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Still no form letter...I'm going insane...
So my fiance left on 9/5 and I still haven't received a form letter. I got my 'boy in a box' on the 11th but nothing since then. I've talked to alot of people who's loved one left a week after mine, yet they have received their form letter. I just got off the phone with his recruiter who says he knows absolutely nothing. He didn't have his graduation date, he didnt have his ship/division and he didnt have an address for me to write to him. He also told me that I wouldnt be receiving a form letter until about 3 weeks before he graduates because they wont know if he's going to graduate on time until then. Is this information accurate? From what I've read so far, the form letter should have been here by now...I'm so confused and discouraged...
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Permalink Reply by Brod4586 on
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Jesses girl: I NEVER got my form letter. My husband graduates in 13 days. I was unable to send any letters until almost a month in when I finally got letters from him. The only way I was able to write was because he had put the return address on his letters. I still have not recieved the form letter which has made planning my trip to his graduation a little more difficult. We are not sure why I did not get his form but it's pretty much too late for me to get it now since ive already figured everything out. You should have recieved it before week three tho. I think he a recruiter should know his info tho at least that is what i have heard. Good luck to you
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WOW...sigh...thank you for the info.
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Jesse'sGirl: Sorry to hear that. I received my box a week after he left. Received form letter at the very end of week 2. Then receive my first personal letter frm my bf end of week 3.
The recruiters don't know much about our guys after they board the plane & step foot at RTC. Their job is to recruit & get them through the recruiting process.
Have u tried checking w his family to see if any of them received the form letter instead? The form letter is just a pre-typed letter & he fills out his direct address (includes his ship & div#) & his graduation date. They also include a pamplet w info on where to stay etc for PIR. Everyone gets a graduation date. Whether they graduate on time w their div depends on how they do with ea test. Medical reasons might also delay graduation but he will get to make a phone call to let family know if there is any delay.
My suggestion would be to ask his family in case they got it. U can wait for him to send u his first letter, he will have his return address on the envelope. Or u could try calling the public affairs # at RTC but they will usually not know or will not say much. Otherwise, there's no way to get a hold of him unless there's an absolute emergency (like a dealth of an immediate family member excludes grandparents) in that case u'd have to contact the American Red Cross. -
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lulovesjosh, hang in there! surely you wont be as unlucky as me, your letter will come soon and if it doesnt we can cry together. i'm still holding out some hope...CHN-B, i AM his family =/ He doesnt have a very good relationship with his family so my mom and dad have 'adopted' him as their son. I've been calling my mom and dad checking their mail box every day but nothing yet...sigh...such is my new life i guess...
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Then that eliminates the possibility it could have gotten sent somewhere else. :-(
He would be allowed to write on the Sunday at beginning of week 3. Keep an eye out for his letter at the end of week 3.
If u don't hear anything by end of week 4, but i pray u do, (this is a long shot but) if u can find others who's recruit left the same day & ask them if they can ask their guy (in their letter) if they have him (last name) in their div. he would be addressed as SR 'last name'. U might be able to get word to him that way.
But hang tight, he will contact u. I know it's easier said than done when ur anxiously waiting ea day for news frm him. -
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How long does processing last? 1 week right? but are we counting weekends? i've read something about it previously but am now thinking i misunderstood. If he left wednesday the 5th, what would his last P day be?
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It all depends. They also need to wait for other recruits to get there to have enough to form a div. Mine had 91 guys in his div. They have diff divs depending on the special ops/particular area the recruits r going into. Everyone else gets put together in a general div.
Here's an interesting forum to read. I don't know if everything on here is 100% accurate or updated but it kinda gives u an idea of what's going on. U can google a bunch of stuff on navy boot camp & btwn all that u read is the fact somewhere. Lol- I know, it's all crazy.
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433 -
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