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Started by AsYouWish<333. Last reply by crystal.claire Oct 10, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by bittersweet914 on November 28, 2012 at 10:29am
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@chelseacat I can understand that! Have you received his first letter yet? He will be grateful for you writing him every day! I do a count down, so every day I send off my letter to my SR I write what day he is on, on the outside of the envelope and he told me when they do mail call and they get to his name the RDC yells out his name and the day number I wrote on the letter and they all laugh about it! He is now the go to guy for the count down numbers. So be a little creative, send cards, and send a note from the dog lol! My SR graduates 12/21/12 :-) if you need anything feel free to ask and I will help to the best of my ability.
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Comment by SailorsMermaid143 on November 27, 2012 at 3:00am
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Ahhhhhh! The first letter felt like heaven on my finger tips!! I have exactly one month till ill be in Chicago watching my boyfriend graduate bootcamp and it really will be the the best Christmas present ill be getting lol I'm having my mom look up flights and hotels so were prepared ahead of time :) to be honest I just want his kisses already!!!
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Comment by MRobinson910 on November 25, 2012 at 6:17pm
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HELLO c: My name is Melissa , my boyfriend is in SHIP 11 , DIV 050 . I write at least a whole page everyday , and he calls me every once in a while too which help A LOT (: But he's going to A school and C school to be an IS , and they told him it'd be a minimum of 8 months before he can come home cause he won't get any leaves long enough to come back to CA from Virginia .. but we're hanging on <3
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Comment by chelseacat on November 25, 2012 at 2:17pm
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@Bittersweet Thanks, that is good advice. I try to just study, draw, and I take my boyfriends dog ofor walks sometimes. I also like to write him everyday, so that keeps me busy. I think he is on week 3 now, but I am not sure exactly. He left on November 6th, and his PIR will be on January 4th, 2013. :) I can't wait to see him again/ to be able to call him everday and send him text messages. :):):)
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@chelseacat Welcome! We know how you feel. Keep your busy and this time will go by faster than you think. My SR is in week 5 now.
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Hello everyone! My name is Chelsea, and my boyfriend is in Basic Training, Ship 14 Div. 046. I am happy he joined the Navy, but I miss him a lot!!!! I'm sure all of you can relate to that feeling. Tomorrow is Sunday! Yay!
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Comment by abuon18 on November 21, 2012 at 8:53am
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SailorsMermaid, do you know where he is going for A school after bootcamp? If his school is anywhere besides Great Lakes you will have all day Friday with him immediately following PIR. Then he will fly out Saturday, and you're welcome to meet him at the airport and wait with him until his flight.
If his A school is at Great Lakes, you will have about an hour immediately after PIR, then he'll have to go check in to his new barracks which could take up to 5 hours. He'll call you when he's ready and you can go pick him up for a few more hours Fri night. He has a curfew and must be back by then. Then you am pick him up and spend all day Sat & Sun with him, he'll let you know what time you can pick him up. Make sure you have him back by curfew every night!
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Can someone please tell me how much free time my SR will get after bootcamp graduation?? I'm flying to go see my boyfriend and I have no idea how all this works..
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Hi Jennifer, my husband graduated boot camp a year ago and also stayed in GL for ATT. At that time a girlfriend could not sign them out but another parent could, so a friend of his whose parents are staying all weekend can sign him out as well. If you have time, write him a letter and have him ask at the liberty brief PIR weekend because that's when they will explain all the rules and policies. That first weekend (usually for up to a week or two) they are on a hold ship, so the rules are different for that ship than they might be when they get on their permanent ship.
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Comment by Theo'sGF- Ship11, Div32 on November 20, 2012 at 10:02am
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If you haven't received a phone call yet, expect one very soon. I got my first phone call Thursday of last week. His division had just finish testing & they were awarded 20 minute phone calls! The call was unexpected , so be on the lookout. Keep the volume up on your phone lol! & I accepted your request! & omgsh , how phonecalls on Thanksgiving would be a perfect gift!
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