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Leaving Sept 24th
My son leaves for Boot Camp Sept 24 from Dallas. Would love to touch base with other 24th moms no mater where you are from.
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Permalink Reply by Stacey on
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My son is in aviation too. He is going in as PACT because he didn't know what he wanted to do when it was time to pick a job. He tried to get shipped out with his sister, my daughter left this past Monday for BC.
Where overseas are you?
I have gone thru this before with my husband when he joined the Marines 21 years ago, but this is different for me know since it's my kids.
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Permalink Reply by Barb on
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We are in Japan.
So, you will have 2 graduations to attend. This must be hard to have both of them join at the same time. I have 1 in college and my 22 year old joining the navy. I'm glad I still have 2 at home. It is keeping me sane.
What is PACT?
I would think it would be different, but at least you have some insight as to the road ahead. Actually I feel good about my son joining. I think it will be good for him, and he's wanted to be a pilot in the Navy since he was 7. At first it seemed like he wouldn't be in Aviation (filled up), but they later called him and offered him Aviation if he delayed his boot camp by about 3 weeks.
I wish I could be around a little more while he prepares to go, but we just keep praying that everything comes together for him smoothly!
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Japan??? I was there back in 1993 with my husband and my daughter that just went off to BC. We left the day after she turned 1 yr old.
PACT stands for Professional Apprenticeship Career Track, which allows him to try out several different jobs and then pick from those which one he likes best. My daughter knew in a second what she wanted to do, but not my son.
I have 2 other kids at home, 16 & 14, so they keep me busy, but I work from home and now that the kids are in school the house is so quiet during the day. My son just graduated this past June, and has never been out on his own. I think I will need a whole box of tissues when I see him leave.
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We have been back and forth between the US and Japan since 1987, but we left in Dec. '92 and come back to Japan in 2000, so you were here while we were in the US. Were you on a base, or did you get to enjoy the country at all?
Thanks for the explanation. It sounds like a good choice if you don't know exactly where your gifting lies. Sounds like rotations for doctors when they don't know what they want to specialize in.
I think it would be incredibly hard to send a new graduate into the military. My son went to 2 years of college, then has been trying to pay off his college loans working at Target (hard to do). He's almost down to 0 debt, and it's good to see him finally looking toward a future. Since we have been separated from him for over 3 years (occasional visits), It's not as hard on us. It was especially nice that we were able to see him briefly last month. We'll be stateside next year, but he'll be gone by then. It's strange thinking that we'll live in the US for a year and may not be able to see him. I suppose that is when my tears will come.
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Permalink Reply by narob01 on
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Drove up to Dallas to have dinner with my son yesterday. We had a really nice time. For the first time in a long time I didn't cry all the way home. Maybe it's because we are taking a trip to OKC to see family this weekend and we will have lots of time together then.
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I'm getting different dates from different places. If they all go to boot camp on September 24, does that mean that they all graduate on November 22? My son's recruiter had said something about the 15th. As we are overseas, we have to plan ahead, but yet the Navy site says don't plan anything until you hear that they are actually graduating...anyone have insight on this? It's so hard for me to realize how fast it is coming up since we are already separated by so far...
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Permalink Reply by logaus2 on
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My son left September 24th from Baltimore MD. But we are actually from Delaware.
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Permalink Reply by sonia on
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My daughter left from here(Alaska) on the 24 also. Maybe they will meet? Hope you are doing ok.
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Permalink Reply by Jacks (Ship14 Div020) on
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I am a mom too, but it is my husband leaving on the 24th from San Diego. He will be entering at 34 years old and will be gone for over a year with training following BT. Any advice for me for the 2 boys 14 and 9 would be great as I think it is starting to set in that the their dad is leaving.
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Permalink Reply by tidefan on
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I admire what he is doing. Praying for your family and welcoming you to your new family.
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Thank you for your support and prayers
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