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Date Posted: 06:47:07 10/17/11 Mon
Author: The Chief
Subject: My son is now a Soldier.


Last week we traveled to Ft. Benning, GA, to see our oldest son graduate from US Army Basic Combat Training. There is nothing quite like standing for the National Anthem on a military base with your son in his uniform only 30 feet away. We are so proud of him for making it through, and yet he has said it wasn't as bad as he'd expected and that he would go thru it again - really! I think mostly because they get to use and train with real weapons, blow things up, learn to fight - all the cool stuff that he's been doing on video games for years!

He enlisted in the National Guard almost a year ago, joining the VA Army National Guard, 29th Infantry Band unit. He graduated from high school this spring, and Basic Training last week, and is now doing his Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at the US Army School of Music in Norfolk, VA - on the same base as the Joint Expeditionary Force/Naval Amphibious Training base. He says that after his Guard stint is done (5 more years), he wants to go active duty. He has decided that he enjoys the Army way of life, and he is well-suited for it, as he has always had a good grasp on the core Army values (which are really "life" values). He hopes to join one of the service bands in the DC area (which is really tough to do!).

He says the hardest thing so far about the School of Music is having to learn both Navy and Marine rank and lingo, but I told him all his years of watching JAG with me will help! LOL

So I join the ranks of "Sister Soldier Mamas" out there. Hoo-ah!

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[> Congrats! That's awesome! You must be so proud! -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 07:17:09 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> Big Congratulations! He sounds like a great guy and you all must be super proud as you should be! All the best to him for an amazing military career! You'll have to post a pic of him in his uniform. -- mj, 07:17:11 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> Great news! You must be so pround of him. Congratulations! -- Lee, 08:20:08 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> [> Oops! PROUD of him...LOL -- Lee, 08:21:35 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> Congrats and God Bless all of you. Its a milestone, to be sure. It sounds as though he has a good plan, I hope everything works out well, for all of you. -- mkim, 12:49:53 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> how wonderful for you - good reason to be proud! -- chris k, 14:21:28 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> Congratulations to you and your son. Best wishes to him to realize his musical dreams and perhaps one day play in the US Army Band "Pershing's Own." -- Araninda, 15:10:08 10/17/11 Mon [1]


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[> Warmest congratulations and warmest best wishes to you and your son ! You can be very proud ! -- Laurence, 02:55:01 10/18/11 Tue [1]


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[> I know you're very proud! Congratulation, Chief! -- manette, 15:37:11 10/18/11 Tue [1]


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[> You have reason to be very proud! It seems like just last year that he was a little kid with a new baby sister. Cripes, how time goes by. Congratualtions Heather on being a new Army Mom! -- Cece, yelling Hoo ah! back., 14:55:35 10/19/11 Wed [1]


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[> The song from "Mulan" keeps running through my head. " I'll make a man out of you..." I think part of your pride is watching your boy become a man, first in his decision to join and then as he completes each phase! Congratulations to your whole gang! -- TH, 19:21:03 10/19/11 Wed [1]


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[> Congratulations to a proud mom and best wishes to a fine young man! -- Sunset, 21:17:25 10/20/11 Thu [1]


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[> How sweet it is!! Congratulations to him and to you, Chief!! -- jenks, 06:02:06 10/22/11 Sat [1]


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[> Congratulations and best wishes to your son, and to you! I was stationed on that Norfolk Base years ago! Brings back memories. -- Jan, 08:03:01 10/23/11 Sun [1]


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[> [> He likes the bowling alley, and the food, and the proximity to the beach. :-) -- The Chief, 19:02:10 10/24/11 Mon [1]


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