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Permalink Reply by Riptide11/128 on
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Navy girl, HI! Welcome to our little corner of the Web here! I'm so glad you found us! Believe me when I say, I'm very excited that you are on here with us! It's funny, actually when you think of how many of us have SRs in this ship and division, and yet so few of us are on here together. You are very much in the same boat as the rest of us I'm afraid. I haven't heard of anyone who has gotten a regular letter or a phone call, other than the initial "I'm here, expect my stuff & a call in about 3 weeks, etc" Well, it sounds like there have been a couple of "information request" phone calls, but in 11/128, no "Hey, I finally get to chat, calls". I'm like a lost dog, waiting for my master to come home...watching that mailbox...tail and head drooping when there's nothing from him. LOL
Again, I'm so happy to have you here...Welcome Aboard!
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Permalink Reply by DenverGF(Kristin) on
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Hi Navy Girl! Thanks for joining us...I'm in the same boat as well with my boyfriend in that ship and div. Still no letters or calls yet for any of us I think, but at least we are all on the same page! I miss my boyfriend a lot too, are you planning on going out for graduation?
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Yep I am going out there! He is a grad n go so he might be going to san antonio immediately which is sad, but only a month til we see them! I got his letters on Thursday, but missed his phone call yesterday morning :( it was heartbreaking. He called 3 times and left 2 voicemails. He is having a hard time adjusting and missing his support system so I feel terrible I didn't answer. How is your fiance?
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Permalink Reply by Bebe on
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good morning ladies...today is 3 weeks...maybe we'll get a call soon. Plans for graduation are set; so looking forward to it.
Have a great day...and hope we all get letters or calls soon.
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Good morning bcordova.....and all of you other lovely ladies!! Yes, 3 weeks past now. What I'm wondering though, is when we'll start getting those calls....it's OUR 3 weeks, but until we hear from the menfolk, darn it, we won't actually know which week it is for them! LOL Hubby and I were pondering that last night as we huddled near our phones like the expectant parents huddling over a new baby,waiting for it to wake up!! LOL "Okay.....it's 3 weeks, but will he call at HIS three weeks, or OUR 3 weeks?" Yeah, like Denver GF said, at least we're all in the same boat so far, right? At least NONE of us have heard anything yet....at least from OUR ship/div. Have a most glorious day today ladies. I hope the mailman brings you your first letter.....and/or a phone call tonight!
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ladies, my son's girlfriend received letters today! But he hadn't received any of ours yet (at the last mail call)...so we continue writing. I hope I get one today...
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Hey all - looks like maybe there's light at the end of the tunnel!! Can't wait to get home and check the mail. I hear ya on the 3 weeks, I'm thinking the first few days of processing probably don't count, so since Sunday is down time - maybe since this is week 3 - maybe a phone call is in order this weekend (just trying to throw some positive thinking in there!). Like I've said before, you never know on this. My daughter-in-law and I were trying to remember when the few phone calls from my older son came in, she was thinking about mid-boot camp. There were only 2 or 3 and one was the "I'm a sailor" call. They say that phone call are given as a reward, so who knows when they'll come, just have to keep that phone close by always. I can be patient waiting on phone calls (well sort of) but letters.....come on, it's time!!
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I got a letter! Tears of joy! Sounds like our SR's were delayed in being processed one day but that doesn't change the PIR 04-08 date in their Dress Blues...
I pray you all have received a letter as well.
Roberta C--I'm right there with you the call I can wait for...the letter just made my day....
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I got one today also!!! Very thick, was wondering what he found to write so much about, but opened it and there were two other letters for us give to friends, guess he didn't take addresses with him. Said he's having as much fun as one can have in boot camp!!! Said food was decent, if there wasn't anything he liked he makes a pb&j sandwich (didn't think it was going to be that easy for him)! Hope the rest of you get your letter today!!
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Got my letters today as well!!! I got two envelopes stuffed FULL of about 13 letters =) He writes just about every night (even though they aren't supposed to!). He said he had passed the swim test and first PT also. They study a lot and haven't gotten to do TOO much physical activity which kind of bummed him out, but I'm sure more will come haha. The morale of my letters wasn't quite what I was hoping, but I think they are all being emotionally and mentally beaten down right now. Guess you can't expect them to LIKE bootcamp...35 days ladies!!!
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I am so happy for all of you who received letters!! Yay! My son's girlfriend received one, but he didn't say much about BC at all. She said that it sounded like he's still doing well. He did share that they marched in the snow for 20 min, that they'd done rack drills for 3 hours one day, but that's about all. Since he's in "love", I would imagine that he had more to say about how much he misses her and loves her, than anything else. LOL I have to admit, we were pretty hurt that we hadn't received one. Also, she said that as of the day he'd mailed her the letter, he hadn't received one single piece of mail. That's kind of frustrating, because I have mailed many. :-( I hope he doesn't just think no one here at home is writing to him. :-(
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Hang in there, hopefully today will be the day!! I remember that well with my married son. I've heard wives and girlfriends always come first :-( Fortunately ex-girlfriends who are now just friends don't quite fall into that category. He did send her a letter but it was enclosed in the envelope with ours. And basically he told her the same thing - nothing too newsy. The morale of my letter didn't sound that great either, but it is boot camp so I guess that's the best we can expect.
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