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Son Left for Bootcamp 7/8/15
My son left for bootcamp yesterday and I didn't think I would be so emotional or depressed. He's my first born and first to leave. When he told us that he wanted to join it blindsided us because we had no idea. He did the DEP his entire senior year. Graduated June 5th and left so soon after. I am having a really hard time with this. After reading and watching material on bootcamp I just want to put my arms around him, OMG it's so demanding and these are just babies (or that's what I still see when I look at my son). To know he is not coming home is killing me. I have a younger son who will follow in his footsteps in 2 years (joining also). I am beside myself with all kinds of emotions. Sad, depressed, angry (because I know nothing) happy for him, proud of him. I could go on and on. I can't even go into his room, I was doing some laundry he left and sat in the laundry room smelling his shirt and sobbing. Please any advise?
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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What you are feeling is totally normal. Some do go through that. I left info on your page for groups to join so that you can connect with others on this journey with you.
Arrival and What Happens at the RTC will let you know what is happening and what to expect.
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Permalink Reply by Samms/ColesMom on
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Hello momofsailor101696,
My son left for boot camp on July 7th. I know how you feel in regards to so soon after graduation. My son's high school graduation was on June 16th and he left July 7th. I have been through this once before with one of his older sisters but she did delayed entry so she didn't leave until about 9 months after graduating. I was shocked when my son told me what day he would be leaving! I thought "What, wait but your sister didn't leave so soon. We had some time to adjust to her leaving!!!"
I see you say another son will be joining in two years, how funny that's exactly the same amount of years between my daughter and son each leaving. I can tell you the first one is the hardest! They are all hard but at least once you've been through it once you have an idea of how it all works!
I remember when my daughter was in boot camp. I would check the mail every single day for that box, then for the letter with her address and graduation information and I'm pretty sure the mailman thought I was stalking him. Every day I hoped for a letter but a letter didn't come every day. She did have others to write besides me!!! :)
Having your child leave with no contact at first and then limited contact when they finally do get to start calling and writing is just tough and there's no easy way through it. I can tell you that when you attend his graduation it will be the proudest moment as a mother you will ever experience. I thought I was proud of my daughter until I attended her boot camp graduation. To this day I get goose bumps talking about it and can picture it in my mind as though it was yesterday.
My advice is write lots of letters to him and tell him how proud you are of him! Remember that he has a bright future ahead of him because of the choice he made. :)
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Permalink Reply by momofsailor101696 on
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Thank you for this, I thought I was the only one who was going through this. I received his Mailing information yesterday per the recruiter, I didn't have to wait for the "letter" that was nice.
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Permalink Reply by Tylerjoe on
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Hello! Our boys are a lot alike. My son graduated from high school May 22 and left for bootcamp June 23. I know how you feel with the laundry! I was sorting clothes the other day and smelled his cologne. Made me sad but I have some coworkers at work who's son was in the Army and I have been talking to her a lot. I hope support systems like her and this one of people going through the same thing and emotions will help. He is my first child to graduate and it is hard to let him go
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Thanks!
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My biggest thing was that he's not coming home for some reason I thought that maybe after boot camp he was coming home and it would all be the same...then reality set in.
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You will get used to the new normal. Once you are able to send those letters you are writing and you can have that connection and start preparing for PIR it will help. No, he won't come home until after he finishes "A" School, but while he's in "A' School, you will have more contact and that will help.
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