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marine bootcamp and son doing good

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#1 ·
Gotten a few letters back from the son. While he has found out the yacht, hummer, and condo the recruiter promised him. Turned out to be a barracks, warship, and a hummvee. He is making the best of it. This young man has always wanted to be front and center and they one people watch or may I say the center of attention thus the theater degree. Not sure where he got that one from the milk man never seamed to want to be noticed. Anyhow I wonder how that is working for him in bootcamp. I have been told you need to keep your eyes and ears open mouth shut and dont volunteer for anythng in bootcamp.
 
#2 ·
What did he sign up for? His MOS? How old is he? My son joined the Army at 23. I was, and am, pretty emotional about him joining. I didn't recognize what I was feeling at first, but have come to see that it was pride. Lots of stuff went on in the years before he enlisted that I won't go into. But, when he went to be sworn in he invited us to be there w/ him.

About 4 months later he graduated from Boot Camp. Man that blows High School Graduation out of the water, imo.

You better go to your sons graduation or you will really miss something. My best wishes for you and your son.
 
#3 ·
yes we are going to his graduation. If the boy can right a check like that for our country I willl be there evenif i have to hitchhike. its at camp pendelton and. I do know about the emotions arguements and disagreements shock and confusion that goes into a son joinging the military he is 20 years old. You are correct on pride its hidden at first but when they step on the bus to leave you realize it then. He went in dec 6th graduates in march he is going to be involved with helicopter mechanics scored in th 90's on his asvab if im getting that right. he said something about crew chief not sure but I have yet to find a word in the english language that discribes the pride I have for him and his brother who is 18 that leaves for pendelton in august.
 
#4 ·
Wow. Got any more like them at home? Following a family tradition or what?

Thats the only 2. boys granddad and great granddad on wife side served in vietnam an wwII as marines my uncle was marine in WWII got a cousin served in marine so A little tradition growing. I think or should say hoping it grows us closer together. As father and son you can never bee to close
 
#9 ·
lol you have no idea how many times I have went thru this.... your a true member for sure.. 1982 they did a training for just the airborne.. than changed it.. lol I have been thru this time and time again... but you know your beans !Ranger school is still there as far as I know/
 
#13 ·
Your old as Dirt thats back when Peace was the word on the streets....lol laugh Brother... we gotta laugh ... Like the simple tune or Ren and Stimpy.. Happy joy Happy joy
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#14 ·
I thought I would bump this and give an update to my family of friends on the forum. The young man I once called my boy is doing well got several letters from him and you can see the change as you read each letter. He qualified high on the rifle range hitting the target at 500 yards several times. Not bad for a guy that i can count on one hand how many times he has shot a gun growing up. He starts the crusible monday at the end of that he will offically be called a marine. He has been assigned the job he went in for as helicopter crew chief. Momma rat and I are driving out to watch him graduate march 4th at pendelton. Then the 3 of us are going to give a suprise visit to my elderly 80 year old aunt and uncle an ex marine up the coast in hayward for a couple of days then head back to kansas. Proud the boy set his sights on the brass ring and now has taken it to a level the ring is within sight. This papa couldnt be prouder
 
#17 ·
sqkcrk said:
rat, their gonna let him go on leave right out of Boot Camp? That didn't happen w/ my son. They wouldn't even let him drive to CO w/ his wife. They escorted him to the plane and made sure he got where he was supposed to go. I guess some guys end up AWOL between Boot Camp and Base?

Yes he gets 10 days leave right out of boot camp. Or at least that is what he has told us
 
#18 ·
It's either different in the Marines and the Army or something. I guess he is going to have a cpl years training before deployment possibilities? He better know what he is doing before he is responsible for the lives of those on board, I'm sure.

I have a friend whose Son was a Helicopter Mechanic. Did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and then Hawaii, his home base.

Give your Son our best, Proud Papa.
 
#19 ·
Don't know about the Marines but the Army helicopteer training was 16 weeks. Mostly they teach the basics and how to read the repair and parts manuels, the real training happens on the job and it was 6-8 months (if you were real good at it)before you had a chance at a slot in a flight platoon and then more intence training before you got your own bird. Jim

p.s. Thank both of you AND your sons :hi:
 
#22 ·
Ladyleo191 said:
Rat, please give your son a hug from those of us who can't be there to thank him in person.
Will do. He is an amazing young man. He has 2 years of college a 3.7 gpa had a full ride 100 percent payed trip thru college. He gave it all up to join the marine corp. Got to say as a dad I wasnt happy at first. But he had a good point He can serve his country and still walk away with a paid education with the gi bill. When he gave up the boyer 4 year trust scholarship which is local the money he didnt use will be givin to another student on the trust. His idea was another kid could use the money worse than he could. Very caring unselfish young man.
 
#23 ·
got a suprise tonight cell phone rang didnt recognize the number answered it. Behold it was my son at boot camp. Didnt have time to waste asking how he managed to get a phone but had a great talk with him. We talked about 5 minutes and he said oops got to go love ya by and he hung up but it was a priceless call to here from him. We leave march first to go to his graduation
 
#26 ·
out in san diego for sons graduation met one of his drill instructors at parents night over dinner. Told him we put a boy on the bus and couldnt wait to meet the man he made him. His reply was no parent ever put a boy on a bus and sent them to the marines they put a man on the bus his job was to make him a better man. Then I found the Drill instructer to be a fellow master mason. where our moto is to make a good man better. cant wait for in the morning we will get to see mitch for the first time since he left for basic
 
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