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Comment by DieselLady on June 15, 2018 at 7:38pm

Leslie— reserve the room now! Navy lodge fills up super fast and they are flexible so if her fate changes you can cancel/alter your reservation without any fees. So it’s bettee to have one and change it than not have one if it doesn’t change. Also, you can book your flight but make sure it’s refundable or exchangeable. This is why I like southwest- they don’t charge you to change flights.

Comment by Allison on June 13, 2018 at 8:50pm

Navy Federal Credit Union and Armed Forces Bank pay out a day early for Navy. All other banks will be paid the day of, and however long it takes to clear depends Bank to Bank. 

Comment by ArtilleryCorporal on June 13, 2018 at 8:10pm

And since my wife enlisted in the Navy I found that the same thing happens.

Comment by ArtilleryCorporal on June 13, 2018 at 8:10pm

It depends on your bank. When I was in the Army I still used USAA. And I would have a Pending Deposit the day before pay day. It just clears through the bank the day of pay.

Comment by sarah9310 on June 9, 2018 at 9:12pm

Leslie, Yes Sandboxx is great! It only takes 1 day for your recruit to receive and you can track it and see when your letter arrives. Buying the bundles is definitely worth it. My husband loves the attached pictures too. Have had no problems with the app. 

Comment by Allison on June 9, 2018 at 1:27pm

Kristian, the first time my husband called me in bootcamp, I wasn’t expecting him to call because I was told he probably wouldn’t call again until maybe halfway through bootcamp, but he called the first Sunday after he arrived. I was at the store, and my phone was on silent because I wasn’t expecting it. I could barely understand his voicemail because he was on of the broken phones. I sat in the parking lot and cried for over an hour until someone finally knocked on my window to ask if I was okay, so I pulled it together long enough to drive home and cry in private. The point is, I totally get how you feel right now, but it’s okay! My husband called again eventually, and here we are two years later, and the only reason we even remember it at all is because I still haven’t deleted the voicemail lol. I think there’s a lot of things we see as partners/spouses of military about being SO supportive and SO available, so when things like this happen, we feel SO guilty, like we’ve failed, but the truth is, none of us are perfect! We’re human, we have to eat, sleep, bathe, etc., and we have to live our lives, they don’t stop while they’re gone, so sometimes we’re working or running errands or taking care of the kids or whatever. Put your phone ringer on full blast for the rest of his time in bootcamp, so you hopefully don’t miss it again, but don’t beat yourself up that you did! You can write a letter letting him know you’re disappointed you missed his call, and you can’t wait to hear from him, respond to what he said in his voicemails, but really, don’t beat yourself up. It’s so hard to miss a call, but you don’t need to feel guilty for sleeping, you have to take care of yourself too <3 

Comment by Kristian on June 9, 2018 at 11:26am

My boyfriend of 4 years is in basic and called me this morning but I missed it because I was sleeping. He left voicemails and sounded really upset and now I can’t seem to stop crying. I feel like it’s my fault for not being awake to answer... 

Comment by Anti M on June 8, 2018 at 8:31am

And technically, they're only supposed to write on Sundays, so if your SR is writing after hours on weeknights, pretend they do not.

Comment by Allison on June 8, 2018 at 2:46am

Mail call is M-F for incoming mail from home, but their outgoing mail only gets picked up on sundays. There’s a box to put letters in, and Sunday afternoons, after holiday routine, someone will come from the post office to collect it and send it out Monday. Even if recruits write every day, their letters home still don’t get picked up until Sunday. That’s why you’ll hear people talking about only Sunday…they can only SEND mail sundays, but they receive mail every week day :)

Comment by Allison on June 8, 2018 at 2:35am

Leslie, mail call is M-F, but there is no point in overnighting a letter. It will spend a couple days being sorted in the mail room at RTC anyway. When I went, I lived (literally) across the street because my husband was in A school down the street at TSC. It still took 4-5 days to get his letters. 

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