Airforce Mom - trying to adjust

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  • christina271
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM

• Hi, I am new to this so please excuse any mistakes I make the first few times.  My son, Joshua left for Lackland AFB on June 13th.  I havent heard from him except the initial scripted call.  We were at dinner with his girlfriend last night who told us she was in contact with some parents of kids who graduate the same day as him.  She was told that the base has the swine flu and that at least one section is in lockdown.  This may prevent those kids from graduating ontime.  Has any one else heard anything??

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  • Smrtgrl96x
  on Jul. 4, 2009 at 12:12 PM

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  Quoting christina271:
  
  

  Hi, I am new to this so please excuse any mistakes I make the first few times.  My son, Joshua left for Lackland AFB on June 13th.  I havent heard from him except the initial scripted call.  We were at dinner with his girlfriend last night who told us she was in contact with some parents of kids who graduate the same day as him.  She was told that the base has the swine flu and that at least one section is in lockdown.  This may prevent those kids from graduating ontime.  Has any one else heard anything??

  
  Christina,

  Not to sound like it's not scary, but there is ALWAYS some kind of contagious disease going on with the kids in basic.  I can't remember what it was that a few of the kids had when my son was there, but I was FREAKED!!!!  My advice to you is to call the Red Cross.  They will be the ones to be able to give you information like that.  For those kids that ARE sick, they will probably have to repeat a week or two and graduate with the next group.  It will all work out!

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  • Smrtgrl96x
  on Jul. 4, 2009 at 12:20 PM

• I decided to look about the h1n1 and this is what the DoD says...

  23 June 2009

   

  •·       Lackland AFB:  No positive H1N1 cases in BMTs at Lackland AFB since 2 June 09.  All AiTs have been cleared as of 23 Jun 09

  •·       Sheppard:  No Basic Military Trainees arriving at Sheppard AFB this week were potentially exposed to a known H1N1 case before arrival.

   

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  • Kim508
  on Jul. 4, 2009 at 5:22 PM

• Hi:

  My son is at Lackland now and graduates on 8/21.  His wife spoke to him last night and he did not say anything about that.  He left on 6/23 and this was his first real call home.  I guess it depends on the Training Instructors (TI's) whether they can call or not.  He also said he just mailed some letters.

  Take care,

  Kim

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  • christina271
  on Jul. 5, 2009 at 10:46 AM

• Great thanks!  I suppose no news is good news.   I will keep waiting for word from him.

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  • Cookie_baker
  on Jul. 5, 2009 at 11:04 AM

• Hi Kim,

  Hang in there. My son just graduated from BMT at Lackland about 3 weeks ago. It is very hard in the beginning. It was especially hard on my husband who didn't think he would miss him. Also, my son celebrated his 19th birthday during BMT and we couldn't send him anything other than a card. He did get to call us, so we were really lucky. The guys earn phone time, so the harder they work and the more they do, the more phone time they get. And not every person hates BMT...my son loved it. We never heard him say he hated it. He thought the whole thing was really cool.

  Hang in there, it will be over before you know it. And graduation is very, very cool. Be sure to pack lots of cool clothes, tons of water and SUNSCREEN. It's sooo hot in San Antonio!

  Best of luck!

  Lisa

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  • Kim508
  on Jul. 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM

• Hi:

  Thank you.

  I received 2 letters from my son today -- yipee !  I feel so much better.  He sounded great.  He said it is tough but he is handling it.  He just misses everyone here.  He said it is not as bad as he expected.  He has made some great friends.  He is really looking forward to graduation.  He is almost halfway there.  He really sounded like he was enjoying it.  I am so relieved.  He said he does not have much time to write now but hopes he can write more soon.  They were very short letters but that is fine.  He could have just written "I love and miss you mom" and I would have been fine with that.  I think I will actually get a full nights sleep tonight.

  I hope your son is doing well and wish him all the best. 

  Have a good weekend.

  Kim

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  • TJSproudmom
  on Jul. 16, 2009 at 1:46 PM

• Hi Kim...I am right there with you, which is why I just joined this group.  My son left on July 14, just 2 days ago and what you wrote is what I feel.  Please let me know how you are doing now that it has been a couple of weeks. 

  
  Thanks,
  Misty

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  • TJSproudmom
  on Jul. 16, 2009 at 2:05 PM

• Sorry Kim...I should have read the entire thread and I would have seen that things get better. I love this site, makes me realize I am not the only one feeling so horrible. 

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  • cindyin214
  on Jul. 18, 2009 at 7:56 PM

• I am so grateful to have found this site and this forum. My daughter just left on 7/14 for BMT and I am just beside myself. I never thought I would think about her THIS MUCH. We finally got the "scripted" call today with her address, and I am so excited to be able to start writing her. I didn't get to talk to her, but her dad said she was crying the whole time.... that broke my heart!!! I am encouraged by the other moms that say phone from her calls may be possible down the road.

  I'm sure this has to get easier with time, but letting my baby girl go so far has been pure misery and confusion... I guess its just hard to imagine that she s a big girl now, taking care of herself!

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