Son gets one call in Basic Training and I will be on a cruise! HELP

[zqvol]

Everyone is making it too complicated. Just keep the phone turned on on the ship and ashorel

[nybumpkin]

This thread brought back memories for me. In 2009 our oldest son embarked on his seafaring career at the US Merchant Marine Academy (he decided to go active duty Navy after graduation). The first few weeks are called "Indoc," essentially the academy's version of basic training. We had booked a cruise on Carnival Miracle out of NYC earlier, before he was accepted to the academy. We learned he would have one phone call - the day we were embarking. We just didn't know what time. We kept the phone turned on and hoped the call wouldn't come through during muster drill. We got the call about 15 minutes prior - he sounded completely shellshocked, and there was an upperclassman in the background telling him how much time he had left on his call. Two weeks later when Indoc was over and he wasn't as restricted he sounded much better.

[Capt_BJ]

he's only 21

 

no girl friend

 

it has been quite a while since I went to boot camp but I was significantly younger than 21 and the first call I made wasn't to mom!

 

retired after 30 years duty