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Waiting for My Son to come home
My son left for bootcamp on Thursday, Nov 7th, and on Friday evening I received a phone call from him in tears that he was sent to the Federal Hospital and was so scared it broke my heart. He was under observation for major depression, he should absolutely no sign of this prior to leaving. He was sent to Ship 5 on Tuesday and is now in a holding pattern until his discharge is processed. I do not know if it will be a medical discharge or a general one. I have been reassured that it will not be anything dishonrable.
I was at such a loss earlier last week and did not know where to turn. I was so worried about him dealing with all this totally on his own and then dealing with my own confusion as to what just happened. When my son left he was so focused and was showing unbelievable leadership skills that amazed all of us. He is now second guessing his decision and just wants to come home.
He is able to get his old job back so I know he will not be sitting aournd doing nothing when he gets home but I don't want to see him abandon his dream. My biggest battle right now is dealing with being able to let him make his own decisions and accepting that the goals that I had for him may not be his. No matter what he does with his life he will always have our support 100%,
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Permalink Reply by AZNavymom on
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I know this is a very hard time for you and your son. Please keep in mind this is not an official dx, so don't worry that your son may have some kind of serious condition that should have been dx'd sooner. If a new recruit shows any worry or anxiety or misses home, they are very quick to slap a depression label on them. I wish the recruiters would tell these young men and women to keep their feelings to themselves for the first week or so, because most likely they are just going through an adjustment period. It usually takes about a month to get home from ship 5, though my son came home almost 2 months ago, so maybe it's gotten better. Hang in there. Feel free to private message me on here if you want to talk.
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Permalink Reply by Bradys_Mom on
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We were so hoping to hear from our son this weekend but we have not heard anything from him since Thursday. I have to admit that through this whole experience I did not realize until when my son left the sacrifice that is made when one goes into the military. I always knew that there would be a lack of communication home but I didn't know how hard that was going to be. I feel very selfish, but I am so glad that I know my son will be home within the next few weeks, hopefully this week. I feel guilty about it at times but I just want him home.
I thank those who make this sacrifice for our nation.
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Brady's mom my son left the same day and on Friday December the 13th they told him he was being discharged. Not for the same reason but he was so excited to be there and now he is still waiting to come home hates the place now because of the way they are treating them and is being told it may not be until the New Year. Has your son returned home yet and if so what day was it? I am just trying to figure out when to expect him and it is driving me nuts. (He hurt his back while there)
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I'm sorry for what happened to your sons, proudmomma and Bradysmom. I know it really sucks. My son spent just a couple days less than a month in ship 5. But that was in August - I think they're getting them out quicker now. A month or so was pretty average back then.
Good luck, I know it's very hard.
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Hi Proudmomma94,
My son was in SEPS for about three weeks before he was sent home. It was a very long three weeks for all of us. He was lead to believe that they would fly him home, but it was the day after Thanksgiving that he was finally sent home and I don't know if it was due to lack of flights or budget cut backs but he told me on Thanksgiving that they were sending him home on a bus.
I could not believe that they would put him on a bus that would take over 24 hours to get home to NY instead of a plane that took 2 1/2 hours. Friday morning he called me to say that if I got him a plane ticket they would take him to the airport, of course I did. There are no words that can describe the feeling of seeing him come off that airplane. I didn't care the cost, it was worth any penny. When it is time for your son to come home, have him check to see if he is being flown home or by bus.
It has been a major adjustment for all of us. The main thing to remember is that life can throw all sorts of curve balls at us, the key is to readjust and keep going. My son is adjusting and is now looking into colleges to attend come the Fall Semester. He has not given up his goals.
I wish you and your son the best. I have found a lot of support through NavyforMoms and I hope you do too.
Take care.
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Hang in there. Even though my son was only in Active Duty for a short span of time he has learned so much about himself and he is proud of what he did accomplish.
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Hi Bradys Mom, I know it seems like its taking forever for them to process him out. Especially since the holidays are here we were really hoping for him to be home by now. He said he does not know which kind of transportation he will have to take but its only a forty minute flight or a five hour drive so either way he said he is fine with it as long as he gets home. He really dislikes being there and not being productive. He has been volunteering for watch while everyone else goes to recruit heaven (an arcade type of thing) just to stay somewhat busy, this allows him more phone time too! I know he will walk a different path now it was just a bummer that it wasnt the first initial path he chose. Thanks for your kind words and support.
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Hi Kayla
I know this is stressful for sure! I'm sorry it's not working out for your boyfriend. If they send him to ship 5, it will be 3-4 weeks till he comes home. If they decide he is going home, he won't graduate - they'll send him to ship 5. It could be it hasn't been decided yet.....?? Also, he shouldn't have to buy plane tickets home. The Navy pays for this trip for him. Most of the time it's by plane, but once in a while, it's by train/bus.
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kayla it seems as though nothing happens quickly in SEPS when you want it to. Be patient I am sure your boyfriend will call again as soon as he is in there. I know my son is able to call just about every other day.
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Well now he is on his way to coming home! Tell him if he volunteers for watch and helping out he will get more phone time. I hear from my son just about every other day, hopefully he is coming home next week since he has been there for two weeks already. When everyone goes to recruit heaven my son stays back and does stuff and this I guess is looked upon as a good thing. LOL. I wish him and you the best.
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No mail, he said we talk every other day so no need, besides it takes longer to get to him in ship 5. Glad to hear you got your call
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