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my son leaves Oct 4, 2011~

He is a delayed entry recruit so I have had time to get used to the idea. He singes on to be a corpsmen (medic right). If recruits leave together on the 4th do they grad together?
Hope to meet other moms!

Dawn

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Permalink Reply by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on October 7, 2011 at 7:22pm

I just opened mine and it was his clothes and plane ticket :(

My house is so lonely without him here, HE was alwayyyyyyyyyyyyssssssssss home! LOL

Just trying to take my daughter to the doctors was difficult cuase there was no one home when her sister got off the bus so we had to wait, LOL

 

I read that we will recieve like a form letter stating the address/ship/division info sometime this week? Anyone know what I am talking about?

 

HUGS

hang in there...

Dawn in MI

mom of 5

2 Navy sons

Permalink Reply by AmyS on October 7, 2011 at 7:30pm

Dawn,  I am thinking we will get the form letter next week, hoping for tomorrow but trying to not get my hopes up :)  It will have their ship/division #'s so we can mail letters and determine the PIR date.  Sorry to hear about your additional stress right now, hang in there :)

Permalink Reply by Dawning on October 7, 2011 at 7:33pm

Same here.  Clothes and some paperwork.  His copies I guess.  Do you think that was fast for the box to arrive?  I wasn't looking for it yet so maybe the letter will get here soon!  

Dawn in MD 

Permalink Reply by AmyS on October 7, 2011 at 7:37pm
Another mom posted she got her box on Wednesday and the form letter Thursday and her son arrived on the 4th also.  I think it depends on how close to GL you live, she is in SW Wisconsin.  I got my box today, so am hoping for the letter tomorrow.  No paperwork in my box though.
Permalink Reply by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on October 7, 2011 at 7:59pm

Ohhh would love to get that form letter so I can start communication with him!!!

 

I will have to be on the look out for it ;)

 

HUGS

dawn in MI

Permalink Reply by mikey's mom on October 10, 2011 at 1:02am

Does the box come regular mail or did you have to sign for it? UPS? FedEx?

Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 10, 2011 at 1:11am
You don't have to sign...I believe it's FedEx.
Permalink Reply by Dawning on October 10, 2011 at 7:30am

Mine was Fedex and they left it on the porch.

 

Permalink Reply by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on October 7, 2011 at 2:27pm

Oh and are any of you on FB that would like to be friends?

Friend me, I am Dawn Cullen Gould, just put navy in message line :) that would be great

 

hugs

dawn in MI

 

Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 10, 2011 at 1:18am
I am sorry but you will need to remove this post. Last names are not allowed on this site. (See the N4M's Community Guidelines/OPSEC. You can get there by going to the upper right column if this page...you will see the link...just click it.) If it is different from your SR's it is still not recommended. You can friend others in this site and use the private messaging system here and/or give out your FB info through it. Thank you!
Permalink Reply by AmyS on October 7, 2011 at 7:39pm
I was hoping for a line or two at least on the inside flap of the box, but I don't think they had time for that :(
kendrasuePermalink Reply by kendrasue on October 7, 2011 at 9:49pm

They have zero time to write anything on the box.  I think they get like 30 seconds to litterally strip down and put the stuff in the box.

 

But you will get a one or two line note on the letter =)

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