Got my sons address and have already wrote several letters and sent them off. Does anyone else have a son or daughter on ship 9 div 341

My future Sailor will be leaving for boot camp August 6th...i am so proud of him yet i am so sad to see him go...any advice for me from moms who have gone through this process already...i am doing all i can to stay strong...but i know its a matter of time before the tears start...

well our son may b having company in Italy when he transfers from japan I kinda asked his fiancé if she was sure to call it quits after I seen her post say now that she broke up w him she hates her life I was in tears hearing that I told her just talk once more to our son see if you guys are really done she was afraid to leave her country I said if you try it our son will not keep you there if you don't like it im sure he will safely get you back home . he wants to show you the world, next…

Got that first phone call from my SR on Saturday morning.  Took the phone in so her brother and sister could talk to her first.  Waiting and being able to share that precious little time is so hard but since her other sister and brother never even got to talk with her I am greatful for the time that we did get. 

She is on Ship 14 Div 335 and is set to have PIR on September 6, 2013.  Now if we can just get all of us there even though only 4 people can actually go to the graduation. …

Well my son just called, has to have surgery on his hip within the next 2 weeks then thirty days down, so kind of bitter sweet no deployment yet or coming home, miss him terribly, looks like I may going there, it will be great to see him but he is also missed by other family that wont be able to see him,:( but it is pssible he can still come home in end of oct. thank goodness for the medical benifits because he will be better, just have to play it by ear..... So thankful he will be ok!   We…

I've lost count of the letters & cards I've written to my Sr. Countless thought continue to flood my mind.  I find myself continuously jotting down notes to write in my letters.  Just think, we're half-way to PIR day.  What a Grand and Glorious Day that will be.  I can hardly wait to share those magical moments in time with my Sr.  Moments to treasure for a lifetime. 

Well my son  goes to the Dr tomorrow I  and him  per our last conversation are confident he is fine and will be able to come home for pre leave deployment, keeping  my fingers crossed, he said he is feeling pretty good.. I guess have to wait another day or two  I guess its really not that bad when he has been gone ten months already,

So my boyfriend is going to graduate from boot camp but I don't have a ticket because I am not immediate family :(   Would I have to buy one or just hope and pray that God somehow sends one my way?...Is there any way I can get a ticket? Or is there no chance? :(

I read a post that said if your SR is in the performing division that means they will not participate in the entire ceremony? Does anyone have information on this?  Thanks, Karen

Here i sit, wondering just how he is doing .  My sons gf got the letter today but was unable to give me his information but said she would tonight. Hes only been gone for 10 days. My son has lived out of the house since he graduated from HS in 2007, but him moving away to go to college isnt anything like this. I have so many different feelings about this chapter in our  life  but i know that he has choose a road that will take him far in life. I sit here and read all the posts from all over…

I got my phone call today from my son.  He sounded great, enjoying it and not homesick.  He sounded more mature.  It made my day:)

So my boyfriend just joined the navy. He and I have plans to get married but that means relocating for me. I am currently enrolled in college. He told me not to worry, and that the military pays for even the spouse's college fees. One, does this mean My college would be paid off? And two, Are there specific requirements for my college to be paid off? Are there certain schools that the Navy approves of and are there and specific requirements on majors? If you know, please answer back, I would…

Being a military mom is quite difficult, definitely not easy. Not that being a mom is easy; however military moms face unique challenges. I have being a military mom for 38 days. My son’s room is empty without him. I see his clothes, his shoes, his t.v., his books, his bed, his alarm clock, yet the room is empty. I sleep on his bed when the pain of missing him is unbearable, my younger children hang out in his room when they are missing him, yet the room is empty.

For the last 38 days…

Received my 1st letter from my son today.  My Sr. thanked me and the family for all the encouraging letters and cards.  He said they brighten his evenings every time he reads them.  He is making a lot of friends and the days are beginning to become more interesting and go by quicker. He says he can't wait to march with his division in uniform @ graduation.

Most of my 5 Children are older than my girl but my younger son is ten and his sister has been gone for just over a week.  He is definitely missing her but does not seem able to put his thoughts into words and is instead acting out a bit.

I have tried to include him in the information that is out there to help us understand what she is doing, where she is and when he will get to talk with her next but he is being difficult about it.  He says that noone he knows has a brother…