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Comment by alane7 on January 20, 2013 at 10:42am

thankful45-so sorry to hear you missed a call.  i haven't heard anything yet. hang in there!

Comment by alane7 on January 20, 2013 at 10:24am

teacher/mom-sorry to hear you missed the call. Haven't heard a peep from my son. box and form letter is it. looks like our boys are same Div!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 20, 2013 at 9:49am

They should have holiday routine tomorrow so you may actually get a letter or two this week :) Finger crossed for all of you :) That also mean letters you receive will probably be delayed by day.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 20, 2013 at 9:39am

You can also have a "don't answer" contact in your phone and then every time you get a call form a solicitor you can add that number to the "Don't answer" name. Then when they call again answer and hang up immediately so it doesn't tie up your number while ringing. You learn a lot when waiting for such an important call :)

That is so funny Ellen, I can just hear two friends talking to each other. "Did you hear about Sally? She was diagnosed with VBS." lol  

Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on January 20, 2013 at 9:28am

Now I don't feel as silly as I did yesterday thanks ellen and dianep...I had read that many were getting calls, so I was holding my phone like it was a fine piece of china, and then I had to shower, and I was thinking, now how am I going to hear my phone if it rings...I opted for a bath and kept my phone with me in the tub just in case....lol 

Comment by diannep on January 20, 2013 at 9:20am

Most will get sick at bootcamp...it is almost guaranteed.  From all of those shots they are given when they arrive (too many at once in my humble opinion!), to living with so many in close quarters...even though they disinfect their hands often--just happens.  Most get through this fine...the RDCs try to give them light duty if necessary.  Even those normally healthy, like my son who seemed to never get sick prior to bootcamp, seem to succomb to something there.  Pink eye is rampant but quickly cured.  The flu/cold type stuff hangs on a bit longer.

Comment by diannep on January 20, 2013 at 9:17am

AMEN, ellen!  Great advice.  Seriously, ladies, if you don't want to miss that call, in the bra it goes!  One lady posted a picture of hers duct taped to her forehead!  It is very sad when you find a missed call from your SR on your phone....be sure to answer ALL calls while you have an SR at bootcamp, even possible solicitors, since sometimes the calls come from different area codes (although usually 847).  Just get rid of the solicitors quickly!

Good Morning All!

Comment by 315sonnie on January 20, 2013 at 8:41am

my nephew ship 11 Div 107.  making plans for graduation :)

Comment by ellen0502 on January 20, 2013 at 1:10am

Keep your phones handy at all times, even if it is a trip to the mailbox or bathroom, keep it in your bra on vibrate if you have too. Use the I have VBS (Vibrating Bra Syndrome) when darting out of a room to answer it. Most will be too afraid to ask what VBS is, and those that do will probably get a kick out of it. :)

Comment by CatMom509 on January 20, 2013 at 12:19am

thankful45 & teacher/mom,

While I'm sorry you missed your sons' calls and being able to talk to them live, here's a perspective:  You have new recordings of them that you can listen to over and over!  With a live call, we would only have the memory of the call... Nice to know that extrat calls are possible!

 

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