I noticed that the dates that are on the graduation calendar are all on Saturdays. My son's recriuter told us it would be on Friday and Family day is on...
Well my son made it to Parish Island OK he called about 8:00 p.m. last night and said where here and that was about it but I sure do feel better just to hear...
vgdrwebb
vgdrwebb@...
May 21, 2002 12:44 pm
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OH MY GOSH what a great idea the post cards are. This is the kind of stuff that would be great to have on the web site. I have no idea what I can do and what I...
We sent our daughter postcards with specific questions on them so that she could answer without taking a lot of time, and also to keep us motivated to send...
Smile a lot (and even cry if you have to). Take a picture by the Iwo Jima Monument. Meet his drill instructors and find out that they are great Marines, true...
You ask how he did on the rifle range, and I have no clue on any of it. My son is not much of a letter writter even in the best of circumstances. His first...
I will second the advice on the cards and letters but I will suggest that you send nothing else unless you are asked. Unless it has changed, one of the things...
That duty has been performed. How'd he do on the Rifle Range? Let me know when he finishes the Crucible, I will send him another note if you wish. I have read...
I will soon be heading to Parris Island for my sons graduation. Anyone having advice on do's and dont's I sure would like to hear them. Thanks, Cathi...
HI vgdrwebb my son(Will) is almost done with boot camp. I dont know if you have any knowlegde of boot camp ins and outs or not, I sure didnt and Im still lost...
HI, I just read the message that said you would write from time to time to our recruits. My son has 2 weeks untill he starts the Crucible (how many more cans...
Donna, Welcome to the Marine Corps family. We hope that by now you are recovered and wondering what he is doing. He is in-processing; a time when he meets...
Well the day has come for our son to leave. Where I am at it is 1:45 a.m. and every one is asleep but me. I guess that's normal. I sure do dread when we have...
vgdrwebb
vgdrwebb@...
May 19, 2002 5:50 am
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Hi, my son is starting his 8th week at Parris Island. Did I cry when he left, oh yes I did. I knew there was nothing I could do that would stop the tears. The...
If it's natural for you, then cry. The best thing you can do is be honest and supportive. This is the toughest thing he will have done in his life. It will...
we take our son to leave on May 19th and I know I am not taking it very well at all can some one tell me how to get a grip so that I can let him go with out...
vgdrwebb
vgdrwebb@...
May 6, 2002 4:13 pm
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I started this club a couple of years ago to provide a place where parents of Marine recruits could compare notes and get advice. My hope was that after their...
Im sorry, I didnt mean to sound like a whiny mom, but I guess I did. Will is the first in our family to join the service so I have no idea what to expect, or...
Don't miss him, work with him. The most important thing you can do is send him mail. Send him mail every day and arrange for his friends and other family...
Hi, my son is starting his third week of boot camp. I knew it would be tough for him but I didnt realize how much I would miss him. I would appericate any...
After months of no action at all this club gets three new members in one day. I have been remiss in maintaining the data here because I thought no one was ...
Hi just found this site. I'm a Di wife who is stationed at MCRD SD 2Bn. Hotel Co.. We have been here for over a year now. John has been in the corps for 9 ...
Hey everyone, my name is Stephanie and I am married to a Marine stationed at Camp LeJeune. He's a motor t mechanic, fresh from his MOS at Camp Johnson. I ...
My son is in 1079 Charlie Co, 1st RTBn. He is scheduled to graduate august 31,2001. Would like to hear from any other parents who sons graduate at the same...
The actual date of graduation is dependent on a number of things. If your son continues through the training regime as most do, the date that he is given at ...
Having both gone through Marine Corps Boot Camp we were able to help our daughter through this most difficult time and she is now a Sergeant of Marines. We ...
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