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Home for the Holidays??
My boyfriend's recruiter said that he might be allowed to come home for Christmas since the schools shut down for the holidays. But he only left for bootcamp on 12/7. Is it possible they'll send him home for Christmas??
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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I don't think they send them home, I think they left them go off base with their family for the day if their family is able to make it to Great Lakes but it has to be family, so if you went alone you couldn't see him. Check out RTC's facebook page I think that's where I saw the information on this. Oh and I believe they only do it for 2 PIR groups.
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Permalink Reply by MegR on
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My hubby was in BC for xmas 2 years ago and he was not allowed to leave :(
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Permalink Reply by winterrosebud (Ship 12 Div 053) on
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Sorry to tell you that he will not be allowed to come home for Christmas. Leaving would interrupt their training schedule. Many navy moms say do not expect a phone call on Christmas because there are so many recruits and not enough time to schedule them all. :( But your SR will get a nice holiday meal and some free time to write letter, go to church, etc. since they will be on a Sunday schedule.
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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My sailor was in BC last year for christmas. He did not get to come home and did not get to call either. He did get a nice steak dinner then his RDCs said lets go run and see who will puke first. All other schools shut down for holiday standdown but that is actual schools not bootcamp :( sorry hun
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Permalink Reply by lydzma (Ship02 Div912) on
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Thanks guys! I was afraid of that but at least he'll get a chance to write me a letter! :)
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Permalink Reply by Katie on
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Yeah. I'm so sorry. My SR has been in since 11/7 and he didn't get to call on Thanksgiving. I got a nice surprise letter though. :) Dont' worry he's in good hands and you can celebrate during PIR
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I was in boot camp for Christmas, we did get a Sunday routine that day. That means he can go to church if he chooses, and will have time to write letters. They do get a good meal. I know some of the RDCs will do things for them, like bring in a TV for a football game, but others will not. Remember, the staff that is with them are missing their Christmas with their family! They truly do care about their recruits.
You can send a nice card, maybe a tasteful holiday picture of yourself.
The ones who get to see family for Christmas are only two divisions who have been there the longest, and even then, there is a form which has to be in by December 19th. They must stay within 50 miles of base, and RTC is looking over the forms very carefully for fraud.
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I didn't think about a nice holiday picture! Thanks for the idea!
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The recruiter LIED and someone needs to go tel him to stop doing that! Recommend you go see him and tell him to his face that he lied!
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Permalink Reply by KayOh226 on
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Deff not. I spoke to my husbands recruiter before he left and we asked and he said that that's not possible. He will basically just stay on base unless he does a program called Adopt a Sailor where a family takes in a recruit for the holidays and just spends time with him so he isn't alone.
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