YorkieMom75
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Yes, I understand, and thanks for your comments, ChristCorp. It was like that for HS -- seems like just yesterday that DS was starting 9th grade, had braces and was shorter than me. Not anymore!! How lucky for you to live 2 hours from USAFA! Congrats on your son's grad school opportunity!
For the other comment on the bank issue, thank you also. DS has a student account at a local bank. We were going to close that, but maybe it's best to keep it open until after BCT. DS has a debit card there, and we can deposit money if he needs it. He doesn't turn 18 until after BCT anyway.
BTW, USAA is our family bank where we have direct deposit, and it is also a good selection for car insurance for when DSs/DDs (or 2LTs) are about to purchase their 1st car. We will recommend USAA to DS as his bank and auto insurance at that time, as they are very "military friendly." Also, they DO NOT charge for ATM use, and if you do get charged by another bank for using an ATM, USAA will reimburse you. That's a pretty good deal, as those $2 charges add up.
Yorkie, just so you know, once he gets to the academy, it doesn't slow down. We, (Parents), get older, and it happens really fast. You'll wake up and visit him for "A-Day and/or Parent's weekend". Then it will be thanksgiving, then christmas, then spring break, then summer break. I woke up the other day and my son finished his last class and went fountain diving (Tradition among firsties who are finished and ready to graduate). Next weekend I pick up a plane full of relatives and drive down to the academy for graduation. I swear we were just at his High School State Football Championship Game a couple months ago.
My biggest problem which most parents go through their first year at the academy, is that i won't get to see him as much from now on. We only live 2 hours away from the academy. We always had/have season football tickets. We'd see out son almost every weekend through christmas. The only thing going for us when he graduates is that he's continuing his education and going to grad school. So flying to/from Los Angeles isn't as bad as visiting Columbus Mississippi. But we will survive.
Just wanted to say that up until the last 6 months, it was like standing in line for a roller coaster. The last few months you actually got on the ride and started moving pretty good. Once he gets to the academy, the ride is going to start some of those really fast drops. There will be a couple of slow downs as you climb the next peak, but it speeds up again. Before you know it..... the ride is over. Then it's time to get on a different ride and see how that one is. Have fun; the price of admission to this theme park is definitely worth it, but there's a lot of slow, fast, up, and down on the rides.
Yes, I understand, and thanks for your comments, ChristCorp. It was like that for HS -- seems like just yesterday that DS was starting 9th grade, had braces and was shorter than me. Not anymore!! How lucky for you to live 2 hours from USAFA! Congrats on your son's grad school opportunity!
For the other comment on the bank issue, thank you also. DS has a student account at a local bank. We were going to close that, but maybe it's best to keep it open until after BCT. DS has a debit card there, and we can deposit money if he needs it. He doesn't turn 18 until after BCT anyway.
BTW, USAA is our family bank where we have direct deposit, and it is also a good selection for car insurance for when DSs/DDs (or 2LTs) are about to purchase their 1st car. We will recommend USAA to DS as his bank and auto insurance at that time, as they are very "military friendly." Also, they DO NOT charge for ATM use, and if you do get charged by another bank for using an ATM, USAA will reimburse you. That's a pretty good deal, as those $2 charges add up.