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Letters for ship03 DIV 072
I got 4 letters from my son yesterday and he is pleading with me to send him letters, but I have been for 2 weeks now, everyday I send him out something and as of Jan.1st his letter stated for me to sent him letters, how he must feel thinking that his own mom doesn't care. How he waits for his name to be called out and it is not. He is on Ship03 Div 072, can someone tell me if their child is in that same DIV and if they got any mail either.
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Permalink Reply by Maggs on
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He will get them all at once, they way you did! Keep sending him positive letters, and dont forget to add everyday stuff. He will be glad when they get to him.
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Permalink Reply by jessicarxy on
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well i am in the same boat as you. I write him everyday and send at least a letter a day but its usually two letter that i send. I got a letter about the same time as you and he kept saying how upset he was cause he hasnt gotten any mail in like four days!!! how this is possible i have no clue!!! and now i didnt get a letter from him this week which is heartbreaking. hes in Ship4 div 804
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I feel for you and your son. He will get them so keep writing. Sometimes the mail there is slower than others. He knows you care and when he gets them they will be just what he needs! Send pictures too- pets, friends, you etc and local news clippings he may be interested in! I will pray that he gets them soon- for both of you!
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Permalink Reply by Doreen(07/272) on
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I know you are heartbroken...same happened to us when our son was in BC. The day his box came with the address, we already had half a dozen letters to mail, and certainly dropped them off at the post office that day. From that day on, I wrote at least one letter a day (before work) and if something happened at work, I would write a letter at lunch. His dad wrote him every day as well. When we got our first letter from him, he asked why we were not writing, and did we know how much it hurt not hearing his name called at mail call. I wanted to die...Just keep writing. He will get the letters. Their mail is super weird. I always dated mine. Some moms numbered the envelopes or letters. Please ask your recruit to keep an eye out for those in his unit not getting mail...in my son's unit, there was one guy not getting mail. My son only asked that we were down for his PIR if his friend could tag along with our family since he had no one...of course he could. But, I also wrote him a letter too...my son told us after his PIR, that when the mail PO called this kids name at mail call, the guys in his unit thought that the PO was playing a trick on him-and rushed over to him and said "if you're joking, I'm gonna bust your a$$". When they saw that the kid had a real letter, everyone in the division cheered.
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Permalink Reply by Jenn (Proud AO Mom) on
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Like everyone said - he'll get the letters you're sending. I had sent a bunch to my son and in his first letter - which was sent almost 3 weeks after he had gotten to boot camp - he asked me to please write him. It takes a little time to get a mail petty officer for his division trained - once that is all done then the mail gets processed a little more regularly. I'm sure the next letter you get from him will tell you that he's gotten your letters and is so happy. Usually the letters from our kids say they aren't getting letters but they fail to point out that others aren't either so we, as moms, are sitting here thinking that our poor kids are the only ones. Double check that you have the right address (which I'm sure you've already done) and then just keep writing - they will get there.
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