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Has anyone received their box from their loved one from leaving to BC on June 16th?

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Permalink Reply by Timmys mom on August 10, 2015 at 11:43am

where can i find the boot camp video?

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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on August 10, 2015 at 5:37pm

There are links to videos in Arrival and What Happens at the RTC and in the VIDEOS tab above.

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Permalink Reply by shaymas on July 1, 2015 at 3:21pm

My son left for Boot camp on Father's Day the 21st.. we recieved his box on the 29th.

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Permalink Reply by lovemyson on July 2, 2015 at 1:59am

Hi Shaymas! Oh that's great! How are you doing?

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Permalink Reply by shaymas on July 2, 2015 at 6:03pm

I am waiting to receive "the letter". I have been wondering how he is doing. I guess they say ... No news is good news.
Have you received a letter yet?

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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on July 2, 2015 at 7:53pm

You should be receiving The Form Letter soon. Unfortunately, the long holiday weekend will delay it some since there is no mail Friday or Saturday. If you don't have it Monday, go ahead and call the recruiter and ask for the address since that will be two weeks after he shipped. If you do that be sure to double-check the address against those at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp or Ship/Division--How it Works. (Only get the address from the recruiter when two full weeks have passed without The Form Letter since most have it by then.)

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Permalink Reply by gordyv on July 29, 2015 at 8:09pm

my son left on 7/22/15 from Florida, and I received his box today 7/29. In fact it came yesterday via FedEx, but no one was at home to sign for it. Maybe, it depends on where it is shipping to.

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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on July 29, 2015 at 8:59pm

gordyv, yes, the time it takes to receive "the box" (an average of 3-4 business days after arrival) and The Form Letter (an average of 10 days after arrival) are affected by how far you are from the RTC.