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Son ships out 9 Sept 14

Posted by Harvey Perkinson on September 3, 2014 at 11:44am in Bootcamp Forum

Well, the time has come. Last weekend before my son ships out. He heads to BC on 9, September, 2014. Very proud of him, but also sad since my best friend for the last 18 years is leaving me. But he's wanted this almost his entire life and I know he'll be a very successful member of the U.S. Navy!

Any others with children heading to BC next week, correspond over the next few months and we'll work through this together! Already planning my trip to GL to see the graduation! Can't wait!

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  • Harvey Perkinson September 20, 2014 at 11:44am

    Mom is happy! And Dad is too. This morning, she got her 1st phone call from Trey since he arrived RTC. He is EXTREMELY happy and is doing super!  Now, maybe mom (and dad) will get a good night's sleep for a change. LOL

    • Tony graham > Harvey Perkinson September 20, 2014 at 2:50pm

      Thank you for the heads up Harvey. We received the 15 min call today. What a joy and it was emotional for his mom. He love it and home sick. Over all he is great and loving life as a sailor! We are very proud of him!

  • Rich Strathy September 15, 2014 at 7:16pm

    Hi all.  Son shipped on 9/9 and we got the form letter also. Ship 13 Div 351 and scheduled to graduate on 10/31.  I missed the FED Ex man today who left a slip to sign.  I was not aware my "kid in a box" required a signature.  Just an fyi if yours has not come yet.  Good luck to all the SRs!

    • Harvey Perkinson > Rich Strathy September 19, 2014 at 4:22pm

      Finally got my son's form letter last night. Ship 14 Div 353, PIR 7 November. Was kinda hoping he'd be on the 31 Oct PIR, but 7 Nov is good too - it will actually be a little more special since that's his little sister's birthday!  Can't wait!

    • Michael Bradburn > Rich Strathy September 16, 2014 at 12:13pm

      No letter yet, but then the mail takes different times to process. Hoping to get confirmation today when the mail arrives that the 31st is the day so I can start looking at airfare and the such. Not sure we'll go into Chicago that night with her on liberty as Chicago is nuts and on Halloween?

      • NavyDads Admin (Paul) > Michael Bradburn September 16, 2014 at 10:01pm

        you must remain within 50 miles of the base after PIR....and beware that if the have A-school somewhere other than Great Lakes they will fly out the next day and need to take RTC transportation to the airport....and that happens VERY early in the morning

        • Michael Bradburn > NavyDads Admin (Paul) September 19, 2014 at 12:53pm

          We luck out there.. Our daughter is going to San Antonio for a year... we live in Austin.. that is nice!

        • Tony graham > NavyDads Admin (Paul) September 16, 2014 at 10:08pm

          Thanks for the info. Very helpful! Now we can finish our planning! Can't wait!

      • Harvey Perkinson > Michael Bradburn September 16, 2014 at 5:57pm
        I plan to take my son to dinner at Michael Jordan's Steak House in Chicago to celebrate but probably do that either Saturday or Sunday. He's a big steak eater & I'm sure he'll be ready for a good one!
        • Tony graham > Harvey Perkinson September 16, 2014 at 6:27pm

          Is it true that most recruit leave the day after graduation? My son will be going to mississippi after boot camp. From the form letter it states that they usually leave the next day for A school unless they will be doing school there at GL. 

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