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Ship 7 Div 162 - has anyone received an SR letter yet?
Today is day 21 - still no letter from my baby girl! Has anyone from Ship 7/Div 162 received a call or letter? (other than the form letter?)
Andrea
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Permalink Reply by A-MJ's Mom Ship7/Div162 (2012) on
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Hang in there Suzanne! You are doing the best thing for him with your supportive letters :) Ann-Marie
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Josh sounded good, thanks. He said he's missing home some (mostly mom's cooking LOL ) and thinks his recruiter didn't prepare him for how hard it would be. He says he's been named Master at Arms and is responsible for keeping everyone quiet. I'm sure Kelsey is helping him out and behaving :) I think it's awesome that Josh is in an integrated division too! Its good for him. "Granny panties " LOL, sounds like she has a great sense of humor. Looking forward to meeting you at PIR!
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Permalink Reply by Andrea613 Ship7/Div162 on
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That is so great!! That have to work together as a team to make BC as smooth as possible! I've only received one letter, but she also wrote to her boyfriend, and to grandmas as well. I'm looking forward to the phone call!! I need to hear her voice!
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Yeah!!! Next up, maybe a phone call this weekend!! Do you have a son or a daughter?
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Permalink Reply by Trina on
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My youngest son. That's him on my profile pic when he was in ROTC at a veteran's day program. My oldest son has been in the Navy for 5 years now.
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Permalink Reply by Lisette-in-NJ on
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I got letters yesterday too. I agree with Suzanne, I was doing much better before the letters. My daughter is so... homesick and also questioning her decision to join. She said others were getting letters but she wasn't. Then finally in her last letter she said she had received some letters from me. That seemed to lift her spirits a bit. I just keep praying that she'll hang in there. Said she did well on the physical tests, passed everything except the run which she missed by just a few seconds:(
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Oh man! She will pass the second time around I'm certain!!
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Permalink Reply by Suzanne_S07/DIV161 on
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I was hoping for another letter today but if they are only allowed to send out on Sundays- I will have to wait until next week to find out if my letters FINALLY are getting to him. That is going to be hard... very hard.
I was going to head back to my husbands mom to keep me busy and keep her company with her broke leg- but she is being too much of "herself" I am not putting that on top of everything right now. I can put my worries into one person right now and that is my son. I am waiting for a call from her too- Except hers will be to give me a hard time. Has no one ever told her you can attract more fly's with honey. Better than an ambush I guess...lol
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Permalink Reply by reysproudmom on
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I finally got a letter from my son . Day 23. oh the torture. My son's spirit was broken up and he felt deceived by the recruiter for not exposing the real hardship he would go through. He sounded so alone and exhausted. He was craving anyone to write him a letter. He even mentioned it was border line cruelty in there.The first 2 weeks there's no sleep and no talking he says which really depressed him. I broke down after reading this letter as you can imagine! :( Im irritated cause i sent my son 3 letters and apparently they must be holding the mail those first two weeks because he thinks no one wrote to him. He had a second letter in the same envelopehe sent me and in that one his spirit sounded sooo much better even stating he made friends! what a complete turn around! :) so im a roller coaster of emotions!!! My son did say they get mail mon wed and fri but sun is the only day mail goes out, FYI... okay writing yet another spirit boosting letter to my boy.Glad he called this sun it really made me happy to here his voice. He sounded so humble...
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Permalink Reply by Brian's mom Ship7/Div162 on
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Wow reading your message brought tears to my eyes. This is such an emotional rollercoster for everyone involved. My first letter my son wrote was also a heart breaker. Cried my eyes out. I am glad your son seems to be doing a little better. I got a call from my son on Sunday, and he seems to be doing better than he was in his first letter. Our boys have become men over night it seem. You have a blessed dayand please thank your son for me for serving our country.
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I will thank him and you do the same for yours. Who knows maybe one of the friends my son made is your son! :) Bless you too and our sailors!
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