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Boot camp bail out???
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Permalink Reply by bethr311 on
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How long has your son been at BC? I hope this works out okay, I'd be scared too. Hugs!
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Permalink Reply by Chas'Mom on
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how long has he been at boot camp? is he having a rough time? maybe he wants to leave so bad, Chief thinks the parents can talk to him? I don't know...you got me on this one but I'll be praying for you and your family. (((hugs)))
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Permalink Reply by proud mom <3 ship 12 div 305 <3 on
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He's been there since the 26th of july
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My thoughts are with you. I know that your heart is aching. I really believe that it takes a special kind of person to join the military and want to serve their country. They all have the same core traits: duty, honor, integrity, selflessness to name a few. If your son didn't have these, he wouldn't be there now. He's already proven his strength - now he just needs to believe in it and himself. He will do just fine.
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Permalink Reply by Jean-9 ship07div113 on
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My Son did the same thing. All I can say is encourage him to stay. Boot Camp was harder than my son had ever done before but he came through with flying colors. He is now very happy as a corpsman HM3. Best of Luck! Hugs!!
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Permalink Reply by ModestoAngel (IT/ATF Pensacola) on
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Proud mom that brought tears to my eyes. It would break my heart if my SR said that to me. Like others have said he could be wanting to quit. Homesick. Finding it tough. This is the hard part for us parents. We don't know what is going on and it kills us to think our kids might be in emotional pain and we can't do anything for them. Keep your head up and be strong. Write him an encouraging letter and give him many reasons to pull it together and finish. He'll be ok once he gets over this hurdle.
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Permalink Reply by Tysmom on
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My son has been in bootcamp since July 2nd. He just finished his 4th training week. I talked to him by phone this past weekend and although he is doing well and determined to finish, I got a sense of how difficult it must be for those guys in many ways, especially if they have never been away from home before. I'm sure your son is homesick, tired and trying to adjust right now, since he hasn't even been there 2 weeks yet. It WILL get better. I will keep him and you in my prayers. Please let us know how he is doing. I'm sure a lot of us are following this thread, hoping to hear good news very soon. :)
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Permalink Reply by Jenn (Proud AO Mom) on
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Proud mom - My son has been in for almost a year and I haven't heard of that type of call before - not saying that it doesn't happen but I haven't heard of it. My guess is just like some other moms have said, your son may be feeling overwhelmed and his chief may have seen that in him and thought a call home may be helpful to his morale. That is a good thing - he wants your son to succeed (and even if you and your hubby said Yes - come home now! he'd still be in Great Lakes - the chief isn't giving him a way out - he's just trying to boost his morale.) Just start writing him encouraging letters - even if you don't send them until you get his address - it takes a while for the mail to catch up to them. And just know that the first 3 weeks are the worst for the guys - you will probably get a letter or two home that will sound really down and questioning his choice. It's totally normal - just keep on encouraging him. It's just a big change to go through for these kids.
On another note - I went to your home page and I live in El Cajon too. If you would like to get together or something I'd be happy to meet up with you. Just private message me.
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