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Ship 09 Div 15... anyone else?
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Permalink Reply by MamaD on
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None of us have Darlin.... we are all in the same boat...no pun intended...talked to a Mom who has been thru it 2x and she said they usually write on Sundays so Thursdays are usually "lettter days" I guess give or take depending on where you live...I know that THIS Thursday I will be breaking the sound barrier getting home to see if there is a letter!!!
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Permalink Reply by TRea's Mom (ship 09 div 015) on
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I'm in Indiana. Since I'm fairly close to BC, I'm hopeful for Wednesday. I'll probably cry (again) if I don't hear from him this week.
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Yes you are close...so THAT means we will all be waiting for you to tell us if you got a letter on Wed so we know whether or not to get excited about Thursday, no pressure or anthing lol...
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Hi Everyone,
Just wanted you to know if you go to Facebook and type in US Navy Training Command you get some good info about graduation and boot camp.
I recently found a little site that shared 'funny letter sentences' from recruits about boot camp experiences... shared by moms and it had me cracking up. Anything to help get thru these days, right? -
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Permalink Reply by marylou (ship09 div015) on
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There is a forum on this site as well... I think it's called Top 10 Lines from Boot Camp... or somthing similar. It' has over 80 pages of funny 1 liners. I copy and pasted some in a letter to my son and asked him to check off the statements he agrees with and send the letter back to me.. I thought it would funny for him to read and he wouldn't have to write much in return. I'll let you know if I ever get it back from him.
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Just a note...I read that some of our recruits are being singled out in boot camp by too much info being shared on this site.
I went to my profile and made everything as private as possible. Guess we need to be careful what we share. Don't intend to scare you ...we just need to think about what we share. -
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TRea's Mom here in Indiana. I received a letter today from my son!!!! I am so excited that he's doing well. Although he admits to some moments of doubt, he also said he's excited about graduation and seeing the family again. He said his group, SHIP 09 DIV 015, is on a "condensed schedule". Any idea what that means?
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I have been trying to find out but, no respnse to question yet...congrats for your letter...hope we get one soon.
Condensed schedule sounds more intense in a shorter time...doesn't it!? -
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Permalink Reply by vita3 on
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Yea! I'm happy for you! Did you get it today? I have no idea what a "condensed schedule" is. I might call the recruiter and ask.
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I called the recruiter and he says that ship 09 div 015 is actually set to graduate on 12-7 but they are on an accelerated schedule so they can graduate on 12-3. I asked him what day to go by and he said the one on the form letter. I am really hoping that it doesnt change!
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You are so lucky TRea's Mom. I can't wait for my son's letter. Yes, my son wrote on his form letter and said that they are a RUSH division. I'm not sure how that is (says they have 6.5 weeks of training instead of 8).
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