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It was the hardest call

My son has arrived safely. That was it. I knew it was coming, I knew it was scripted, but I didn't know it would be so hard. We said goodbye at the recruiter's office Monday. I was sad but he was excited and I felt like i handled it pretty well. He went to MEPS this morning and called a few times waiting on his flight. He hooked up with other shipmates and he was really upbeat. But then the call came and it hit me like a ton of bricks that I won't hear his voice for weeks. I am so proud of him. I can get through it if I know he will be ok. I can not wait to get his Div. and address. And finally a PIR date. :)

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Permalink Reply by Leslee (Jordan's mom) on July 10, 2014 at 7:34am

I got the call from my son about 8:15pm last night that he was on base and safe.   He called from his cell phone and it was very informal, not what i was expecting but it was nice,i was able to give him some words of encouragement and tell him that I love him.    We also were able to talk for awhile while he was waiting at the airport for the shuttle to take him to base.  Since we are so close to downtown Pittsburgh where the MEPS building is that he needed to be I was able to spend alot of time with him the last 2 days which was nice.

Permalink Reply by Momof3 on July 10, 2014 at 2:10pm

Gina, I completely understand how you are feeling. I got the call from my daughter last night at 21:48 and even though I got to see her take her oath (staged) and spend a little time with her before she flew out, the finality of that phone call hit me.  I've been keeping it together pretty well but it was hard last night.  I know she's in good hands and I'll hear from her again soon. She's going to rock this.  Know you are not alone.  We are all in this together. :)

Permalink Reply by Proudmama on July 12, 2014 at 7:54pm

It is BitterSweet!  The pain mixed with pride. Prayer helps. Send lots of cards and letters. Bootcamp is difficult. It turns our boys into men. It is astonishing to see the change. When you see him after, wow what a difference!

Permalink Reply by Caroline on July 20, 2014 at 8:28am
My son left for bootcamp on July 15th. The previous weeks had been filled with challenges. His grandfather died in June, we are moving from PA to Fl and someone hit his car. So emotions were a bit raw. We texted up until he got to O'Hare then he said can't text anymore. We got to the call, all 30 seconds, and he sounded extremely tense. I guess no news is good news at this point. I know physically and academically he will be fine, it's just so many life changes in such a short time. Oh and his twin sister leaves for boot in February!
Permalink Reply by mpjsmom on July 22, 2014 at 3:50pm

aw gina...know exactly what you mean! we opted to take our son to the city where meps is located, and he wanted us to go to meps for that swear in. my husband and i thought maybe our job was done, we'd had a good visit, and left him at the bus for meps. that waiting reinforced the idea he's never going to be our son in the same way he was. i listened and wished i could record that phone call, 'cause he said so much and actual heard and understood so little. we got his box last week, his address/pir date yesterday. i hope you get yours sooner than later! 

Permalink Reply by my3sonsaz on July 22, 2014 at 9:29pm

Our son just called....he was in the Chicago airport and was on his way to the USO office. He sounded ok...just a slight bit of stress in his voice. I was so proud that I didn't cry while on the phone! It has been an emotional day at our house! So I guess the next step is the "I'm here" call and then the 'box'. 

Permalink Reply by nvduhmom. on July 22, 2014 at 11:20pm
I got my "I'm here" call about 3 hours after he landed in Chicago. So yours should be soon.
Permalink Reply by my3sonsaz on July 22, 2014 at 11:25pm

Thank you so much! So happy to have others right here that are going through the same emotions and understand how I feel right now. 

Permalink Reply by TylorsMom on July 25, 2014 at 10:01pm
My son went to Chicago and we got the call, we expected, this is not our first rodeo, daughter USAF and other son went to boot camp for marines 6 months ago and is stationed for school at a navy station and compared to the marine call we got with huge amounts of screaming in the background this was nice and got to hear a quick love you too....
Permalink Reply by my3sonsaz on July 23, 2014 at 12:16am

Just got our short and sweet call! He sounded good! My husband asked if it was just crazy there or interesting and his reply was 'interesting'. I'm sure the first few days will be really, really hard and then they will all start to adjust to the new normal! 

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