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just left to boot camp ='(
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Permalink Reply by CUPCAKE on
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hello, My name is Christina. I got my boyfriends address from his recruiter but he left October 4th and his mom received the form letter i believe the 16th. And you should write to him everyday. Boot camp is two months long. Idk how the A school works but i know that you get 11 days or less to come home and than he leaves for his deployment.... If you ever need to talk, just message me
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Permalink Reply by flipflops91 on
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hey!! mine is leaving today too!! his recruiter told me to come in and see if he has his address in a couple days and i was told he gets 15 days but idk if thats true, maybe they'll get christmas off too...i wouldnt count on it but you can always hope right?!
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Permalink Reply by Ari♥ on
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when my boyfriend was in bootcamp I received the first letter in the second or third week, they can send letters once a week, be patient and just think its more romantic receive letters as in the old times, you can also send him photos I recomend you to print it in regular paper so they dont open to check the letters :D after 2 month they graduate from bootcamp and its going to be easier :D
good luck :D
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Permalink Reply by Travelbugg on
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Mine hasnt left yet, but from what I understand they cant write letters for the first 2 weeks.... but once you get the form letter back (or his parents do--whoever he sends it to) you can start writing to him, that takes about 2 weeks anyways. And then bootcamp lasts for 8-9 weeks depending on the class. Chances are if he left today he will not be back for Christmas. Dont feel bad though...my man will be missing Christmas, New Years, Valentines day AND the birth of our first child! This will also be the longest we've ever been separated as well... though 2 years ago he did his field training with the Air Force (he's now switched to navy and is starting all over again!) but that was only 4 weeks and that was hard enough. So--it will be hard! But you are not alone!! <hugs>
After basic I think it all depends on what job training he's doing, so I am not sure about that part. My husband thinks he will be able the get a few days off (like a weekend maybe) to come meet his son, and then he's back to training.... but we're not sure.
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Thanks I will make sure to go see he's parents one they get the form....awww I was really hopeing he would be back for the holidays from the 3yrs we've been 2gether this will be the 1st time we won't spend the holidays 2gether...I just hope that once he's in a school we will be able to talk on the phone
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I havent received a letter yet and it's the 3rd week. A lot of ladies say they get theirs in the 3rd week
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Really now im nervous cus when th 3rd week comes and I don't have a letter ima feel like he didn't wanna write to me ...I know he care about me but idk I'm confused
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Permalink Reply by Katy on
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I wouldn't worry, when my boyfriend was in boot camp it took almost a whole month for me to get his first letter (he left on April 4th and I didn't get the first letter until May 29th).
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That's a long time I'll just keep myself busy with work and school and with my fam cus if I keep thinking about it I'll get sad...this will be the 1st weekend we will be apart =(
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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How it works:
After boot camp, they report immediately to their A school. After A school, they often go to a C school. They usually get a week or two of leave between A and C schools. Then they report to their first command, a set of orders is typically three years to one command/ship before they move to the next one. This is called a PCS move; it is to a ship for many rates (job). A deployment is when a ship or a unit goes to sea or overseas for a period of time, six to eight months. So, no. they don't "go on deployment" right away, they go to their first command. Okay, sometimes that ship does deploy right away, but you may as well get used to using the right terms; sailors get picky that way (I'm an old ex-sailor, trust me).
If he is in boot camp for Christmas, no, he doesn't get to come home then. If he is in A school over Christmas, they get two weeks of leave. They earn leave at 2.5 days each month, so if they don't have enough leave for Christmas, they can borrow forward. This might mean no leave after A school if they use too much. Leave is earned time off, it is not given to them. Liberty is regular time off such as a federal holiday or a week end. No, they cannot fly home on three day weekends on liberty, they must stay 300 miles of their base.
Do you know the rate he signed up for?
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