Kim

Female

Great Lakes, IL

United States

Profile Information:

A little about me:
I am 45 a mother of 2 boys. 21 and 19. My husband is a mmc. We live in Great Lakes Illinois, right next to boot camp. I currently am not working.
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Waiting to leave for Boot Camp
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it

Comment Wall:

  • carols_kitchen

    Hi and Welcome. 

    We are happy to have you on the Navy for Moms site.  You are invited to join either the Illinois or Missouri family page as listed below.  It is a great way to find families in your area and even help plan meet and greets. We also have some packing parties for our troops overseas getting together.

    Looking forward to hearing from you in one of our groups!

    http://www.navyformoms.com/group/illinoisn4m

    http://www.navyformoms.com/group/missourinavymoms

    Be sure and let me know if you have any questions!

    PS.  Feel free to “cruise” my page and see if there are any other groups that interest you. One of my passions is supporting our deployed troops.  Check out http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject and see if it is a group you may like to join.

    Carol

    PS--you are TOO working!  You are a mom of two fine sons!

  • BunkerQB

    We have a Survival Guide for Navy For Moms Newbie (clickable link). You find everything here. Videos, pdf files of boot camp processing days, links to all the important groups plus tips on how to use this site. Best part is it'll be here on your very own page as a reference. Click MY PAGE on above menubar to access your page anytime - you should do it at least once a day to see if you have any postings on your comment wall (like this one). Good luck.

    BunkerQB,

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  • carols_kitchen

    Hug that future sailor for us, ok?  You've got our support and appreciation for sharing your family with the Navy.

  • Pat L. in IL

    Kim, Oh honey, we have all been where you are right now. Just know that we have all come through it just fine (moms and sailors). The hardest thing for a mother to do is to let go. This will be a good thing for your son and at graduation (PIR), you will be so proud of his growth as a sailor and as a man. My son has been in the Navy for 4 years now and last Friday he re-enlisted for 4 more. While I miss him terribly, he loves what he is doing and has had so many opportunities to see the world! Don't ever forget that we are all here for you! Pat

  • carols_kitchen

    Kim--Our son has been in for 4 years, too.  Pat L & I met when our kids were in a little over 6 months.  Sailor just left our house after a week's visit, which was great.  The Navy has been the best choice he ever made.  He re-enlisted last year.

  • Pat L. in IL

    Hi Kim, Welcome to Molly's Adopt A Sailor! You can find more information about what we do on Molly's group page. Go the right side of the page below the members pictures and click on "New Moms Read First." If you need help or have questions, don't hesitate to send me a message! Thanks for joining us! You are going to have fun and make some terrific friends.

    I hear rumblings of a meet & greet in Schaumburg around April 21. I will let you know when I hear more details.

    It was so nice to talk to you the other night! Call if you need a friendly ear!!! Pat

     

  • Anna

    Kim,

    Thank you for the friend request.  I'd love to get together and meet you and learn all about your sailors.  I will send you a private message with my cell phone #.  How long have you been at Great Lakes?  I've only been here since September.

  • christinex013

    Kim, I;m so glad my husband has a friend! I was able to speak with him on Monday and he told me he hated it. He told me that their division lost their mail privilege this weekend so they won't receive any letters until this Sunday. I haven't received any letters from my husband yet besides the form letter. I'm hoping for one this week. I'm holding up okay. We just recently got married so its a little weird being in the "honeymoon phase" without him being here! Sean will be going to Pensacola as well after bootcamp. He is an IT. What is your son's job?

  • christinex013

    Kim, I spoke with my husband today and he said your son and him are bunkmates!