Jon Gosselin Shares Update on Son Collin After Enlisting in U.S. Marine Corps (Exclusive)

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Jon Gosselin is opening up about his son, Collin Gosselin, and how he's doing now that he's enlisted in the Marine Corps.Jon sat down with ET's Rachel Smith and was joined by longtime girlfriend Stephanie Lebo.

The pair opened up about their relationship with Collin, and how he's benefitted from joining the military.«Collin's super independent, so he lived on his own a little bit during high school like he just wanted to experience that. [Then] he enlisted at 18 and he left when he was 19, [and] I think it taught him to grow up a lot faster,» Jon shared.«I got some letters from him from boot camp, from Parris Island,» Jon added. «He's doing super well he just talks about like training… He said he doesn't really have time to do anything [else].»«It's very structured,» Stephanie added.«It's very, like, at 4 a.m.

they get up, they do PT, they go eat, then they go study, classroom, then they eat, then PT, you know?» Jon explained. «It's what he's always wanted to do.»«We sent him gift cards to go shopping but he won't be able to do that until the ninth week,» the proud dad added. "[But] he just writes like, 'Hey, I miss you guys, I can't wait to eat a real meal.'«Collin's enlistment in the Marines comes amid new drama between his father and his mom — Jon's ex-wife, Kate Gosselin.Jon and Kate share eight children.

Collin is part of a set of 19-year-old sextuplets — Aaden, Alexis, Hannah, Joel, and Leah — while 22-year-old Mady has a twin sister, Cara.Collin has been estranged from his mom after he was institutionalized for behavioral issues as a child.