bambampa3

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Hi bambampa3 - I am one of the moms that helps out on the BC Mom group. I am a little late sending you a personal message when you joined and I know you have introduced yourself already but I just wanted to check and see how things are going? I know you are finalizing things with your youngest - get lots of hugs and BNMH (Big Navy Mom Hugs) from me to you!! My son left three years ago tomorrow - he was glad to be in GL during the summer and I am always working on some summer project, so I told him the time would probably go by faster for me than it would for him, and it did!

babmbampa3 - long comments are not a problem. I hope that you are following along in the comments on the main BC group page. We have a mixture of new members with SRs in the same place as you and some that just graduated BC last week as well as long timers that stick around to help out. It is very hard to not be able to go to MEPS but if they are allowing you to go to the airport afterwards that is great. Be sure you have a mask to wear and your ID that you would need just as if you were flying out yourself. Hopefully, you can still get a guest gate pass from the airlines that your son will fly out on and stay with him till his plane takes off. Be sure to tell him to get a selfie photo op shot with the commander that swears him in. And also tell him to call you when he lands in GL, that will be the last regular call you might have with him for several weeks. You should still receive an "I'm Here" call, when he gets to his housing in GL, but it is a short, scripted call that he can't say anything else, but he should give some instruction about his next call ? maybe - and just say I love you - be prepared for the call to come very late.