST in the World!!
I know this will help you see what your Recruit will be going through. I wish I had these videos. Enjoy!!
StarChild do you mind if I repost your parargraph with the video link in the group for Dep leaving in March? My son is leaving next month and I just watched those videos it was so helpful. It is so great having an idea what will go on in BC.
oh my gosh you have to check out this web site, especially for those who have kids leaving or are in BC. www.navy.mil click on video list then go to Return To Boot Camp. VERY informative!!!!! Love the site
Hi everyone, my daughter had PIR in July she is now finished with A-school and C-school and is at her first duty station. She was in the 900's division, in the choir, was a grad and go, got married during A-school and her husband left for bootcamp 4 days later. She is an AO, if anyone has any questions send me a friend request. I am happy to help. Also have your deppers watch those videos it may help them a lot.
I am not sure but I don't think it would be that kong. I don't know a lot about undesignated but I think they get more hand on training and may try out several different jobs before choosing what they want to do. I will check into it and let you know.
Question: B told me that his recuiter and my nephue told him he shouldn't go to church when in BC because that is the only time you get to read and write letters. Is this true do they have all day sunday free? I want him to be able to do both......
I totally agree with JessicaB. We are moving from our home in May, across the country, and even though I have sent a lot of my son's stuff to him, I still have to go through his room. It will be quite a chore sorting through the stuff that that I'm sure he won't want later on. If your depper does that before they leave, it will save you a lot of time and decisions down the road.
I made my son launder and fold all his clothing and clean his room completely before he went to boot camp. Why would anyone let your kid leave a pigsty behind? It also makes his stuff easier to find later.
My son didn't have a room at home when he left for bootcamp. He had been in college in a dorm, and we moved to a house that didn't have a room for him, and much of the stuff he had was already "claimed" by his brother. Except for his clothes and a few personal things, like his yearbooks, there was nothing to send him. We still have some of his clothes, which we will send when he gets off of his ship and into a real barracks room.
Meanwhile, we're about to do the same thing to younger son, who is a pre-Depper. He's heading off to college in a few months, and we're planning a move to a house without a room for him. By the time he actually gets into the Navy, he will have little remaining of his old stuff.
I figure we will probably have "custody" of both sons' yearbooks and other important personal stuff until they have some kind of real permanence somewhere, probably involving a wife. My husband didn't claim his yearbooks from his parents until he was 30.
If I could give one piece of advice for DEP'ers it would be go to your local YMCA and enroll in a swimming class taught by a real certified swim instructor. It is not expensive and you have many months in DEP to get it done. Even if you already know how to swim.
A lot of kids learned how to swim on their own, at the beach, etc. but the Y teaches you proper form. A lot of kids practice the running, pushups and situps during their time in DEP but that is actually less important than the swimming. You do not have to just swim 500 yards you also have to float on your back for a certain time and quite a few flunk it. Boot camp WILL whip you into the shape with those other exercises but the swimming you get a very short time in the pool, little practice, and may have a tough time. They say they will teach you to swim in boot camp but still people will fail. A lot of people have trouble with floating on your back, or maybe they learned to swim at the beach but cannot swim 500 yards.
In my son's division he said there were still recruits that made it all the way to graduation but not yet passed the swim test after trying all this time and they will have to finish it today or will not graduate tomorrow with their division. When my son was a boy we brought him to the YMCA for swim lessons, my wife reminds me he used to complain he didn't like the teacher, that it was too hard, but he got that certificate. Yesterday he was thanking his mom, Lol.
This is not the first time I've seen recruits get in trouble with swim problems. It is a cause for recruits to wash out of bootcamp far more often than it should be.
Yes, the Navy will provide lessons for recruits who cannot swim, BUT this is meant to be a few pointers for those who are close to passing and just need some practice. It is NOT meant to provide lessons for a non-swimmer to learn to swim! Lessons are "remedial" and are taken out of what little free time recruits get. Very few recruits from each division require such lessons, and it is a bit of a stigma on those recruits who need it, like those who fail PT tests and take extra running or push-up training.
I've heard from some Deppers who said that they don't want to confront their struggles with swimming yet, that they have been told that they will get lessons in the Navy. This is not a healthy approach. They work out to get fit, study their DEP study guide, but they don't learn to swim.
Please, if your Depper or prospective recruit cannot swim, GET LESSONS so they may learn to swim now, and not endanger his or her Navy career. Go to your nearest YMCA, community pool or Red Cross pool for adult swim lessons. Boot camp is NOT the place to learn to swim.
I'm curious, my son is in the process of filling out all of his paperwork and going to MEPS to enlist. His recruiter doesn't seem to be really helpful. He just dropped off all his forms, including letters from counselor saying he graduates in June, and all of his background information, and the recruiter didn't say anything to him. Just accepted documents and let him walk out. That doesn't seem correct? Is it me, or should it be a little different?
Good Morning Ladies....I cant believe 2months have passed since Ive found this site. My Dau will be leaving in 1 day 19hours,,,,,Im doing good so far....although i think by weds morning when she leaves that will all change. So proud of her and all the future Sailors.
Jaime (JazziesMom) - How exciting for you...and nervewracking. So glad to see another young lady leaving. My daughter doesn't leave until Aug. What is your daughter's rating going to be?
Hello Laura R ....she will be MA (master at arms) she will be doing her A school in San Antonio at Lackland AFB. How about your Dau what is her rate? ... My nerves i think are shot ...lol... I cant imagine how other moms handle the day you actually drop them off at meps for that last swear in...then say good bye .... not looking forward to that part... :(
Jamie - my daughter will be a Nuke - A & C school in Charleston, SC. The first month or so she was depped I had a hard time. But now she has been depped for so long that I'm kind of numb at this point. She'll be depped a total of 12 months and a week or so when she leaves. I mean, we talk about the reality of her leaving constantly, countdown going on, finishing her classes, sorting what she'll take with her to A & C school, etc. But I have a feeling once we finally hit the one month mark I'll be a wreck. Her decision to enter the Navy was a bit of a surprise. I expected her at home finishing college for the next couple of years. But I think she has made a good choice.
I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll have probably many more tears than she will and that I will send lots of love in the mail and pray that she continues to grow into a wonderful woman - but without alot less of my guidance. I knew this time would come, but still......
I totally understand Laura R.... What an amazing journey for our daughters this will be... hanging on for a journey of a lifetime.... :) wow 12mos whew,,,,, We packed her room up the other day and it started out great... then i lost it....I cried and cried....surprisingly yesterday we had her going away party and not a tear shed :) whew....I now get the "roller coaster of emotions" thing...
Hi LauraR my son will be a Nuke too, he just graduated boot camp last Friday and is headed to Charleston, SC tomorrow where the temperature right now is 71 degrees.
One thing we did you might want to consider, our son opened a checking account at Navy Federal Credit Union before he left, then he sponsored me to open an account. We got his check books all printed up before he left. It is possible to set up so you can transfer funds from your account to your daughter's for birthdays and the like, they get the money the next day, it is a free transfer. Then you do not have to worry about mailing checks or anything like that that might be delayed in the mail.
The other thing I suggest is have her clean her room put away her clothes, and organize what she would like you to send her at A School. Things like eyeglasses, wrist watch, checks, etc. get it all organized now.
William in Nashua - Good advice....we are already planning on the packing up and marking the boxes for A school/Power school and Prototype. She figures when she has her own place for protoype, that'll be the time to send most of her art supplies, etc., that she can live without in A school.
Her A school stuff we'll give to her at PIR. Were you able to go to PIR? Any advice?
Good point about the accounts. We'll have to get that settled soon.
Jamie - Will be thinking good thoughts about you and your daughter in the next couple of days!
ntz4laa (HM Mom)
Jan 17, 2011
nikosmom ( CVN 70, Seaman )
Jan 17, 2011
PNM Carolyn ( MAA MOM )
Jan 18, 2011
CTmomof3
Jan 18, 2011
hazel85208(Ship12/Div164)
Jan 18, 2011
hazel85208(Ship12/Div164)
Jan 18, 2011
CMom
Reguarding PIR seats - I read on here somewhere that if your recruit asks around there are some that wont have family comming and are willing to give their seats away - someone on here got 5 or 6 extra seats for family and then invited those that gave up their seats to go to the hotel for pizza and to relax with their family - the extra recruits were thrilled to get a LONG HOT shower and to relax around "family". I thought that would be a great idea - kind of like adopting a sailor for the weekend. Afterall - I would want another Navy mom to take in my son if we couldnt be there for him.
I already told my son he would need to try to get us 4 extra seats and he knows we will take any that dont have family back to the hotel with us for pizza, showers and plenty of family. He leaves in March.
Jan 19, 2011
jdmom
Jan 19, 2011
JudyCO Bama-Blue
One more thing that will determine if extra family/friends can get in is the number of divisions that will graduate on your son's/daughter's PIR date. As you can see in this Drill Hall photograph, there is seating in bleachers on either side of the reviewing stand and a balcony on 3 sides of the hall -- full in this picture.graduation5.jpg
If there are only 5 divisions graduating there will be plenty of room. At our son's graduation there were 9 divisions and the balconies at either end were empty. About 7-8 weeks before your PIR the RTC website will have how many divisions are graduating. Go here to see this: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp
Jan 19, 2011
DevynJ
Jan 24, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
dreamcruisecvp, Here a the link to the group for Deppers leaving in February. Maybe you will find someone on there who is leaving on that date.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/leavinforbootcampinfebruary
Jan 25, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
Devyn, There is a group for Deppers leaving in March. You could check out that group.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/leavinforbootcampinmarch
Jan 25, 2011
PNM Carolyn ( MAA MOM )
Jan 25, 2011
mistydawn_67
Jan 26, 2011
mistydawn_67
Jan 26, 2011
NYRican924
Jan 27, 2011
KathyMmom
2boys - love that you had that talk - we did the same with our Depper. He's nervous and excited, working towards passing his PST for his desired EOD contract, but if not EOD then SECF. He recognizes that he has lots of opportunites, wants to go forward, but there are still a few times he stops by my home office for quick hug so I hold on tight and enjoy them while I can. He knows we support him and the decisions he will make no matter what. You did good mom!
Mistydawn - you have a smart kid there and he IS thinking. Hang in there. :-)
Jan 27, 2011
mistydawn_67
Well it isn't official, but he talked to his recruiter today. Don't really think he's making the best choice, but I can't live his life for him. Sigh.....Gave it to God, so not a lot of joy are regret either one going on for me. God has it handled.
Nice meeting all you ladies anyway!!!
Jan 27, 2011
jdmom
Jan 27, 2011
William in Nashua
http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/pdfs/FamilyGuide.pdf
Jan 31, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
My youngest son is in Pensacola at the current time, and is waiting to start his A school classes. In the meantime he is doing his ATT classes. His rate is AT. He is the youngest of my 5 adult children.
My middle daughter's soon to be fiance (they are searching for rings now) is also in the Navy. He is currently stationed in Hawaii and his rate is ET (I believe) and he is on a submarine. He will have another year and a half in Hawaii, and my daughter will be moving there to be with him for his final year, this coming May, after her graduation from college. In the last year, I have learned quite a bit about becoming a military family. I hope I am able to help you start your journeys too. :)
Jan 31, 2011
mistydawn_67
Feb 1, 2011
LeahScottsdale
Feb 1, 2011
mistydawn_67
Feb 1, 2011
LeahScottsdale
Feb 1, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
mistydawm, my understanding of this is that they are not totally obligated to the Navy until they get to MEPS on the day that they ship out for boot camp. There is still a lot of paperwork to be signed that day and they will also swear in for a final time. I found this online, it may help.
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/recruiter3_5.htm
Feb 1, 2011
LeahScottsdale
Feb 1, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
Feb 2, 2011
StarChild (Ship9 Div007)
Hello All-Just stopped by to say welcome to all the new moms and to give you some information. My son called me to let me know that it is cooooold in GL. He is there for A school. Some of them had to go to the NEX yesterday to get food because everything would be shut down today. He said that the snow hurts and it is hard to walk.
Navy Sisters, I am so excited!!! My son just told me that the videos are out of them when they were at boot camp. I saw him and I cried. There are four videos. Go to www.navy.mil and click on All Hands Update in the center. Then click on Visit the Gallery at the left and look for All Hands TV- 2-1-2011. Seeing him and other sailors that I now know brings chills to my body and tears to my eyes. I am so proud that he is a Sailor in the US Navy. The BEST in the World!!
I know this will help you see what your Recruit will be going through. I wish I had these videos. Enjoy!!
Feb 2, 2011
jdmom
StarChild do you mind if I repost your parargraph with the video link in the group for Dep leaving in March? My son is leaving next month and I just watched those videos it was so helpful. It is so great having an idea what will go on in BC.
Thanks for posting this!
Feb 2, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
Feb 2, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
Feb 2, 2011
nikosmom ( CVN 70, Seaman )
Feb 3, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
Feb 3, 2011
nikosmom ( CVN 70, Seaman )
Feb 3, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
Feb 4, 2011
OMG hes a Sailor (div180)
Question: B told me that his recuiter and my nephue told him he shouldn't go to church when in BC because that is the only time you get to read and write letters. Is this true do they have all day sunday free? I want him to be able to do both......
Feb 6, 2011
Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor
Feb 7, 2011
William in Nashua
I made my son launder and fold all his clothing and clean his room completely before he went to boot camp. Why would anyone let your kid leave a pigsty behind? It also makes his stuff easier to find later.
Feb 7, 2011
Arwen
My son didn't have a room at home when he left for bootcamp. He had been in college in a dorm, and we moved to a house that didn't have a room for him, and much of the stuff he had was already "claimed" by his brother. Except for his clothes and a few personal things, like his yearbooks, there was nothing to send him. We still have some of his clothes, which we will send when he gets off of his ship and into a real barracks room.
Meanwhile, we're about to do the same thing to younger son, who is a pre-Depper. He's heading off to college in a few months, and we're planning a move to a house without a room for him. By the time he actually gets into the Navy, he will have little remaining of his old stuff.
I figure we will probably have "custody" of both sons' yearbooks and other important personal stuff until they have some kind of real permanence somewhere, probably involving a wife. My husband didn't claim his yearbooks from his parents until he was 30.
Feb 10, 2011
William in Nashua
If I could give one piece of advice for DEP'ers it would be go to your local YMCA and enroll in a swimming class taught by a real certified swim instructor. It is not expensive and you have many months in DEP to get it done. Even if you already know how to swim.
A lot of kids learned how to swim on their own, at the beach, etc. but the Y teaches you proper form. A lot of kids practice the running, pushups and situps during their time in DEP but that is actually less important than the swimming. You do not have to just swim 500 yards you also have to float on your back for a certain time and quite a few flunk it. Boot camp WILL whip you into the shape with those other exercises but the swimming you get a very short time in the pool, little practice, and may have a tough time. They say they will teach you to swim in boot camp but still people will fail. A lot of people have trouble with floating on your back, or maybe they learned to swim at the beach but cannot swim 500 yards.
In my son's division he said there were still recruits that made it all the way to graduation but not yet passed the swim test after trying all this time and they will have to finish it today or will not graduate tomorrow with their division. When my son was a boy we brought him to the YMCA for swim lessons, my wife reminds me he used to complain he didn't like the teacher, that it was too hard, but he got that certificate. Yesterday he was thanking his mom, Lol.
Feb 10, 2011
Arwen
This is not the first time I've seen recruits get in trouble with swim problems. It is a cause for recruits to wash out of bootcamp far more often than it should be.
Yes, the Navy will provide lessons for recruits who cannot swim, BUT this is meant to be a few pointers for those who are close to passing and just need some practice. It is NOT meant to provide lessons for a non-swimmer to learn to swim! Lessons are "remedial" and are taken out of what little free time recruits get. Very few recruits from each division require such lessons, and it is a bit of a stigma on those recruits who need it, like those who fail PT tests and take extra running or push-up training.
I've heard from some Deppers who said that they don't want to confront their struggles with swimming yet, that they have been told that they will get lessons in the Navy. This is not a healthy approach. They work out to get fit, study their DEP study guide, but they don't learn to swim.
Please, if your Depper or prospective recruit cannot swim, GET LESSONS so they may learn to swim now, and not endanger his or her Navy career. Go to your nearest YMCA, community pool or Red Cross pool for adult swim lessons. Boot camp is NOT the place to learn to swim.
Feb 10, 2011
Miamishark
Feb 14, 2011
Jaimers
Feb 14, 2011
Lizzie's Mom Ship 03/Div 367
Feb 14, 2011
Jaimers
Hello Laura R ....she will be MA (master at arms) she will be doing her A school in San Antonio at Lackland AFB. How about your Dau what is her rate? ... My nerves i think are shot ...lol... I cant imagine how other moms handle the day you actually drop them off at meps for that last swear in...then say good bye .... not looking forward to that part... :(
Jaime
Feb 14, 2011
Lizzie's Mom Ship 03/Div 367
Jamie - my daughter will be a Nuke - A & C school in Charleston, SC. The first month or so she was depped I had a hard time. But now she has been depped for so long that I'm kind of numb at this point. She'll be depped a total of 12 months and a week or so when she leaves. I mean, we talk about the reality of her leaving constantly, countdown going on, finishing her classes, sorting what she'll take with her to A & C school, etc. But I have a feeling once we finally hit the one month mark I'll be a wreck. Her decision to enter the Navy was a bit of a surprise. I expected her at home finishing college for the next couple of years. But I think she has made a good choice.
I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll have probably many more tears than she will and that I will send lots of love in the mail and pray that she continues to grow into a wonderful woman - but without alot less of my guidance. I knew this time would come, but still......
Feb 14, 2011
Jaimers
I totally understand Laura R.... What an amazing journey for our daughters this will be... hanging on for a journey of a lifetime.... :) wow 12mos whew,,,,, We packed her room up the other day and it started out great... then i lost it....I cried and cried....surprisingly yesterday we had her going away party and not a tear shed :) whew....I now get the "roller coaster of emotions" thing...
definitely lots of mail and prayers
Feb 14, 2011
William in Nashua
Hi LauraR my son will be a Nuke too, he just graduated boot camp last Friday and is headed to Charleston, SC tomorrow where the temperature right now is 71 degrees.
One thing we did you might want to consider, our son opened a checking account at Navy Federal Credit Union before he left, then he sponsored me to open an account. We got his check books all printed up before he left. It is possible to set up so you can transfer funds from your account to your daughter's for birthdays and the like, they get the money the next day, it is a free transfer. Then you do not have to worry about mailing checks or anything like that that might be delayed in the mail.
The other thing I suggest is have her clean her room put away her clothes, and organize what she would like you to send her at A School. Things like eyeglasses, wrist watch, checks, etc. get it all organized now.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Feb 14, 2011
Lizzie's Mom Ship 03/Div 367
William in Nashua - Good advice....we are already planning on the packing up and marking the boxes for A school/Power school and Prototype. She figures when she has her own place for protoype, that'll be the time to send most of her art supplies, etc., that she can live without in A school.
Her A school stuff we'll give to her at PIR. Were you able to go to PIR? Any advice?
Good point about the accounts. We'll have to get that settled soon.
Jamie - Will be thinking good thoughts about you and your daughter in the next couple of days!
Feb 14, 2011