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-Colleen

Thank you so much for your nice comments RE: the Blue Candle Group.  So excited for your son on entering Boot this fall. Treasure every moment with him now! My son has never regretted his decision to join the Navy...he is coming up on 5 years, and has seen the world and its been exciting. He advises during boot: don't bring attention to yourself, some guys will be annoying and bothersome (chuckle) and some of the best "jobs" to "volunteer" for:  mailman (gets ya out of the barracks), office assistant (gets ya out of the barracks) or dental assistant (gets ya out of the barracks) That's what my son was-kept health files corrected, and escorted booters to & from dentist appts especially wisdom-teeth pulling-everybody gets a 'job' in Boot.   Remind him it is just a brief moment in his Navy Life, and it makes 'em a cohesive team so things work well and jobs get done.  After Boot, he will eat fast (booters have to chow down quickly) and fold his clothes in the most amazing tiny packages, and he will be calm & confident deep down with an overwhelming sense of pride.  Congrats and Blessings to your young Recruit!

Welcome to N4M's!! this site was the greatest thing I found when I was battling with my fiancé going though "A" school and also when I was going through the process of enlisting myself and going off to BC (bootcamp). you really are in the right place :) Congrats on your new sailor to be and I promise your son will be well cared for. my advice for him is to sleep as much as possible right before BC he will be up all day and all night and all day the following day, don't speak enless spoken to and step up immediately, the leaders get ranked up enless he is already E-3 I know they are sucky jobs but here are a few to get...yeoman, basically he is the secretary, if he isn't good with paperwork I don't recommend that and he has to have good recruit hand writing, which is all capital letters, head laundry P.O. does laundry and cleans laundry room, they will tell him how.  head P.O. (cleans the bathroom) those are just a few but those are the recommended ones I would do. good luck and the time flies im here if u need anything :)

- sailormoon

Hi Jane.  I'm sorry I missed your comment on my wall.  You must be feeling the "pinch" now, as the day gets closer at hand.  I think I cried the entire month before my daughter left.  It has gone by quicker (most days) than I thought, and now I just have 8 days left!!!!  I'm so excited to see her next week.  I don't know you, but I'll be thinking of you as you send your son off on Tuesday.  May God bless you and keep you through this process.

Thanks, goldwingmom, for making contact. Brandon is my oldest and this whole letting go thing is pretty rough. He'll be great, and I am proud of his decision. His dad was in the Navy also. We live in Bay City, south of Houston.