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Welcome to the Boot Camp Emotional Roller Coaster

When we started this NAVY journey, I had NO IDEA what I was in for. They don't have a "How to Survive Letting Go Of Your Child" pamphlet at the Recruitment Center. But, how could they? There's no way to tell a NAVY Mom/Dad that your heart will shatter into a billion little pieces, and swell with immense pride simultaneously. There's no timeline like the "Day By Day at Boot Camp" to help you get through your day by day. But, YOU DO. You feel as if the sadness will swallow you whole when you get "The Box". You smell your child, but can't hold that child. Devastating. You cry, you wail at the emptiness, but you KNOW that your baby is chasing their dream. Then, when you think you can't take anymore, you get the "Form Letter" in their (at least for me) surprisingly legible handwriting. Then you send off that stack of letters you've written every day, and WAIT. Did I tell you the NAVY is all about hurry up & wait? Then your days are more letters, stalking the mail man, and then one day, letters from your Sailor Recruit!! Emotions all over the place, sleep deprivation, comments about the food. Is he in BC or away at Summer Camp?? LOL. Keeping your phone charged and on your person 24/7, because "Today could be the day!!" and when it's not, your heart breaks into a billion little pieces all over again. Then, when you're cursing your child's RDC's for being heartless assholes, your phone FINALLY rings from area code 847. Then you spend a good 40 mins talking to your "baby" who sounds so surprisingly grown up, and you mail out more letters and count the Friday's until you get to meet your Sailor. All this, and we're not even to the half way point!! Short story LONG, I had NO CLUE what I was in for, but I'm so EXCITED at my son's excitement. I've got a whole new family, OUR NAVY FAMILY, and lots of other Mom's who have been/are/will soon be going thru what I am. ‪#‎PROUDNAVYMOM‬ is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! BRAVO ZULU HOOYAH!!!

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Comment by Navy_Mom_23 on July 30, 2015 at 8:35pm: My daughter left yesterday. I feel so sad, bad, and all the above. I have found little time to actually be sad because we have a 12 year old who is trying hard to not be sad. He becomes aware of my mood and quickly reassures me that sister is going to do great things. It is not even the end of the first day of no communication. Just heart breaking AZ is her rate

Comment by Leach73 on July 31, 2015 at 1:34pm: very well said! and sounds just like my story.

my Sailor left for Boot camp in Feb. 2014...seems like just yesterday.

Yes, we are all part of the same Navy family now!

God bless our SRs and Sailors!

Comment by Cat33022 on August 1, 2015 at 9:57am: I had to put my SR on a plane to boot camp two days ago. He was so scared and nervous and emotional. He had been throwing up for about 3 hours and had been crying so much (haven't seen him cry since he was very little) about leaving his family and friends behind. The last face I saw on him was very pail and puffy. I sent my baby off with an empty stomach, severe sadness & no sleep for two days. I pray he's ok. It's been a couple of days now and I'm down to only bawling about every hour.

Comment by Tati's mum on August 5, 2015 at 1:17pm: It's been a week a day since I saw my daughter left for bootcamp and I'm still a sobbing mess. I can't imagine what she's going thru. I don't know how she's doing. I just want to hug her, hold her and tell her everything will be okay. I definitely had no clue how hard this was going to be.