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Received the form letter today!!
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Comment by dhwebb64 (ship 04 div 817) on June 13, 2011 at 9:28pm
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I got mine too.... He sounded good said he was ready to start the fun stuff. He address the letter to his little sister (who is 8) Made her day. She was having hard time dealing with him leaving too. My son is ship 04 div 817 PIR Aug 5.
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Comment by greebie1 (Ship 04/ Div 817) on June 13, 2011 at 10:48pm
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I got mine too! It was so good to see those four little lines of his handwriting!
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dhwebb64.........got my letter today and our sons are in the same group.....Ship 04 Div 817!! I sent you a friend request so we can compare notes!!!
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Comment by kathys~Shelby's~Mom on June 14, 2011 at 9:54am
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Oh my gosh....I am sooo nervous. Can you please explain to me what the "form letter" is. My daughter leaves tomorrow to take her test and then I guess the next step is leaving for BC. As I'm sure you can tell I am a VERY new Navy Mom.......I guess there is a first time for everything. If anyone could help guide me through the next couple of steps??
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Thank you so much for your response, I feel like a baby and need someone to walk me through all of this..lol. So glad I found this site. Good Luck to you and yours
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Comment by Darla on June 14, 2011 at 1:12pm
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Thank you all for your comments, its nice to see what stages parents are at. Anyone's child on Ship 11 , Div. 238?? My daughter just shipped out to boot camp on June 1st, 2011. Last week I received the FedEx box of her items, nearly broke my heart, then a few days later we got the form letter w/graduation info, etc.... Ano of course the three scribbled sentences on the bottom by my daughter. I must say it was super exciting, yet a let down since I had thought it was her first letter home. :-(
Needless to say it was all a feeling of relief, knowing she was safe and able to say hi and we now had her mailing address. Thank you to whomever posted the area code to watch for, this is from Great Lakes right?? I'm at the stage of what if I miss her phone call because I don't recognize the incoming number and whatnot...it's an un easy feeling as we all know. It helps to have this forum for parents/family so thank you all for your comments, it does help. My daughter should be around week three now and still waiting on an actual letter from her and wondering about the "phone call", hopefully it will be soon!
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Comment by pammyjs39 on June 18, 2011 at 7:42am
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My son is on Ship 9 Div 240. And thanks for the info on the area code that is helpful!!
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