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August First 2011
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Permalink Reply by aggiemom (Corpsman A School) on
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I haven't gotten my box yet - my son left on August 2 from Michigan. I don't know if I will get one because he was planned on just tossing the clothes that we was wearing - they were old and ratty. I should still get a letter though - right?
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Permalink Reply by Tonya K(Ship 03 Div 319) on
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Branan, I live in South Carolina, almost to the North Carolina border. I hope you get your tomorrow. I'll be curious to see if your husbands things were just tossed in the box like he was trying to hurry as fast as he could. It's heart breaking at first until you have time to calm down and look at how everything was taken off.
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Permalink Reply by Branan (03/320 - PIR 9/23/11) on
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aggiemom - the form letter doesn't come with the box, so you'd still get the letter even if he does donate his stuff & you dont get a box...
Tonya K - I got my box today and yes his things where just thrown in there! Socks inside out, boxer to! They even sent back the tiny address book he had taken with the pages ripped out with the addresses on them for him to keep.... His box smelled gross, becasue of his shoes! Which he was planning on not sending back cause they were old, but he sent them back so his whole box smelled like feet :( haha
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Branan, I can't believe they didn't let him keep that tiny address book. I put phone numbers on the front of a blank business card, and addresses on the back of it, then put it through my laminator so he could carry it in his wallet like a credit card. Thank goodness he only had like 3 addresses he needed, so it worked out pretty good.
I'm glad I didn't have to deal with the stinky feet smell in the box, but it would not have surprised me if it had come home smelling like feet. haha!!
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Okay I was just on the Navy Recruit Training Command on Facebook, and this one woman posted that she has not had a call from her SR since he left on 6/30!!! What? I mean that is over 4 weeks ago. I hope that is not always the case. Wow.. I will be a basket case if I don't get a call from my SR in over 4 weeks. Makes me want to cry right now.
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I hope I get that form letter this week, I am having a rough start today, and I know that form letter would make me feel a whole lot better. I know they say "no news is good news at RTC", but no news can also be heart breaking. I don't expect a phone call so early on, just a few words jotted down on paper would do.
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I JUST got the form letter!!! I was really excited to get it with address & grad. date but was very upset after reading what he had to say (there's a tiny bit of space for them to write)... He said the bootcamp part is easy but being away from me & our daughter for the 1st time was extremely hard and he didn't like it at all, he didn't realize how hard that part would be :(
Broke my heart :'(
Since i got mine today, hopefully you'll get yours tomorrow. Hope your day gets alittle better, keep your head up! 1 weeks down!
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Just got my form letter today. Alyssa, look out for it tomorrow if not today. His ship is 03 div 319. I am much happier now.
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He's doing fine he said. Sounded a little homesick, but he said thinking about us keeps him motivated. His graduation is set for September 23rd. Let me know when you get your husbands.
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Welcome to the "missing our SR group", Bama mom. We are here for you whatever you may need. These ladies have helped me more than they will ever know, and I want to pass that on to everyone else that may need their spirits lifted.
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