My son is leaving July 9th for Parris Island
My son is leaving for Parris Island July 9th. He is so excited and I feel so unprepared. I'm sending him off on the biggest day of his life so far with the clothes on his back, his license and twenty...
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I understand your concern and caring about your new or soon to be recruits, but just a quick word of advice. Once he/she ships to PI, it's imperative to let them handle what comes along on their own....
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Tracer - your point is well made! Once he walked out the door, I knew he was on his own to handle his "stuff". It is a shame that they have to grow up!! Shari - Just enjoy him while he is home!...
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Thank you for the book title. I will need to find it to help me as well. I also received a book title 1001 Things to Love About Military Life. It pertains to all branches but a lot of Marine...
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We just found out last night that our son will be leaving on July 9th also (Parris Island). His first date was Aug 6, last week it was July 16 (Semper Gumby!!). My sister told me about this site...
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Welcome Dawn!! Be sure to check out the Lima Company thread I've set up for the families of recruits arriving at PI July 9th-12th. Lots of great information there. I'm sure your sister will be a great...
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Welcome Dawn! Where is your son leaving from? We live in Ohio but the nearest station is West Virginia. I understand the panic that grips you when they want to move your sons leave date. They wanted...
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The last few days my son was home he kept very busy with friends and family (especially his girlfriend). At one point I felt like "when is he gonna spend time with me??" (I know poor pathetic mom...
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My son left April 23 and is just shy of graduation on July 20, he had never been away from home without one of his parents, and had never fired a weapon. As my oldest, I thought I was doing all I...
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We live in Charlotte, NC so it's quite different from others who have to fly or take long bus rides to boot camp. I think it is only about a 4 hour drive to Parris Island and it's about 4 1/2 to Camp...
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Kyle just returned for his last PT with some disturbing news. It seems that his recruiter has again given us misinformation and he is leaving Sunday, not Monday. I just lost my last day with Kyle. I...
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Shari...the recruiters normally pick up them up on Sunday and they spend the night in a hotel before heading to MEPS early Monday morning. At least you'll still be able to have some contact with him...
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Shari7 The same thing happened with my son. His date got bumped all around. It was October, then it was June 26th, then when June started it got jumped to June 11th. I had his Going Away/Graduation...
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Hello all. We spent yesterday morning at our local MEPS office. Arrived @ 9:45AM and the van left @ 1:45PM. We were able to tape the swearing in ceremony and got to take pictures. It was awesome...
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Dawn...The Golden Corral for dinner was likely a joke. LOL! Happy to know you got the call and he's reached Receiving at PI!! Good choice to wait for the official form letter before sending any...
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My son, Cameron, arrived at Parris Island yesterday. I received "the call" at 10 pm last night. I am so glad I found this site and look forward to learning more about what he is going through, as...
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I figured that Golden Corral was a joke. He was also told that they were taking a coach bus and that they would be driving around for hours so that they would get there at midnight! By now reality...
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Hi Cathy....Welcome!!! I'm so glad you made your way here for information and support. You'll find plenty of folks that "get" what it's like to have a recruit at Parris Island. Please join us in the...
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Hi everyone! Yes... Kyle arrived in the island last night. We got the call about 8:30. He talks fast anyway but those few sentences and that call were over in a blink... Almost before my brain...
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Welcome Cathy!! My son left for PI on 6/25/12 - and I can tell you just having this site available has been such a blessing! Even if I am reading older posts at 2:00am, it's comforting to know I'm...
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