I can not believe how fast the time has gone since my daughter left for boot camp, I thought I would be crying and sad all the time but the truth is it went by so fast and now she graduates next Friday, I am so proud of her and am so looking forward in spending what time we have after graduation with her.

Any advice?  We will fly in Thursday and be there nice and early Friday.  Are a little confused about how much we will

see him after Friday as he goes to Florida for training.  One report is that they are leaving Saturday and another person

says "no", they leave on Sunday.  I guess we will stay through Sunday....just in case.  A Mammaw

   last night got the call from bc. It was short & sweet next is the waiting for sailor in a box . Going back to work today seems the past 2 days are a blur .... trying to keep busy and move forward

My son left today for BC am sad an proud at the same time..... Do anyone have an Idea  what I could expect?

We just booked the flight for our son to come home from Pensaola for 2 weeks starting Dec 21st!!!  Can't wait to finally be able to spend some time with him other than the "drive-by" we had after PIR in September.  Hopefully many, many of you will be able to do the same with your sailors!!!

Last week, my son Austin, who is a senior this year, informed us that he also wants to enlist in the Navy. WOW! Can I be more proud? Then...wow...

Can my heart handle another one??? 

Yes, yes, it can!!!

Austin filled out the initial paperwork and will go to MEPS in the next couple of weeks.

He will leave for boot camp during the summer after he graduates from high school.

GO NAVY!!!…

so excited and doing double Snoopy Dances.......my son, Rane, has made a special division in Navy Boot Camp - I am so proud of him to be in Division 905 which puts him in the State Flags division.

Received a wonderful 52 minute call from our son today! Sooooo good to hear his voice and know that he has settled in and actually enjoying BC. He said he was in Division 906, but still wasn't given his form letter to fill out and send and probably would be another week before he gets it. He also said that his PIR date would be 12/28...that is the not so good news for me. Although I am proud and happy for him, the one thing that kept me strong was being able to have him home for Christmas. …

My son tells me that I need to sign him up so he can spend thanksgiving with a family there at boot camp. Does anyone know where I can find information on this program. He leaves November 7th for boot camp.

can someone please please answer this question? Also what should i expect that he is doing right now.. he is in week one!! Someone help me

 Heavenly Father, please grant me peace of mind

and calm my troubled heart. My soul is like

a turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance

so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me the

strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose

and walk the path you’ve laid out for me. I…

I believe my postman has come to think I am expecting something important, as he brings the mail a little earlier. It was another heart ache day of no letter arrival. Trying to keep myself occupied, I decided to rearrange some books and came across the book my son wrote and had published for when he was in eighth grade. Wow, who knew that beloved book would come to mean even more to more to me this very day. It was almost as if he were saying "remember this"? It was all about our bond as…

My son leaves for Guam soon and his father insists he needs a passport.  My son says he checked and was told that he did NOT. He flies out of Boston to Tokyo and then to Guam.

He was told he just needs his Navy ID.

Can anyone confirm this for me?

Thanks.

MER