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2 more weeks!!!
i only have 2 more weeks until i leave for bootcamp!!! i am super excited, the only thing im nervous about is ill be away from family and friends, but im ready for boot to be here already so i can get that done and over with, i know i can do it! im really excited to start my new life as a sailor, and want to thank everyone of you that have given me support when i didnt have it! you all have been very helpful, and even when you didnt know you gave me a link or somthing that would help me find my answers! so thank you, you will never realy know what you all mean to me, im glad i selected this site for help! i will be on after boot and throuhout my life as a sailor, and ill be on from time to time till i leave as well!!!
thank you for your support,
Future sailor 2013
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Thank you fo your willingness to serve and best wishes to you.
Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for the RTC.
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Permalink Reply by NavyWife2013 on
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thank you! i will check out the link above right now ;)
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You are very welcome.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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You will be with other recruits who are also away from friends and family. They will become your new Navy family over those eight weeks. Of course, this doesn't replace your own loved ones, but you will lean on your new shipmates for support, just as they will lean on you.
have your family let you leave voicemails for them on their phones, so they can pull up your message when they are missing you.
Are you going to get your hair cut before you leave? I did, and it was a terrific decision.
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i got it cut already...it sucked cause i prefer long hair, but i will have to accommodate a lot of things for the Navy, but i know in the end it will be well worth it :)
it has already got my parents to start to support me, although they dislike my decision to join the military, atleast i have their support anyway.
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Support is good, they'll be better when you start to succeed. I didn't tell my parents I was joining until I was there. They were working overseas, dad had been a MasterChief. I knew they thought I was flighty (I was) and that I'd never make it. Dad was darn proud when I made E-6 in six years, but he'd never say so. Stubborn, like me, hehe.
Be prepared to HATE boot camp initially, and then go through a down phase when you're missing home/friends/civilian life. A week or two. Once your division begins to work together, your mood will improve. And get as much sleep as you can the night before you fly out, if you can. Try to sleep on the plane, carry a granola bar or two in your pocket. Have a little cash to eat at the airport. You'll be up roughly 48 hours when you hit Great Lakes, it gets pretty chaotic.
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