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On His Way
Since the blog area is more about putting down your thoughts her are mine.
My son left for MEPS in Spokane, Washington this morning. At the same time we are expecting a big winter storm. We live 3 hrs south of Spokane. I decided yesterday that we wouldn't be going to see the swearing in and I feel really bad about it. It better dump alot of snow or I'll be mad!
Yesterday we decided to have a family day where we all hung out and did what he wanted to do. Good thing it was MLK day so the kids weren't in school. Days leading up to yesterday he was hanging out with his friends for the last time. I understood. So yesterday my wife, a doctor, has a delivery to do and she misses our last day together. We watched two movies and I cooked what he wanted for his last meal at home. Ham, white rice, salad, and my world famous berry crisp! After dinner I had the other kids come upstairs to discuss who was going to get his room! Again, I felt bad for his mom as there was lots of laughter and fun discussion. So, this morning, mom comes home from work before our son is to leave. We briefly talked to the recruiter, he went to his car and we said goodbye. It was a bit emotional and it was nice to see my son's eyes well up. He's a hard kid to read.
I'm really excited to know how he will be doing in boot camp. I'm looking forward to all those things we as parents look forward to. The box, the letter with return address, and most importantly, the graduation date!
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Comment by Aaron's mom on January 17, 2012 at 10:26pm
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Awww... what a sweet story! I went through this last August. Your son will be fine. Boot camp is tough, not gonna lie! However, they learn a lot. My son really disliked the first 3-4 weeks, but then he started writing more positive letters. His phone calls were more cheerful. I always advise new families to expect their SR to seem a bit down in the first few letters. It does get better. Write him tons of letters, always encouraging. My boy said he was so excited the first time they had mail call, that when they called his name, he ran down the aisle to get his mail! He discovered just how much he loved our city. Homesickness is tough, but it goes rather quickly. Best wishes to you and your SR. Congrats and welcome to the Navy family.
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Comment by Moe on January 18, 2012 at 7:34pm
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Sounds like our boys will be there together. Mine just arrived in Chicago. He said he's already met several people.
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Comment by ZachsDad (ship03/div089 ) on January 18, 2012 at 9:09pm
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Got the text Zach is in Denver. I asked how was his first flight--Awesome! And he got his phone fixed. Someone must have suggested to him to take the battery out and put it back in. What a relief! I'm such a heavy sleeper I told him to text me when he's allowed to at RTC ( our time will be 1-2AM ) and to call his mom--call her first then text me. Can't wait!
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Oops...got my math wrong.
I should hear from Zach or get a text around 10 or so.
His poor mom. She's in Seattle on her way to a conference and her flight was delayed. Chances are she might get the "i'm here" call and she will be in the air and can't receive the call. That's been her par for the course this week.
I told Zach before he was boarding to at least text his mom and she would get it when she left the plane.
For some reason she is worried he won't get there! Hang in there mom. He's doing fine and will get to his destination soon!
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Mom got the phone call lastnight. He told her he didn't have much time and said he was fine. Mom on the other hand had a nightmare flight to Portland. We had freezing rain here in Walla Walla delaying her flight by a couple of hours. Freezing rain in Seattle which delayed her flight til about 10PM. She said they sat on the tarmac for close to two hrs before they took off. I called Zach just as he was boarding in Denver to let him know his mom was having a difficult time getting to her destination and that if he wasn't able to talk to her to make sure he left her a text. Fortunately, she was in her hotel when he called at midnight PST. Rough few days for mom!
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I thought I would update this blog.
I received a call for 40 minutes and my son sounded positive, but was a little sick. That call came about three weeks after he had arrived ( 1/18/12 ). He talked most of the time. Had a lot of great things to say about his experience thus far. Loved the food. RDC yelled at him because he didn't shave one day. He said, "remember how you always tell me to look a person in the eye when talking to them. Well, I got yelled at for looking directly at the RDC who was telling me something". He had alot to say about some recruits who didn't "get it". Loves the uniforms, but the boots suck--hopefully the boots have gotten better. At first he was concerned for his physical fitness because they weren't doing PT as often as he'd like. Eventually, they began PT daily. Said he thought about doing exercise by his rack at night time.
So, fast forward to today. We are one week from leaving for GL. All letters he's sent home he's positive and upbeat. Division is finally pulling it together as a team. Got all their flags. He sent home all his mail he's received. He saved everything, including the envelope that the letters were in.
Well, we can't wait for the "I'm a sailor" call, and finally PIR. PIR is 3/16/12.
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