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Son arrived at BC on 8/15 from Me. Anyone else?
I received the 10 second phone call on Thursday night. I almost think I could have done without it. I was glad to hear his voice but it was so hard to get a read on how he was doing. Now I am waiting, waiting, waiting for "the box" and his address. I am hoping I get both very soon. I have heard it can be a few days or 2 weeks.?
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Permalink Reply by bubba8113 on
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My son also arrived at BC on the 15th. I agree about the phone call, I told him I loved him and he says "I gotta go". Hoping to get letter w/address by end of this week, he said in a bout a week. Hoping box comes too, but not sure how long it actually takes.
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Permalink Reply by Mumof2boyz on
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My son said the same thing. He did slip in an I love you. I am hoping to receive the form letter this week as well. My son said he could start receiving mail a week from Sunday (yesterday) but without that address Im worried he wont get any mail. I am having a hard time not having any contact with him. I have never gone a day without at least texting him, this is really hard!
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My son did not slip in an "I love you", and I think it's the first time in his 18 years that we've hung out without us both saying I love you. My son told me "you can expect to start receiving letters in 2 weeks". But I'm just anxiously awaiting the form letter and the box. When I received "the box" from my oldest son, I swear I opened that box up and held his stinky clothes and hugged them. It was almost like he'd been taken from me. I'm going to try to stay busy by planning our trip to PIR. Can't wait to get a date. His recruiter said October 4 or 11, most likely, but we shall see.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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PIR is most likely 10/11/2013, but could also be 10/18/2013 depending on when his division formed and on the number of recruits that arrived last week.
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I'm still anxiously awaiting "the box" as well. Can't wait to get that form letter and his address so I can start bombarding him with letters. My oldest got letters daily and he said it meant so much to him. I started once a week sending him some stamped, addressed envelopes with his buddy's name and addresses on them so he didn't have to waste time doing that.
Although some things are different for me this second time around, the pain is still just as great. After being inseparable for 18 years, then all of a sudden they aren't here, its overwhelming. I'm so close with my boys, and I've stayed at home for the past 12 years, so my boys were my life. So now to have two of them gone, it just really hurts.
But I'm so proud and know he'll do great things, just like his brother.
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Permalink Reply by BlueRockSailorMom([prototype) on
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My son left on the 15th also. Got the "Box" today. This is my second time through this. My other son is about to graduate Nuclear Prototype and his orders are to go to the USS Rhode Island Sub in Georgia In October. Navymomtimestwo, I know exactly how you feel.
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I didn't really know what to expect the second time around. Some of the emotions are exactly the same, others are easier, others are harder. It's going to be a roller coaster ride for sure!
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NavyMomTimesTwo, did you get your box and letter yet? I received the box Wed. and the letter today! I have never been so excited to get a piece of mail! I have letters already out the door! This was a good day!
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