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Comment by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on April 21, 2011 at 1:52pm

 I got letters too. He sounds great. Said some SRs were bringing them down not doing what they are told to do. He said he is trying to keep his mouth shut and do what he is told, He said one time he was confussed about how to do something and got blessed out and had to do pushups. He said now he wished he had listened to us and worked out more in the last mths. He said he was sorry for everything he put us through and he knows now we were right and he needs us and always did! It was great to hear he said he is going to come out a man we can be proud of! Gosh I love that Boy!

Comment by PNM #2 (Proud NaVy Mom-2nd SR) on April 21, 2011 at 1:25pm

LisaB - If there's one thing I found out it's that the more you get from them, the more you want!!!  Before I just wanted a letter.  Well, I got 1 letter last Thursday.  Now it's "all I want is a phone call".  It's like an addiction!!!  I know one thing; "A" school is going to be a piece of cake after this!  I never thought I'd say thank God for cell phones but I will be tickled pink when he can text and call us whenever.  It's better than all of this waiting...  I've read on one of these sites to not sit by the phone and wait for a call.  That's hard not to do, especially when people do finally get out and do something they miss a call!!!!  Oh, the life of a boot camp mom...

Comment by ria5 (ship11div180) on April 21, 2011 at 11:48am

YAY got two letters in the mail today!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 21, 2011 at 8:45am

Thanks laura, it's okay lol.

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 21, 2011 at 7:34am

to add to clockard's comment- each division will be on a different Week/day #. The reason we try to figure out what week and day they are on is because many recruits will write home and say for example "battlestations will be week 6 day 5". If they do this and we know what week/day they are on then we can figure out what night they will be doing battlestations.

And, if you ask the recruits they would not consider themselves lucky to be in "P" days longer lol. They hate "P" days and would rather be training. I have heard my daughter and her friends talk about bootcamp and 9 months after bootcamp they still refer to "P" days as "hell".

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on April 21, 2011 at 3:10am

ria5-16 minutes out of the 30 for the call. But I don't care and hope the time went for someone else to call or make an extra call! He just has me to call.

joankf- my apologies to the young ladies and their moms! I keep forgetting that they do at least TRAIN with the ladies sometimes!

Proud NaVy Mom - I bet your SR was on watch too. I hope that he and the other SR's get nice long calls tomorrow! I was in the same boat(needed to clarify something) and got it cleared up. So I'll be praying for you too!

Oh and I asked him what "day" it was and he said 2-5 (week 2 - day 5.Sat and Sun don't "count".) So tomorrow is 3-1. Okay veteran moms and D for Megan, doesn't that make PIR 5/26,  "8 - 1"? Does it matter?

As far as the SR NOT getting mail...I think we have to get the names from our SR's. I asked my son for that in my first letter, so he BETTER find time to write and get that to me/us! I feel terrible for the ones not getting any that could really use it! Believe it or not, I read of one somewhere that thought it was wierd to get mail from a stranger...but all the others are so HAPPY!

I also know there is a group that handles that for all of the Navy(?).I forgot the exact name but I believe they are on our Discussion Forum.

I went to the bookstore today to get word searches and black and white comics to scan and print into his letters. I would love to do that for others!

My son and I found a musical card that plays AND has a dancing hamster! Ha, maybe I'll threaten him with it in exchange for a letter!

Comment by joankf Ship11 Div 181 on April 20, 2011 at 11:05pm

Thank you Proud Navy Mom and clockard for the advice on not sending the candy by mail.  I did send my SR an Easter card (music free) and pictures though. At least those of us who have not received any letters or calls can eat chocolate!!!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 20, 2011 at 10:59pm

Not only would they confiscate the candy but they would stand there and eat it in front of them and make them do IT while they ate it. Don't send goodies lol.

Hang in there ladies, the calls will come :-)

Comment by azmo65 on April 20, 2011 at 10:50pm

@proud NaVy Mom.....I know how you feel...I felt that way yesterday..I stopped getting on this sight as matter of fact.....then today I got a call and a letter!!!!! Praying for you to stay strong :)

Comment by azmo65 on April 20, 2011 at 10:47pm

A call and a letter today from my SR.....what a GREAT day!!!! I am so proud of him :)))))

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