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LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS
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Permalink Reply by Micky on
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Heard from my son today, we spoke for 20 minutes, he is doing well. they are on 1-2 day. The RDC's are funny but if they make you laugh they yell at you. He said he thought the next time he/they would be able to call again would be Feb 23. He is in DIV 137 and shares the same accommodations with 138. They will be having their first test on Monday (15th) and he said they were going to pass with flying colors!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Melissa1213 USS RR sister on
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I am so glad you got to hear from your son today! We still did not hear anything from my brother yet. Hopefully by Thursday we wll get a letter at leas!! How do they count by? Does 1-2day mean Week one day two??
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Yes. it does mean week 1 day 2. They just finished P-days and are starting their PT. I don't think I heard from my son the first time till the end of week one (the first time). (he had to repeat week 1-2 for a technicality issue). he was to have PIR 12MAR10 but is now 26MAR10. it's ok. he has the advantage because he knows what the next 2 weeks brings........ and it's rough.............But they will all get thru it! They try and break them down and make them miss their families and make them concentrate on Navy boot camp. This was actually the first "true" call I got since he's been in, the others(phone calls) were when he had medical and to let us know he had to go back. (this would be week 3-2 for him if he was still in and most of his old DIV got calls this weekend)--------------- to give you a time line.... but it really depends on how well the DIV as a whole does and if they screw up, they get privileges taken away and the phone is the first thing to go......
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Thanks that does help!!
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Permalink Reply by Kate on
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Wow, So should I expect a phone call around the third week? And do you think that they will be able to send letters anytime soon?
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usually week 3 they call to give you an update (or after they pass PT). and I have been finding that most of his letters have been arriving on Tues and Wed which means that they must be mailing him out on Monday and writing on weekends. he said that sometimes he is aloud to write at night and to send lots of letters so he can read them at night when he can't sleep or is on watch.
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I got a letter today, my best valentine ever! He says he hates snow, oops. It was a real upbeat letter too....foods not bad but the beds are hard...got his BCG's-- lookin' good...I hope you'all had one in your mail today too. (he called us land lovers)
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Micky--you are an inspiration..Vic, my step-son, is Ship09/Div137. We got a scanned "semi-" letter via his fiance yest. She called it "semi-" because it was just the typical form letter with blanks filled in and a few lines to her. I hope I'm doing this right as so much of the terminology/abbreviations I am clueless on. Thanks for all you insight and info. Amanda
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Permalink Reply by NavyGirlsMomDiv.136(PIR 032610) on
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Yessssssssssssss!!!!! We got 2 letters today. Said she was doing good. Said they ate good for the Super Bowl. But they did not get to watch it. She said the not getting letters is the hardest thing. Said they do a lot of Exercise, Marching, Ironing and shine their boots. HaHa she has never Ironed in her life. Said she passed her swim test. She is a good swimmer. Everyone always said she was spoiled. She sounds like she has grown up so much. Sounds like her group has got to know each other well. She said on Sundays Till 1 they get to do what ever she said go to church, write and got a "Hollywood Shower" they call it (they get to shave their legs) She said they may get to call home Thursday if they passed inspection but the boys had to pass inspection too. She dated her letters so It would have been today. I did not get a call. Maybe soon. I hope all of you got letters or calls. God Bless You and Your Family.
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