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Comment by topdog1p on June 28, 2015 at 8:04pm

hi Jen27 did you ever get added to the facebook group for 16-15? if not send my a fb freind reqest (bridget tustison) and i can add then get you added that is how i added my mom. i am so glad you got to talk to you hubby and thank for passing on the info of dates of RLP and that they our doing good. sounds like they will be developing friendship that can take them far in this chosen career. 

Comment by Jen27 on June 28, 2015 at 7:16pm

I got a phone call today! topdog1p: My husband said he is in the foxtrot company (16-15 F) with your son. He said that their whole class is sub nukes all headed to SC afterwards. It was so great to hear from him! He said that RLP will be next Wednesday and that they will be getting laptops on Friday so they will be able to email then. They are also getting letters and can send letters as well. He said they are all coming along well in their RLP prep! Lots of great news over here today :) That is nice you are surrounded by other military families! Hopefully you hear from your son before too long! Thanks for the info CL!

Comment by topdog1p on June 28, 2015 at 3:49pm

My son was told to watch "Officer & A Gentleman before he left by a former OCS tactical instuctor. He was a wealth of good advise to Nathan before he left. I am fortunate as i live in a military community and my church is full of military families.

Comment by topdog1p on June 28, 2015 at 10:55am

Thanks foe the information CL. Jen27 yes my son will be heading to NUPOC in south Carolina for A school. CL when is your LO set for graduation? .

Comment by CindyN on June 28, 2015 at 10:28am

Jen27 and topdog1p: When an incoming OCS class is large, they divide it into two companies (groups) using the phonetic alphabet names.  My son told me that they do not reuse a name/letter until the last class with that name has graduated.  My son is in 15-15 and they are Charlie and Delta so it appears that Class 16-15 is Echo and Foxtrot. 

If you know the company/group you LO is in, you can use it when addressing letters to them (16-15E or 16-15F).  But if you do not know it, or forget to include it, the letter will still get to them.

While it is certainly true that a DI could decide to withhold their mail for a period of time, they have not done so the past two classes. So hopefully they are not holding it for 16-15.

You will likely hear from your LO through email after their RPT test next Thursday. But don't get too worried if you don't hear right away.  There are many reasons it would be delayed.  The OCs all have different duties and they may not have time to get to a computer to send the email when their classmates did. Or it could be that the training.navy.mil email is down. The message in this is to not stress if you do not hear right away. No news next Thursday is not necessarily bad news.  (Easy to say, I know. I have been there and held my breath all day as well.)

Comment by Jen27 on June 28, 2015 at 2:27am

topdog1p: Oh really? I had no idea.. I'll have to ask him which one he is in next time I hear from him. I was traveling in Europe for the 3 weeks before he left and missed his last call after he checked in so yes it was so good to hear from him, even though he barely had any voice left haha. That's a great idea! I am planning on heading out there a few days early to maybe do a little sightseeing as well! If I am lucky, he will be able to join me for an evening or two :) Is your son heading to Nuclear Power School following OCS by chance? 

Comment by topdog1p on June 28, 2015 at 2:15am

Jen27 i understand there is 2 groups 16-15E and 16-15F not sure what the letter means he just said to address anything class 16-15F. it was nice that you got to hear from him on sunday. i know it would be tough not to talk to my hubby. yep graduation is the 4th if all goes well. you want to be there the for the day before too. i m using it to go to boston for a quick vacation :)

Comment by Jen27 on June 28, 2015 at 1:42am

topdog1p: What does group F mean? I've just been told he is in class 16-15. I received just the one quick email sometime on Tuesday. It was a military address. They may have just had time to set it up but not really use it until after RLP. I never expected ANY email so I was surprised, but haven't heard anything since. He was able to call from church last Sunday to ask me a few things, but it was pretty short and sweet. I know he is busy and very focused on RLP, so I'm not too worried :) I also need to get flights purchased for graduation. He said they graduate Sept 4th.

Comment by topdog1p on June 28, 2015 at 1:35am

Jen27 is your husband in 16-15 group F?  my son is also a mechanical  engineer with a minor in material science. still no email and he is not married or attach to a girlfriend. i am not excepting any communication till after RLP to let me know to start booking our trip.

Comment by Jen27 on June 28, 2015 at 1:08am

Thank you GalleyMom & M's mom! That is all so comforting to hear! My husband also just graduated in Mechnical Engineering so I don't worry much about the academics for him, but it is so good to know that they look out for each other. I'm sure it will be so nice for him to get past the RLP next week.

I just watched "An Officer and a Gentleman" a few nights ago! Great show, but yeah not entirely true haha. I've been writing and sending letters everyday. Even if he isn't getting them yet (I hear some DI's will hold them for a few weeks), it is still almost therapeutic on my end to just tell him about life at home. :) Thank you both for the advice!! 

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