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10.28.11 PIR - Going to Nuke School
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Permalink Reply by JamieKaye on
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It was so nice meeting you AJM MOM this weekend was amazing! Christmas can't come quick enough!
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Permalink Reply by angela on
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I agree Christmas can't get here quick enough. But it is nice now to be able to text him. I did on Sunday morning and told him I was just texting him cause I could. He said awesome. He changed so much during boot camp. I am so proud of him.
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My sailor didn't change too much. He was a bit older than most though. He already was a team player and always was a yes sir, yes ma'am type of guy. I have noticed he's a little more mature and laid back about things though! He used to kinda have a short fuse with certain things that dont seem like such a big deal to him anymore. He also is a little more appreciative of his loved ones, not that he wasn't before, it's just extremely obvious now.
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Well ladies, It looks like I will be moving out to Goose Creek late Spring! I'll be sure to keep all of you up to date with whats going on down there! :)
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Permalink Reply by AJM MOM on
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Banditos mom - My sailor had to be on the bus to leave bootcamp at 00:30 AM, arrived at airport around 1AM and flight left at 8AM that morning. We met him at the airport at 4AM, be sure and allow yourself enough time to get to the airport and park, it is alot of walking from the parking garage to the USO area. We chose to meet our sailor outside of the USO area to give him all his electronics. It was very smooth getting our gate pass to go back through security. Our sailor was so very tired, he had only had about an hours worth of sleep. But I think all the guys were tired. I think there were 12 in his group that all traveled together. My sailor did not know his flight information until the day of the I'm a sailor call, which was two days before graduation. Hope this helps.
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JamieKaye.... it was so nice meeting you too. My sailor was on the phone when your sailor came by to say hi...they really seem to enjoy each others company.....so glad! I know this will help get them through the next several months. Glad you are getting to move so soon!! Enjoy the planning.
My sailor is older also, so I think this helped him with the transition. He is much more organized now than I remember him being at home. He has always been respectful and had a strong love for family so this stayed the same, he said he missed talking with family the most. He called everyone on his Liberty time, which other than talking to us, relaxing in the room..with a LONG HOT shower, he just talked on the phone with all our family. It was great!!
Be sure and take boxer shorts and contact lenses (if your SR wears them) as well as their electronics. My sailor was so thankful I brought them. He wasn't sure if he could have the contacts in SC, but found out he could before we got to the airport and was so thankful I had gotten him some all white boxers, so that he can wear them with his white uniform.
That was just my experience. Either way the communication so far in SC has been great, he seems to really like it. He is trying to get ready for all the studying too.
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Permalink Reply by Genie on
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Our son, too, wanted to take a shower at the hotel room. We just brought pizza in and sat around and talked. We brought him boxers at the airport along with the electronics and he was very happy. Right now he is enjoying pulling weeds at Goose Creek in the nice weather. He says the class pressure will start soon enough and that it is pretty nice there. He is 23 so he is not one of the young guys either and he enjoys being with so many 'nerds'.
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Genie......my sailor is 20. My sailor said some of the guys were saying he was "old". Just kidding him of course, but maybe some of these "old guys" can become friends, form a study group or something Mine said he is enjoying the downtime right now, but knows soon it will take off and he is a little nervous about that. I am sure they all are.
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Spoke to him for a few minutes today. He said it is orientatIon stuff all week with 5 days of info crammed into 4 because of the holiday on Friday. Tomorrow is also a fitness test.
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