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Comment by bean on February 9, 2017 at 5:34pm

My son left for BC 1/9, my first set of letters came a few weeks in and included 5 for me, 1 for his dad and 1 for his grand parents... I was teary eyed for sure. They have slowed down a lot since that first few weeks though. He is still clearly enjoying it and learning a ton. He's happy so I'm happy... :-)

Comment by Proudmom on February 9, 2017 at 5:25pm

Got 3 personal letters today.  So excited. Just had a hard time reading them  because of the tears in my eyes.  Very emotional.  My son and I are very close.  It was good to read his 3rd letter and have him say that he is getting into the routine of it and that he knows it will be a good experience for him.  I will try reading them again later. I haven't got the form letter yet but I am going to send him a letter using his address because he sounds like he really wants letters to come.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2017 at 2:09am

If you receive a "real" letter without receiving The Form Letter, then write to your recruit using the address in the return address and be sure to ask for the names s/he intends to list on the Access List when the time comes or let him know the names of the four people s/he should list and also ask for the password for the vehicle/gate pass if you intend to drive onto the RTC for PIR. There is more info on that in Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2017 at 2:01am

If it has been at least 2 calendar weeks since your recruit arrived at the RTC and you do not have a form letter, then you can call the recruiter and get the address and mail letters to your recruit, but be sure to double-check the address against those at http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.html or Ship/Division--How it Works.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2017 at 2:00am

MittenMom, there is info in 800 and 900 Divisions for you.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2017 at 1:56am

The Form Letter arrives an average of ten days after the recruit's arrival at the RTC. Some will have it 7 days after arrival (a few earlier than that, but not many) and most will have it by 14 days after arrival. It will tell you your recruit's address and PIR date and other important information. Keep it in a safe place.

Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will let you know what is happening and what to expect.

Comment by momof3 on February 8, 2017 at 5:30pm

Our son left on 1/30 and we received his box a week ago but still no letter.  trying to wait patiently...

Comment by MittenMom on February 8, 2017 at 5:14pm

RabbitPaw, yes the return address looks like the one you wrote so I will assume that I can send a letter back now. Thanks!

Widge, My son said in the letter that his Petty Officer said that they can write a letter if they all did their cleaning duties quietly.  So I guess if is up to each Petty Officer to decide if they have earned the time to write.  I hope you receive a personal letter and or form letter soon.  It made such a huge difference in making me feel better about him being gone.  

Comment by Widge on February 8, 2017 at 3:21pm

My son is in the Jan 30 group too, and I have received his box but no form letter yet. :(

I wonder if he's written me a personal letter? 

Comment by RabbitPaw on February 8, 2017 at 3:09pm

@MittenMom As long as the return address looks something like this, you "should" be good. I know everyone says to wait for the form letter, but the return address on our form letter matched the address to mail to. If you have received another letter before the form letter, I would assume the form letter is lost somewhere, because I think they do that as one of the first things, before they can write personal letters.

SR {Last name, First name}
Ship __ Div __
3410 Sailor Drive (or another number/street, depends on the ship)
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3510

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