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Ok So My daughter is thinking about joining the navy and i am really scared shes my only daughter and i dont want anything to happen to her when she decides to leave to GL Next Summer.

 

What is bootcamp like for them especially the battlestation?

 

Will she be able to come visit me when she graduates or will she be sent directly to A-School?

 

Please Help Me I Am Really Concerned

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Girls who join the Navy do have to cut their hair short (different from Army, Air Force or Marines) but they may grow it back after. The hard part is that in-between stage, when its too short to put up and too long to leave down. I had to use a LOT of bobby pins for a few months until it got longer.
Although my daughter did have to cut her hair short before she shipped to boot camp on Sept 15, there is a rumor that they are going to suspend that rule. Possibly because they are allowed to have it long afterward, and the other branches don't require it.
They let us have it long in boot camp 30 years ago. It was a real pain for the girls who chose to do that. I had mine cut before I went, best decision ever.

They allow a braid now, so it may be much simpler to put up in a hurry. The trick isn't putting it up, the trick is putting it up in a hurry.
Donna, my daughter is also deployed on the Abe Lincoln. She is loving it. I know how you are feeling about the communication part, i think the is the toughest part of thier deployment. I agree totally my daughter has grown mentally and physically. If your daughter is thinking about it i think she is making a good choice, my daughter wasn't completely sure about her decision but now she is glad she made the decision to join.
gmmom68 here is the link to the abe ...actually there are two groups one big one and one newer,smaller one http://www.navyformoms.com/group/anyonewithasailoronussabelincoln
JessicaB-SailorMom, thanks for the link and just to clarify my id is qmmom68. My daughter is a quartermaster. Again thanks for the link.
Maria - so glad to have been some help! Please do keep in touch and let me know how she does! If she would like to talk to another young woman in the military, just let me know, and I will share my daughter's contact information.

My best wishes to your daughter!!!

Joey
My Daughter Is Taking Her Practice ASVAB On Wednesday if she does well Then They'll Make Her An Appt. To Take the real one. i asked her and she said she would love to as long as your daughter knows ahead of time. Thank You Soo Much
Hi Maria, I know exactly how you feel. When my daughter who is my only child told me a year ago that she was going to see a recruiter, I cried for a month. After finding this site and talking to her recruiter, I had a new attitude regarding women in the Navy. My daughter is now in A school and what a mature young woman I have now. With regard to her safety, she has more of a chance of getting hurt walking down the street. The Navy teaches young sailors to become responsible adults and work together as a team. She now has a family that she can totally rely on outside of her own family. With regard to her visiting you, it depends on where she will be going to A school. You absolutely must go to her bootcamp graduation (PIR), and you will be able to spend some time with her. When she left for bootcamp, I was a crazy fool, but as the weeks went on, the proud mama came out in me.

Wishing you the best!
MariaJimenez781, my oldest daughter is in the navy. She left in February for GL. It is tough but I know she made the right decision. She has grown and matured alot. She was at GL for bootcamp and for A-School. Depending on what field she is going into depends on where her A-School is. Some of the ppl that my daughter went to bootcamp left almost immediately after graduation, othrs were at GL for a up to a week. Since her's was there at the GL right after graduation she had to take about 4 hours and move all her stuff and check in to A-School before she was allow any liberty. But after that she was allow to come and stay with us at the hotel for the weekend. Once in A-School she had to work through different levels of liberty, but by memeriol day weekend she was able to come home for the weekend since our hometown is within the distants allowed by liberty rules. Now she assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln which is currently on deployment. Her family and I are proud of what she is doing and have supported her 100%. Once she leaves it is important that you let her know that you love her and are proud of her and support her.
gmmom68 here is the link to the abe ...actually there are two groups one big one and one newer,smaller one http://www.navyformoms.com/group/anyonewithasailoronussabelincoln
Maria -

My daughter graduates this Friday. I have never been so thrilled as when I got the call last week that she had passed battle stations. I have to say that I have missed her terribly during this time of almost no communication, other than letters. I think the hardest thing for her has been missing me. She seems to have enjoyed everything else about the basic training experience. As much as I miss her, I know that it is what it good for her.

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