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Son left August 29th-anyone else have a recruit that left then?
My son left from KY on Wednesday the 29th. Called us about 7:15 pm their time and was already at RTC. Hopfully that meant a somewhat decent time to go to bed. I rememeber when I 1st went to BC and we were kept up almost all night.
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Permalink Reply by JMTMom on
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My son left on August 28th also. He left from Michigan. I received the "I'm here" call about 7:30pm.
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Permalink Reply by Aarons_Mom_MI (Ship 9 DIV 004) on
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JWTMOM: Were in Michigan are you from? My son left from MEPS in Troy at 11am on 8/29.
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Sorry for the typo, my son left on August 29th. We're from Berkley. My son left from MEPS in Troy as well. Were you there for your son's final searing in? If so, we probably saw each other :-)
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I was there that day! We probably did see each other:) I'm glad that they are in the same DIV. I know they probably got to know each other well on the bus ride.
Of the eight that swore in that day (in group 1), my son was in the front row with the black/white Nike shirt. Was your son in that same group?
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My son also left on August 29th from Michigan (Troy). We got the call at 7:30 as well.
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Have you gotten your son Troy's address yet? Kevin is Ship 11 Div 349
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Sorry, my son is Aaron, he left from Troy.
I got the box today, hoping to get the letter tomorrow. I haven't called the recruiter. He said to call in one week.
Does anyone know if it is normal for some of there papers from MEPS to be in the box? There was one sheet that had all of the names of who was in his group. 7 copies of the same piece of paper. I thought it was strange.
He must have been in a huge hurry to get his clothes off, everything was inside out and his shoes weren't even untied. My husband said I read too much into everything. Even his writing on the box looked rushed!Tomorrow is one week down, seven to go!
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We are actually out of the state on a family emergency and won't be home till sunday night. I can hardly wait to see if anything has come yet. I'm like you as well and read a lot into everything and worry way to much.
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It's hard not to worry. I find the more days the pass, the less I'm worrying. Luckily, I've been busy with the start of school for my 15 year old daughter and 13 year old son. Hope you get your box soon Kev's Mom!
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