Yankee 180 recruits shining shoes and reciting required knowledge.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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65 comments:
Thanks so much for putting up a video of the grop!!
Thank you so much!!! What a really nice suprise!
Enjoyed the video! Sending it to grandmother to see!
Thanks for the video...Every little thing helps!
Thanks for the video. It was a nice surprise to see. I'm pretty sure I can see my son :)
Hi Ladies and Gent's,
It is good to see pictures of you guys. The end is near so keep the faith and your eye on the prize!!!!!!!!!
We are looking forward to graduation and to the woman that you have become. Your large family misses you and prays for strength in this endeavor. This is from your wedding planner cousin, sister, nephews, aunts and uncles.
Has anyone heard from their Yankee? Or do you know what time they begin liberty? Maybe they are pigging out on junk food first.Ha Ha. My phone is attached to my hip, my questions list and recorder are ready.
We haven't heard anything either! We don't know when they will call! We are glued to our phone too. Hopefully very soon!!
Just got off the phone with my son, he sounded great. Loves bootcamp and has made a ton of new friends. Says they are all very close. He's very excited for to be heading to Florida to his first station. And he said that he does indeed love the food! Best Valentine's Day I've ever had.
Just had a wonderful call from our son. Almost an hour!! Very happy and positive. I'm so glad I had a list of questions though and they all got answered. They earned their colors on Tuesday. His good buddy is SR Barnes and SR Winters. He has talked to your son ProudUSGCparents too. They plan on all keeping in touch. He still wants to be a rescue swimmer and has no regrets.
What kind of questions and answers did you ask/get? Thats if your ALOUD to tell us, wouldn't want to get our yankee's in to TROUBLE!
Here's a few..
Report for duty date?
Any health problems?
Anyone else stationed at your location?
What has been the hardest thing?
Any regrets? I liked this answer.. None!
Who do you know, talk to the most?
Has your perception of the CG changed?
We taped the conversation so we could share with all the family and of course so I can hear his voice again :)
He did say their CC's are known to be the hardest of them all and they all feel proud to have achieved what they have done knowing that. He was told to tell us to make his flight arrangements home and they will reimburse him when he gets to his station. So I just booked the same flight and we can all come home together,
yesterdau i got the most amazing valentines day present ......i got a phone call from my boyfriend . lol he told me his cc reads the blogs and he singled him out because of me lol ;) so i geuss the cc"s find free time to read what we have to say. im so incredibly proud of my boyfriend. they have some of the toughest cc"s and they are doing so great. i also really want to thank the cc"s ,you guys are taken these boys in and made them into the men they will be for the rest of their lives. They are amazing men and women all because of you. thank you so much
12 more days!!!!!! go yankee 180!!!!!
cant wait to see david home.
yesterdau i got the most amazing valentines day present ......i got a phone call from my boyfriend . lol he told me his cc reads the blogs and he singled him out because of me lol ;) so i geuss the cc"s find free time to read what we have to say. im so incredibly proud of my boyfriend. they have some of the toughest cc"s and they are doing so great. i also really want to thank the cc"s ,you guys are taken these boys in and made them into the men they will be for the rest of their lives. They are amazing men and women all because of you. thank you so much
12 more days!!!!!! go yankee 180!!!!!
cant wait to see david home.
Just wanted you to know that I am SOOO proud of you and love you very much. Nate, Xavier and Mark say "HI". Please send us a picture of you and your troop in your uniforms!!!! Always remember NOTHING is impossible as long as you put God first!!! Love Ya -Chaz
Graduation is sooo close! Good luck Yankee-180 on your final this week!!! I can't wait to see you J.R. your granparents and I are so proud!
We spoke to our son, Marc, yesterday for about 10 minutes during their on base leave. He is one of 4 who earned expert marksman. He asked us what we had found out about the town that he will be going to. He had just received our flight plans in the mail that morning, too late for him to book the same flight, as they had already booked him on a different airline. It's amazing how long the mail is taking to actually get in their hands. But at least we will be able to hear stories in the car on the way to Philly. Yankee 180, you are on the home stretch.... finish strong!
i cant see the video until i get home since im at work. but how excited.. i too had a great vday present.. a phone call.. i cant wait to see graduation and to visit cape may.. what an experience it will be. im so proud of all the guys.. just stick to what your doing .. yay for coast guard
Yesterday's call from our son was the day! It was only for about 10 min. and I savored every minute. We can't wait to see him at graduation. I asked him if he's made any good friends and he said ya! He didn't mention any names but now we know, thank you Paso Jack! We know that he will stationed on the cutter Kukui out of Honolulu. He is very excited!
He did request that while he was home that we didn't fix pancakes or french toast because they have one or the other EVERY day, LOL.
Everyone going to graduation travel safely. We will see you there!
P.S Have any of you moms heard anything about us being able to "Pin" our sons/daughters at graduation. If so, are you?
Santana Jade, From what my husband has been telling me he is good friends with your husband.
I think only active military can present our Yankee's with their certificate if they want. I got to pin our son with an eagle scout pin a couple years ago!
Hope they have a great week ahead, they will have uniform inspection,close order drill and finals this week. As well as turn in their pieces and do the challenge obstacle course. Go Yankee's
Looking forward to Yankee 180 graduation!Willie,Thurma,Keith, Alexis,Larry and Bonnie enjoy the journals.
Perry,Molock -crew
12 days!!!! Go Yankee-180!
Yankee 180, you are on the final stretch! You have made your families proud and are about to embark on a great adventure and service to your country. Your CC's have gotten you ready to stand strong, tall and ready to take on the role of Guardians. We thank them for making you strong mentally and physically and bringing out the best in each one of you.
Daniel, we are so very proud and honored to have you as our son.
I agree with everyone, thank you CC's for all the hard work you have put in to our Yankee's and for making their amazing accomplishments possible. You are making my fiancé ready for the future, turning him into a Guardian, for that I am so thankful and proud.
We missed our phone call :( on Saturday so thank you bloggers for sharing what your recruits had to say.
Yankee 180, the final countdown is here :) We are so proud of you all. Thank you CC's for helping my son, SR Walls, fulfill his dream of becoming a Guardian. Timothy, we are so proud of you, and all your fellow recruits, and can't wait to see you all in 10 days !!!
Go Yankee 180 !!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, that's too bad you missed the call. I forwarded calls to my cell every time I left the house. Well hopefully all goes well this week and they get there off base (I believe?) leave this Saturday and he can try again. So excited for graduation next week!!
Thank you so much for the new Journal! I can actually see my fiance in the last picture on the far right. Im so happy, I finally get to see him :)
woo hoo YANKEE's congrats on the flag! what an accomplishment.
i loved the new post today , it sounds like they are doing so so good im so proud of them and can't wait till they get home! GO YANKEE 180!
i can see my boyfriend in the last picture . how asome im so excited!
Thank you for the wonderful and uplifting journal. I can't express the feeling that overwelmed us today seeing our son SR Munns in uniform! David, you and your company look so sharp and ready to begin your life as a Coastie and serve our Country. You are one step closer to fullfilling your dream and we are so proud you and your seamates for your accomplishments. Thank yous are also in order for the Company Commanders that have set the standard high and believed in your potential. See you at graduation.
What a wonderful journal this week. Thanks for great writing. You did an awesome job
filling us in on your week's activities. The pictures were awesome too. You all sure look sharp in your dress uniforms. Wear them proud !! Congratulations and job well done Yankee 180 in receiving your flag :)
Great video
new video everyone! :)
I can't wait to see my husband!! Im so proud of them. Only 8 days to go, not counting today hehe. I am so happy my husband is living his dream. He has never wanted anything else.
Yankee 180 - Only 8 days and a wake-up left !!!! See you all soon :)
Well I'm guessing our Yankee's are getting just a little excited about all day off base liberty on Saturday! I'm looking forward to heading to Cape May for a little site seeing and the big graduation on Friday. I wrote my last letter today. It seemed strange telling our son by the time he gets this letter and is reading it, we will be in Cape May somewhere. It's so true the days have been long and the weeks fly by.
Fruitland -
We look forward to the Bootcamp updates and videos. One more week! See you at the graduation!!!
Thurma, Aunt Alexis, Uncle Keith, Will ,Julian, Sara and Miles Julian.
Joy's mom says... can't wait to see you !! I pray for Yankee 180 morning,noon and night...
looking forward to your next update!
From: Mom Thurma...
P.S Julian,Julian,Miles,Sara,Will.. says "Hello... Yankee 180!"
Will see you soon!
Mom - Alexis
I thought someone had commented that they had received in the mail the packet the recruits get about their first station? Has anyone received these? Just curious because we haven't and I wanted to let my son know if everyone else has gotten them. Maybe I dreamed that post?? WOW...one week to go, didn't this seem so far away on 1/6/09?? I can not wait to see them all graduate.
We have not received anything either. I think I did read something about us getting info on their stations too. We have found quite a bit of info on the internet though. Hoping for a call tomorrow :) for some updates.
Leslie, We did receive a package for our son, I will bring it to him when we go to graduation. It was pretty much just info on the town and they put a map in there. I didn't see anything that they would need to have, you can probably find everything on the internet.
My mother (Brett's Grandmother) already has her bag packed! She is praying for no snow or ice. Everyone in our family is getting so excited and now the time is slipping away and there is so much to prepare for since we have learned there are no barracks at Atlantic Beach, NC. Can't wait to meet everyone!
I know the feeling, I'm frantically going through my things deciding on what to take with me for the move. 7 MORE DAYS!!!!! I can't wait for tomorrows phone call! Graduation is right around the corner Yankee-180! Great job!
Uncle Keith says "hang in there,through persistance all things are posible. Just a slight delay.
Keep your eyes on the finish line... keep the faith..
Well we are in Southern Maine and they are forcasting a snow storm Thursday night into Friday, looks like Cape May will be getting rain. My husband plows, I have informed him I don't care what we get for snow, he's going to graduation...end of discussion. Thankfully a friend volunteered to plow for him. My son said he's not taking much to his first station, he'll be living on board he said for at least a month...it will give me time to wean myself off of his 42" wide screen....I have been enjoying the use of that while he's gone! Well good to hear the package isn't something he really needs.
I got a phone call, they have off base liberty until 9:00 tonight. A group of them went to a movie, out to pizza and rented a motel room so they could watch TV. They all are ready for graduation and they sound like they are having a fun day. 5 days to go!!
I got the most awesome phone call this morning :) We finally got to talk with my son :) It was so neat to hear his voice and let him fill us in on all his activities and answer our questions. He sounded great and said he was doing great and had really aquired a lot from his boot camp training. We got to talk for quite awhile. USCGMom, my son also said he, and three of his fellow recruits, had rented a motel room so they could "hang out", make their phone calls, eat pizza and watch movies !!! Maybe our recruits are together, or maybe this is what many of the recruits do. At any rate, it sounded like they all are going to have a great day :)Can't believe there are only 5 days left till graduation. Go Yankee 180
Okay, so our son said exactly the the same thing. How great it is to hear from them. He sounded great and said he has benefited from the experience. They also went to have chinese food for lunch and a gentlemen came up to their table of 6 and said "guys thanks for serving our country" don't worry about paying for your meal, I've taken care of it. Then walked out. Wasn't that kind!!
OH MY GOSH, That is the sweetest thing! It's bringing tears to my eyes! It is so nice to know that our recruits are so appreciated even by others people besides their family's.
ok i give up ...no matter what i say on here my boyfriend gets yelled at by his cc. i was just being honest but i give up i just wont say anything about the cc's any more. anyways i got a phone call it was really short but it still meant the world to me to talk to him.
I got the longest and most wonderful call today! My fiancé got his wisdom teeth pulled so he didn't get off-base, but he still got liberty and we ended up talking for about 6 hours today! It was so nice because last weekend he hurt his foot so he missed out on that liberty, but i had gotten a 10 minute phone call:)
We got a few phone calls throughout the day in between eating and the movies. He did say it was strange being off base. He's looking forward to graduation day and even though it's been tough he's glad of his decision and looking forward to what's ahead of him. See you all in less than a week!
yes its supposed to be kind of gross during grad.. fingers crossed though.. im coming from arizona.. its been 80 degrees here, worth it though.
Today was great.. talked to him for awhile.. figuring out moving arrangements and such.. a productive call. Went to the OB office and he got to hear the heart beat of the baby.. super exciting!!!
Nice to hear his voice but it will be better when we see them!!
Go Coast Guard Recruits... from all companies! Graduation is so exciting!
6 More Days for Yankee.. its coming quick but there is still so much to be had!
During the call from my son he expressed how happy is going to be where he will be stationed. We are packing a uhaul for the trip from Richmond Hill, GA to Atlantic Beach, NC (Fort Macon). Everyone is waiting for him to return home...Four of us will be making the trip to graduation so we will be stimulating the economy! My mother does not like to fly
at night or in poor weather.
She is being a very good sport for the weather conditions look like rain and thunder storms.
I am hopeful that we will have an opportunity to meet everyone! Go Yankee 180!
Let's share graduation photos and videos via Facebook Yankee 180
Hopefully, the team can stay close, visit each other and support each other...They can have their own site but this may help let everyone since we won't be able to blog soon!
Well this will probably be my last post. We are leaving bright and early tomorrow morning and heading to Cape May from Ca. What a chapter this has been in our lives!! I'm sure Friday will be an emotional day for us all. Full of happiness, pride, respect, honor and love. We are very blessed to have these courageous young men and woman want to serve our country. God bless you Yankee -180 and Thank you! Munns' Mom
we fly out in 2 days.. Oh my goodness.. i cant wait for graduation! I am soo proud!
Packing and leaving in the morn! Yes, it will be very emotional to see that they are in a new chapter of their lives!
WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE TRIP!
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