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Hello everyone. My daughter left a few days ago for boot camp in GL. Anyone else have someone at the same place?
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Permalink Reply by IdahoMom on
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My son left for GL on Wed & I’m still crying!
I got the ‘scripted’ 30-sec call at midnight.
I’ll be out of the country for a couple of weeks & won’t be home to get his mailing address, so I will leave some letters for our friends to mail for me. -
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My son left this past Monday, 8/6 and I too am still crying. He is my baby so we are also first time empty nesters. Such a strange feeling in the house. I have to keep reminding myself that he's not dead he's starting a career for himself and that this is a wonderful thing that is happening right now. It works sometimes, other times not so much. I think part of the problem for us is that we had no clue he was going to enlist when he did. I'm not even sure he had planned it that way. It's great to be able to communicate with other moms on this site as we are all going thru the same thing just at different stages. We have to hang on there....it's got to get easier. I keep thinking about graduation and how I'm going to be over the top proud of him and can't wait to see him in his sailor uniform. The tears will be flowing like crazy.
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Permalink Reply by Son#2 on
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hello all!
my son left on the 8. i too find that the house feels differently. we too are also empty nesters too now. i have a hard time being by myself at home. i havent cleaned up his room yet. i have been writing letters. this is my second time going thru this, but it feels like the first. my oldest was in for six years. then i had two other boys home. now there is no one.!but we are navy moms and we will get thru this. i too keep thinking of PIR and how really proud i will feel. take lots of tissues! good luck to both of your SRs
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Thx for encouraging words. Your son would probably be in the same group as mine!...Aug 8. I, too, haven’t cleaned up his room etc. I have 1 older son away in college, so yes, empty nester. When do you expect his ‘box’ to be mailed out, & arrive?
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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IdahoMom, "the box" was sent the night your recruit arrived and usually arrives 3 to 4 business days after the recruit's arrival at the RTC. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC. Check your My Page. I left info for you a while back.
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Much appreciate! Still trying to navigate through all the sites & info. It sure was nice to know what to expect at BC arrival & beyond.
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You are very welcome.
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We are still waiting for the box to arrive. I'm hoping fedex will leave it even if we aren't home at the time of delivery. More excited about getting the form letter and hopefully a letter from my son in the next week or two but also scared of that first letter and what it might say. This not knowing how they are is tough!
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hello!
i too cant wait for the form letter and my kids in a box. my husband is anxious to reserve a hotel room. we will be driving so we dont have to get airline tickets. i agree that it is hard not knowing how they are doing. i am making myself keep a positive attitude and praying all the time. writing letters seem so slow now. lol
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