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Questions From a New Navy Mom
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Permalink Reply by srm54 (Ship 9, Div 005) on
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Marianne - My son took his cell phone with him to boot camp and it came back in the "Kid in a Box". I'm so glad he did because he went to MEPS on 9/21 for final paperwork etc. and flew out on 9/23. But he didn't fly out of San Diego until 11:30 a.m. and arrived in Chicago at 5:30. The bus did not pick him and the other 9 sailor recruits up until 11 pm. We were able to talk to him only because he had his cell phone with him. It really helped because, although he was not nervous at all prior to going to boot camp, he got nervous in Chicago waiting for the bus. I (and his cousin, a navy vet) were able to calm him down so having the cell phone really helped.
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Permalink Reply by missydarlin on
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Hi Mariane
Try out this website... it has a TON of information for families about boot camp details
http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/
I'm pretty sure they start covering him health insurance wise as soon as he finishes processing...if not before. I'd probably wait til he graduates boot camp to pull him though.
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Permalink Reply by LuvMySeabee(Joyce) on
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Hello Marianne! Just thought I'd give you some food for thought on the insurance. Since I work in this field here's some thoughts to ponder...With Obamacare now coming to fruition-you can take him off yours when his Tricare takes effect or you can leave him on til hes age 26....granted once his military insurance is active yours would be secondary but most companies will not ask about employment or anything else...And also keep in mind-at least where I'm at-if you have 2 insurances that has prescription benefits-you get to choose which one is primary...I know they get alot of services on base but just in case he would need treatment off base then hes double covered...
Best wishes-
Joyce
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Permalink Reply by Marianne(Ship04/Div807) on
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Joyce- Thank you for the insurance advice. I hadn't thought about having him double covered.
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Permalink Reply by mistydawn_67 on
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I'm keeping mine on. We have had him double covered all his life and it has been a Godsend at times when he was little.
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Graduation is about 8 weeks later. You will get info in the mail that will give you more details.
He's active duty now so has his own insurance through Tri-care. We were military too, so when my son joined we let Tri-Care know that he is now his own sponsor so has his own policy with them. My sailor never called me through out BC. He told us later that his division had a few kids that were always getting in trouble, so when one gets in trouble, they all get priviledges taken away. He did call the Friday after Battlestations 21 to let me know he had made it! The ceremony to remove the recruit cap and replace it with a sailor cap is prett emotional. He told us that some kids couldn't make it, and if they don't, they don't get into the Navy. I did write him every day though. He only wrote me twice the entire time, but that was OK. I still have those letters in his Navy scrapbook. I hope to present it to him at his retirement ceremony some day.
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Permalink Reply by Denise-- Seabee Mom on
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Keep him covered until he has completed Boot Camp. "If" something happens and he is sent home he will not have insurance. Once he has completed boot you know he is well on his way. Once he is you can drop him. The Navy will have him covered very well
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Thank you to everyone for your replies. You all have really helped. This is a great website.
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dreamcruisecvp here is the link to your son's friends PIR group...join it, it will give you an idea of what to expect from your sons PIR http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir12310
Also join this group http://www.navyformoms.com/group/leavinforbootcampinfebruary here you'll connect with other N4m's whose rct leaves in Feb. Also read some of the discussions for good info.
And go to your profile page and scroll down to read comments left for you...I left you a greeting message that has links to groups and other info that maybe helpful to your and your rct.
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Permalink Reply by BADma on
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Okay..so I'm sitting here waiting for "the call" and just tthought: do they do these Boot Camp activities ALL weekend,too?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Are you asking if they have weekends off in boot camp? No. Saturday is a full training day. Sunday is a non-training day, but that does not mean they get the day off. That is when they get to iron their uniforms and write letters. They still have to march to meals and so on.
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Did your son ship out Nov. 1? That when my son left. I got "the call" 2:00 a.m. my time - 1:00 a.m. Chicago time.
Joe's Mom
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