Mar. 28, 2009 - March 27 - Army Mom Blog
Early March
I forgot to blog this unexpected event. We got a call from the Army asking us “Why did we homeschool David?” Later, we got another call asking us to please submit a “Statement of Homeschooling” which they explained was required by law for all home school Army recruits. Well, I certainly didn’t want to rock the boat with respect to David, so I complied. This statement of homeschooling had to include several elements.
Here’s the verbiage from their e-mail to me:
UNCLASSIFIED////
Statement from the parent that is signed by the parent containing the following information:
a) Statement from the parent that clearly states that the parent provided the instruction for the homeschooling of the applicant.
b) Statement from the parent indicating that the applicant has been homeschooled for at least nine months prior to graduation.
c) Contact information for the parent both work and home.
d) Reason for home schooling the applicant.
e) Number of days per year the student attended
f) Number of hours per day the applicant attended class.
g) Identification of the curriculum that was used. If the home school parent's home school curriculum closely followed the local school district's curriculum, then the parent needs to state that. If they used Alpha Omega then they need to state that.
I think item G could be an encyclopedia, but I kept it as simple as possible. They thanked me for my quick compliance and that was all I ever heard about it.
March 27th
David was able to sneak a quick call to Carly last night. He said he was sleep and food deprived, but he was all right. They gave him new boots and he already had blisters. He thought he was supposed to start Basic Training today (Friday), but I suspect it’s actually just the next phase before actual BCT called “Forward Deployment.” I am thrilled he was able to call, and I’m not surprised he chose to call his sweetie-pie. He had to get off the phone quickly as he was only left alone for a moment. I was surprised his phone hadn’t been confiscated yet, though I’m sure that the phone and all his civvies will be taken in the next phase. David shared a story about one recruit who had already been sent home on the first day. The kid apparently went to the infirmary and got some medicine and then tried to sell it to the other recruits. What an idiot!
I think about David everyday, all day. I’m not worried, but I just want to reach out and give him a hug and tell him I love him and I’m proud of him. I’ve gone many days before without talking to him, but there is something much different about having him join the Army and knowing that I can’t talk to him and share what he’s going through. He was able to buy some stationery, so I’m sure he’ll be writing as soon as they let him. I promise to share when I get a letter.
