Hi, I am new here,

Hi I think I am going to become a military mom.... my son is going to sign up as soon as they can get everything ready..... He made an appointment last friday to get the paperwork started but the recruiter wasnt at the office when he got there.... So he said he wil call her back this week, or go to the armery in terre haute indiania.. Do this recruiters make appointments and not be there often... This is hard enough for me...and he wants to do this not be messed around with... If they make him mad he wont do this... he has no patients which is what I hope the army can help him with... Anyway I know nothing about the military, we are not a military family. In fact no one is in the military, not no one....I have no clue how any of this works....

Well when I became a military wife, I learned as I went along. I am still learning and I have been married to my Marine for 5 years now. I know that the military, well more the Marines, do very strict discipline and I dont know about the Army and they do change the person in bootcamp. They learn responsibility but I dont know about patience. He will have to learn that to not **** off the drill sergeants...so he may learn the hard way. But he will be OK. I think that bootcamp is good for alot of people. I come from a military family, my grandpa is a Pearl Harbor Survivor, my ggrandpa was in WWI, my uncle was a Marine..my g-aunt is one of the first female Marines...but I still didnt know much about the military until I became a Marine wife! I would hope your son will have patience....they will take care of everything, drive him where he needs to be and everything. LET THEM CALL HIM...

The Army just makes everybody "hurry up and wait" I think that is crap but its true. Ive learned that since being an Army wife and just by working with the Army. Everything is done the hardway and you ALWAYS "hurry up and wait" lol Donna S Ft. Stewart GA

Thank you, the recruiter did call and apoligies for missing the appointment and is meeting us at the house on Tuesday..... Now my daughter has dicided to enlist also. She will not graduate until May so she will have to go on delayed deployment... I guess it is giving them a direction in life. My son has decided to make it a life time carreet. He may change his mind later. The recruiter said it would take about a month and half to get everything in order for him to go out... So I guess he will be in boot camp on christmas.. that will suck bigt time.....

Sorry forgot to say WELCOME to the Board! Glad to have you here. Donna S Ft. Stewart GA

Thank you, I guess I will get used to hurry and wait.... that sounds like the government to me.....

Welcome, One thing to always remember is that the military comes first and they wont let you forget that!! I think it will be hard at first, it was for me but you get use to it, and it is good for young men in my opinion. Also in my opinion there is no better man than a military man!

Welcome. I have seen you on the main board. this is a good board. You can get a lot of imformation here. I am married to an Army Ranger. Talk about discipline, he has it and expects it. He has mellowed over the years and now that he is retired he is even a little softer. (well a lot) Thanks goodness. Derrill totally agrees with the "hurry up and wait." I really think it is their motto. LOL He spent over 40 years in. My Dad and all of his brothers were drafted during WWII. One of his brothers was killed in Germany. Derrill spent his combat time in southeast Asia. He but in over 8 years in combat. I was just a kid in high school. I'm glad of that and I didn't have to worry about him all the time. He has helped a lot of young men as they entered the military. Many of his former Scouts have joined one of the services. He has given them a lot of tips on how to get through and how not to get in trouble or stick out. I'm sure it is hard to watch your son go into the military. Non of my kids have been able to. One son has asthma and get pneumonia a lot and the another on has a back deformity and he broke his foot and shattered 3 bones. They did their best to fix it, but he is in a lot of pain. His foot has a big bump on top. So, they won't take him. He was talking about going to OCS, but that can't happen now. It would have been good for my oldest and I just realized that he could be retireing now. Whew, I'm old. I hope things work out for the best for you and your son. By the way, my youngest daughter is named Marie and goes by RieRie a lot. So, see your name stands out to me. Diana

Thank you for replying, I just feel so lost and out of control right now. I am trying to keep my best chin up..I think my daughter is now going to sign up now too. She cant let her brother out do her.... I only have the two children....I am so scared... I never ever dreamed I had raised two military people.. They havent been accepted yet or taken their physicals. But as far as I know they have no physical deformities or problems......