Almost done...

My journey as a "Boot Camp Mom" is almost done. I have two weeks from today until I will be with my Sailor. One week from tomorrow he will be going through Battle Stations. It has been a tough experience. For both of us. I remember the day we dropped him off at the recruiter's office. The long night that followed. Then waiting for the phone call to let me know he was there and safe. The waiting was what prompted the last post. The waiting is also the cause of this post. I remember the joy of getting the form letter and then that first real letter home. It was like little pieces of him were coming home to me. The first phone call was the greatest phone call I have ever gotten. I am now waiting on the next great phone call..."Mom, I am a United States Sailor". Waiting is still hard to do. But it is buffered by a sense of pride and knowlege that my son has been given the skills to be in control of his own future. I can let go because I know he is going to be ok now. He has faced a challenge and succeeded. I miss my son but I am filled with an incredible pride for him that cannot be matched by any other event short of his birth. Thank you to the RDC's and others that have worked to make my son the incredible young man he is becoming.