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Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on
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Hi Melissa Welcome, if your Daughter arrived on the 10th that makes the 17th or 18th her 5th business day of arrival she would have taken her first PFA. If you haven't received a call then all must be good meaning she must of passed. Usually around the 3rd or 4th week you should be receiving a letter or call. Remember NO News is GOOD News! you are still in between the 9-14 days of the form letter to arrive. Keep Positive I'm sure things are fine!
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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Melissa, It is not unusual for a couple weeks to go by before you hear from your Sailor who is at sea. Depending on what they are doing and where they are they may not have access to the internet. If she is stationed overseas, that can also interfere with communication sometimes.
Do you and your daughter communicate through FB Messenger at all? Sometimes that notification that they have been online in the last xxx hours, or the green dot being on can be your best friend. It lets you know they are out there. :)
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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Hi Melissa - like ellen said it's not uncommon for you to not have much contact while on deployment. Depending on your daughters job she might not have access to computers very often and when she does have free time she might be so tired that she just wants to sleep. They do work really long hours while on deployment! Hopefully they will port soon and then she will have access to wifi and can contact you - either by email , FB messenger or whatsapp. There are a few different options for contact.....
Just remember that no news is good news!
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Permalink Reply by WearsLargeHats on
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If your daughter is on a SSBN deterrent patrol, welcome to the Silent Service. 3 weeks is early yet. You may not hear from her for a couple of months, especially if she is still working on dolphin quals. They technically have email but it is limited and infrequent. My son did a ride-along on a boomer and disappeared for 10 weeks. Just remember: they are safest when they are silent. SSGNs might have a bit different mission profiles from SSBN, but even on an SSN we would go 6-8 weeks without communications.
Wait, you are beginning to worry? I don't buy that at all! I worry about my kids more than I like to admit.
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