Crying at boot camp?
I received my 3rd letter from my son and he said he misses us so much he's crying as he's writing the letter. That struck a nerve so I figured I'd ask a couple questions:
1.) If he's really bawling crying, won't the RDCs try to pull him out so he can get composed?
2.) Won't he get teased by the other recruits?
3.) Can you get kicked out for excess crying?
The hardest part for me is I have these dual emotions going on simultaneously when I think about my son. In this case, it's basically:
1.) When the shtf realtime, do you want the guy next to you crying his eyes out? No! So buck up, change your diaper, and be a man!...
...immediately coupled with....
2.) That's my boy you're messing with and I swear I will strike with furious venegence anyone who hurts him.
And now I'm all screwed up. Anyways, is it "normal" for the recruits to cry? What exactly is "crying", is it the "Man, this sucks I want homemade lasagna" kind of crying or is it "Holy crap, get me outta here, I want my mommy!" type?
Any help is appreciated..
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Permalink Reply by David F. on
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Just sent my youngest kid to Navy boot camp, but a few years my middle kid went to Army basic training after his junior year of high school. He was only 17 and had to get written permission from his mom and I to do it.
As you might could imagine his emotions were quite the roller coaster. One thing I learned was that when I received a letter that indicated he wasn't doing so well, it was already five days past the time he wrote it. Usually by then he was in a much better mood. The same goes with a letter that indicates he is doing well.
The bottom line is that he is sticking to it. That's the key. He is going to have some deep lows and amazing highs, but as long as he keeps plodding forward he will be fine. And it sounds like he is continuing to move forward. Which is awesome. So just continue to give him the support that you are doing and I'm guessing he will finish strong.
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