Jess
Our son graduates from navy bootcamp this friday the 10th, we are leaving tonight to go to Illinios.
My advice, have all the family and friends you can write letters to him for support and so he won't be sooooo homesick. Make sure EVERY one that can write will write him at least once a week. I was writing my son 3 times a week, and other family members once to 2 times a week, so he would have mail at least every other day, hopefully everyday. We couldn't send food items only letters and pictures, we could send cards too, but he said he only had so much room to put them, so I only send him 2 and them told him to throw them away to make room.
Bootcamp is tough, and they are away from everyone they know, so yeah they get homesick, our son is 19, I am SOOOOOOO happy bootcamp is over this week.
I am a christan and do pray, will be happy to pray for your brother, just remember get EVERYONE to write him.....
The other thing is if its like our son, he can only call at certain times, we can't call him. We have heard from him about 4 times since he left Dec 12th
Rhonda:7