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My journey 11/18/2015 Day 2
Today I woke up depressed. I can not stop worrying about my son. Worrying if he ate or slept. I can not control my emotions. My husband is also having a rough time with this process. I just keep praying for a call from him or some type of smoke signal. This is the time in he has been gone with no communication, but through all this emotions, I still feel extremely proud of this decision. Yesterday I wrote my first letter, and I hope I get information soon on where to sent it to. I also have a 17-year-old son, and yesterday a recruiter was also trying to recruit him as well. I don't think I can handle both my son's gone. I told my son not to make eye contact with the recruiters (LOL). I'm praying that it gets better soon.
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Comment by MichiganNavyMom on November 18, 2015 at 5:47pm
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It is hard not to worry! If he just left it will be awhile before you hear from him. You should have heard from him when he arrived and that he made it ok. Is he at Great Lakes? I asked my son's recruiter for help also she got me a address within the first or 2nd week! Phone calls will be very scarce at first all I can suggest is always have your phone near by. My Son graduated in September and has completed his A school. Right now all I can say to maybe help is write daily letters try not to sound sad it just makes it that much harder on your recruit say positive things. I was in your boat too I still worry!! lol! that is what Mom's do! It does get a little better when you can send and receive letters =-)
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Comment by TexasBird(Robin) on November 18, 2015 at 11:01pm
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Hi Glenda, it really is hard not to worry, but just know that they are being well taken care of and are super busy every day. Our son called on his 3rd Saturday. He sounded tired, but it was great to hear his voice. We got his box on the first Friday and the letter on the following Monday. You will love Thursday, because that is "mail day"….you will live for mail day. You won't believe this right now, but it really does get easier each week and with every letter and every phone call. As soon as you know the PIR date, join that group here and on FaceBook. My sons PIR was 10-16-15 and I met some awesome Navy moms that I still text or email everyday.Plan on going to PIR and Sarge's Meet N Greet the night before. It is impressive. Keep your eye on the prize at the end and stay upbeat for your recruit. They are under a ton of pressure, so stay encouraging for him. By the way, the majority of the recruits love the chow.
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Comment by ProudNavyMomkp on November 19, 2015 at 7:12pm
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Hi Glenda, yes it is really hard not hearing from your son. I had a hard time to sleep because I didn't know if he was eating well or sleeping good or even if he made some friends. The hardest part was not hearing from him. No calls or letter's. I kept writing to him everyday and then I would mail it on a Friday. This way he knew what was going on with us everyday. But when that first letter came I jumped for joy and I mean I did jump. lol. He loved the letter's I sent every week he said that it kept him going in boot camp. When I got the phone call I cried it was great hearing his voice. They are so busy in boot camp its hard. Just know that he is thinking of you just as much as you are thinking of him. Keep sending those letters and some goodies from home because that is the world to him. Hope this helps. My son is still in the Navy and it's is 10 1/2 year's now. Your son will be great.
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Comment by peanie on November 21, 2015 at 6:47am
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It is really hard. My son left November 10th and I still have not received a letter from him.I can not write to him because I don't have his address. It's killing me. Does anyone know how long it takes?
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Comment by Tyler&Haley'sNavyMom on November 21, 2015 at 8:42pm
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My two kids enlisted and both went to boot camp in 2013, consecutively so I know what your experiencing. Best advice I can send: write letters (4 pgs max) & send in white envelopes as the RDC aka 'drill sargent' may see a colored envelope as an opportunity to make your recruit read the letter to the ship. Also, if your into crafting, I made scrapbooks for my sailors, searched for stickers on sale, started with photos of their last days before shipping out to BC. Then when I went to each of their PIRs (aka boot camp graduation), used those pics to add to their books. Each time they come home from leave, they'll look at their books to see what I've added. Re: obtaining their mailing address before you get the forms letter--see if their recruiter can give it to you. Hang in there and remember, you have this site for support aND once you have their ship # and PIR date, there will be group pages you can join to connect with other moms with recruits in your child's division. Hugs from a fellow NavyMom☺
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