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Permalink Reply by Denise-- Seabee Mom on
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He will need to call you. It takes time for them to check in. Gonna have to kick the patience in again. It tough but its all you can do. Like when in boot camp.. If you dont hear anything that does NOT mean anything is wrong
Hang in there and find a group for where it is that he went/ ship.
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Permalink Reply by punkinsmom on
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thanks denise. okay i am asking for patience and i hope that my questions are not trivial. my sailor left with two bags and only one was at her destination in japan. she left from seattle. is there anything i can do on this side. also i spoke with her about insurance and she wont get placed on the waiting list until 45 days of being underway.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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She needs to talk to the airline about her bags. Your not going to like this..she is an adult now..she needs to handle these things.
What do you mean about her insurance? Are you talking medical, dental, life? Those all kicked in the minute she went to bootcamp...well the life she had to sign up for and pay for.
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he will call you or email you. It's back to that No news is good news thing again.... I'm in it right now
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thank you br549! how are you adjusting and when does your sailor move into the berthing on the ship?
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If he is on board a ship and left from the East Coast area and this is the normal type deployment versus a duty station assignment it can take as long as 2 weeks to get where he maybe going..
Navy Mom's slogan to live by No News Is Good News
He will have to contact you when he can.
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As was said, only your Sailor will be able to tell you when they get where they are going. RTC spoils the families by requiring the recruits to call home and write...but once they leave from bootcamp...it is 100% up to your Sailor to call you and tell you anything...even if they end up sick or in the hospital they (your Sailor) are the ones to let you know.
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