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5 Stages of Boot Camp for Parents & Loved ones
Hi All,
A boot camp Dad posted this on facebook and I thought is was so good, I wanted to share it her:
The Five Stages Of Loved Ones During Basic Training. Stage
1: Denial ... The first thought is one of disbelief. The person cannot believe their Loved One wants to join the Navy. (Are you kidding me???) This stage is often accompanied by deep sighs and a hope that sanity will return.
Stage 2: Anger “OK. Are you are just doing this to get even with me for something? Why are you trying to be mean me? Have you sought professional help?“
Stage 3: Bargaining “If you don’t go, I will cook your favorite meal EVERY DAY.”
Stage 4: Depression “OMG, (He /She) really is gone to Boot Camp. I won’t get a letter for TWO WHOLE WEEKS! And no phone calls for a MONTH! And I won’t get to see (him / her) for TWO MONTHS!!! Sigh… Life as I have known it is over… “
Stage 5: Acceptance “PIR is almost here!!! I am so excited!!! I am so proud!!! What am I going wear? How do I get there? Can my entire extended family attend? Can I stand next to my Sailor during PIR? Will there be an entire team of photographers and videographers dedicated to my Sailor’s every move? Can I meet (him / her) outside before they march in? Can I come live in their Division area with them until Graduation Day??? Etc… etc… And then suddenly, before you know it, you are sitting there and the door rises and in they march in to the Drill Hall ...
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Permalink Reply by Icelsa(Marcusmom) on
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Thank you, I will join some of the groups. Add my prayers to yours, thanks.
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thanks, I did
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Permalink Reply by debnchris on
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@lemonelephant - My son is getting ready to be deployed and I remember a site that provided boxes or something for the care packages.. Do you know?
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Free USPS Packaging for Family and Friends of Service members
The United States Postal Service is providing military family members and friends with packaging materials to send packages to service members.
Call 1 (800) 610-8734, and select option #1, then #1 again, then #2 again and ask for the "Military pack."
Eight boxes, tape, packaging materials, and labels will be mailed to those who call. They will also provide an I.D. number to re-order. Please allow four to 10 days to receive the materials.
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I'm glad I could help.
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Permalink Reply by SYNTIA (Ship 02 DIV 920) on
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OMG! tissues needed here please. We so dearly miss our SR, have had no contact since 02082013 when "The Letter" arrived, since then nothing. We are so glad to find out that these feelings are not unique to us. Thank you for sharing :)
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Permalink Reply by AnimalLover87 on
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My baby brother just left for boot camp Monday (March 11). It was a shock to us when he told us what he wanted to do; the rest of the children in the family had graduated from college and had sights set on graduate and medical school. For the longest time I was so angry at recruiters for reeling him in. I tried convincing him and pleading. I went through stages of anger and bargaining. I'm still very very bitter at the Navy because I am afraid of the torment he will experience in boot camp. After all, he is my baby brother. Yet I just spoke with a friend who served his time in the Navy and he reassured me greatly that my brother will be broken in a good way that will teach him responsibility. It's just hard to think that when I know I won't see him for a long time. I plan on getting married in little more than a year too.... Is he going to be able to be there????
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It will all depend on his command (where he is stationed) and if he has leave time coming, but if he plans well, it is possible that he could have leave for your wedding. Sailors can accrue 2.5 days of leave for each month of service beginning with the day they shipped to BC. He can't use any leave until after he finishes "A" School and most usually use 10 days then, but he can get back 5 if he does RAP duty and works with a recruiter and then turns in the paper work when he gets to his first duty station.
Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in March, to connect with others with loved ones who left the same day and may have PIR together.
You may want to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here. Once you know your SR’s PIR date and/or division number, watch in Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups. Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will let you know what is happening, but you will also want to check out the other Pages in all of the groups.
There aren't currently any sibling sites that I know of and the groups on here aren't very active--Navy Siblings, Proud Navy Siblings and Siblings of Sailors (S.O.S.)--we welcome you in the groups above.
(Group names within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and after the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)
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Permalink Reply by Eaglemom2 on
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I just found this and wanted to say thank you. I have a SR at bc since May 7 and I have a Navy Mom tee shirt. The other day someone thanked me and wanted to know if my son was deployed. I said he was at bc and then she thanked me for his service. It was awkward but I felt so much pride of my son it caught my breath and I couldn't breathe. I can't imagine what it is going to be like at PIR on June 28.
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