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My son is leaving Oct 6th for IL, anyone else?
My son is leaving Oct 6th for IL, anyone else?
I'm excited for him and his future, but sadened that I won't be able to speak to him for a few weeks.
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Permalink Reply by marylou (ship09 div015) on
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did you get the call? My son told me that I woulldnt get his things for a few weeks. I asked him 'a few weeks?' and he said yes. I thought it would take a week at the most. I think he was just delirious due to lack of sleep..
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Permalink Reply by proudksmom on
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My daughter is also from KS. and left on the 6th from Denver, where did Alex leave from?
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good luck to your daughter. She is a strong person. Have you heard from her yet?
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Permalink Reply by BR549 on
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You'll get your first call normally at week 3 mine came on a Thursday night look for 847 area code
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good to know. Thank you. I will start marking the days off on the calenday.
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Permalink Reply by lornaknits on
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Hi Marylou,
My daughter left on the 6th from California. It was an emotional day. She is married so her husband gets all the information from the Navy, not me. I feel very out-of-the-loop.
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Luckily, you have this site. I have found it to be a treasure chest of information. I have read most of the information up, down, left, right, frontwards and backwards. LOL. It was funny because I was telling my son what was going to happen next!
If you need a couple laughs, there is a thread that posts about funny letters that they have received from their family or loved ones in boot camp. http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/1971797:Topic:856292?commen...
Funny stuff.
Hang in there, we're here for you.
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Permalink Reply by MEsailormom on
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My son Dylan left 10/6 as well. Late phone call...no box yet. Very lonely up here in Maine. He finally got his dream!
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Permalink Reply by Danismom on
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My daughter left from Annapolis on the 6th also. She left for bc within 30 days from joining so she never went to a DEP meeting. I'm so greatful for this site. Good luck to all our saliors!!
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What made her want to join?
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It's so good to hear this is what he wanted to do. My son did as well. He was in aerospace camp for 2 weeks one summer and they talked about the Civil Air Patrol. He joined that and soon afterwards started high school and joined the AFJROTC. Yea, I think our boys made the right decision. They are being taken care of. They will be fine.
What will your son be doing?
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