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Son leaving August 18th
My oldest baby will be swearing in and leaving on the 18th. We are having a "anchors away" dinner for him on Sunday before we drop him off at his hotel. We will then meet him at meps the next morning for his final swear-in and see him off. If any of you have any tips for me or last minute ideas before he leaves, please feel free to share! I am going to be lost without him, he is my rock. I have 3 younger boys at home ages 8, 3, and 2. This is going to have such a great effect on my entire family but I am super proud of him. He is going in as a Nuke and of course all of the reading I have done on that has scared the crap out of me. I hope he can handle the load, he's a very bright child but he's never had to study before. I'm nervous, proud, sad, happy, etc etc! Again any advice is greatly appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by Connors mom on
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Hello! My son left on the 5th. Very emotional then & still. We had several dinners before he left. Family & then he had one with just his friends.
I followed some advice I got from everyone on this site. I did get my hands on his wallet & put a note of encouragement in it as well as a prayer. Told him to pull it out & read it when he was having a bad time. I held most of my tears back until he wasn't around. I did breakdown once right before he left but there was nothing I could do to stop it & I think he knew that.
My son will be going to school for Nukes also. He had said he was more nervous about school than BC. Which I thought was crazy. I know it won't be easy but (lucky for him) school ahs always been easy. I told him your getting paid to go to school & the school is paid for. That will be your job. I have failth in him.
Be strong and good luck to you, your son & family.
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Permalink Reply by AprilB1977 on
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Thank you so much! I have read a lot of good info on this site and am very thankful for it and for everyone on here. Best wishes to your son as well and the entire family of course :-)
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Permalink Reply by monotrl on
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My son leaves Tues the 19th. I am going to the 7 day meeting tomorrow. sigh.
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mine has his 7 day tomorrow too :-(
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Wednesday will be a year since my son left for bc. There is a lot of advice out there and ultimately you have to find what works for you. I think the most important thing to know as far as your son is concerned is to never underestimate the importance of the mail to him while he is at bc. He needs to feel connected to home so that he can stay grounded. He needs for you to be his anchor so that he can learn to be yours. As far as you, do not let anyone dictate to you how you get through bc unless they have been through it themself. Civilians don't get it, don't expect them to. You do whatever is necessary to get through the journey. It's your journey after all. Good luck!
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Thank you, one plus is that I have 3 more kids at home (9 yr boy, almost 4 yr boy, and a 2 yr old boy) that will keep me on my toes and fairly busy but I'm dreading cleaning up his room. It needs it BAD! I'm obviously not "moving" him out because anything can happen however I will be doing a very thorough cleaning and it's going to be a very emotional thing for me lol.
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Permalink Reply by Kat12 on
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My son leaves on Sunday to head to MEPS in Milwaukee then Monday he heads to GL. I am getting so nervous. He is my oldest of 3 and my rock! My go to son who has been such a rock for me! I'm trying to make sure we have all our ducks in a row before Sunday. It will come too fast. Saturday we r having our special last dinner - whatever he wants! I want to make these last days stress free and fun! He really has no idea how much he will miss us and us him! I am so proud of him and know he will do great. He just needs to stay focused and positive! Good luck to you and your son!
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Thank you and good luck to you and yours as well. I know what you mean about him being your rock. This one is my oldest from a previous marriage and we have been through a lot together! He's hard headed and will argue with a fence post, I can tell him the grass is green and he will tell me why it's not actually green lol. My son is leaving out of Houston, TX. We take him downtown Houston on Sunday to his hotel room and then we will return to watch him swear-in and hopefully accompany him at the airport. I have been an emotional wreck. Last year when he entered the DEP I thought this time would never get here. Now it's 3 days away and I hate it but I'm super proud!
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What job will your son have? Mine is going to be an AS.
I feel sort of bad but we will not be at the swearing in. They will do it sometime Monday morning in Milwaukee and that is 2 hrs for us so we thought it best to say our goodbyes at the recruiter when we drop him off on Sunday. Tomorrow and Saturday will be a day of running around getting stamps and clling card and making sure his room is in order. He really doesn't even want to talk to me about anything im learning on this site.... It is driving me crazy! Good luck to u on Sunday -
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Sorry I haven't replied, our computer and my phone were both giving me trouble. My son is going in as Nuke but he had a really tough time yesterday. He begged me to come get him before he was sworn in and as bad as I wanted to deep in my heart I know that there is nothing in the little country area we live in for him. He's too smart to stay here and I couldn't let my selfishness and his impulsiveness get in the way of his future. We did watch him swear in and while we were there he was fine but before we got there and after we left he pretty much called me every name in the book and told me what an awful mother i was for giving him up. This whole military thing was his idea but when it came down to it yesterday morning I think he got scared/nervous and he was experiencing every emotion possible. I did get the call last night at 10:45 that he was there so I'm praying that he is ok.. I've cried off & on all day but in my heart I know he needs this!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Some do go through the second (third and fourth) thoughts about their decision to join before shipping. My son did and he has now been in for 6 years.
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I finally got his BOX! Now if the letter would hurry and get here. I think there was a big relief when I got this box. I know he is doing great! I can't wait to talk to him! The no communication has got to be the hardest. I know he is well taken care of, I just want to hear it in his voice. It has been a long week for me. Today was the first time i let some tears fall.
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