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Comment by MikeU on August 27, 2009 at 1:31pm

Yeah, I crack up everytime I think about by son getting up at 0545 hours. Noon was his norm also.

Comment by NavyDCparent on August 27, 2009 at 1:17pm

HAVE A GREAT TIME KEN and family...I am even getting butterflies.

Mark, great day in the mornin'! Its good to be Dad today! You can take a deep breath now and relax, huh.

Comment by Ken G Chartrey on August 27, 2009 at 10:29am

Well we made it here. Love the liquid rays here in Great Lakes. lol But knowing my son and nephew will be graduating tomorrow morning makes it shine here know matter what its doing here. Again congratulations to all the sailors graduating tomorrow. See you all tomorrow. TG41 Div 941 ship 6

Comment by Larry Huffman on August 27, 2009 at 10:13am

Mark...i promise he already has that getting up before noon thing down...way before noon. ;)

Comment by Mark on August 27, 2009 at 4:06am

Well yesterday we got Zach's address! The wife had to call me at work to tell me his address. I already had two letters written, so I printed them and got them in the mail.

When I got home I checked the mail, and almost fell over to see a letter from him!!!!! I honestly didn't expect him to get a letter off for at least two weeks, so I was very surprised.

He seemed in good spirits, and still has a good sense of humor. He said it was tough, but he was handling it well. He also joked by saying he hasn't been yelled at yet, but it's only a matter of time. He was in great shape when he went in, so the psychical part of BC won't be hard for him, but getting up anytime before noon will be his Achilles tendon. LOL

Seriously it was good to hear from him.

Comment by NavyDCparent on August 26, 2009 at 11:51pm

Take a lot of toll booth change...correct change, I overpaid and two years later getting nasty-grams from the IL Toll Authority...but, they are paid.

Comment by Greg Yee on August 26, 2009 at 11:29pm

Admin is right, when I went to boot camp back in 1981 the first few weeks were eat, sleep and live the Navy way, we didnt get to make phone calls home unit about week five and that was if you earned it, I'm sure times are different and we still haven't heard from my son who is on ship #03 div 349, my wife asks me if this is normal and I tell her it is, we can wait to hear from him and see him graduate, but until then I know its the navy way.
Be patient and the letters will come soon.
congrats to all of the sailors graduating and all the families supporting them, God Speed to all.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 26, 2009 at 9:03pm

To all new bootcamp parents---It is very rare to get additional calls until weeks 3 or 4. Your sailors are very busy for the first few weeks learning how to be sailors... a major goal of RTC to wean your kids off of home and to cut to apron strings that tie them to home. They need to start thinking in terms of their shipmates and the Navy first and not about home. It may sound cold, but this is a deadly serious job and your children cannot and must not think about home when confronted with conditions that require immediate response. BE PATIENT!! If there was a problem you would hear about it.

Comment by Raul Azpiazu on August 26, 2009 at 8:40pm

Gary, my son is on Ship 09 Div 343. Have you had a call sonce the initial "I'm here call". It's been over two weeks now and we are getting impatient.

Comment by gary volpe on August 26, 2009 at 5:51pm

ship 09 div# 342- anybody out there with a family member in this ship,& division thx

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