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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.
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about when will i get my first letter? like around what week?
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Permalink Reply by Noemi(Ship 12, DIV 054)Colin<3 on
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No, he gets out the same days as urs. Feb 3. and only get to spend with him that day because he gets shipped out to A school that same night or next morning. to SC
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Permalink Reply by CourtneyA2 on
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aww girl im so sorry !! ):
my boyfriend wants to go SEAL so after A school he goes to San Diego for 3 years ): he'll graduate and get into the teams when i garduate high school
blahh..883 days until i graduate..cant wait to get outta here!! high school is not good haha
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Permalink Reply by candicemunguia on
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go listen to ours by taylor swiftt -the music video is so sweet
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Trust me Ive listen to that song so much I know the song by heart. And have it as a ring tone lol
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thats so sweet <33 i cant wait till i get my letter im sure ill ball when i read it Lol.
how long was the letter that he wrote you?
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It was 3 pages long. On how he misses me. How boot camp isnt that bad like every one makes it seam. How they feed him 3 big meals a day and his first few days were the hardest cuz he had to stay up for 18 hours straight. and That his drill instructor isnt that bad.
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oh good im glad he had time to write long. I cant imagine how much my sailors going to write! he wrote me a page or so every anniversary lol i cant wait :)
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He wrote bad but he wrote to me and his mom. lol I know the good thing is that he can write. but some girls say the second letter isnt as long as the first. because they have so much other stuff to take care of on sunday. so thats kinda sad :(
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aww ): well keep your chin up :) remember you and your sailor are going to last forever! especially if you guys get through this :) just imagine how much stronger your love will be for eachother:)
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Yeah I know. And my sailor wants to go career So Im behind him. He is a nuke so I know that His going to have a hard time. And ur right, I feel like my love for him is getting stronger day by day. . .
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That is good :) I just remember that distance can never seperate two hearts that really care <3 and from what it sounds like you guys are in love and also love always finds a way through any obstacle and thats where that whole saying "ment to be" came from haha
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Hey you guys!!! I got my first letter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:DDDDDDDDDDDDD
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