My son arrived at boot camp last night, and I already have a few observations, plus a few questions that perhaps someone could answer:
My son, Aaron, was picked up by his recruiter at our home and transported to MEPS in Brooklyn, N.Y. Aaron was in th
Read more…Son left for boot camp this morning (20110824), when will we know his divison # and graduation date?
Read more…As my son is graduating this Friday, I thought I would pass on some of my experiences to hopefully make it easier on you.
Know that you will recieve a phone call from your Recruit the night they get to Great Lakes RTC (recruit Training Center) They c
Read more…I just got my form letter from my son and am looking to meet up with any dads and moms at P.I.R. on Sept. 1st. This is my second P.I.R. so I guess you could say that I'm an old salt now. Jump in here and give your SR's Ship and Div. #.
Received our first letter today from our son. He has been gone since 08/01. My wife was expecting letter yesterday as ll of the friends she has made with SR's in that group said they got theirs. She was distraught last night. I don't know which m
Read more…Friday I got a call from Alex after Battle Stations 21. He was exhausted but fired up at the same time. He told me that he could tell what all went on but would have to kill me. Kidding, of course. He did say flat out that they would not talk about w
Read more…Our son joined the Navy a few weeks ago and was given a boot camp date of Feb 2012. He will be joining as a Hospital Corpsman. Can anyone tell me if they pretty much stick to this date or is there a chance he will go in earlier?
Read more…Alex called at 1:15pm to my office. They had limited PX privledges, hair cut and were surprizer by being able to call. Sounded great. He can see the end of the tunnel, now, and feels confident they are going to make "If we can just get everyone to wo
Read more…#1) It appaears (from another site) that many members of 03/320 were allowed to call home Saturday-08/13. Howeever, we did not receive a call from our SR. Is it normal for some to be allowed call and others not? My wife and I are obviously upset,
Read more…Received the form letter from Brian yesterday. His PIR date is 8/19/11. In his 3 short lines he told us that there are 98 SR's in his Division and that Boot Camp was a pain and that he was getting used to it. This experience will make my boy mature r
Read more…Hi all! I'm a mom not a dad, but I was a single mom for many years...does that count? Does anyone else out there have a child leaving for Great Lakes on the 19th? If so I would love to hear from you. The closer it gets the more emotional I become
Read more…Just counting down the days. Myself and my son's girlfriend continue sending letters.
Read more…My Daughter is in Div 943 anyone going to the graduation. My wife and I will be going and are looking for others to exchange ideas and basic information.
Read more…Daughter just started her second half of training!. Her brother (Chief Petty Officer) in Submarine services will be joing us for her PIR!
Very proud of them both.
Any other parents out there?
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My son signed up this past January while a senior in high school. I've been reading this site since then and now...it's my turn to post! My son heads to boot camp on Aug. 24th and I will guess around October 26th for graduation. We will b
Read more…Had our first contact with Alex last week. Form letter with address and a short note about standing and waiting a lot. Poor boy! ha. Just wait, it'll get worse. We and he are so excited for him. Great direction.
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