Hello Everyone,

I havent been on here in a while but my daughter will be leaving Monday for BC. I have so many mixed emotions right now but not displaying any in her presence I just keep smiling but inside my baby is leaving home. So I would like to know what to expect from all of you that have been through this stage...any advice and comments are much needed. What can i send her what can she take with her? I look forward to hearing from you…

Does anyone know if we can have copies of the pictures taken at PIR by the professional photographers that were allowed on the floor during the ceremony?

Hi All, looking for any January Boot Camp Shippers- we can support one another between now and then.  My son ships on Jan. 3rd-- 5AM is the beginning of this roller coaster ride.

Hi - How do I change the access list for the upcoming Feb1st Pass Review Graduation Ceremony?  My son put down myself and his 2 sisters, but they are unable to go.  So I want to invite his Grandparents instead. How do we get this changed?

Thanks,

Char

What doe it mean when my son mentioned in a letter that he had to endure IT for 31/2 hours before he passed out?

What do the future sailors do from three weeks to end of bootcamp?  I'd like to be able to picture in my head what he's doing during this time.

Trying to find out after my son graduates - can he leave the base for the weekend or does he have to check back in to the base at night?  I know he has to stay within a 50 mile radius.  Where do the rest of the family members not atttending graduation hang out?  Can they even come on base?

I just want to Thank all the people involved in this event for the Naval Recruits on Christmas day. My Daughter was one of those recruits and it was the BEST christmas present I could have got.....hearing from my daughter and getting pictures as well. THANK YOU for taking time from your christmas's to spend the day with the recruits.

Julie :)…

My son is a new sailor.  He was so excited to join the Navy and "see the world".  Unfortunately his ship is not going anywhere for several years as it's being renovated.  I feel so bad for him.  He is very frustrated and feels like there's nothing he can do.  He was also undesignated airman - (all that was available at the time he signed up).  He really wants to be a corpman but can't change for some reason.  I feel like he has lost his excitement.  I wish there was something he could do.

Hi All, looking for any March Boot Camp Shippers- we can support one another between now and then.  My daughter ships on March 4th as a MAA-- Fair Winds and Following Seas, as we start the rollercoaster ride.

Finally after 7 months, boot camp. PIR, A school, halfway through C school I get to see him.  He hasn't been here to support me through any of it and I haven't been there to support him.  Things haven't been good between us, he doesn't call or skype or anything like he should.  I'll admit that I held on for a long time and was an awfully good sailors girl waiting for him to get his shit together and man up.  I almost feel like I have fallen out of love with him.  We aren't engaged so I'm…

Merry Christmas and soon to be a Happy New Year!

Soon my son will be graduating from boot camp. His letters and phone calls have put my heart at ease (as much as it can be.) They are funny he talking about some of his roomies and wanted to see if I could connect with anyone from his division. And if anyone will be going to the Meet and Greet the night before at the Sundance Saloon put on by "Sarge" whoever he is.  My son said he swears one guy next to him gets the same jokes I send…

Thank all of you out there for your advice, support and prayers since my son's discharge. He got home at 9:30 pm Christmas Eve. Great to see him but sad he was discharded so soon. he would have graduated 02/01/13.They  told him he could re-enlist in 6 months ,I hope he will and everything will go smooth.

What a wonderful day...after 6 weeks of not hearing my son's voice or seeing him and not even a letter in two weeks...I picked up my phone to check my facebook and My son had just posted a message telling me Merry Christmas on his wall...with tears flowing and my hands shaking I asked " how did you do that!!" He commented back ...Adopt-A-Sailor has our Division at a church and their taking care of us"!....After a few more commenting back and forth he said get on Skype....I was not at home so…

I didn't realize how much I would love my daughter's dirty clothes until now lol. Just to smell her scent on her jacket brought tear's to my eye's. Then having her mail coming shortly after did it for me, Heavenly Father I just ask that  you to cover each and every one of these sailor's from sun up to sun down and keep them safe Lord. I'm still suffering from seperation anxiety but i'm sure i'll make it through for this is all new too me..

First Baptist Church hosts sailors who can't be home every Christmas...they get as many sailors as possible. They've had 500 before. So ladies with guys at Great Lakes for Christmas, they may get the opportunity to enjoy a home cooked meal and a nice family atmosphere. The families who give their Christmas to these men and volunteer bring their cell phones and let sailors use it as much as they would like. I love this church. Some of the families have sailors of their own and understand what…