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Left for boot camp today 11-01-2011
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Permalink Reply by baylorbear on
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My daughter left the same day. It was tough. But she was so excited.
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Permalink Reply by kimberlydale (corpsmanmom) on
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Hello there, yes my son left the same day . I did get his call they made it safely and he said they were already whipping them into shape. How are you holding up??
KIm
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Kim,
I haven't received "The Box". I'm doing good. I just try to stay busy. I know it was a great opportunity. Just gonna take some time to get adjusted. I hope she is home for Christmas. Will you be attending the graduation?
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Permalink Reply by fishingmom SHIP2 DIV907 on
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Hello, yes we also received "The Box"...! Have any of you gotten your form letter? I asked when she called to let us know she was there if the yelling had started yet.."not too bad" lol
@ Kim,
I'm doing good so far, very excited to meet the confident young woman that will be coming home after all this is completed! How are you doing ??
Tina
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Hey Ladies,
Well today marks one week ago my son left. Still getting used to it being so quite around here !! No form letter or box yet , I imagine from everyones comments we should receive something this week. I am doing good staying busy and starting to think about re-painting rooms and some big projects to undertake;) Hope your all holding up and looking at the bright side , what amazing things our kids are going to achieve through this experience.
I am really looking forward to graduation , :):)
Kim
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Permalink Reply by mebrumfi on
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Hello
My daughter left October 26 for boot camp. I received her box of clothes on Nov 1 and Friday Nov 4 I received her form letter. She wrote a brief message on the back, which was awesome (wasn't expecting something she wrote). I have since flooded the post office with letters. Hope to hear from her soon. Good luck to all of you....
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Permalink Reply by Chris's Mom on
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My son left for bootcamp on 11/1/11 as well. So far, we've received "the box" and he tried to call on Sunday, but I missed it! That was so disappointing-I had no idea he would be able to call so soon.I'm looking forward to hearing from him this next Sunday, though...
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Permalink Reply by jean on
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my son left for bootcamp on 11/1/11 also from new york. we got the "box" yesterday..no phone calls yet. do you have his address yet? where is your son from?
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My son, Chris is from Portland OR. We got his address from his recruiter on Monday, so I've already sent 4 letters! (Today is Tuesday) I'm sure he is fine by now,but when he landed in Chicago last Tues, he was already a bit homesick, which of course hurt my heart. He is not a pup, rather 26 years old and ready to make some wonderful life changes. While he hadn't lived at home for years, we worked together for the last 5 years, so I miss him tons!! He is the youngest of my 3 children and the only one to venture far away.
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Permalink Reply by chelsealoo on
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My husband left Nov 2. I got the arrival call that night and a longer call on Sunday. I also got his box today but still no form letter!
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So I got "the box" today .....my son left on the 2nd also...no form letter yet either. ....@ Chris .... my son left out of Portland too ..
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Permalink Reply by Miriam43 (Japan/USS George Wash) on
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My daughter too left for bootcamp... she left on the 7th. I know EXACTLY how you feel... hang in there you're not alone.
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