The actual swearing in.
Posed swearing in for pictures.
Eric left at noon the go to the Indy airport. He was to report in to the USO so they can make sure he gets on his plane. He does not leave until late afternoon- somewhere between 4-8 pm. The idea is to get them to the recruit depot in San Diego really late or very early. They will be up for 36 hours before they are allowed to sleep. During this time, they are allowed to call home to let us know he arrived safely-period. The next 3 days are spent getting the hair shaved, eyes and teeth examined, clothing and toiletries, opening a base bank account, and undergoing some training and tests to make sure they can complete boot camp. Eric will also get a pair of black frame unbreakable plastic lens glasses-they call them BC glasses for birth control because no one looks attractive in them. No contacts in boot camp. On Friday, he will be put in a platoon and meet his DI for the first time. From then on, we can only guess. In 10-14 days, we will receive a post card with his address.
Semper Fi
4 comments:
Thanks so much for the pictures and news. He is the first one to fly from the nest. (As Granny would say.)
I think this is a good deal, I can't wait to see how Eric holds up thru boot camp.
We are all so proud of him! When he can receive mail, please share his address. I have quite a few student letters for him already.
Just today we received a lengthy email with pictures from a soldier that we've been corresponding with. He says it means so much to all the troops to receive letters from home and it is so meaningful for the students to write for a purpose.
Eric will be an awesome MARINE! I'm looking forward to hearing boot camp stories!
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