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Son Leaves for Bootcamp 9/10/2013? Anyone else have the same ship date?
Looking to connect with anyone who has a child/spouse leaving for boot camp on 9/20/2013.
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Permalink Reply by BlueStarMomX2 on
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It comes up very quickly. Damon left on Tuesday. It seems like he has been gone forever already. Make the most of your time.
A quick overview of his final two days:
We live in California so he shipped out of Sacramento. He went to MEPS with the recruiter around noon on Monday. He was only in MEPS for an hour or so signing paperwork before they put him up in the hotel. He was then allowed to leave the hotel but had to be back to check in at 9:45 pm and in his room at 10 pm. We went up there on Monday and took him out to dinner with family and friends. We then stayed the night in a hotel and went to MEPS the next morning to see him sworn in (9 am swear in). After he was sworn in you have 3 minutes to say goodbye. They have to do some final paperwork while their flights are booked. They will then have a travel briefing and be given their flight information. A shuttle will be waiting out front for them to take them to the airport. You can say your goodbyes to them there in those three minutes or follow them to the airport, depending on how soon their flight leaves. We went to the airport. With my oldest son who went in 2010, they allowed us to go up to the gate to sit with him until he got on the plane. This time the lady would not let us do that. It really just depends on how nice the person is that is at the ticket counter. We stayed downstairs at the airport and sat at Starbucks to visit with him for the last hour. He was very lucky as his best friend was leaving for boot camp with him. We all stood at the bottom of the escalator and watched them as they went up to their flight. (It was a great photo op....take a pic from the bottom of the escalator as your son/daughter goes up). To us it was like the boys' transition from boys to men.
I bought him a thin black leather wallet and inside I put....a book of stamps, a calling card, a laminated card with addresses on it, and photos.
I hope this will give you all a better idea of what to expect when he leaves. If you have any questions, I would love to answer them for you.
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Permalink Reply by JKRMommy on
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My daughter left on the 10th. I didn't realize it would be so hard to have her gone!
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My son left on the 10th also. Hang in there, it does get easier. :)
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany's Mom Ship 09 Div 427 on
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My daughter left 9-11-13 shes on ship 09 Div 427 How about yours?
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My son is Ship 13, Div 422. What is your daughters job?
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Ship 13, Div 422
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Permalink Reply by Richie's Mom on
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Mine left on 9/10...Where is your son? would love to connect...if they left the same date, they probably have same PIR?
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What division is your son? Mine is Ship 13, Div 422. They are all in Great Lakes. PIR is 11/08 :)
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My daughter left then too
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