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Comment by Nicole on January 23, 2015 at 12:05am

Sara, I hope all goes well for you and your daughter. It will be stressful, but she will be home soon. So the end is in sight. Hang in there

Comment by MomtoabunchaVs on January 23, 2015 at 12:00am

Ok. Makes sense. Thanks for that LE. BTW, I tried to accept your friend request but lost it. This site is a bit difficult to navigate. 

My boy just got his legal brief today so things seem to be on track. 

Comment by Hank'sMOM on January 22, 2015 at 11:49pm

Thank you, Sara, we will appreciate your feedback...... I know you are glad she will be the first to come home, but I hate you just have to "wing it."

Comment by sara on January 22, 2015 at 11:47pm

FYI from lemon elephant

They wear their sweats ("Smurfs") and I don't know if they are permitted anything else. Ask one of the moms who has had a son/daughter come home recently.

I have seen all kinds of things on the cost that is assessed for uniform items (yes, sweats are considered uniform items). It all depends on if the uniform allowance had been put into the recruit's pay and if the recruit had been charged for uniforms in a previous pay period. (There are all kinds of variables that could go into the equation since the recruits are not all separated at the same point in training.) The separated individual would not be entitled to the uniform allowance and therefore must reimburse any allowance that had been given for uniform items that left the RTC.

Comment by sara on January 22, 2015 at 11:18pm

It just gets better.............  How could they make them pay for a coat and not let them wear it in Chicago and sweats and sneakers do not cost 400 dollars I don't care what brand it is. And I would much prefer her be in civilian clothes rather than be in a busy airport with navy gear even if it sweats.    I think my daughter is the first to go home out of our group.  I will try to give you all an update on how it goes to try to help you plan.

Comment by Nicole on January 22, 2015 at 11:11pm

I'm not sure they get to keep the coat, I think it may be just a sweatshirt? I've read they get $650 deducted from pay for the uniforms and in a few months receive a bill for $400 for the clothes they wear home.

Comment by MomtoabunchaVs on January 22, 2015 at 10:59pm

I was wondering about all the gear they purchased. That's a shame. PT clothes would work.  I'm only about an hour and a half drive so I could pick my boy up but he doesn't want to even ask and potentially make things take longer. 

Thank you for the welcome.  

Comment by sara on January 22, 2015 at 10:53pm

Momtoabunch

Welcome : )

They have nothing and its freezing there so Im going to assume the blue camo- now Im even more stressed.  They do have the sweats tho and the long coat.  You cant send packages or I would send clothes and her phone for once she left.....

Comment by Hank'sMOM on January 22, 2015 at 10:50pm

From what I have read....they wear their PT clothes.....t shirt, shorts, sweats, sweatshirt, tennis shoes.  There were lots of comments in the 60 comment pages that I have read about this issue.  Did you know that they will be charged for the clothes they got at boot camp, but only come home with those few?

Comment by sara on January 22, 2015 at 10:44pm

She is coming home for depression..........she has been on a plane once before in her life and never been away from home other than the occasional trip to the beach when she was much younger.  Shes too depressed to stay there so lets bring her to one of the biggest airports in the US, let her have 2 layovers in god only knows where or lets put her on a bus by herself for 15+ hours. 

I want this nightmare to be over.   

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