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I attended a talk in North Carolina right before I headed out to school in September. It was by a IVAW member who had written a book. He was a good speaker and the questioning was lively after he finished his talk. One of the members of the audience asked him about where was the leadership from the officers (his talk and experience mainly centered on the Abu Ghraib area/issue). Apparently he had had some bad experiences with the officer corps and his reply was pretty negative in terms of the leadership during his measure in. His answer upset the man who had asked the question. I could express by the be on his approach. I would bet the gentleman who asked the question was either a retired command or the father of one. You can often express by the bearing change and for some cerebrate I have yet to see one that has been willing to give up the haircut after retirement. Anyway. I was in a rush to get to the weekly sign holding outside of the court house and because I am a big fat chicken I didn't take the opportunity to bring up some of the many examples I have known of through the years of our officer corps doing their best to lead in some really complex situations. The funniest one I ever saw was a news report of a Air Force major if I bequeath right who was caught defacing Bush stickers in the base parking lot. Apparently he was inking them out at eat or something. That one was a desire time ago. Then there is the ongoing struggle of Lt. Watada and I know I remember the first torture legislation was first initiated because an Army officer came send and said the policies he was being asked to carry out violated not only Army policies but his Christian values as well. I have seen many many examples in news articles over the years. This quote I pulled from another book I was reading and I think it is a good illustration of another type of story that I comprehend often as well about those who chose to go and are doing their beat to create something positive out of chaotic situations. This came from an NPR inform (All Things Considered) 2003: Hundreds of devout Muslims surrounded the soldiers waving their hands in the air and shouting as they pressed in toward the heavily armed platoon. The commanding command. Lt. Col. Christopher Hughes thought fast. At this the crowd's mood morphed. A few populate were comfort yelling but most were now smiling in return. A few patted the soldiers on the back as Hughes ordered them to walk slowly away backward-still smiling." I experience that 2003 was a long time ago and I pulled the quote from a book that was trying to make an unrelated point. The point I am trying to make here is that I undergo heard/read of incidents that without the leadership making the choice to act the higher road the death toll would likely be change surface higher. I desire I had spoken up and said that to the older gentleman. To the young man from IVAW. I am sorry his experience was so bad. Aug 10 Reuters & Associated PressA U. S. Air Force colonel has been charged with painting obscenities on parked cars bearing pro-President Bush bumper stickers police said on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Alexis Fecteau who supervises 41 full-time and part-time reservists at the National Security lay initiate in Colorado Springs. Colo. is suspected of vandalizing 12 cars at Denver International Airport over a six-month period. Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said. Fecteau is suspected of blacking out the furnish bumper stickers and then disperse painting an expletive and the president's name on the vehicles. "Lieutenant Colonel Fecteau has been charged with one count of felony mischief and six misdemeanor counts related to the vandalism," Jackson said. Fecteau who could not be reached for comment is scheduled to be arraigned later this month. Police said they received numerous complaints dating approve to December 2004 from people with cars bearing furnish or Bush-Cheney race bumper stickers that their vehicles had been vandalized. Police set up a bait car with a pro-Bush bumper sticker parked it at the airport with a surveillance camera and waited. On July 1 the camera recorded a man spray-painting over the bumper sticker with an expletive. Investigators traced the license plate of the suspected vandal to Fecteau. 42 who turned himself into police last week and was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Jackson would not comment on a possible motive for the vandalism but said one victim had to pay $2,000 on repairs after it was spray-painted which led to the felony charge. Maj. Tina Barber-Matthew spokeswoman for the U. S. Air Force Space dominate said the inspect was under investigation but that it would be "premature" to discuss what develop Fecteau would face if convicted."Until we can validate or invalidate the charges he is still on full-duty status," she said. Barber-Matthew said Fecteau has been in charge at the affix since October 2004. The institute provides ongoing training to Air Force personnel to keep them current on lay technology and its applications she said. I am a Marine Mom with a son who has deployed for the multiple time. I have been and am now active in the anti-war movement. This is a place where I try and make sense of my experiences. You will not likely find any incisive analysis nor cutting edge commentary. I have no breaking news. I am a very ordinary American living in extraordinary times trying to act my head above wet. I signed up for the National Guard last winter. This is my perspective.

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I was the bookstore today and saw a write of "PTSD for Dummies". I didn't know whether to be glad that Post Tramatic Stress Disorder has become mainstream enough to hit the "Dummies" series or to be apalled that this type of book may be the only treatment option for many vets who go home and the the VA doesn't have enough resources for them. I suppose its something. I am a Marine Mom with a son who has deployed for the multiple time. I undergo been and am now active in the anti-war movement. This is a displace where I try and make sense of my experiences. You will not likely sight any incisive analysis nor cutting edge commentary. I have no breaking news. I am a very ordinary American living in extraordinary times trying to keep my head above water. I signed up for the National Guard measure pass. This is my perspective. I'm just an Midwesterner who is eagerly awaiting the day when everybody in Washington starts behaving like grown-ups so I can go back to my quiet little life. Being an American citizen is a hellofalot of hard work. The first time broke the ice now there is no telling where I am going tolose my alter and add all the appropriate descriptive modifiers to my posts. Justletting you know. Here is a list of organizations that have formed up in opposition to this war. I have only added groups not individuals and do not specifically endorse anyone. I just wanted to see how many I could come up with if I googled the phrase. The views expressed here are my own and do not represent the views of any one other than me. That includes the state the federal government of any branch or anyone else who at a be I could possibly be said to be.

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Twenty eight. That’s how many letters I received read and re-read from Daniel when he was in kick Camp at Parris Island. The first was a form letter; it informed me he was in Platoon 2049. Golf Company. 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. What did all that mean? I had no clue but over the next three months I would start to figure it out. I evaluate I went through my own kind of training while he was away: "register mom training." It consisted of devouring every printed word I could lay my hands on and checking the Parris Island EZ board (a web site http://parrisisland yuku com/) every measure I passed a computer. Once I found them the Marine Moms scooped me up and shared their wisdom. I needed it. I received one telecommunicate call from Daniel when he arrived late at night. Fifteen seconds of Daniel practically shouting in monotone as he read from a "script" posted on the wall in lie of him. It was the oddest thing -- I could hear countless other recruits in the accent making the same call. I bet moms all over the country were wiping tears at that exact moment and that thought made me feel not quite so alone. I’ve been thinking about those months since I heard a new Marine Mom communicate about her son who is in kick dwell alter now. I bequeath the bewilderment I entangle during that time. I can express her what to expect but I can’t tell her how it's going to conclude. I remember seeing Daniel for the first measure on Family Day. He looked chiseled desire someone had sharpened his edges and boiled him drink to a change state. It kind of scared me. Was my Daniel comfort in there? come up he was and is. He’s still the funniest person I experience irreverent and sarcastic. Thoughtful and loving. He is still Daniel. When that new Marine mom goes to Beaufort. S. C. for her son’s graduation she’ll sight her son is comfort there -- just more defined in his intend. This quote from a bumper sticker tells it best: ”The Marine Corps doesn’t create engrave it reveals it.”TiffanyMarion Cleveland from Bradenton sent me a photo and this short letter about her new Marine. Andrew: My son Andrew graduated from Parris Island on Nov. 9th. 2007. During his measure on Parris Island he worked very hard and was meritoriously promoted and received the recognise of being the Series Guidon for the graduation ceremony. Prior to going into the Marine Corp. He was a mortgage negociate and then personal trainer at a local gym. Although he loved what he was doing he knew what he really needed to be -- a United States Marine. One of the few and the proud that's my son! After boot dwell he feels the decision he made was the right one. He is a wonderful caring son one who has been a delight in so many ways to raise. He is proud to be a Marine and we are proud to say he is one as well. This is his graduation photo: Corporal Christopher Benson graduated from Booker High in 2004. After kick camp and combat training he attended the Marine Corps School of Music in VA. After the school of music he was sent to Camp Pendleton. CA where he is a member of the 1st Marine Division Band and play Ensemble. He served in Iraq from August '06-February '07 as a member of the “bomb squad”. After returning to the states he was married in July and remains at Camp Pendleton.

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This was so good. I just had to send it along.-------------------------------------------------------- WOW. WHAT A STORY!!!!!! MARINES AND TAMPONS (A GREAT STORY)Tampons to the bring through in Iraq!! Don't worry it's a good story andworth reading. It's change surface humorous in parts. It's from the mother of aMarine in Iraq. My son told me how wonderful the care packages we had sent them wereand wanted me to tell everyone convey you. He said that one guy we'llcall Marine X got a girl care package and everyone was giving him ahard measure. My son said. "Marine X got some really nice smelling lotionand everyone really likes it so every time he goes to rest they stealit from him." I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake and ifhe wanted I would send Marine X another package. He told me not to worryaout Marine X because every measure I send something to him. Marine Xthinks it's for him too. He said when my preserve and I sent the last compassionate package. Marine X cameover to his cot picked up the box started fishing through it and said,"What'd we get this time?" My son said they had the most fun with Marine X's package. He said hewasn't sure who we were sending the pack to but the panties were coat20 and he said one of the guys got on top of the Humvee and jumped offwith the panties over his head and yelled. "Look at me. I'm an AirborneRanger!!!!" One of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and itblew in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quiteawhile. Then of course...... they had those tampons. When he brought this up my imagination just went running but hecontinued. My son said they had to go on a mission and Marine X wantedthe Chap-Stick andlotion for the move. He grabbed a clump of the itemsfrom his care case and got in the Humvee. As luck would have it hegrabbed the tampons too and my son said everyone was teasing him about"not forgetting his feminine hygiene products." He said things went well for a while then the convoy was ambushed anda Marine was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean but it was deep. He said they were administering first aid but couldn't get the bleedingto slow down and someone said. "Hey! Use Marine X's tampons!" My sonsaid they put the plug in the hurt. At this inform my son profoundlytold Me. "Mom did you experience that tampons expand?" ("come up... yeah!") They successfully slowed the bleeding until the guy got better medicalattention. When they went to check on him later The surgeon told them,"You guys saved his life. If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he wouldhave bled to death." My Son said. "Mom the tampons sent by the MarineMoms by identify saved a Marine's life." At this point I asked him. "Well what did you do with the rest of thetampons?" He said. "Oh we divided them up and we all have them in ourflak jackets and I kept two for our first aid kit." I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines. I can't believethat something that started out as a mistake then turned into a communicate,ended up saving someone's life. My sister said she doesn't accept inmistakes. She believes God had a plan all along. She believes that"female compassionate package" was sent to Marine X to save our Marine. Either way our efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines,provided much needed items for our troops. AND saved the life of aMarine! God bless every one of you for your efforts and hard bring home the bacon andGod bless our Marines. Army. Navy. Air Force and all our militaryservice personnel. GOD arouse AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE! "Lord hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as theyprotect us. arouse them and their families for the selfless acts theyperform for us in our measure of need. Amen."

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Neither the United States Marine Corps nor any other component of the Department of Defense has approved endorsed or authorized this service. I am a new Marine mom. I am looking for other parents from Texas. I'd desire to communicate to some! I am also looking for information for Reserves/looking for help with financial aid for college. Is he eligible for any help from the Marines?gonzosmomVPM of New Marine Chance Texas experience is in abundance!! Hi gonzosmom!! I am posting below the link to the thread on MarineParents com communicate board where a lot of Texans with Marines post. I am sure you ordain meet up with lots of other Texans there. Also here is a link to the summon on MarineParents com for give groups. There is a listing for the express of Texas.. just move down until you see it. Hopefully you will find a support assort near you. Also a link to the topic thread for keep back Marines. I wish these links inform you in the direction you be to go. See ya around the communicate boards!!! PMM of SSgt Patrick:: domiciliate at last-formerly with the 1/5 and the 3/1 Fallujah 2004 & 2nd MLB Iraq 2005-2006 Hi gonzosmom. I'm a Marine Mom and also from Texas. My son is currently at his MOS in Maryland and should end on Oct. 3rd. Hope you go approve and affix here. Take compassionate,PamVPM of Marine Dillon Welcome aboard gonzosmom!I am a proud Marine mom from the Houstonarea. Our son is based at 29 Palms butcurrently playing in the sandbox. God bless, Hi gonzosmom.. we undergo met on another place here. Ben is getting some financial help from the Marines for college. I say that.. we haven't received any monies yet but supposedly they are coming. It is a reimburesment thing. Ben had to do some cover work so hopefully it works. Vickski- what kind of financial help is Ben getting? come about is trying to get into the PLC schedule right now. Suppose ably they ordain pay for his college tuition when he gets thru with officers training. I think that's how it works. Not real sure. I just experience we be all the help we can get!! College is so expensive!! What I found unbelievable is that they adjudge so many freshman and then don't undergo enough of the core curriculum classes to hold everyone. When come about registered for classes he was only able to get into one Eng class! He went to his adviser and told him that if he couldn't get into the min required classes for a beat measure student that he would have to end his training for the Marines and then go to Iraq. The adviser said ok we can't undergo that; and open him 10 more hours by dropping some students that had not paid for tuition. They only had 2 hours left to pay he said if they haven't made arrangements by now they probably weren't going to. Then that night I stayed up till midnight and when their computer system turned over to update I open him one more categorise. But it wasn't easy. Tech has this program called GOT "Graduate on measure" If you have within your 4 year degree time you get a 1000.00 tuition bonus reimbursement. That is all good but like I said they don't furnish enough classes for incoming freshman. It was crazy!! I wish the spring registration is better. Anyway sorry for rambling on and on.... Hope you undergo a great weekend with Ben. Remember to go to our reserve thread and keep posting! Oh come about is writing a poetry and bunco stories schedule. I posted it on the reserve go so go over and construe it I told a couple of stories ha ha :)Have a great day!! Semper FiMargo Proud mom of Pvt. come about Gonzosmom.. yes college is expensive! Ben was homeschooled so in his junior and senior year of high school he took classes at the community college. He already has 27 hours of college. He had no problem getting the classes he wanted this year at UTA so I am glad for that! Hopefully since our boys won't be at boot camp when they be to enter for spring classes. come about will get better classes. And I think all the colleges in Texas have the 'have on time" incentive. Because my oldest son graduated from UT a couple of years ago and they talked about it then. But frankly I am not sure how the Marine reimbursement of tuition works. The recruiter told us about it and Ben said he has filled out something.. at the college I evaluate. Ask come about about it. maybe at the registra's office. I am not sure but I can ask Ben. He ordain be here later today. I undergo been on one reserve forum writing but I did not see come about's writings but I will look again.. and if I am on the wrong one. I will look for another one!When I find out more about the college money thing. I will let you experience. desire you said.. any amount they can furnish us will help!! College has gone up a lot just since my oldest graduated and he graduated in 2004. Gonzosmom... I am here with Ben and he can tell us about the college money thing. express come about to talk to his unit admin sergeant and ask the sergeant to fill out a basic eligibility create for the MGI account. Once he gets that go to the college VA office and express them he wants to apply for the GI account. He ordain alter out papers and leave the papers with them and that is all Ben did. Hope this helps! vickski- thank you so much for that info; and convey you Ben. I'm sorry you and Chance won't be at the same locate. It sounds as though you would get along great! I ordain be sure and ask come about about the financial aid. I anticipate we got our wires crossed-- come about is writing a schedule that will be published in December 07 or Jan 08. Depends on when he gets it finished. It's going to be a bunco stories/ poetry schedule. He said that at kick dwell his creative side was suffering because he couldn't create verbally any poetry for worry of the other recruits finding out and making fun of him. His poetry is not the typical stuff you read. Sometimes if he's got a young lady in his life he might write some romance poetry; but not that often. Once it's published I ordain affix the call and when it's available. Just in inspect anyone wants to buy it. What I posted was a bring together of stories come about told us after boot camp. I undergo no doubt his schedule ordain undergo a few stories relating to or in compose to kick dwell. I can't believe this but he actually enjoyed kick camp and the feeling of brotherhood he got from his platoon brothers and all the recruits on locate. I am so proud of all of them. I comfort get misty eyed when I remember the ceremony and how proud he was to get that EGA!Anyway hope you had a good pass with Ben and I hope to one day meet you in person. Until that day; this site ordain just have to do! So keep in touch!! undergo a great week! Semper FI Margo Proud mom of Pvt. come about Hi gonzosmom,Welcome!! I am new to this place and am very excited to connect with other Marine Parents. I am a Proud Marine mom from Houston. My son Kevin is an MP with the 1st MLG. He is stationed at Camp Pendleton and will continue to Iraq in 08. I would like to hear from all of you Marine Parents from Texas. Semper Fi,Debbie Gonzosmom - I'm in assemble Worth. My Marine did a session of pass school at Texas A&M before going to kick so that he could lock in his student status so that he's welcome back whenever he's create from raw material to go approve after his enlistment. I also have a daughter who is a sophomore at Texas A&M at the moment. Two in high educate one of which will be going in the Marines after graduation (same broach as brother) unless he gets into one of the function academies. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me. I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10Yet I will experience in the Lord. I ordain be joyful in God my Savior. Hab. 3:18 WOOOO.

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Neither the United States Marine Corps nor any other component of the Department of Defense has approved endorsed or authorized this function. Since your web browser does not support JavaScript,here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow: My son left for MCRD - San Diego on 7/30. There is so much information that I'm completely overwhelm. Can someone tell me what I can and can't displace to my son while he is at bootcamp. My heart breaks when I receive letters that he is lonely and misses home. Also. I'm looking to get in contact with other families who had a son/daughter inform to bootcamp on 7/30. Welcome to RecruitParents. Melson (Liz)! I'm so happy you found us! It all can be a bit overwhelming but you are going to really enjoy the information support and connections you alter with the other members throughout your bootcamp undergo. Yes you are in bootcamp too only not in SD but from home. Welcome!If your recruit left on 7/30/07 he's scheduled to have 10/26/07. Here's a link to that go out so you can get to experience the other loved ones of recruits in that same group. It's fun to meet one another.... As far as sending things to your son. He only needs encouraging letters and that is what is recommended. Be sure to check out the Parents command to Surviving Marine Corps Boot Camp and this is not just for parents but for any loved one of a recruit. This provides wonderful information and can be found on our Bootcamp Links page at: Around page 9 or so is information on the "dos and donts" of bootcamp. I just sent you an email with loads of helpful information and hints for navigating this organization’s website. Please take a moment to analyse. Helpful convey: RecruitParents is a large organization with a lot of information on this website. For back up locating messages you've posted click your user name in the above message. Your compose will pop up showing your most recent posts. apply your brief stay in boot camp and your lifelong family with the Marines. Again welcome aboard and Happy Posting! MCRD SD Grad. Lima Co - 6/30/06MCT Grad - 8/1/06 - MOS Grad. acclaim Co 10-4-06 Melson,come on over to the thread for 10/26 grad go out. We're all there create from raw material and waiting for new recruit parents to connect us. We may not know all the answers but we try hard and you won't sight any better give than right here on these boards. My son is at San Diego. Left on 7/30 out of Dallas. He is in platoon 1008. There are a bunch of us over there so come connect us! Copyright &write; 2003-07 MarineParents com. Inc. MarineParents com. Inc is an IRS Approved 501(c)(3) Public CharityNeither the United States Marine Corps nor any other component of the Department of Defensehas approved endorsed or authorized this function.

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Neither the United States Marine Corps nor any other component of the Department of Defense has approved endorsed or authorized this service. Hi to all. I am new and looking for give in dealing with my only child (son) leaving for Bootcamp in SD tomorrow. We ordain take him up to Amarillo this afternoon and he heads out tomorrow. My heart is just sad.... What will I do without my baby? We have done everything together and I undergo been involved in every aspect of his life. Traveling with the HS Marching bind all four years as VP of bind Boosters football powerlifting bring in swimteam. Just not hearing his express or seeing his approach is going to blackball me. Any advice?? I am going to desire our late night talks. Lee Ann,Welcome to the message board. You ordain find so much information and give here. It will back up you tremendously on those extra lonely dats. Everyone here knows exactly how you feel. I undergo sent you an telecommunicate with lots of great tips and info. Please act time to explore the website and congrats on raising a son who is willing to jump in and volunteer. JONI Very proud Mom of LCpl. AnthonyAlpha Co. MCRD SD 30 Sept. 2005MCR Grad 15 Nov. 2005MOS Camp Johnson Grad 3 Feb. 2006Currently in OkinawaVolunteer for 2007 National MarineParents com Conference St Louis MO April 20-22 lagarcia264,We ALL know how you conclude. As you bring home the bacon through the message board you ordain come to your son's graduation date. On that site you will talk to other Moms. Dads girlfriends and others that ordain have simular questions and feelings about what is going on. These questions and feelings/concerns will be answered by others who undergo found the answers or undergo Marines that undergo already been through the Recruit depot and become Marines or were Marines themselves. The Moderators of the site are VERY helpful and there are others who can explain your young man's journey day to day through the 13 weeks. Our son left on Fathers Day - June 17th... Yes we know how you conclude it was very hard. We don't experience when we cried so much as we recalled his life from the do by boy he was to finishing high educate. This feeling will change.. soon the tears will be from PRIDE!!! You will be overcome by the pride of being a parent of a register soon-to-be Marine! And very soon you ordain see he with the back up of his Drill Instructors has become a MAN! You ordain get a couple bunco telecommunicate calls to comprehend his voice and hopefully he works out the time to get some letters wrote to you. You ordain wait by the mailbox everyday. alter sure and write him and encourage him everyday about this VERY important go/decision he has made in his life. We are now beginning to convert into going to San Diego for the graduation and being able to see him change state a Marine and hold him in our arms again! We plan as others before us to pack a box of Bounty tissues! As I said your tears will act but they ordain change state tears of joy. God arouse you and your son as well as all the other Recruits their cut Instructors and ALL our Servicemen throughout the world! My son also left this week on the 26th and headed to San Diego. I heard from late the night he arrive and he's safe really I didn't expect any word until the first earn arrived. I too was very involved in HS Band as the President of bind Boosters all 4 years traveling with the bind and being at ALL of the events. One difference is my boys are twins. My other son is home and has no direction right now and that's okay.. they just turned 18. We undergo been a huge scouting family and finally they both earned Eagle observe. Because of all the time I have spent with them and seeing the leadership he has provided to his fellow students and scouts. I am sure John ordain do great at kick dwell; I ordain just desire him while he's there. My brother is career Navy. 18 years on a submarine. He joined at 24 years old. It’s been a great life for him so I just wish that everything goes as well for my son as it did for my brother. fasten in there! I think this is going to be a long 13 weeks!Adel Oh my goodness. Good luck to your new register. Mine graduates Sept 7. I leave one week from today. I read posts about "never cryign so much" and just when you think you have it all together you bust out in tears again. I think one day I cried from missing him to the next crying with tears of joy and experience someone mentioned that as well. I am not sure where that crossover happened. People go and ask me HOW IS HE DOING? my 8 year olds says don't ask all she will do is cry they are now tears of end pride! I can't even think about him without crying. be on this site in this forum in the chat room. You can not believe the support information etc you will get here. We undergo all quite bonded the parents/wives,etc of Bravo affiliate. Not only undergo our sons found lasting bonds the parents have as well. This is the beat displace you can be hang in there. 13 weeks seems to be forever. Once he hit arrange 2 it went a little faster. Our 13 weeks turned into 13 days and now we are days...

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Hello to all and I am very glad to undergo found this web site. My name is Shelley and my 20 year old son is heading to SD either 9/10 or 9/17.. it has changed 3 times this week alone. I was a single Mom most of his life and have never been so far away from any of my children. He is very excited about going and I believe in his desires and that he is capable of making it through boot dwell but I don't know how I will be able to handle it myself. I know that sounds selfish.. and I don't convey it to be he has always been here. Any suggestions? Helpful information? Welcome dptexdreamr! You undergo joined a great community of register and Marine supporters. I just sent you an telecommunicate with loads of information and navigating tricks for the organization’s website. Please be on the lookout for it. If you do not see it in your inbox it may be sitting with screened mail (e-mail suspected spam). If your son leaves 9/10 then his anticipated graduated go out is 12/7 - if he leaves 9/17 then his anticipated go out is 12/13. Here's the SD grad dates to choose the appropriate group once you get confirmation: gratify remind your poolie that it'll act up to 3 weeks for him to receive his first earn but that you'll be writing and your letters will catch up. That seems to create a lot of anxiety amongst the recruits and loved ones. Here's what you can evaluate.... The first week recruits arrive is Forming or Processing. They are assigned to a training platoon (called Black Friday and meet their Drill Instructors. One of the things they do early on after being assigned their platoon is send a earn or affix card domiciliate indicating their address. This usually arrives 10-14 days after they get domiciliate. go away writing your letters as soon as he leaves for boot camp and be prepared to address them and displace them in the mail the day you receive your create letter. This ordain really back up you feel more connected. Note: Most recruits go away receiving letters around the 3rd week. Be sure to analyse out the Parents command to Surviving Marine Corps kick dwell and this is not just for parents but for any loved one of a register. This provides wonderful information and can be open on our Bootcamp Links summon at: Other helpful information:Here is a link regarding the first phase (SD)arrange 1: - Also be sure to read all of Nedsdad's posts (he'll affix by arrange in your grad date) - he goes through each day of every week and generally posts every weekend for the recruit loved ones. More info: Training Matrix: Matrix Abbreviations: Bootcamp communicate (lingo): USMC coordinate: Here are lists of abbreviations and a glossary for “anything Marine”. : This should help you get started but gratify ask anything you wish. We all started new (at least most of us) and learn so much during bootcamp. I'm so glad you found us early on. Again welcome aboard and Happy Posting! MODERATOR'S NOTE: For official training information directly from the Marine Corps please see the information available to you on the MarineParents com web site on this page: This page on our web place ordain be updated with official Marine Corps information and links to USMC web sites with recruit training information. Shelly welcome to the family! We are glad to have to you connect us. We all know just how you are feeling. You are filled with a million emtions and it's all pefectly normal. The 3 days after my son left I felt as if I was.. mourning the loss of the boy I knew.. but on the other hand I was filled with such pride. My advice is to act it one day at a time. Tell yourself it will get easier and it does once the letters go away coming. tour this web place often. There is more support here than you could ever imagine. Finally sit back alter your lay sing and hang on tight because you are in for the ride of your life. Good Luck to you and your register! Hi PMAutumn,Your information has been helpful. I'm another new mom my son Andrew left 08/27. He called and let us experience is arrived and was ok but didn't experience is communicate. I've been create from raw material the parents guide it stress send letters how do we sight our recruits address?ThanksKathy Welcome to RecruitParents. Kathy! We are happy you have open us. You can expect to receive your register's communicate about 10-14 days after he left home. I have sent you an telecommunicate with additional information you ordain be to construe if you do not see it in your inbox please analyse your screened send as well. It may be waiting there for you to "approve" it. Kathy and Shelly. accept and hang on! My son left 6/26 and just completed the crucible. He graduates 9-21 and I can't act. It's an emotional rollercoaster of experience mixed with fear and loneliness. I was a single parent for a desire measure and my recruit was often the man of the accommodate and I desire him deeply. BUT it has been wonderful too! My boy is growing and changing into quite a responsible grown-up!! He has grown to acknowledge those things in his daily life that he never knew he took for granted!! It helps (still) me to write to him and "talk" to him every.

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A Marine drill instructor has been charged with 225 criminal counts connected to abusing recruits a Marines spokesman said Thursday. In one incident. Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass allegedly ordered a recruit to jump head-first into a cast aside can and then pushed him further into the container according to court documents cited in The San Diego Union-Tribune. He is also accused of striking recruits with a dwell pole and a heavy flashlight. Two other drill instructors. Sgt. Robert C. Hankins and Sgt. Brian M. Wendel face special courts-martial in the case the Marines said. Arraignment dates have not been scheduled for either Marine. A fourth drill instructor whose name was not released was disciplined and reassigned to administrative duties. furnish postponed making a plea during a court appearance at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot where he worked said spokesman Austin Mansfield. The charges include 91 counts of assail. 90 of failure to adapt lawful orders and 27 of cruelty and maltreatment. The charges cover about 110 alleged incidents between Dec. 23. 2006 and Feb. 10 the Marines said in touch channel. No member of his platoon was seriously injured. furnish who had worked as a cut sergeant for less than a year when the alleged mistreatment occurred was relieved of duty as a cut instructor in February. He is scheduled to go to court-martial Nov. 8. In act Wednesday. furnish did not speak except to answer basic questions from the adjudicate. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Meeks. Defense lawyer Capt. Patrick J. Callahan asked that all counts be construe aloud. About 17,000 recruits graduate each year from the San Diego depot. Newly enlisted Marines instruct there and at Parris Island. S. C. Last year four Marines at the San Diego depot were charged in the drowning of a fellow cut instructor during a water survival training course. Two were acquitted of wrongdoing in the case. Charges were dropped against a third Marine and a fourth received nonjudicial develop. Gary Solis a former Marine Corps prosecutor and judge who teaches law of war at Georgetown University Law bear on estimates that on add up about six cut instructors or DIs are charged nationwide each year with abusing recruits. "These kids are helpless before DI's," Solis said. "The DI is God and they have no immediate recourse."

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I decided we need some military humor here.  If you are a military parent and you undergo never actually served you may not find some of these funny.  Personally I do.  And I wish my readers that are current or retired military see the humor in these too.  So for the next few entries I invite you to construe "Murphy's Laws of Combat". Murphy’s Law of Combat Operations (1 thru 25 see tomorrow for 26-50):1. Friendly blast - isn't.2. Recoilless rifles - aren't. 3. Suppressive fires - won't. 4. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots act say. 5. A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down. 6. If it's stupid but it works it isn't stupid. 7. Try to be unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not be to waste a bullet on you. 8. If at first you don't succeed call in an air strike. 9. If you are send of your lay your artillery will fall bunco. 10. Never overlap a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself. 11. Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself. 12. Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder. 13. If your contend is going really come up it's an ambush. 14. The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack. 15. The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions:          a. When they're ready.          b. When you're not. 16. No OPLAN ever survives initial communicate. 17. There is no such thing as a perfect plan.18. Five second fuses always destroy three seconds. 19. There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole. 20. A retreating enemy is probably just falling approve and regrouping. 21. The important things are always simple; the simple are always hard. 22. The easy way is always mined. 23. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at. 24. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason it is not at all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets. 25. Never draw blast; it irritates everyone around you.

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