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Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on October 15, 2011 at 9:34pm

Before I sign off for the night, can I just please say how much I'm looking forward to meeting y'all?  I really am!  You allow me to vent frustration, you are helping me to learn patience (no easy task) and you are helping me to grow up. I'm very grateful to you all.  You're keeping me from going postal at Publix (and they're grateful for that too!)

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on October 15, 2011 at 9:17pm

Yup...that seems to be an MO.. I have gotten 2 letters in each envelope.  I do love getting 'em tho...My first letter to my son ended up being 14 pages--kind of a journal thing...had to wait to get the right address.  In his latest he mentioned that he had gotten it and the pictures I sent. I was never much of a letter writer, until now...now I write all the dang time! :)

Comment by diannep on October 15, 2011 at 9:07pm

"youR" not "you"!

Comment by diannep on October 15, 2011 at 9:07pm

suebal:  You are too funny!  I think you will be able to keep you "head!"  HA!  They actually hold the mail from them for the first 2 weeks...but you really are supposed to wait until you have the form letter address to write anyway...so...in that case, by the time the letters arrive up there, they should be allowed mail.  I know many use the recruiter's address (which is sometimes the right address, sometimes not), but RTC asks that all wait for the form letter and use that address,which is the correct one.

Anyway, once that mail does start flowing, they really do want letters everyday so write often!

Comment by diannep on October 15, 2011 at 9:03pm

Ebony, you will at least have PIR day with him...the whole day (until 8 or 9 pm).  And if he is flying out the next day, you can meet him at the airport for extra time!

Comment by Ebony on October 15, 2011 at 8:38pm

thank you so much this group has really helped so much thank you all

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on October 15, 2011 at 7:58pm

Awww..Ebony, bless your heart.  I teared up reading your message. I'm so glad you got a call today and were able to take it.  THAT's what keeps us going!

Comment by Ebony on October 15, 2011 at 7:52pm

I got my call today i was so happy i was so scared i was gonna miss it again because i had to take my daughter out of town and there are quite a few dead zones i was so excited when i saw 847 but thank god i was where i could pull over and talk and not in a dead zone it was so good to hear my sons voice he sounded ok hes never been away from home before he said it feels like forever and he told me hes a grad and go so i thought i was gonna see hi for the whol weekend but only at graduation and i dont know how long but at this point i will take anything i just wanna give him a big big hug after we hung up i cried like a big baby i sat on the side of the road for about 20 minutes to get myself together so glad i got the 10 minutes  12/003

Comment by Laney (Ship 03 div 005) on October 15, 2011 at 7:03pm

I had heard from some other Navy wives that they'll hold mail sometimes to encourage the SR's to work hard, be a strong team etc. That was a big fear of mine because I heard that sometimes they'll taunt the SR's with wives or girlfriends " She's not writing because she's out doing so and so" or " Guess she doesn't love you". Stuff like that. But then when they accomplish their goal they got their mail. I don't think it's right either but it's out of our hands :( 

Comment by Shelly Ship12 Div 004 on October 15, 2011 at 7:02pm

I agree suebal! Shoot! I'll catch a flight, show up and volunteer to deliver the mail myself if that's what it takes. 

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