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Left for Bootcamp 12/6...anyone else??
Hi there..my son arrived at GL on December 6th...got the "im here" phone call...no box yet...just waiting...anyone else have a loved one leave for GL on the 6th..I would love to find a few of us to keep in touch and swap stories of their progression...take care
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Permalink Reply by Alisa'sMom* Ship 2 DIV 912* on
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My daughter left on dec. 6th from shreveport la.i also got the i'm here phone call and yet have reciceved the box.i have become a mailbox stalker.told my mail lady to be prepared and she just giggled.she said thats ok i know how you are with your kidos.i would love to swap stories and see how your son is handleing being away from home.how old is your son and whats his job.My daughter is 18 and IT is her job
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Permalink Reply by Chrissey on
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Hello!! And welcome...we are from Laconia, NH...but he left from the Boston MEPS...my son is 19 and his job is AECF...advanced electronics computer field....hopefully we both get the box on Monday...If this was the show Lets make a deal...I would trade the box for a phone call...Keep in touch!
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Permalink Reply by dragon7 on
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Alisa'sMom.
My son left from Shreveport too. I thought the stage in your pic looked familiar. I saw a couple of girls but don't remember Alisa. My mind wasn't functioning well that day! My son is 25 - I can't imagine sending your 18 yr old daughter off. God bless you.
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Permalink Reply by navymom74 on
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my son is 19 too..we left from Missouri..and I don't have specific info on how buying the pictures works..from what I hear there should be some info in our form letter when we get it about graduation and pics! glad everyone is here to share their thoughts and stories!!
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Permalink Reply by memphis.mom SHIP07 DIV 064 on
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I have been watching the boot camp videos on youtube and trying to imagine what they are all doing right now - it is hard not to be sad but proud at the same time which such a conflict - my son is 23 and left from Fargo ND. He is an Intelligence Specialist and will be attending A school in Virginia
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Good afternoon everyone...hope you are all doing ok..I know that my son leaving and this being the Holiday season has been trying for me...I got his address today from his recruiter...so If you havent gotten yours yet...you might want to ask for it!
Gonna run and start putting some ink to paper and let him know that his football team won!! I am sure he is having NFL withdrawals by now)
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Permalink Reply by KIM756 on
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My son is 19 too, he left from Seattle, WA MEPS on the 6th and is a Corpsman.
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Permalink Reply by Proud Navy Mom on
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My son too left for Boot camp on 12/6...we received his box on Saturday. There pants legs are rolled up because they were fitted for boots and didn't have a chance to roll them back down. I did get a call from him it was about 35 sec long he sounded ready to go not nervous at all. I am really missing him today. Can't wait to get my first letter from him. I also can't wait to find out when Graduation will be.
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Proud Navy Mom, my son left on the 6th too, he's in Ship 07 Div 059. Divisions up to 60 graduate on Feb 3. If I knew how to post the link I would. :) Hope it is the same for you. If you go to bootcamp.navy.mil it takes you to the Recruit Training Command site and you can find the schedule there. Hoping for form letters today.
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