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Just Graduated from High School Last Night
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Permalink Reply by CB_s Mom on
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Connor is leaving in December. His first deployment date was in August but he tried the nuclear exam and made it. That pushed his date back. I am glad but he is anxious to go. By going in August allowed him to compete with his church ministry in Fine Artsat National Competition in Phoenix in early August.
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Permalink Reply by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on
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Good luck with your son! Mine graduates tomorrow afternoon. When does yours leave for boot camp? Mine has to wait until September, but I'm so glad to have the summer with him.
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What an amazing time for us. Connor was going in August but with a second try he passed the entrance exam for the Nuclear Progam. Congratulations to your daughter. What state are you in?
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Permalink Reply by ebigirl on
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Enjoy the time you have NOW to spend with your son. My son graduated from BC on 5/6/11. He left for his A school the following morning at 10:00. His A school lasts 13 weeks, and then only the Lord knows where he might be deployed to. A long haul but worth every minute in his words.
Boot camp was very hard for ME. They have NO way to communicate with the outside world except through snail mail and "maybe" 3 phone calls. Send him with stamps and a calling card with a LOT of minutes on it. Pay phones eat up 35 minutes just connecting to the # dialed!!
It will be VERY COLD while he is at RTC(Recruit Training Center). If your from somewhere that's pretty warm all the time, beware!!
Plan to attend PIR (Graduation) if at all possible. We drove from WA State, and I would not have missed it for the world! 5,000 miles and one Sailor later we are done with phase 1!!!
Congrats and thank your son for his service!
Ebigirl
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