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K-ace is leaving for boot camp...
"K-ace" is leaving for boot camp on Jan 14th 2013. He is my first born. I am so completely proud of him. I am so grateful to N4M's in that I can now lose it and cry my eyes out in anticipation of him leaving without feeling like I'm going insane. I have held it together pretty well but these last couple of weeks have been pretty hard. I have read don't miss em til they are gone about a hundred times, but that is so much easier said than done. I think about him and my heart hurts, that, and him giving me a daily countdown til he leaves makes it a tad emotional. =) He's really excited and nervous of course but in his very soul he want's to be a United States Sailor. Military runs in his blood-he is a proud American and desperately wants to serve his country. I'm excited for him to start his journey but as a mother I worry for him and love him and want to be selfish with him. He's grown, 21 as of November and responsible and ready for this, but for the last 21 years he was a phone call away at all times, we have never gone more than a day or two without either talking or seeing each other. His journey is beginning and I guess in a way so is mine.
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Comment by lemonelephant on January 7, 2013 at 10:04pm
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Yes, boot camp will be a learning experience for you as well. Welcome to this awesome journey.
You may wish to join the group, DEP-Leavin' for Boot Camp in January. You will meet others with loved ones leaving that day/week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... I also suggest you join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and New Members Stop Here and check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions there.
Your future Sailor may want to join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view. Craig runs that and will steer him to some good links on there.
(Group names and the link within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and when the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)
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Comment by monica_newnavymom (ship03div154) on February 2, 2013 at 10:02pm
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I know exactally how you feel, my son leaves 2/19/13 he wasn't due to leave till May but job change and they called to see if he could leave early and he said yes.. I don't blame him, he is ready to start the next chapter of his life, I am just so worried that I won't be apart of it, he is such a good young man I am so proud of him, but I know what you mean when you say your heart hurts.. I have been crying since Wednesday :/
I hope for us all it gets easier.
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monica_newnavymom, you may want to join the group, DEP-Leavin' for Boot Camp in February, since his ship date ahs changed. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....
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