Welcome Golf & Papa Companies - April 4 Graduation!
Welcome to the USMC Family & Friends Support Center! We hope you all enjoyed Family Day and Graduation from Parris Island. Right now you are in your very own Company thread within the Reconnect...
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Lynda41, I am so sorry to hear that about your son, especially right now. I know how awful that break can be, it happened to Jeff 2x and he had to wait to start boot. Jeff was in 2022 also. I received...
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Lynda how awful! I'll be praying your son's surgery is a success and he can get back to doing what he wants very soon! I'll be praying they are keeping his pain under control too, I've heard that...
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Did your marines know to take cash with them to MCT? I thought I read it somewhere and told my son but he said he wouldnt need it. He had cash in his wallet (which is now locked up) and saids its back...
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Thanks for the prays, its about 3:40p.m. and he is not in a room yet, so I have no idea on how things went yet. They don't contact you, you have to wait for your marine to wake up, to call home. Its...
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Stacey, I'm sorry, I added you to my friend list, but deleted your message sent to my e-mail, not very good at this. I usually delete anyone or thing that I don't reconize. Please send again. Without...
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I didnt know they needed money. i actually just got Jeffs bank statement and took a look and I was surprised to see that he has withdrawn money on base and used it to make a purchase. I asked my...
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Hi just checked he mail and we got another letter from Jeff today. He said they are all good, didnt mention anything about spending money. He did say they were treating them good down there and that...
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Hi Stacey my son had a list of things he needed to bring to MCT with him. I didn't really look at the list. I know he did take money and his cell phone. He did say on family day he had some items he...
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Hi Cyndee, MCT grad is May 13th, Tuesday. It starts about 9:30. They have liberty on Sunday the 11th. They are supposed to get their phones and personal stuff back on Saturday the 10th. My Jeff is in...
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Lynda... I'm so sorry about your son. You and he are in my thoughts and prayers. Also, if you ever need to talk, let me know... I'm in Connecticut so I can understand the distance thing.
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Thank you all for the info. Lynda I am sorry your marine having problems. Things will get better for him. Too many prayers not to. We got a letter yesterday from ours and he is doing great. Saids he...
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Yeah I know all too well about the lack of money they pay. It was a rough three months at boot camp without my husband's income. We have a two year old and I had to work night shift for child care to...
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Evening Ladies, I also think that our sons, husbands, and daughters joined for the right reasons and its something they really want. But the money makes it difficult. Since we have a few more years...
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Well, Jeff had surgery on Thursday and left the hospital this morning. He in pain ,but dealling with it, you know those marines!! He has a couple of appts. to set up on Monday, hoping that he'll have...
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Thanks Stacey for the info. By the way I never asked Brandon what his pay is. I have no idea about that or how little it really is. Still not one letter from him. Well I guess he is not much of a...
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Well didn't hear from Brandon but I received my graduation video. I was happy to see my son many times and brought back all of that anticipation of the day and going home with our son for leave. It...
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We got our video the other day and were thrilled we were able to spot our son several times :-) I think I teared up more watching the video than I did the actual ceremony though. Maybe because at the...
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We only seen our son one time in the vidio briefly. He was at the end and seems like they kept cutting off the end alot. When the passed the bleachers, we seen him looking over for us. I cried too....
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