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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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He's been gone a week
Hi everyone, new to the group. I should have come here way earlier, but didn't, so now I'm making up for it.
It still doesn't seem real sometimes. Ds wasn't home much the past few months as he practically lived with his best friend & family. I'd have to call him to ask him when he was coming home or what he'd like for dinner. But, now I don't even get to make those phone calls.
Got a call from him that he arrived at the airport, using his cell before he got to where he needed to be. Then got another call that he arrived safe and sound at RTC. Yes, he managed to drill that acronym into me at least. Then 3 days later we actually got his box! Was expecting it to take a lot longer, but glad it didn't.
And surprise! Less than a week after being gone, he called us again! Only had a few minutes, but was glad to hear from him, even though I knew I shouldn't expect it. He was tired, well fed, had clothing and written us a letter and was on its way. Said he loved us before he had to hang up. That's more conversation out of him then I normally would have gotten.
My husband was in the Navy for 10 years, but he got out in Dec 1987, so it was way long ago. But he's still quite familiar with what ds is going through. Now I just have to learn the ropes. lol I've been reading a lot of what others have written and experienced, and there seems to be a lot of great advice here.
Oh, I'm starting up a scrapbook/journal for ds. Thought it would be interesting to have for him to look back on when he retires from the Navy. Yes, he was saying he wanted to do that, but that's another story. Anyway, I'm writing down his phone calls and what he talked about. Got his stub from his airplane ride to Chicago. I'm hoping that I won't have to put 10 years worth of photos together at one time as I had to do for his dad. lol So, yes, I'll be making copies of my letters before sending them as well as keeping all his letters too.
Sorry this is so long. Thanks for letting me rant.
Terry
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Permalink Reply by Christina (EM Nuke gf 1111M ) on
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I thought about the scrapbook ideas too! I think its something that would be cool to read years years years down the road.
Dont worry it gets easier. Esp if he is in a good division they get rewards such as calling home more frequent after the first 2-3 weeks. Letters start coming in way more often (3 times a week for me)
Then its all over before you know it
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