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June BC Calendar
Here is a calendar to keep track of when our loved ones leave for BC June 2011. Stole the idea from the Leaving in March group! I tried to go back through the site to get dates from those posted. Help me keep it updated! :)
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Permalink Reply by lisarobin on
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My son just says he is past ready. I know he just wants to go on and get started. He is nervous though as I am sure alot of them are.
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That is funny that you say that. Chris is 25 and graduated from college 2 years ago. He was going into Border Patrol as an Agent and passed everything but had been on the waiting list ever since then. He finally decided to change to the Navy which I am very happy about. The border is something I have been worried about for a long time. I know there is still danger in the Navy but I feel like he will be better off there. He also has always asked me for info all the time while he was in college. But when push comes to shove, he can make things happen if he wants it. We won't be there so they will have to rise to the occasion without us whether they want to or not. :.)
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Well I don't think I'm a clingy mom either but I son may beg to differ. :.) I have had to let go alot over the last few years. I don't think we are ever ready to let them go totally but I have resigned myself to it. Good luck to your soon too. We are having a going away party for him Memorial Day weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate...
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Permalink Reply by MidwestMom on
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My son is also committed to having a career in law enforcement so the Navy training will be a good thing whether he goes full-time military or law enforcement after college. We say we can't wait to hear "Yes Sir!" or "No Sir!" instead of "Huh?" :)
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Permalink Reply by proudmama (Ship 10 Div 257) on
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Hello there, my son leaves on June 15. It seems soooo close!! I see there are some others leaving on the same day...would love to be friends with you!
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I've got you added, proudmoma! Just a reminder, even though they are given a ship date, they will most likely leave home the day before that so keep it in mind when armoring your heart! My son's 'day' is June 8, but he will leave with the recruiter on the 7th. Time seems to be flying! We'll have most of May with him after he finishes with finals and moves back home. God protect all our DEP, SR and Sailor sons, daughters, and loved ones!
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Permalink Reply by J&R's Mom on
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Hi, new to this group, but a pro to this site, I am a member of the "leaving in March" group. Now I have one leaving in June. My SR is leaving on June 22nd, please add him to your calendar. I have to say that my husband bragged up a storm to his friends and co-workers that I was so strong because I was so educated about what was going on, due totally to this site. We are well armed and that makes us more in control. I cried the most at my sons going away party because all of my friends were here saying good bye, but when we actually dropped him off at the recruiter's office, he made me promise no tears, so I did not. Here I go again!!
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Hello Justin & Ryans Mom. I am so glad to have this site to refer to. I am a first time mom and it is really starting to hit me that he is leaving. I have to take him to his recruiter on the 6th of June. We are having a going away party on the 28th of May so he could have the last weekend to see his fiance and finish up last minute things. I am sending out the invitations today so it is really staring me in the face. Are any of your sons in the CTT group?
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Added you Justin&Ryan's Mom. We look forward to a seasoned mom's words of wisdom. :)
KatieGail - I would check with the N4M sites at the A-school location your son is going to. My DEP will go to FL and from what I read, there is no telling when he'll actually move out of holding and into A-school therefore it will be a sit and wait situation for the holidays. Maybe your son's A-school is more reliable. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much. At least they won't be in BC so we can talk! :)
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Well...........as I sit here and wait for my phone call from my first son's ( 18 yrs old in his 3rd week of BC) phone call, I do not feel so seasoned after all. I can probably answer questions, but I feel a little wheepy and unsure of how I will act when my son actually calls. I know that he is safe but I miss him. He is funny and makes us laugh and I miss that. The last week when he was home, he went out almost every night to spend time with his friends and we let him, he needed to do that. We had a wonderful going away party for him, he said he did not want it, but thanked us for it afterwards, we all had a blast and I cried a lot with all of my friends that have watched him grow up. I am sure that we will doing the exact same thing again with our oldest son in June. When we got our form letter sent home with the one paragraph hand written from our son, he put as many one liners in there as he could (very typical of him) and this too made us laugh. I carry that in my purse and let all of our friends read it, they all laugh. My advise is have your SR clean out their room before they go - donate what they do not want, pack up A school stuff separate from things they want stored so you do not have to do this for them. This takes a week or so for them to do so get on it!! Time for them to grow up and time for us to let go!!
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Every fall when the kids leave for college, I spend time upstairs cleaning their rooms so I'm not holding out much hope that he's going to suddenly step up and do it himself. It is my therapy for me as well. I start by wandering through their rooms, stripping beds, and missing the kids...and end by feeling like I've been able to take back my house! That being said, I am really dreading the loss of communication. Ugh. Right now, I can text and call all four of our kids and having that end in 7 weeks with the youngest is going to be TOUGH! I just keep trying to focus on how happy he is in this decision and pray that I stay strong and don't cry all the time...at least when he's around. Justin&RyansMom -- Can't quite imagine losing two in just a short time, but how proud you must feel when you see them spreading their wings!
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Permalink Reply by monkeymind on
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Sam's mom...my son is a week after yours and we're experiencing the same things. I can tell he's getting nervous by what he tells my daughter. He's excited but I think it's just starting to hit home that he's leaving. He's going to Texas over Spring break to see my brother, it's his first time flying alone, he's 17. He's walking through the airport in his head, afraid he'll miss his connecting flight. You have to understand that my son, probably like yours, plans nothing and always waits until the last minute so I am hopeful that he's mentally preparing himself. Is your son more emotional now or acting differently, like he wants his independence? I'm noticing mine is a bit short with me and talking back, where in the past he has always been respectful. Gotta deal with it, I guess.
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