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Comment by Sissi Blantz on July 12, 2009 at 10:28am

Mike, my son graduated on June 5. He just finished A school on Thursday. He's an SK (storekeeper). He will be home for his two-week leave this Wednesday or Thursday before going on to Norfolk. Yes, I can hardly stand the wait. We only had him until 7 p.m. the day of graduation so I am really looking forward to this. I'm hoping he doesn't deploy right away, because that's only a day's drive from here.

I just witnessed a fire in the building next door to ours last week, so I would like to thank you and your wife for your dedication to your careers. It takes a lot of guts to run into a burning building when everybody else is running out.

Sissi

Comment by Mike Davis on July 11, 2009 at 10:31pm

Ms. Blantz,
The polite part, I cannot wait to see. Kyle was always taught while growing up to open doors for the ladies. But when we are with him and his girlfriend, his mom and I are forever after him to be more polite.
He tries to be one of the "macho guys". So this will be a big treat for his mom and his girlfriend.
You said your Sailor graduated back in May? Is he still in A school or has he already shipped out?
My wife is a paramedic, I'm a firefighter , so we appreciate the dedication needed to complete the jobs, these young men and women will be doing. Tell your sailor "THANK YOU" for serving our country and to be safe!!!
Mike

Comment by Sissi Blantz on July 11, 2009 at 5:00pm

Oh, and as far as him changing, he will probably be pretty much the same except for really good posture and manners :) My son was always very polite anyway but the whole time we were together after PIR I didn't touch a door! And I don't know if it was the uniform or what, but I didn't know it was even possible for him to stand up that straight.

Comment by Sissi Blantz on July 11, 2009 at 4:58pm

Congratulations on your new sailor! It's the best feeling in the world, isn't it? I do know how you feel, though. I got the "I'm a sailor call" back in late May and I was thrilled to death. Of course, a couple minutes into the conversation he asked me to look up his girlfriend's phone number because he couldn't read the last digit. Well, at least he didn't ask immediately.

Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on July 11, 2009 at 3:48pm

Sounds like what my Sailor would do... Glad to hear Kyle is now an official United States Sailor. HooYah! I hope y'all have a safe trip and a great weekend at PIR. Send my congrats to Kyle.