Teary morning this morning, we went to the recruiting office in Brisbane and watcher our grandaughter being sworn into the army and then saw her off in the bus to Kapooka.
Gosh we will miss her, but wish her all the luck and love in the world.
Next time we will see her she will be in uniform at her passing out parade in April at Kapooka.
justcruisin01 said
08:02 PM Jan 16, 2012
Congratulations GS, As long as the kids are doing some thing good then be proud of them. April is just around the corner mate, wont take long.
JC.
goinsoon said
08:08 PM Jan 16, 2012
justcruisin01 wrote:
Congratulations GS, As long as the kids are doing some thing good then be proud of them. April is just around the corner mate, wont take long.
JC.
MaGs recons we should look for a spot to camp with the van just outside the fence at Kapooka
justcruisin01 said
08:11 PM Jan 16, 2012
goinsoon wrote:
justcruisin01 wrote:
Congratulations GS, As long as the kids are doing some thing good then be proud of them. April is just around the corner mate, wont take long.
JC.
MaGs recons we should look for a spot to camp with the van just outside the fence at Kapooka
Thats the go, might end up with a free B&B ,,,, for spying. LOL
Enjoy the moment.
Ma said
10:33 PM Jan 16, 2012
My son lives just down the road from Kapooka Brian, at The Rock (no, not that one....) There are quite a few free camps down that way but if you get really stuck give me a yell.
goinsoon said
10:45 PM Jan 16, 2012
Ma wrote:
My son lives just down the road from Kapooka Brian, at The Rock (no, not that one....) There are quite a few free camps down that way but if you get really stuck give me a yell.
Thanks Elaine.
Will give you a call when we get down that way in April
Shogun said
10:45 PM Jan 16, 2012
I know that feeling well :)
My daughter has been in 3 years now and loves it, although she is now based in brisbane and gets deployed o/s next month for 9 months :(
I was in tears at her march out, but so proud of what she has done and is doing.
goinsoon said
10:48 PM Jan 16, 2012
Shogun wrote:
I know that feeling well :)
My daughter has been in 3 years now and loves it, although she is now based in brisbane and gets deployed o/s next month for 9 months :(
I was in tears at her march out, but so proud of what she has done and is doing.
Our GD is in for the gap year, but we will not be surprised if she elects to stay in after the 12 months and does a uni course with the Army
Shogun said
11:23 PM Jan 16, 2012
Mine did the GAP year too, she rang half way through Kapooka and said she is joining full-time. she has already been in the US for 6 months last year and is off o/s next month.
its great career if they find the area they want to work in :)
Cruising Granny said
01:20 AM Jan 17, 2012
A great moment to be proud, and a little apprehensive at the same time.
Gerty Dancer said
10:37 AM Jan 17, 2012
In a previous life my ex worked at Kapooka and we had a 5 acre block along the lane at San Isidore. Great place! As for an Army career, it has its advantages but as a parent or grandparent I'd be praying they dont send her into harms way overseas. And yes my son was in the army too.
03_troopy said
11:09 AM Jan 17, 2012
Gerty Dancer wrote:
In a previous life my ex worked at Kapooka and we had a 5 acre block along the lane at San Isidore. Great place! As for an Army career, it has its advantages but as a parent or grandparent I'd be praying they dont send her into harms way overseas. And yes my son was in the army too.
That's why I joined the Air Force, we saddle up our officers and send them out to fight while we put the kettle on and wait for them to return..
Congratulations for your Grand Daughter GS. I hope she has a fantastic time.
goinsoon said
06:32 PM Jan 17, 2012
SheGerty Dancer wrote:
In a previous life my ex worked at Kapooka and we had a 5 acre block along the lane at San Isidore. Great place! As for an Army career, it has its advantages but as a parent or grandparent I'd be praying they dont send her into harms way overseas. And yes my son was in the army too.
She is safe from that as she is only in for the gap year (that is unless she re enlists full time)
goinsoon said
06:34 PM Jan 17, 2012
Gee there are some great people here, thank you all for your good wishes, just got a text (before they took her mobile off her)
She has arrived at Kapooka - "Let the fun begin"
_wombat_ said
07:32 PM Jan 17, 2012
c u are now able to change your av
goinsoon said
08:09 PM Jan 17, 2012
_wombat_ wrote:
c u are now able to change your av
sorta come good by itself
_wombat_ said
08:34 PM Jan 17, 2012
goinsoon wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
c u are now able to change your av
sorta come good by itself
bloody computer's gotta blame somfink
goinsoon said
06:26 AM Jan 21, 2012
Had a quick call from grandaughter today, Kapooka is fun but very very hard, they have already had someone drop out after four days
goinsoon said
11:29 PM Jan 22, 2012
Had another phone call from Kapooka today, she had to stand at attention while she was talking to us on the phone, finding it very hard but rewarding, no one else has dropped out so far, she is sure she will complete basic training, she did very well in physical tests this week and got a commendation from the platoon commander
Gerty Dancer said
11:35 PM Jan 22, 2012
I'm sure they deliberately make it really tough at the beginning, so anybody who cant hack it will drop out before wasting too much time/money on training them.
Teary morning this morning, we went to the recruiting office in Brisbane and watcher our grandaughter being sworn into the army and then saw her off in the bus to Kapooka.
Gosh we will miss her, but wish her all the luck and love in the world.
Next time we will see her she will be in uniform at her passing out parade in April at Kapooka.
Congratulations GS, As long as the kids are doing some thing good then be proud of them. April is just around the corner mate, wont take long.
JC.
MaGs recons we should look for a spot to camp with the van just outside the fence at Kapooka
Thats the go, might end up with a free B&B ,,,, for spying. LOL
Enjoy the moment.
My son lives just down the road from Kapooka Brian, at The Rock (no, not that one....
) There are quite a few free camps down that way but if you get really stuck give me a yell.
Thanks Elaine.
Will give you a call when we get down that way in April
My daughter has been in 3 years now and loves it, although she is now based in brisbane and gets deployed o/s next month for 9 months :(
I was in tears at her march out, but so proud of what she has done and is doing.
Our GD is in for the gap year, but we will not be surprised if she elects to stay in after the 12 months and does a uni course with the Army
its great career if they find the area they want to work in :)
That's why I joined the Air Force, we saddle up our officers and send them out to fight while we put the kettle on and wait for them to return..
Congratulations for your Grand Daughter GS. I hope she has a fantastic time.
She is safe from that as she is only in for the gap year (that is unless she re enlists full time)
Gee there are some great people here, thank you all for your good wishes, just got a text (before they took her mobile off her)
She has arrived at Kapooka - "Let the fun begin"
c u are now able to change your av
sorta come good by itself
bloody computer's
gotta blame somfink 
Had a quick call from grandaughter today, Kapooka is fun but very very hard, they have already had someone drop out after four days
Had another phone call from Kapooka today, she had to stand at attention while she was talking to us on the phone, finding it very hard but rewarding, no one else has dropped out so far, she is sure she will complete basic training, she did very well in physical tests this week and got a commendation from the platoon commander