RyansMom

Female

Newton, NH

United States

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I am here to support my: Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?: Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...: needed to learn more about it, had concerns or fears
Our Navy experience so far...: is a work in progress!

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Nov 7, 2017
mkl7993

My son is leaving 12/6 also...It seems so close.

Nov 8, 2017
Grandma D

Send lots of cards and letters but nothing with sparkles on it because my granddaughter said oh my goodness we had to clean the floor when I opened my card. No music cards just letters. Once your son is there get connected with his division which you will find out in about three and a half weeks. Don't expect a call real soon from them and expect the first call to not be real nice because about that time they all I think would like to come home but believe me they all Stand Tall on graduation day. You will be able to get on a site called PIR which is passing review and then put in his graduation date and you will get connected with everyone that will be going to graduation the same day as you will be going. You made friends that we're still in touch with. I will also tell you a very good place to stay when you go is the Navy Lodge it's very close to base the rooms are great and they're $70 a night and you're there with everybody else that's there for graduation. You can just Google Navy Lodge Great Lakes

Nov 10, 2017
mkl7993

Same as yours. Christmas will be hard this year but at least we have thanksgiving. Planning on taking lots of pictures.

Nov 19, 2017
FlMom

So hard, but I know this is the best path for him right now so that brings some comfort. Has your son received travel information from his recruiter yet? We have not, wondering when we will. I was hoping to stay ay the same hotel as him the night before he leaves.

Nov 21, 2017
JoesMom

Hi, I completely understand your frustrations and angst. My youngest has been in the navy 2 1/2 years. Boot camp was the worst for him and me. I remember on Father’s Day he didn’t get to make a call because he was whispering to someone and they had said , no talking at this time. As harsh as it seemed at the time, he was always one to push the envelope, so prob was a good lesson in the end. I sent letters daily and had printed pictures on the paper I wrote on to remind him of home and tell him to hang on and that I love him. He has done so many interesting things and has grown into a man. Where he had a quick little temper and impatience is now gone! He went through rescue swimming training and ended up “ringing the bell” due to panicking underwater when he was searching for his equipment 30 ft down amongst everybody else’s and then having to have it on by the time he reached the surface. If not, then someone was yelling in his face like boot camp. He was put on a special tactical force for protecting his ship and now working on jets and moving up with these leadership classes. He has taken a couple of classes online.
His first bunk was directly under the part of the deck where there is a huge water tank/pool for the huge metal thing that slingshots the jets off the deck. He had trouble sleeping because the loud clanking of the metal rod would alarm him out of his sleep. I was terrified that something would happen with that tank above his bed. Eventually he moved into an apt with friends in Newport News, then back onto the ship to save money. He has saved money and is about to buy a foreclosure and rent some rooms out to friends. All in all he has done well and grown as a person through all the frustrating particular stuff that they make him pay attention to. Tell your son to keep plugging along and it will help him kick it up a notch and life and become a successful man. There are so many opportunities in the Navy that he can take advantage of. He’ll do fine and it will be better after boot camp! Happy New Year and hang in there!

Dec 26, 2017
diannep

His division/brother division will go first. I'm betting that you will get a call from your SAILOR on Fri afternoon.

Jan 30, 2018