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Call home from son--wants to come home
My son arrived at boot camp on Wednesday, June 10. I just got a call from a petty officer there saying that my son is wanting to quit. They let me talk to my son, who said he is stressed and homesick and not sure he can do this. I talked to him for 15 minutes and assured him he can do it and will be happy later when he gets through this. They won't let him quit, will they? I am praying he will stick it out. Has anyone had a similar situation?
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Permalink Reply by ChristineC on
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Still praying for your son! No news is good news.
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Thanks to everyone for your prayers. I haven't heard anything again from him, so I guess that's good. I'm praying everyday for him and all of the others going through boot camp right now. I received "the box" on Monday, but no form letter yet. I'm anxious to get his address so I can write to him.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Wait on The Form Letter.
Reasons to wait on The Form Letter:
1. The PAO at the RTC asks that loved ones wait on the form letter before mailing letters. See http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/fam_guide.asp.
2. The recruiter does not always give the right address and letters that do not have the correct address may be returned or may be delayed several weeks in getting to your recruit since it will not be a high priority for those in the mail room to look up the correct information.
3. Even if you do have the correct information, your recruit will not receive letters that are mailed before receiving the form letter much quicker, if at all, than letters mailed after receiving the form letter because recruits do not receive mail until they are in their permanent ship and a Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. The first Mail Call is on day 1-3 or 1-4 DOT.
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Note: If it has been at least 2 calendar weeks since your recruit arrived at the RTC and you do not have a form letter, then you can call the recruiter and get the address and mail letters to your recruit, but be sure to double-check the address against those at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp or Ship/Division--How it Works.
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I'm sorry you received that call. Prayers.
I don't have anything to do with the fB groups.
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Thank you. Sue, for all you do.
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I'm new to this too, but keep hearing no news is good news so I'm relying on that... Prayers to all our brave 'kids'.
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I received the form letter today! He is in ship 13 div 262. PIR date is August 7. I'm so happy I can send him mail now.
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Join PIR 08/07/2015 TG 39 to connect with others with loved ones training with your recruit. Divisions 261 and 262 are brother divisions and train together and will have Battle Stations-21 (BST) together, so look for others with loved ones in either division. There will later be a discussion within PIR 08/07/2015 TG 39 for the two divisions.
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Yay! Hopefully you'll get a call in a week or so. Let him know there are lots of us moms behind him...if you think it'd encourage him.
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Thanks, Christine! I will!
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Permalink Reply by Hootsmom on
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I too encourage you to write him everyday. Tell him how much faith you have in him and this experience is meant to test him and his resolve. He needs to understand that they must first break him of being an individual and build him up again as a member of the Navy. It is all foreign and unknown to him right now, but as others have said they graduate thousands every year...he can do this and succeed beyond his own expectations and be an example to others. He will make friends and brothers and sisters in arms who will support and encourage him. The RDCs don't want him to fail, but he has to stand on his own. It's hard being in a new place, if it's not BC it is a new college, or job. The worse thing would be for him to think that his oath and commitment don't stand for anything, it should not be easily broken or taken lightly. Encourage him to be strong stick it out...he is so much stronger than he thinks he is, and so are you. He is in our thoughts and prayers.
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