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Veterans: your experience vs your child's experience?

I'm having a hard time separating MY experience in the Navy (20 years ago, my boot camp and A school no longer exist, and my ship has been decommissioned) from my son's pending experience. My husband (also a Navy vet) and I have been giving him all kinds of advice, but every time I turn around I learn about something ELSE that has changed drastically from my own experience. From uniforms to policies, everything is different, but it's still the same in many ways, too.

I think it might actually be easier to be a parent who has no military experience.

Are there any other moms out there with this problem?

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Permalink Reply by triniann25 on August 19, 2009 at 1:38pm

Hi
My son James joined the Navy, I am Army Retired, I have learned so many things since he has joined, the lingo is totally different for me, but I am able to convert his conversation from my experience in the military. His discussion with his recruiter, I was agreed with his decision, but had a conversation with his recruiter, and told him to be straight with my child.
As NCO, he had to understand it like a parent child relationship, just go with the program ( follows orders), unless the decision puts you in harm way.
My relationship with my son is stronger because of my past experience, and he has open up more, I see a sense of maturity level since has to be responsible for other sailors. As parents we have to let go and let our children grow. Our military background help, but like life it is on going learning experience.

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Permalink Reply by Chris in MI on August 24, 2009 at 12:16am

I too have noticed the differences between 'now' and 20 yrs. ago when I was in. The uniforms have changed, they've done away with the rating badges and even combined quite a few of the ratings themselves. I was a PN (Personnelman) and now have been told by my daughters recruiter that the PN and DK (Disbursing Clerk) was combined to a PS Personnel Specialist). My daughter's rate of LS threw me since I couldn't remember what it was...and of course was informed Logistics Specialist (LS) is the ''old" PC (Postal Clerk) and SK (Storekeeper) combined. From the videos and comments I see, Great Lakes is alot different than Orlando was...but I am hoping that she has just as many good memories and experiences that I did during her time in the Navy also. Go Navy!