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Never got a 3 week phone call?
Is this normal? Could he call anytime now? I've had a lot of trouble adjusting to him being gone (I'm not gonna lie) and I was really really looking forward to that one phone call that he should have gotten the third week of July... but it never came. It made all of this just a little more difficult. I really could just use a positive kick in the rear to get me through these last 8 days until I see him at his PIR:) Is there any other times he should be getting a call?
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Permalink Reply by Le Shelby on
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Do you know how his division is doing? There were kids in my sailors div that were messing up a lot so they took away their phone privledges until their last test
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Permalink Reply by howarda14 on
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That very well could be the case now that you mention it. In his last letter he mentioned how his division didn't do very well on a training exercise (I think he called it Marlinspike???). He said they did pretty badly on it because some of the other smaller groups kept messing up and mishandling the equipment etc.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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He may have been at the dentist when the others got to call. Also, when they go out, one stays behind on watch in the barracks compartment, so that one sailor misses making a call too. It seems unfair, but it is very realistic.
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Permalink Reply by AmberM04 on
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Like Le Shelby says, it really depends on how their division is doing. My sailor called at week 3 and it was a Thursday. My sailor shipped out June 6th, he called me around June 28th, July 28th, July 30th was his "I'm a sailor call". He wrote me 4 letters in the beginning and then I didn't get a letter from him till July 26th which covered the week of the 15-20th. They all get busy, he was on ship staff, had a lot of watches he had to do, and his division made Hall of Fame. It was along 8 weeks but you'll get through it. Stay positive, know that he is missing you as much as you are missing him!
PIR will be an amazing experience for the both of you. I just went last Friday and it is something I will never forget.
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Sorry to say they are not guaranteed phone calls at the 3 week mark or any other time. He should get one after his last test, called Battlestations, but that's not guaranteed either... If he doesn't pass it he won't get to call, if he has to stand watch when the rest of the division is making the call he won't get to.... Phone calls are privileges granted at each division's RDCs' discretion. But with that being said you only have 8 DAYS TO GO!!!! Whether or not you get a phone call at this point you should be proud of yourself and your soon to be Sailor for making it through, and communication gets much easier from this point! Congratulations, start packing and getting excited for PIR!!!!
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When do their "I'm a sailor" calls generally come? Is that call also a privilege?
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