I was doing good...
I went all day Monday without crying, I did pretty good over the weekend. Yesterday I did good until 5ish, then I started crying out of the blue. I know I will have days when I don't cry, and some days that I will cry. Today isn't fairing much better, I have teared up twice so far today. The not knowing and waiting to hear from him is the worst! I don't know if he's in his unit yet and has begun basic or not. If I knew that his training has begun I could at least start counting the weeks until he graduates. It's going to be stormy here today, tomorrow and Friday. Tornadoes are possible.
Hope you have a great day today! {{Hugs}}
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DO wish you would here something from him, so you'd feel better, and at least here his voice and get an address where you could write to him. I am still Praying for you all. {{{{Hugs}}}}
with love,
Tammie
Everything started as soon as your son got off the bus. First week is reception, where soldiers go back through all the paperwork and medical stuff they went through at the induction center. Then, they get uniforms, haircuts, assigned to barracks. Of course they immediately meet their drill sergeant. He is aware of everything they go though and is responsible for them. The first three weeks is all about discipline and physical training. Lots of PT (physical training) and running. Lots of yelling by the DS. Soldiers have their 'habits' broken and are taught the Army way to do everything, even folding their clothes. They wake up at 4:30 a.m. for PT and then after PT, they shower and go to breakfast. After breakfast, they fall into formation for whatever the DS has them doing that day.
They go until evening and then eat and fall into bed. They are exhausted, so that is why you have not heard from your son. I not exactly sure, but I don't think they're even allowed to call for the first 3 weeks to a month anyway. Just too much to do and too much to focus on. Somewhere in basic they are given a couple of days off, usually a Saturday and Sunday and then they're right back to work Monday. That break may be when you get a phone call.
After the first three weeks, they learn about rifles, artillery, etc. The last week of basic is the field training exercise, then they get ready for graduation and receive their orders to leave for AIT (Advance Individual Training). This is training in their job--whatever they signed up to do in the Army. AIT is anywhere from 18 weeks to 20+ weeks, however long they need training. This is a lot of classroom work and hands on. Then, after AIT, soldiers get their first 'duty station'--the first base they go to in their Army enlistment.
Hope this helps you a little.
Isolation is part of the basic training process.
Don't worry Cree, he will call as soon as he is able and he is probably missing you as much as you are missing him.