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My son is starting OCS tomorrow. What kind of phone card do you get? Just a land line phone card?
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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We got an AT&T landline phone card. Be sure to join our FB group: 16-17 Navy OCS Family and Friends. We just started it yesterday!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Noni on
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Liz I really can't remember my daughter using them. They call you and you have to call them back right away at the phone number they give you. Make sure you always have your phone charged, the volume as loud as you can get it due to you may miss a call and they call all hours. No set time.
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Permalink Reply by ANavyMom on
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What date do your LO report to OCS? My son reports 07/16. Is 16-17 the class he will be in? I don't want to join the wrong group.
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Thanks bluelee. How do I find out what his class # is? If anyone knows. And thanks for the tip on the phone cards y'all.
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I purchased a card from Walgreens. Big mistake. The night my son went to use it, it said zero balance. It's because it is a popular brand card and if the person before you accidently "pins" the phone, it keeps that persons account information. Whomever had the account "pinned" had his/her card used up and everyone after that, if they didn't know the trick of "cancelling out the previous account, heard the same thing. Better to have them call and you call them back. Good luck :)
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Permalink Reply by franodwk on
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Just in case any newcomers search this question like I did, my daughter was able to buy a phone card at Newport. I'm not sure if it's because she's i H Class for medical reasons, but she was allowed to purchase one. We looked all over befor she left, and couldn't find any ATT & T which was recommended to us.
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