My son offically left for boot camp today. There was a small chance that he would not get to ship out today due to some paperwork problems, but apparently that was cleared up and now is plane is due to land at O'Hare in about an hour.

I can honestly say that today has been one of the very hardest days of my life with the exception of the day my Mom died. I have tried to stay strong for our 6 yr old daughter, but even at that, I have had my times of breaking down.

When I do not…

My Family letter came today. My son is in Ship 07 DIV 259. With a graduation date of August 17.  I am so excited, but still not letter from my SR/son.  I am anxious to hear from him, still waiting and now time to start making our plans for the trip to see him. My husband refuses to fly, so It will be a long drive. Yeah looking forward to that. NOT, but I 'd rather drive with him then fly without him.  I am so nervous…

I live in IN and if anyone knows we had a horrible storm come through and it knocked out a lot of people's power. It was hard keeping my phone charged during that time but I managed by staying with my G-pa who had a generator. I patiently waited for my call to come through and I was happy to hear from my sailor in boot camp. He sounded so good and we talked and talked pretty much like we were catching up. Apparently from his last letter he was talking about moving the date up (I thought he…

We had Emma's going away party this weekend. Saw alot of the kids she has been friends with for along time. I could not help but admire the choices most had made. Some military - some college - some being bums.... She leaves two weeks from today. I am happy for her. This has been quite the process. She signed up in October. She thought this time would never come. Boy did time fly. I am excited for her adventure and if truth be told... might be a little excited for mine too. I have been a…

Today is the 10th day since Tom went to BC. I went to write my nightly letter to him and found myself crying. Tom has always been my buffer and support when I had a bad day with his older sister (who is bi-polar, 21 and still lives at home since she can't find work) and today was really bad with her.

The started so good with me talking to Tom's girlfriend and working out a few beginning travel plans as she and I will be the only ones who can make it to his graduation. Then his sister…

This site has been great sine my son has gone to BC and I have learned alot of information and has answered all of my questions but one I was wondering is I hear people talking about A school and where their SR are going.  What exactly is A school and is there different schools for different jobs.  My son is a Nuke and will be shipping out to S Carolina is this A school

We got our letters today for Scott and he is Ship 11 Div 251, with a PIR date of August 17! This made my day! Anyone else with the same info?

My SR will be on a bus tomorrow morning. He won't be at BC until Tuesday. His first full day at BC will be the 4th of July!

We're very excited and very proud!

I had to say my good-byes to him on Thursday. He lives 3 hours away from me. But he knows he has my full support!

He was given a going-away-party on Saturday, today (Sunday) they prayed for him at church.

He's getting his things organized today.

Come morning, he'll be…

Today is the day that we take him to his recruiter so that he can go to the hotel and then to MEPS tomorrow.

I have cried like so much my eyes are swollen and I know that this is only the beginning. His leaving has also hit our 6 year old daughter hard today.

I've tried to point out all of the positives to her, but she knows that her bubba is leaving and she will not get to see or talk to him for a long time ( in her world). It is hard for me to disagree with that.

We…

I am a SR girlfriend. I have been with him for two years now and I'm so proud of his choice. but I also can't help to be bitter about it sometimes. I know this is the best for his future, but I miss him so much. I am going to the graduation on the 6th of July. I am going with his parents and we are so excited to see him. We do have a few questions in hopes for answers. I have been all over this website trying to find answers, so I hope I can get a few from here. I have no idea what we need…

Hi, I would appreciate any input or advice.  My daughter is 20 years old and is finishing up her AA degree.  We are a very close knit family and she has never been anywhere away from home for any length of time.  She dated her boyfriend in high school since she was 15 and he was 16 and they recently got engaged and want to get married in December.  Her now fiance  finished his schooling is stationed for 2 years at a location where he is doing his job.  He is located about 7 hours from where…

My boyfriend Scott left on June 19th for basic. When he told me over a year ago he was considering the Navy I backed him up and supported him. When he finally decided to join and went through the process I was so proud of him, but realized how much I would miss him. We'll have been together for 3 years in July, and we spend nearly all of our time together so the last nearly two weeks have been a bit hard without him around and no contact. I can't wait to hear from him, and I plan on getting…

We never did recieve a form letter.  Was it in the same box as his belongings?  Did not see anything.  Kyle left May 22, and graduates July 20th.  I know we don't need tickets to PIR, since we are on his list, but are we missing anything else of importance?  Thanks for your responses!

So, it was a week yesterday since my son entered RTC. I have been putting off blogging about my experience with this whole deal because I tend to forget to keep up with stuff like this. This week has changed my mind though and I have decided to write down my personal experiences and feelings.

Tommy is my last child, I had a difficult pregnancy with him and almost lost him. I was so blessed by his birth and being able to watch him grow into a kind, generous, smart young man. He was my…

My son left   Sunday June 24. He reported to Great Lakes on Monday, I have already recieved the BOX, but no letter yet,  I am so anxioulsy awaiting a letter. Anyone else have a son/daughter who just started on Monday?

Proud MOM

I joined this website so that I could get information to have some piece of mind while my SR is beginning her journey with the navy. I have kept my personal life pretty private so that I am not judged or kicked out of any groups because I do not want to lose the little piece of mind that I have left. But, lately I have been reading so many different things and I am driving myself crazy. I would like to explain my situation and if anyone can give insight I would appreciate…

My daughter's first letter came today stating she had sprained her ankle and on crutches.  She is being moved to a holding ship for a few weeks and then has to start basic over.  Does not know when she will graduate now.  Does anyone know about being placed in holding and how long it might last?