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heyy ya'll. umm my boyfriend is currently deployed in the Navy and i have a couple of questions! :)
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Permalink Reply by hisbabygirl on
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Well he gave me his address and said i should write him. Its been almost a month and no word from him nor his carrier. im getting worrried cause people said he was allowed to write. my question is, can he reallyyy receive letters? how long does it take for him to get one ( roughly) When can he write me?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Mail to the ships really varies. It can take a week for letters... or three weeks. He can write any time he isn't busy or sleeping or on duty... which is most of the time. If he's new to the ship, he has a lot of quals and indoc to get through. Almost a month, he may just be getting your letters, or he could have mailed one already and it is on the way.
Hang in there!
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what's FRG?
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Family Readiness Group. As a GF, you might need your sailors' permission to participate. Some are stricter than others.
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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I have had a package take 9 weeks! So just remember you also have to calculate the time it will take to get back! :) Email is definitely a better way to communicate on the ships! He can write you whenever he has free time! Its not like bootcamp where they have set times! Our FRG is super strict even spouses have to be approved by their sailor! If you are on facebook most Ombudsmans have a fb! Each sihp has a page too just google it and an official .mil site should pop up with contact info. Pretend his ship is the Roosevelt (just throwing one out there!) Then on facebook search for things like Roosevelt Ombudsman, Roosevelt FRG, Roosevelt Family Group, etc! Does he have your email address? I made a new one for my husband thats super easy for him to remember lol and he is the only one that has it! So I know if I get an email its him or the rare ad email from google itself. Hope that helps a little bit!
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oh also when my husband first got to his ship he was busy especially when he got his cranking duty which he pretty much was paying his dues working in the kitchen!
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my sailor is on the carrier George Washington. soo i would type George Washington ombudsman, G.W FRG, G.W family group?
and THANK YOU EVERYONE. each one of yalls comment helped me :)
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OMG i love youuu <33333 hahaha. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!
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yea I just started typing the words in random order just so I could come up with anything. My husband is with the Lincoln so all of their stuff is just Lincoln Ombudsman and most every ship has a facebook page too! Typically you can search the friends list and find them that way!
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