Today I got the last set of letters from my love, I also got a random and very unexpected phone call on sat! I have to admit I will miss getting letters from him in the mail, but it does mean boot camp is coming to an end and we can move on to skype dates!

His letters were short, but in all hes still excelling!

“I love you DEARLY Mrs S********, and still miss you alot too!”…

My son just left today for BC.  They picked him up at 9:30 am.  He's 18 yrs old and I am very sad.  I don't know how to deal with the sadness.  I tried to be brave in front of him because I didn't want to make him feel sad.  He was suppose to go to Cal State Pomona when he graduated high school, but he told me 2 weeks before his orientation that he decided to join the Navy.  This was in August.  They took him to San Diego where they tested him and he got a score of 96.  He picked his job and…

 Hello I have a nephew that left for boot camp on 1/26/11 we have not received his "box" yet, we are all so anxious to know his PIR date and his location do any of you have a recruit that left on the same day? Do you know anything please?

this is my "its 4am I am so not impressed with insomina" face....

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My daughter is a senior in high school and is now officially in the Delayed Entry Program.  She went to MEPS this week, in the middle of the ice storm here in southwest/central Ohio!  She actually stayed an extra day to take the DLAB test and was very successful!  She's been assigned a job as a CTI.  I'll learn more tomorrow but it appears she'll leave around August for boot camp.  She is still interested in becoming a Rescue Swimmer but I guess that's a pretty tough test and this is an…

Last Thursday, Nathan (my son), went up to Columbus, OH to take his ASVABs, Physical, etc.  Came home Friday wearing a Navy Ball Cap.  When he walked in, he yelled out to me "Mom, I am a Sailor!"  Of course, I cried and hugged him.  I was so proud (and still am!).  He seemed different.  He walked a little taller and seemed more sure of himself.  Everyone I saw the next couple of days, the first thing I said to them is "my son joined the Navy!!"

On Tuesday, we all had to meet with his…

Since the day my baby girl left for GL my life has been changing in so many ways.

On December 11th our son called us and said "the baby is on the way, meet us at the hospital"  So up all night waiting on our first grandson to arrive and hoping he would make his appearance so he could meet his Auntie.  He did!  She got to meet him before she had to be at the recruiting center.

Then we dropped her off and waited for that call the next night to say I'm here! 

I got the call…

Yesterday was the beginning of this huge journey for my daughter. We went in and signed the parental consent form. Now, she will go to MEPS next week. This is such an exciting time for her. I do keep asking her everyday, "are you sure this is what you want to do?" and "have you changed your mind yet?". But I know that her answers will "yes" and "no". Especially since she is passing up a dream of hers to go to the college she has wanted to and planned to go to for 4 years for nursing. And…

I now have a really good understanding of what battlestations really are about.I really liked seebee moms interputation

and I find myself wishing it was just that simple.But forever forward. thanks so much. As always I continue to pray for

our military and our new recruits.