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MY SON JUST LEFT FOR BOOT CAMP 2DAYS AGO
My son left for boot camp on Tuesday, when he got there he was able to call me at 10:07 pm, the phone call was so short I could not even ask how was the flight! He was able to tell me that he got there safely, that I would receive a box with his personal things and that he would call me in about 3 weeks.... I wish the call was not so late and rushed... I know that this is a new experience for him but he sound so nervous. I received an email from his recruiter yesterday with his mailing information. Do any one know if the address will change or can I start sending mail to him. ARE THERE ANY GROUPS FOR MOMS WHO SONS/DAUGHTER WILL LEAVE IN SEPT
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Permalink Reply by NAVYMOM 2010 (Montez's Mom) on
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Hi! Yes the call was very short. I received my sons box on Friday. I received the form letter yesterday about with the PIR dat of 11/12/10. He was able to add a comment he said that he is doing ok, but it is wirse than he thought it would be and he hates it! I sent him a letter to encourge not to get to frustrated. I too am so very proud of him.
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Permalink Reply by ChrisAmo on
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99.9% of recruits hate it for the first 3 weeks. They all whine and complain about the discipline and yelling etc. but it gradually all begins to make sense as they settle down into the routine. The Navy tears them down so they can build them back up into sailors. One of the reasons for the no phone calls or mail for the 1st 3 weeks is to isolate them from home and family and get them used to relying on their shipmates. By the time they do Battlestations in the final week they'll be so excited about the Navy. That phone call they get to make where they say "Hi Mom, I'm a sailor!" is very rewarding for them and for us.
To answer one question....no, they are not allowed to come home after Bootcamp PIR. They go directly to A school.
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Hello! If you have an address you can start sending them letters now. I spoke to my son yesterday he seems to be doing good, the call was only to get information for some paper work, but he did say he should be able to call me within the next week or so it really made my day yesterday just hearing his voice. I have not receieved any letter except for the "formal letter" with the PIR date of 11/12/2010. I started sending letters last Wednesday beacuse that is when his recruiter gave me the address.
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Call your son's recruiter there is a system that they can check to see the address information. My son left on 9/21 and I thought his PIR would be 11/19 but when I got the formal letter it said 11/12. You should be getting yours soon. Have you received the box with his personal things in it?.
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Yes, I got it last Friday and I got the form letter on Monday. I was told that they get a chance to write on sunday so maybe they had a chance to write this past sunday so I will be running home to check my mail box.
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