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I am back from Graduation!
OMG! so much to tell everyone. First, if you are going to spend some time in Chicago, don't drive. Chicago has NO parking at all. If you do drive, make sure you set a side parking money. It is expensive and make sure you read the parking signs.
Graduation was awesome. All the sailors did a great job. We got to spend 21/2 days with my son. The weather got bad so we didn't go to far. Gurnee is a great city to find good eats. Lots of shopping and spending time together. My sailor, moved into his a school room and needed a lot of things. Laundry things, hangers, tooth brush, air freshner and just some household things. Then we went to the NEX and got him a laptop, and a few other things. Set a side some money for that also. All in all it was a good trip. I am so proud to call him my son. Another 16 weeks there and then who knows.
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Comment by proudmomofj on December 7, 2010 at 7:39pm
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Hi. My name is Beverly. Your info was helpful. Congratulations. Our son graduates, Lord willing, on the 14th of January. I hope he will, as yours, move into his room. When did you find out that he would be able to do that. We would love to help him out with that transition. I had heard that sometimes they have to wait a couple of weeks and just hang out bored on base. I would like to plan for that if possible. Just wondering when he let ya'll know that. Seems we are always "hanging" to wait on info especially due to the delay in writing. I guess I could ask you since he is done....does it get better? He has written twice, once after the 1st week and also after the 2nd week there. He was hating it. I hope it gets better. He is in awesome shape physically, but the beating down and cussing at him was getting on his nerves. So mentally is where he is struggling. Any help would be great. What is your sons rating?
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Comment by Proud Mom on December 7, 2010 at 9:59pm
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Ok, so he is half way through. I always kept writing him no matter what. Even if I had nothing to say. I would talk about sports and the neighborhood if I didn't have much to say. I also went to buy encouragement cards. Funny cards, anything to have a piece of mail in his hand. I really thought my son didn't like me very much when he left because I did all the disapline. My huisband was his friend. But, one day I got a letter telling me how muched he missed and loved me. He apoligized for every wrong thing he did and told me to keep writing. After about the 4th week I missed my first phone. Then, I got the call and he started to cry. We talked for about an hour. He told me that he was worried because he can't pass the running test. I tried to give him ideas on what he could do, and asked other people. I didn't find out until about a week before we were leaving that he was a sailor. I would say that the first 3-4 weeks are the hardest mentally. After that he will start to come around. He just needs time to adjust. My son told me or I found out on this site that he would move straight into his room after graduation. They either move in to their A school or fly out somewhere. It really helped my son when I could talk to him. He didn't call his dad he called me. He needed to just hear my voice. That might be same for your son. Let me know how he is doing,
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Stay Strong Beverly, he will do fine. It will get easier for him once he settles in. Please let me know how things are. Kathy
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Thanks Kathy for your quick response. I appreciate the encouragement. I look forward to getting a letter or a phone call that says something positive....hasn't happened yet. I know that have him doubting himself and everything. He is strong and I think that he never thought that he would be homesick but he is. I just need to hear from others who have already been there, done that. Funny how that gives you comfort. I find when I am really missing him, that getting on here and reading about others or reading about what he is doing in boot camp helps me feel closer to him. Hope to get another letter this Friday or so, Hoping also for a phone call here soon too! - Beverly
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Beverly
My son graduated last week and so many people told me the time flew by but honestly it was the longest eight weeks of my life. When I saw my son finally and realized what boot camp had done for him mentally and physically and even spiritually, it was amazing. He was different and focused and he said once he realized why they were doing the yelling and screaming, he accepted it and kept his cool and kept with the program. Your son will adjust and he will make friends for life.His letters got progressively better from "it's tough here" to "our unit needs to work together". The progression will be tough to follow but you will grow to in learning to let go and not worrying about whether they can handle challenges. I honestly expected every phone call to be the one telling me he couldn't do it..but he did and now he's happily adjusting to school and then soon to life on subs. It's an amazing journey and the folks who put this site together are wonderful for giving us others to lean on..good luck.
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Beverly, I look forward to hearing from you about his next letter or call. What is your son's career?
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Thanks! It is Hospital Corpsman. He will be staying in GL for his A school. He thought he was going to be coming to Tx, where we are from, to San Antonio. But it ends up, it will be there. He isn't happy about that but he'll get used to it. His little brother that is 14 says that Jordan has already changed by the way he talked in his letters. Hoping for a letter soon...even a phone call! It gets frustrating having to wait but I have learned for sure that Wait is the norm. Run to wait, right? I'll let you know.
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Hospital Corpsman is what my son is doing. Maybe our two sons will meet up soon. That would be kinda cool. We are also in Tx, Ft Worth. I know the waiting is hard, but keep yourself busy. I started a new job at the same time Todd went in. I really had no problems staying busy. Todd changed a lot in his letters also, but I got to see him, he was the same old Todd. He just does better at the the " I love yous", keeping in touch is better, things like that. I will be checking back.
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Oh that is cool. When does he start school? I don't really understand how the schedule for A school works. Since there are always new sailors coming in, do they continually have different starting dates or how does that work with new guys coming in all the time. I don't get how they schedule the class start dates.
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OK, This is what I know. They are rotating the kids in and out all the time. Todd graduated on Friday ( 12-3-10 ) He started school on Monday. He is there for 16 weeks. If he graduates 1st in his class, he then has first pick of anywhere in the world he could go. If he doesn't than they pick for him, including staying there at G. L. My son's roommate graduates tomorrow and than my son will get a new roommate. So people are always rotating in and out. So, your son graduates on Jan. 14. After graduation you will have about 20 minutes with him, than you will part. He will than move into his new building. When he is finished, he will call you, to pick him up and he will have liberty until about 9:45 PM. At least my son did. You will have Saturday and Sunday with him also. Then Monday he moves into his new place. Let me know what building he is in and we could have our sons meet up.
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