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Division 361 Mustering In!!
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Permalink Reply by mere30bear (S11/DIV361/PIR11/5) on
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I got letters today!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by angelmarie on
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I still have not gotten any letters :( maybe tomorrow
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:( dern it! maybe tomorrow....i think they were returned to them for having a seal or something on the side so they remailed them monday... when you do get yours you can counts the days so you'll know how long it takes to get to you! The snail mail is not welcomed right now.
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I think the mail where i live runs slower than everywhere else!! If it doesnt come today I am setting up a tent at the post office and telling them im not leaving till i get my letters!!! lol
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Permalink Reply by kylesmomkaren S11/Div 361 on
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Yes...I finally got my first letter today. I could not wait until I got home from work to read it. I can't tell when Kyle sent this letter. But he is on Ship 11/Div 361, so that made me feel much better, since he was originally supposed to be on Ship 7. When I read it, I just started crying...such emotions just started pouring out. Because I can't tell when he wrote it, I am hoping he is doing better than the letter. He is happy that he has passed the tests. But he was lonely when he wrote the letter, says he felt that he was in a prison. Up at 0400, goes in the shower with 81 other SR and barely gets a shower and shaves and then has to go to PT. He says they march 5-10 miles daily and has PT (maybe the marching just seems like 5-10 miles, not too sure). Overall, he says the food is pretty good, he just has not received any mail as of this letter and needs the letters to help keep him going. He says he really loves and misses his family and everyone he was used to seeing and talking to everyday.
When I first read this I just cried and cried. Then after rereading it, I realized it is just much more of an adjustment than he thought and I am sure a rude awakening, compared to the life he had at home. The good thing is I DO want him to really appreciate what God has given him and I do want him to be grateful and when he looks back, he will be glad of what he went thru. He did comment on the constructive changes he can see in himself. Even used a few words that would never have been in his vocabulary...so I figure he's listening to someone!
I still have not gotten a phone call though. I am still anxiously awaiting, hoping things have improved since he wrote this letter. I am also hoping that he has received our letters, because he will see that we have been writing everyday, so I hope he is beseiged with them and it makes him happier. Thanks all for listening to me, it has been a long 4 weeks to hear anything!! I am so grateful to you for listening, to God and to all of you who have been reassuring me along the way, when I felt at times to be at a very low time...your words are gold!! My next goal is to just hear his voice. -
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YAY!! i'm so glad you got a letter since you haven't gotten any phone calls that letter was like winning the lottery!!! i've read my boyfriends letters about 20 times :)
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Your son and my husband are in the same ship and division. Its weird that you havent gotten any calls from him. Just keep your phone with you at all times and look for the 847 area code. Maybe he will get to call this week. This week they are doing their gun training and maybe if they do good then they will be rewarded with a phone call. When I spoke to my husband on monday he said he didnt know if they would get a call this week or not. Do you think he has a phone card? They can buy them in the store at bootcamp but if he spent his money getting other stuff he needed he may not be able to get one. You can send him one though. The letter you got was probably from the first couple of weeks he was there so he should be doing much better now. My husband said that they march about 5-6 miles a day but they have to run everywhere they go so it probably seems like its 10 miles.
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Angel, I had given Kyle a phone card, so he should have that on him. I am going to send him another one, just to make sure. I really do think that was his first letter out. I am sure things have to be getting better, if you can surpass the first 2-3 weeks. I do have my phone with me constantly and so does my husband. It is attached everywhere we go. Thanks for sharing. I do hope I get a call this weekend or the beginning of next week. If anything, I just want to know he got our letters. I know it will make hm feel so much better.
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Permalink Reply by Lynne on
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I am so glad you got that letter...they are like gold...I still read my son's letters and they bring tears to my eyes everytime...you hang in there...remember the only person he can vent to is you...so naturally letters home especially to mom are going to be talking about the difficult things...just keep encouraging him as I know yu are doing.
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Hi Ladies,
Just wanted to let you know I received my first Personal call from my son to day at 4:28pm. I lit up like a Christmas tree when I saw the area code. He was rushed. They literally had about a minute to talk. I asked if he had to earn the phone call and he said yes. The RDC said if they passed all their tests, they got to make a phone call. He said it's going pretty good, just doesn't have alot of time to write. Told me to tell family and friends he is getting their letters, so that made me feel good.
I felt he sounded good as I was talking to him. Much better than the only letter I received and I figured that was from several weeks ago.
He said he was glad to hear my voice. My husband and I were both standing there listening and sending our love. Then he said he really had to go. I was just so happy to get this call. You can tell when you talk to somebody how they really feel. They can't hide their emotions. We told him to hang in there and just keep doing well, you're half way there!! Just wanted to share with all. It makes PIR on 11/05 sound even so much sweeter... -
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Live live in a very small town and our daughter decided to join the Navy for better opportunities than our town had to offer. While she is going in as a Hospital Corpsman/Dental, eventually she would like to be a Crime Scene Investigator. We are very proud of her! We are very close and it was hard to let her go at the airport!! I totally cried when the "my kid in a box" arrived. It took 2 weeks for the first phone call and, although she sounded good, she was a little emotional. Although that could be due to the fact she had a hard time reaching us as we were traveling. We have received 2 more calls from her so they must be doing well to be able to call. We were out of town last week but came home and found three letters from her! She's doing great and sounds awesome!!!
I mail something off to her EVERY day. Many of our friends and family send things frequently as well. She says the mail helps the most.
This week they are doing the USS Marlinspike and shooting 9mm.
If you haven't done it already, go to youtube and check out some of the videos. They answer alot of questions especially about BST, Marlinspike, etc. -
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Congrats to both of you on your calls and the good spirits you are hearing from your sailor. I know my own son wrote in his last letter....I am beginning to feel like a sailor mom". So, I think we are on the downhill slide now and we will notice our recruit's moods pick up and get better as they see the light at the end of the tunnel. I pray more phone calls and letters are headed your way. Blessing to each of you! Glad you made it home safely from your travels momship!!
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