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SHIP 11 DIV 350
Anyone else out there with an SR in the same SHIP and DIV? I would love to hear from you.
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Permalink Reply by Mamaof5 (Nuke mom, EM) on
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I'm hoping I get one today. His girlfriend got two yesterday. So he better have written me. LOL, I bet with the temps you have been having it was sure nice to get your power back on! I'm originally from San Diego and didn't move to Oregon till my family moved here. I was 18. I love Oregon but often miss the SD sun. I bet your son was happy to hear from his dad. Glad to hear he is holding up well. :)
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Permalink Reply by britage on
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Oh my power wasnt out. Im in the los angeles area. I think their power is starting to come back on. He was happy but I'm not sure if he fully understands that it was daddy who wrote the letter.
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Permalink Reply by SheilaD on
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I just got my first REAL letter from my SR. He said he's ok and thinks he can do this, but he needs lots of prayers and letters! He said he thinks he'll be able to pass the tests and graduate on time, because of us! He thanked us for all the love and support he has here at home. Not much real news about his day to day, but maybe next letter. I don't think he got any of the 5 or 6 letters I've already sent!
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If you sent the letters recently then i dont think he got them. i started writting the day my husband left and I think he said on 09-02 he got them so I think they were holding them until they were settled or maybe they only get them once a week.
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I read on the boot camp site it can take up to 5 days to find them on base because they move around a lot, so expect mail delays. I didn't get his address until the 2nd so the earliest I was able to get letters out was the third. With the holiday on monday he probably didn't receive anything until atleast tues or wed at the earliest. Hopefully by the next letter he writes on sunday he will have received some comfort from home. He is on his second cold so he is exhausted and miserable, the lack of sleep isn't helping. I'm anxious to hear if he is feeling any better. Do you think this weekend we might get a phone call? I heard that they get to call around three weeks.
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Oh, I called his recruit and they looked up his address in the 1st week he left. Rumor has it they get calls in the 3rd week so I'm hoping that we do( fingers crossed). I have my phone with me at ALL times and on extra loud so I dont miss a single call! It would be so nice to have a conversation with him, but I might not let him hang up the phone.
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I hope by this weekend. Hopefully they will give them enough time to answer all the questions I have.
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Permalink Reply by beckmcs on
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Hmmm, I am beginning to think these first letters may be a bit "scripted". Ours was very similar. It does not matter though, I am sure we are all just happy to hold something in our hands that they held in theirs!
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I feel the same way. I wanted to hear a lot more about certain things but much of the letter was mostly business and simple things. Maybe the next letters will get more personal.
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Mine, too! I just wrote to him again now, and i put at the end - I need more details! I hope I didn't ask him too many ?? but I want to know how he's thinking and if he's taken any tests, and .....! I also sent him two pictures of him on the USS Massachusetts when he was a cub scout with his brother. I hope he likes them.
Have a great day, everyone!! :)
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I sent some pictures of our son. I think it will inspire him. They need things like that.
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That is good. I think it helps keep them motivated. I have sent 18 pictures so far. I include them in every letter.
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