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Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on
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Sorry for typos. On my phone.
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Permalink Reply by Chihuahualove3 on
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Hello Aryln, Nice to meet you. This online support group is an amazing place to be. The roller coaster of emotions are perfectly normal. Our recruits tend to do better than us. We are all here to support you and answer any questions you may have. The first few weeks are the hardest. My recruit left right before Christmas and I had no clue how hard it would be for me. Here we are a week away from the finish line. It will feel like time is standing still. Sending you a BIG hug! No news is good news..
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Permalink Reply by Arlyn on
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Thanks! I doesn’t help that the 3 yr old really misses her brother :(. I better start getting busy!
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Let her draw him pics I bet he will love it- that’s what hard is seeing the siblings miss their big brother
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Chihauhualove3, I didn’t think I would be a mess! I prepped myself when he was applying to colleges. He decided to join the Navy 2 months after his HS graduation. He’s the first one out of the house. I guess it’s harder with the lack of communication, but all this info is great. It gives me comfort to know that he has a roof over his head, is being fed and is safe. We’re just so far away (in Guam) that I know one of us would make it to the graduation, plus we would go over the guests allowance with his sisters.
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There are 3 promised calls the I'm here, I'm still alive and I'm a sailor call. But always keep your phone close because usually around the 3rd or 4th week calls may come even sooner you just never know.
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That is so true! You never know. That’s why I’m on pins and needles 24/7- I want to talk to him, but also no news is good news .
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Arlyn, we got a phone call at 1:30am that he was there. It was a 30 second call, telling us that he might be able to call in about 3 weeks. We received his box of clothes about 10 days after he left. We received his form letter 15 days after he left (but we had President's Day with no mail delivery). We just got to mail letters for the first time yesterday. Yay!
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Waiting on mail to come is awful- while we are used to a quick text to check on them now we are at the liberty of the mail- still waiting - glad you got yours! How did the letter sound- happy- upbeat or what have I done
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Good Morning Ladies, I must say that when the first call and or Letter is received it may be full of doubts and them wanting to come home, the first call can be the hardest because once they hear your voice they may start to cry thru the whole phone call. so Brace yourselves this is normal. Your Loved Ones are missing you and family as much you are them. This is a whole new transition for them as well as for the family. Just let them know you are proud and remind them of the reason they choose to join. Basically all encouragement is needed, maybe pray with them over the phone. the next phone call and or letter you should hear or read a whole different outcome and maybe more relaxed. This whole transition is a test for them to see who will break, get depressed and this is watched closely, it is also a test for us Moms. There will be a time in this journey after A school that they will get stationed and deployed. so they cannot have someone who cannot handle being away for long periods of time. Some ships are silent so there may be no communication for awhile, Carriers they will have communication at times more than some. so we are being tested as they are as well.
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I am confused as ever... okay, so for P-day’s that is the week they arrive. They still have to go to MEPS? I guess here, on Guam, they each had to do a final medical screen before they are allowed to ship out. When the doc okays it, then they are good to go. Or is it when they get injured during the way?
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