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super99

07-04-2006 11:09:28




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My son is leaving July 7 for Navy boot camp. We are going tomorrow and get a power of atty so we can take care of any business necessary while he is gone. What else needs to be done before he leaves? Will probably sell his pickup, don't think he'll need it now, Changed address to home.Thanks for any help in advance, Chris




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Richard Scott

07-05-2006 07:51:48




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Boot camp will only be a few weeks--8 or 10? Selling now is too soon unless he is making BIG payments. Sell decision time is after he finds out where he will be stationed or where he'll go to tech school if it will be a long one.



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john in la

07-05-2006 00:03:17




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Well I can speak as X military (air force); a military dad (marine); father in law (marine) and grand paw (marine brat).

I believe the Navy still uses the tours of 1 sea duty and then 1 shore duty. Even when he is on his sea duty he will still come to his home base every 6 months or so. While he may not need his pickup during this duty he will want it at his shore duty station. The only way I would sell his pickup is if he has a note on it that he feels will be a hardship on his new pay scale because he will be back for it.

The power of atty may be a good idea but I do not feel you will need it unless he owns something other than the pickup.

One thing is for sure; if the girlfriend makes it thru a navy tour he better marry her. She is a keeper.

Do us all a favor and shake his hand and tell him how proud we are of him for enlisting.

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37 chief

07-04-2006 22:44:50




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
As others have said don't sell the truck. When I joined the Navy in 64,I ended up being stationed 30 miles from home for a year or so, and came home quite often. Then used my car to go to my next duty station. What your son should do if he has a girl friend is to dump her now, so he will not get a Dear John letter later, Which happened to me and probably alot of others in the service. Stan



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JMS/MN

07-04-2006 22:32:00




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Getting power of attorney is not necessarily a bad idea, but you may be jumping the gun- since like others said, going to basic training is not terminal. If the truck is his, shouldn't it be his call, what to do with it? If he's deployed to a risky area, I imagine the military is now like it was for us a few decades ago- providing the JAG for making a will. Best thing is to pass along our thanks and prayers for serving us. He's joining the 16-18% of citizens who are Veterans.

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CRUSADER

07-04-2006 21:18:37




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Chris,

I don't know anything about being a Military Dad, but have been enlisted since 1985. Unless there will be undue financial hardships DON'T Sell the pickup!! He will be back to get it. It's not required, but you may want to buy him a few phone cards. This way it'll be easier for him to call home and his girl.



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Rob in Ore

07-04-2006 19:17:29




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
I can only speak as a military son not a dad. Keep his truck!!! Don't be having any yard sales with his stuff; even if he says he doesn't want it. No one knows what will happen next. If he is stationed near home he will likely be back looking for all of that stuff. Box it up and write the contents on the outside of the boxes. And don't let his brother store his first rifle while he is away (voice of experience).
Semper Fi, Rob

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Jonfarmer

07-04-2006 12:43:10




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
I think you're getting a bit ahead of yourself. He isn't dying, he is just joining the service. They will send him home every few months and I am sure he would like to have his pickup. In the meantime, you can keep it for him and keep it in running order very easily. I'd suggest starting it every few weeks atleast, keeping the battery charged. Maybe you could drive it occasionally to keep it in good shape and don't let the grass grow up around it as that will cause serious rust. Uncle sam sends them home to see their familys as they all still have personal lives too, many also have small children, and this is only going to last a few short years unless he enlists further. Is this an older pickup?, not that it matters much, since some of them do have new pickups. When he finishes bootcamp he will probably come home for a couple weeks then. Yep, it's way too soon to dump all his personal belongings, wait and see, then you will be more in the know of what it is that needs doing.

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Fawteen

07-04-2006 13:29:23




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-04-2006 12:43:10  
...They will send him home every few months...

Dang, I wish somebody had mentioned that to the Navy I was in for 22 years...

Other'n that, yer right. Once he gets out of boot camp and whatever follow-on training he needs, he'll likely want his truck unless he goes directly overseas.



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old

07-04-2006 12:39:22




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Well if his pickup is his only car/truck believe me he will want/need it. When I was in the navy way back when if I hadn't had a car/truck I would have gone nuts and some bases are way out in the middle of no where and he will want a way into town other then a cab. Plus its easier to get from one new base to the other if you/he has a car or truck to do so.



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John T

07-04-2006 12:36:14




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Super 99, Congrats to your son and thank him for serving his country. When my Marine son went to Boot Camp and Iraq back in the 2001 2003 time frame about all we did was have him sign a Power of Attorney and he wanted to do a Will when he was overseas which was a difficult thing for us parents. I helped him get out of an apartment lease per the Soldiers n Sailors Relief Act (something like that, I forget) which let him break an otherwise irrevocable long term lease.

It will be a proud moment when you go to the graduation ceremony, a real tear jerker, they go in as boys but come out as MEN the Countrys finest and he will call you SIR and look you in the eye and give you one firm manly hand shake, what a time..... ....

God Bless him n all the troops

John T

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noncompos

07-04-2006 11:57:14




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
Don't be in a big rush to dispose of his pickup and such stuff; there's always a certain percentage of mustering out--injuries, unexpected physical developments showing up under the rigors of boot camp, etc. Our son developed an almost asthmatic condition and nearly got booted out before he acclimated to wherever he was in boot camp, and said the strongest guy in his bunch developed an ankle condition that got him put out.Good luck and best wishes.

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B-maniac

07-04-2006 11:24:16




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 Re: OT Questions for Military Dad's in reply to super99, 07-04-2006 11:09:28  
He will be comming back home after boot camp and that might be the time to tie up the rest of the loose ends because you will know more about his future situation by then.Bless you all. It's a credit to out young people that we still don't need a DRAFT.



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