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It starts today
My son called the recruiter last night and today the recruiter is going to drop off the papers at school. He has talked about this for so long, but today he is actually going to do it. I am so proud of him and yet I am crying as I write this. I know he won't be leaving for a while, but now it is becomes real. Before, it was just a maybe.
Going into the Navy is really the best thing for him. He has been at odds at what he would do after he got out of High School. He didn't want to go to College. And with the economy being what it is, jobs are hard to find.
I am so glad I have found this group. I am also planning on buying the book "When the Eagle Invades the Nest". I think that will be a great help.
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Comment by GoatLady (USS Theodore Roosvelt) on December 22, 2010 at 1:38pm
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I guess it is harder with it being Christmas because I keep thinking this might be our last Christmas together for a while. My husband thinks I am crazy and that I should enjoy him while he is here. I know that and I do, but I can't help but think ahead. I like your statement "wham right in your face" - that exactly how I feel.
We are just in the first stages of this whole process. He is getting the papers today from the recruiter and he goes in next week to take his sample ASVAB tests. I ordered him the book ASVAB for Dummies from the Library. It is funny, last week I had no idea what ASVAB or DEP were.
Good luck with your son!
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on December 22, 2010 at 9:01pm
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Welcome and congratulations! This will be a proud, but heart-wrenching expeience. Your story is very similar to mine. Our son talked to a recruiter one day, and before we knew it, he was enlisted. It is an amazing journey filled with so many strong, proud, and weak days. Our son leaves in 12 days....imagine my tears. I have and will continue to hold on to the very last moment. We are so blessed to have our last holidays with him. We will miss our Sailor so very much! My advise to you.....hold on to your son and embrace every moment. Happy Holidays.
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Comment by BunkerQB on December 22, 2010 at 9:07pm
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AJVNavyMom,
Your last holidays with him, AS A CIVILIAN. You will have others with him, AS A SAILOR. They will be treasured. I know from experience. My sailor is home for the holidays. :)
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We sort of have a "practice run" at Christmas without Nathan this year. He works part time at a horse farm. He asked for Christmas off and the owner said NO! I was so mad. I thought you can't feed your own horses for just ONE day! So Nathan got up at 6:00 a.m. on Christmas morning, went over to the horse farm, feed horses and cleaned out horse stalls on Christmas. He didn't get home until 1:00 (and had to go back at 5:00 that afternoon!). My husband told me this was good because it gave me an idea of what to expect next year. It was a different Christmas, not the one I had planned, but I did make the most of it. And, I didn't remind my son that this might be our last Christmas together. While waiting for him to come home (between making the dinner), I sat in front our fireplace and read the book "When the Eagle Invades the Nest." Good book! My husband also said that Nathan having to work at the horse farm was good for Nathan because when he is in the Navy, you don't always get holidays off either. So I guess it was good for both of us.
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