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Permalink Reply by Eric Nikkel on March 19, 2012 at 10:10pm

Be very, very, very, patient. As far as communication goes. I had to be reminded 100 times that this is the military. You will get the 30 sec phone call,the sailor in the box comes next. Then you will get an address after that. Than you can write till your heart is content. But if your sons division is good they can write every Sunday. That first letter from him will come 3-4 weeks after they get there. They may not always write what you want to hear, but ....let them vent. You will get first phone call in about 4 to 5 weeks. Write ,write, write I cannot state that enough. Even the tuff get broken here. I thought it would be hard to write.....yeah right, I write everyday. My daughter graduates on Apr. 6th. It feels like forever but it will go fast for them. If you need anyone to talk to or questions e-mail me at enikkel74@gmail.com. Please I will follow into this journey... It is diff. for us fathers of daughters.....hell with the boys its always that attitude of "go get em boy". lol. Use this site I cant stress that enough, it is therapy...and who knows you will be here 6 weeks from now doing the same for someone else. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Nikkel on March 19, 2012 at 10:11pm

By the way that is pic of daughter on profile.....hell yes I am proud!

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Permalink Reply by Charles Faulkner on March 22, 2012 at 9:53am

Thanks Jim He arived at 12:00 on Tuesday the 21st of March and we had our 30 second phone call and now waiting on the Sailor in the box to arive, He was pumped and ready to go before he ever left.He knew all the stuff he was supposed to memorize and he is in great athletic shape and I know he will exell at this as he has other things he has done.

NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim said:

Charles, Erick speaks the truth. What he said is very sound advice and we tell new recruit parents the same thing all the time.

But something else I want to interject is that once he is on that plane and lands in Chicago, everything that he goes through or happens is completely out of your hands. I have seen a lot of dads and moms worry about their recruit until it makes them sick. They are in good hands while in boot camp. I'm not saying that you are the type to worry, but we are talking about your son. As parents we all worry about them all the time because that's our job. But you will see a transformation in him into a man that you may have thought not possible. He is embarking on what will probably be the greatest adventure of his life.

GO NAVY!

Jim

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Permalink Reply by Charles Faulkner on March 22, 2012 at 9:54am

it was the 20th of March sorry

Charles Faulkner said:

Thanks Jim He arived at 12:00 on Tuesday the 21st of March and we had our 30 second phone call and now waiting on the Sailor in the box to arive, He was pumped and ready to go before he ever left.He knew all the stuff he was supposed to memorize and he is in great athletic shape and I know he will exell at this as he has other things he has done.

NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim said:

Charles, Erick speaks the truth. What he said is very sound advice and we tell new recruit parents the same thing all the time.

But something else I want to interject is that once he is on that plane and lands in Chicago, everything that he goes through or happens is completely out of your hands. I have seen a lot of dads and moms worry about their recruit until it makes them sick. They are in good hands while in boot camp. I'm not saying that you are the type to worry, but we are talking about your son. As parents we all worry about them all the time because that's our job. But you will see a transformation in him into a man that you may have thought not possible. He is embarking on what will probably be the greatest adventure of his life.

GO NAVY!

Jim

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on March 22, 2012 at 10:12am

Just to amplify what all have said...you've laid the foundation.....the level of success from here on is up to your sailor.  You can coach and prod, but in the end it will be to your recruit to power through the discomfort and to make it through RTC.  Most recruits that have issues, save for medical problems and not being in proper physical shape, have an issue with their mental attitude.....the fear of failure is the death of success....not one thing they are asked to do is impossible- thousands before have made this journey and thousands more will in the future. Your sailors can do it- the challenge is getting them to realize and believe that with their heart and soul. 

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Permalink Reply by Charles Faulkner on March 22, 2012 at 10:14am

Thanks Eric My son got to the Great Lakes on March 20th about Midnight my time and we got our call when he was checking in now we will wait for the box of his stuff to arrive.What about getting him a telephone card when do we need to do that?

Eric Nikkel said:

Be very, very, very, patient. As far as communication goes. I had to be reminded 100 times that this is the military. You will get the 30 sec phone call,the sailor in the box comes next. Then you will get an address after that. Than you can write till your heart is content. But if your sons division is good they can write every Sunday. That first letter from him will come 3-4 weeks after they get there. They may not always write what you want to hear, but ....let them vent. You will get first phone call in about 4 to 5 weeks. Write ,write, write I cannot state that enough. Even the tuff get broken here. I thought it would be hard to write.....yeah right, I write everyday. My daughter graduates on Apr. 6th. It feels like forever but it will go fast for them. If you need anyone to talk to or questions e-mail me at enikkel74@gmail.com. Please I will follow into this journey... It is diff. for us fathers of daughters.....hell with the boys its always that attitude of "go get em boy". lol. Use this site I cant stress that enough, it is therapy...and who knows you will be here 6 weeks from now doing the same for someone else. 

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