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When will I get a letter?
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Permalink Reply by Sara on
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They aren't allowed to write till the 2nd week, and are only allowed to write on sundays. I got my first letter from my Fiancee the end of the 3rd week of him being gone. It'll get better, and the letter will come. It just feels like forever.
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Permalink Reply by Meghan on
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You probably won't get anything till week 3... At least that's how it was for me, week 3 I got a letter and since ive gotten 1 letter every week. Since they are only allowed to send letters sunday mine have been arriving the same day (wed) every week. Also week 4 my bf had done really well on something and was allowed to make a half hour phone call! Waiting on the first letter is tough and feels like forever but in the mean time just write to him all the time and do your best to stay busy and take your mind off all the waiting and missing him.
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Permalink Reply by jennybeans on
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just out of curiosity what time was the call? i don't want to miss it :/
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His first call was around 4:30... But I actually got a 2nd call today and it was around 6. There is really no set time for when they will be allowed to call he said it's pretty random. My bf said his unit? Had done something really well so today's call was an extra reward phone call... He said he gets one more either next week. So the call can come at anytime the area code will be 847 so make sure you answer if you get a call from that area code cuz it's prob your sailor!! Hopefully yours will get to call you soon :-). It's so wonderful to hear their voice!
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Permalink Reply by welshcorgi25 on
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I hope my bf will be able to call me. I have been awaiting a letter every Wednesday that's when his parents got one. There out of town now on vacation for a week and i can't wait to see if they got anything from him. next Wednesday will be his third week so i hope to get something or i am really going to worry about him. He said he was going to tell me every thing that is going on and I have no clue what is going on. I am going for active duty know not reserves and I wont to tell him but I am going to send out another letter next week so he can get it next Sunday to tell him what i did. Be wonderful to hear his voice again.
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thank you for the info!! :)
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I really hope so. Then next week I should get a letter, I sent him one should he be able to get it even though he can't send me one yet. I really hope that he would be able to make a phone call to me. I hear that he can in about three weeks so i hope he calls me. I am doing good and hope to get my job next week. It will really help me threw this. I am deciding to go active duty now in the navy. Was going to do reserves but now i think i am going to change. So I will be in his shoes as well.
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Permalink Reply by brianna1013 (Ship 11 div 366) on
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Wow Congrats! On my fiances form letter it said it can take 5-10 days for them to get our mail so it just depends on when you send it and when they do mail call. It sucks waiting I know. when did your sailor leave?
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He left on memorial day on the 5th. We were going to hang out all that day because they said he leaves the 6th. Then the recruiter at the last min told him he has to be in a day early. He graduates next month on the 4th and I can't wait. going to miss my b-day but gotta do what you gotta do.
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Permalink Reply by Carrie1014 on
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I got my first letter 4 weeks in, he graduates this Friday! When I talked to him last he said at about 6 weeks in they are allowed to write Tues, Thurs & Sun, they also collect the mail 3 days a week. I have received letters on all those days and sometimes none at all, it just depends on how busy they are. Also I received the first call at about 5 weeks :-( it was 5 minutes, the 2nd call was a week later at 15 minutes, the 3rd call was 10 days later at 30 minutes. He said they tell him days in advance when he is going to have a call and the time. He also told me from what he can tell it is all different, depends on the division and the petty officers. I will get the final call this week telling me he passed and he is no longer a SR but a sailor, he told me it would be Wednesday, we'll see!! Hope this info helps! ALSO join the facebook group if you can, my husbands division had a photo posted of them so I got to see him. They do these whacky Wednesday contests and if you answer right you win a photo, a mom of one of the recruits in my husbands division won! Its awesome and they have all kinds of info! :-(
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U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command its awesome!!! the actual petty officers can answer questions for you :-)
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