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Permalink Reply by valiegirl on
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Hi, my name is Valerie. My son is in your son's division. I'm still trying to figure out this whole site. Not sure who to write, when to write, and where to write. I've heard from my son a couple of times by letter, but I have not talked with him on the phone since he arrived. Have you talked with your son? My son, David, has said that he has met many "interesting" people in bootcamp. Loves the diversity that he is experiencing. Doesn't like getting yelled at 2 inches from his face, but from what I've read, that is the norm. Would love to have someone to talk with whose kid is in the same division. Hope to hear from you sometime.
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Permalink Reply by Carol(ship09 Division 136) on
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Valiegirl,
I heard from my son Zachary last Wed. evening around 6PM....he said its not what he had expected...not as bad as he thought it would be....he was more worried then he needed to be....he said after about 6 days the yelling didn't even effect him...it was like they were just talking....he likes the food and he was such a picky eater....he is more worried about the PT test but thinks he will be ok....He said he is a Grad and Go which means we will only have a few hours with him after he Graduates....he said most of the guys are ok but some are (well best to stay away from) and with so many in the division its easy to distance yourself from them...LOL...so he is adapting well....he is already counting the days he is accumulating to come home.....wants to be able to stay at least a week and he said if you work for your local recruiter you can get a week home and only work 2 hours a day....we don't get much mail from him...I said to write everyone who writes to him and I will get an update from them....he hates to write and said he doesn't want to write 5 letters with the same info....LOL....you will hear something soon...hang in there....they keep saying ...No news is good news...
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