I was stunned at how few parents there were. While your kid may say that they don't care, they do. Kids looked disappointed at the ones who had parents show up for them. I felt bad for all of the cadets that didn't have parents. We wouldn't have missed it. We already had a trip planned to...
My son is in 3rd regiment. I have been able to text with him a lot more than I thought I would be able to. I have had the least amount of contact while in the field, but still have gotten to get a short occasional text.