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Comment by mom-11-263 on July 18, 2012 at 10:39pm

I love hearing about all of the phone calls and letters. My son is in ship-11 div-263. He called his girlfriend today. She is on vacation, but she let me know right away. He said he gets yelled at a lot, but I guess their division does. He said he gets little sleep and next week is Hell Week! Ugh. She said he likes getting those letters. It helps him feel better about being there. God bless them all!!!

Comment by FlowerGrower05 on July 18, 2012 at 10:07pm

What are these questionnaire's I see people talking about?  Where do you find them?

Comment by ga.mom75[ ship11div261] on July 18, 2012 at 10:00pm

well i missed the 1st phone call he tryed 4 times but every time i answered i could not hear anything on the last call i heard a roaring sound he call his friend and left her a voice mail im so bummed hope his letter will be good tomorrow

Comment by Mrs. Woody on July 18, 2012 at 9:54pm

Alrighty, now that I have had time to process this day -- I'll fill you in!  I got a phone call, a letter and an answered questionnaire today.  I've died and gone to heaven!  First, the phone call:  unfortunatly, he has pharyngitis.  He went to medical after training all day yesterday because he had a headache.  He had a temperature of 102.  They put him on antibiotics and other meds and should return to LLD tomorrow and full training on Friday.  His temperature was down to 98 today.  He sounded WONDERFUL (I was proud of myself because I didn't cry at hearing his voice!).  He says it is hard but not as hard as he thought it would be.  He is eating well, he feels good, and thinks it is going really well.  He also told me he is a section leader.  Phone connection wasn't too good though and it was hard to hear him because he is conjested from the pharyngitis.  Today was Day 2-5, and they start 3-1 tomorrow.  In the letter he said he is getting sleep but not as much as he would like (LOL-- figures on that one).  40 boys in a shower and they get 10-15 minutes to shower so it equals 2 minutes under the water, and you don't want to be first because it's cold water!   He hadn't heard anything about the girls' fights.

Also, if you remember, some "Dude" made him draw a heart on the back of the form letter -- and that "Dude" is in his division, 261.  If that "Dude" is any of you all's son -- THANK YOU!!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2012 at 9:42pm

Say, on the Discussions...there are icons to "share", twitter and Facebook.

Has anybody ever used them?

I don't FB or Twitter...somebody want to be a detective for me? LOL

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2012 at 9:17pm

I have a mom that has an iPhone and has responded to me privately. She does what I do...stays signed in to N4M's. Then when she gets an email she clicks on the link that takes you to the site...

Mine says:

To view the new reply, visit: (and then the link)...I click it and then I wait for it to load It takes me there and I am able to reply.

She has stayed signed in to N4M's for a few weeks on her iPhone.

I will still ask about an app...but hope that helps folks with their SmartPhones.  I do try to sign out at bedtime.

Comment by diannep on July 18, 2012 at 8:32pm

So great, PamperedMom!  I know that settled your heart a bit!  Congrats!

Comment by PamperedMom on July 18, 2012 at 7:02pm

I'm so excited!  I just got the week three phone call.  It was awesome to hear my SR's voice.  He sounded so upbeat.  He said he was enjoying it.  I've been worried for nothing of course!

Comment by ethansmom on July 18, 2012 at 5:57pm

Hi..just popping in to say I got 2nd letter from my son today..and it was 5 glorious pages.Also our PIR is getting calls..my sons letter told me to listen for call today but by end of pages he said he was getting a tooth out and prolly wouldnt be able to call..im so bummed about that...hope he gets chance to make it up!..but overall he was happy and doing very well...he passed his swimming test and i was worried about that since he hadnt been in pool in 8yrs !..he did say that he failed first PT but was 'really really ' close and that most of div failed too but not to worry he would pass next time..i am so impressed by his cheeriness.he also said 'he got a cold coughing stuffy nose and such' but hes over it now .today has been 3wks 1 days hes been gone and even though i still cry daily at missing him i can say i am so happy for people like you to help me through ..getting all the emails to my phone of what every one is going through helps a lot..so thanks again. ..but being a iphone user i do use our FBook groups for ease of response but i love this place too!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2012 at 5:29pm

iPhone users and actually Android too...just had moms talk about this on BC moms...and would love to look for a solution.

The problem that most are having is that you get an email notification and can't reply through email like you can to FB. You have to log onto the site and then do it. More steps involved.

Is that what you are experiencing?

I have an Android and it is the same but I have never used my emails that way. (Plus, when I first joined I did not have a smart phone at all) Since I "work" on here I need access to the whole site pretty much all day and then I can just hop on. I stay logged in and try to log out at least at night. I use my emails to follow Discussions I have created so I can reply...but I don't follow all of the groups I am on...I would have THOUSANDS of emails!(That's a personal preference...you can change your email notification settings)

But for you who have maybe your PIR group that you are following and your Division Discussion (you may have other groups but have used the Stop Following feature)...this is probably laborious...and so FB is much easier. Totally get that!

Let me know if this is an issue and any other issue and I can compile a list and report it if you haven't already.

I asked this on BC Moms as well:

Would an app for N4M's help the situation?

If so, I can suggest it and see what happens!

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