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Who else had a son/daughter that left 2/3/10?
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Permalink Reply by Melissa1213 USS RR sister on
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Hello! My brother left last Wed on 1/27/10. It was very hard as we watched him leave from MEPS. I can tell you after one week it has gotten a little easier. My mom got his "box" this Tuesday and his formal letter on Thursday. I have heard that they have to stay up for a while and for me that was the hardest part thinking about them the first few days. I wish you the best on your daughters new journey to become a sailor! I find that writing to my little bro daily really helps. Good luck to you and your family and God Bless!
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Permalink Reply by Ashley's Mom on
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My daughter left that day as well
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Permalink Reply by Denise-Joe's Proud Mom on
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My son also left feb 3rd and I got the call also about 11:30pm. He sounded like a robot. LOL
He is on ship03 div 139.
He is going into Nuclear Engeneering .
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We got a letter yesterday and so did his girlfriend, but it doesn't sound like he is receiving any of our mail. Does anyone know if this is common? He asked to have us send him his favorite comic strip and news articles from the paper of anything interesting. What are others sending in their letters?
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Permalink Reply by Kay(Daughter is a gunners mate) on
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I also got a letter from my daughter that she had written on the 15th and she had not gotten any mail at all either. Maybe they want them to be away from any "home" the first 2 weeks. I am hoping that she gets the letters all at once and then writes us tomorrow and answers all of our questions. I know she is extremely independent, did not think she would get homesick at all, and by letter 2...she was...maybe that is the point! Her first letter she said they had 2 hours to write on Sunday's. I run to my mailbox on Thursday's!
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Well, that makes me feel better knowing that he is not the only one. We keep sending cards and letters and then one day he'll receive them all!
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