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We have missed two calls from our son in the past few days. One was early in the day on Monday and the other at about 11PM last night. These calls seem unusual in terms of time, and he left no message! I was able to learn that he was calling from Ship 6, but he was originally assigned to Ship 12 with a PIR date of Aug 30th. 

We are dazed, confused, and lost. Does anyone know if Ship 6 houses regular divisions, or RCU…

Hi All,

I've been keeping myself so busy but missing my son so much.  He called and left a voicemail last Aug 13.

In his brief phone call he said that he has been moved to a new division and that he has been separated from the navy due to medical reasons.

What exactly does this mean?  Is he being sent home? or is he injured and just waiting to start after recovery?

Is there any way for us to contact RTC to find out more info?

Thanks so much!

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