phone calls

If you could post the letter from the Parent's meeting, I would appreciate it. I already sent him 2 packages, one before we left NY and anothe,r of things he forgot from home, as soon as we got home.
Do you know what time mail call is?
Thanks for all of your advice. It is really appreciated.
 
another phone call question

After indoc, will we know more specifically what time the calls will be and will the calls always come on Sundays. Thanks.
 
After Indoc is over and until Recognition, which is some time in the spring, once the regiment completes the required tasks, phones are still only distributed on Sunday afternoons but they have their computers and often our DS would send us quick emails rather than call us on Sundays. When he called, the reception was not always good and he needed to stand outside. We would also chat on Facebook. They weren't suppose to skype but it was rare that they were in their room by themselves so skype always had an audience.

DS also would receive his phone when he would travel on a team movement with his team or he had liberty so that was nice.

Even after recognition, he didn't call that often because he was very busy and never carried his phone to class because he didn't want it to ring by accident while in class.
 
Mindy and Jessibee13. I'm glad I'm not the only mom who got tired and very criptic calls. It was unlike our son to be that way, but I knew it was b/c he was fatigued and doing what had to be done. Now parents of Plebe Candidates...when Acceptance Weekend comes you'll see a variety of reactions from you ds/dd. I saw Plebes super energetic, talking up a storm with family and friends and then there was our son....sleep deprived, super focused, eating up a storm, not at all talkative. I must say I was not prepared for it and was very concerned (ie: scared) about the way d/s was. He was never like that. Nor did I share my concerns with him till Christmas. It must have been a mom thing, cuz dear husband didn't seem too concerned. These young men and women are being shaped for magnificent purposes. Just remember that what they did to get here at KP, they will need to continue doing with your complete faith and support. You all will get thru this and be where my hus and I are. We are so excited for our son, who is out to sea this summer.:yllol:
 
KP2013dramamama... and 2014 parents,
I wasn't going to get into Acceptance Weekend until it got closer but my experience was very similar to KP2013dramamama. All I read and heard was how incredible Acceptance weekend is... and it is but it wasn't all easy, light and fun.
DS was stressed, nervous and tired- and quiet. Their life goes on as usual over Acceptance Weekend. They still have classes, they still adher to regimental expectations and rules, and they are VERY concerned about getting yelled at/called out in front of their parents.

My feelings went between the joy of seeing him to despair that we didn't see him much to anger that KP didn't lighten up their schedule for "all important" Accectance/Parents Weekend. All of that included an agrument with DS about why he wasn't making more of an effort to be with us, like it "appeared" other plebes were doing.
I was emotionally drained by the end of the weekend. And, like KP2013dramamama, my husband was clueless :yllol:
 
Thank you so much for all of the words of encouragement...this is so helpful. We are planning on taking my son's girlfriend to Parent's Weekend...his request...do you think that is a mistake?
 
USMMA2014mom said:
Thank you so much for all of the words of encouragement...this is so helpful. We are planning on taking my son's girlfriend to Parent's Weekend...his request...do you think that is a mistake?
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This question has been oft debated on this website amongst all the service academy forums. There are arguments for both sides, but I'd recommend doing a search for parents weekend on the forum ("search" option on the top menu bar of the page) and reading through older posts to get both sides and see suggestions on how it went and what boundaries were set.
 
As long as you get along with the girlfriend and he asked for her to come... Just double check with him before you actually go in case anything changes.
 
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