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The 22nd has approached too fast! Tuesday will be here and my baby will be on her own! We are having her a going away gathering on Saturday and I hope I can handle that! We went through her stuff in her room today and that was hard. We found a lot of memories buried in her closet!! That was fun but hard! She's ready Im not! Patiently waiting!!
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Comment by Denisep216 on March 17, 2016 at 8:20pm
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Im wondering when will I know what time she leaves? She has to get dropped off at the recruiter station on Monday to go to Meps and stay! We go the next morning to watch her get sworn in but other than that I have no information.
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Comment by CryptoDad on March 18, 2016 at 2:08am
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Hi denisep216,
Shortly after your daughter swears in, she and the other new Recruits will be driven to the local airport. Some parents will drive to the airport for final good-byes, others will do it at MEPS. (Personally, going to the airport just drags things out.) She will fly off to Chicago-O'Hare sometime in the PM. Upon arrival in Chicago, Recruits will be rounded up and wait for everyone else to arrive. There can be a 1-2 hundred kids coming in from all over the country and no one boards the buses until everyone arrives. Then its off to RTC. There is a video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvKAhmgkoj4 that shows what happens next. One thing in the video that is out of date is the call home to say "I arrived safely". Recruits no longer use pay phones, but use their own cell phones. If you daughter doesn't have a phone she will have to borrow one from a shipmate. This scripted call can come really late at night. Stay awake or set you ringer LOUD.
Things to expect:
In about 3 days FedEx will deliver The Box with her civilian clothes, phone and anything else she can't keep,
In about 10 days you will receive The Form Letter containing her address, graduation date and other important information. Don't mail anything until receiving the official address in this letter.
Her first real letter will come in 2-3 weeks. She can only send mail on Mondays, so stalk your letter carrier later in the week. ;)
Next phone call, 3 weeks.
You probably will want to join the group Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) Lots of useful information there. In time there will be a new group formed for just your daughter's graduation (PIR) date.
Be prepared for an amazing roller-coaster ride.
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Comment by anasazigypsy on March 18, 2016 at 9:43am
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Okay who hijacked Crypto dad's account? Crypto mom? Not his usual writing style, but good information.
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