Yer Stuck with it Now!

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

It's son just enlisted in the Army and will be going into Basic next month.

That means it bes officially allowed to crash the party here.

First order of business -- steal Gweny's snickerdoodles!!!!

 

[QuiltAngel]

Where is he going and what is his MOS? My son is about finished with AIT, started BCT in August. Everything is pretty fresh for me as far as BCT goes.

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

He's going to Fort Benning. 11X. Ships off to boot camp April 16.

It feels like someone plugged it into an intravenous emotional cocktail drip.

 

[QuiltAngel]

As we Moms of members of the Armed Forces say, please fasten your seatbelts, you are in for quite a roller coaster ride.

There are going to be ups and downs. Your son is going to wonder why he made the decision he did. He will need you to tell him that he can and will do it. That you are proud of him for serving. When you see him at the graduation from Training, you are going to be so proud of him and he is going to be so proud of himself for all he has accomplished.

Since he is going Infantry, he will be doing Basic and Advanced training all together in what is called OSUT or One Station Unit Training with graduation at the end of that time period and I can't remember how long that is, around 11 or 14 weeks I think.

 

[Gwenyfur]

You don't have to "steal" my snickerdoodles...I baked plenty enough to share

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

As we Moms of members of the Armed Forces say, please fasten your seatbelts, you are in for quite a roller coaster ride.

There are going to be ups and downs. Your son is going to wonder why he made the decision he did. He will need you to tell him that he can and will do it. That you are proud of him for serving. When you see him at the graduation from Training, you are going to be so proud of him and he is going to be so proud of himself for all he has accomplished.

Since he is going Infantry, he will be doing Basic and Advanced training all together in what is called OSUT or One Station Unit Training with graduation at the end of that time period and I can't remember how long that is, around 11 or 14 weeks I think.

Thanks for the info and yes, it has been and will continue to be supportive of him ALL THE WAY!! It bes already very very proud of him and has started a blog in his honor to chronicle whatever progress he makes, etc.

He bes coming to visit this weekend and his father bes hosting a send-off party for him Sunday. Next Wednesday he will be en route to Fort Benning!

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

You don't have to "steal" my snickerdoodles...I baked plenty enough to share

Oh yummy, thank you dear friend!!

Moriah LOVES Gweny!

 

[3girls2dogs]

Welcome MCW I hope your son does well.

 

[QuiltAngel]

Mmmmmm Yummy! Thanks for the delicious treat Gweny!

How old is your son Moriah? Sounds like a wonderful weekend is planned.

 

[Gwenyfur]

Send offs are hard...
don't let him see ya cry, just let him see your smile and your pride

we can always cry later

tears of pride are welcome at graduation however

When I watched my daughter pin her Eagle Globe and Anchor on her barracks cover, I had free flowing tears...my dad kept tellin' me "jarheads don't cry" but in taht moment, it really was like passing on the traditions to the next generation...more so than with any of my recruits...

anyhow...
we're here, military families hangin' onto each other

Love you too Moriah

QA You're most welcome...I'm always in the kitchen on my days off cooking or baking up something...

last weekend it was chicken apple curry with samosas and chipata bread

This week it's moroccan, though Bug hasn't decided which recipe yet

 

[jcook922]

Thanks for the info and yes, it has been and will continue to be supportive of him ALL THE WAY!! It bes already very very proud of him and has started a blog in his honor to chronicle whatever progress he makes, etc.

He bes coming to visit this weekend and his father bes hosting a send-off party for him Sunday. Next Wednesday he will be en route to Fort Benning!

I know this thread is old, but what's with all the "it" stuff?

 

[QuiltAngel]

"It" is Moriah's writing style.

 

[jcook922]

"It" is Moriah's writing style.

Which is to say?

 

[Gwenyfur]

She refers to herself in the third person as "it"

She's working on that...

her son successfully finished boot...lean mean and green now