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Hello,
Today I received my son's box home. It had all his possessions in it. I called the recruiter and he said that I should have received a phone call from my son, but i didn't. So I hope to hear from him soon, miss him a lot. The recruiter gave me the information of where to send my letters. The recruiter said the 1st line you write this, the second line this, and the third line you put the address, does anyone know if you put the entire address on the third line, or do you address at like a normal letter?
Need some input, please
Thank you,
Penny
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Permalink Reply by OKCsuzieq on
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Penny, you will receive a form letter from your son with all the information you will need...Here is what it will look like
SR Last Name, First Name, MI.
SHIP # DIV #
RECRUIT TRAINING CENTER
Address
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3505
It took about 5-10 days for letters to be delivered. The first phone call usually doesn't come until about week 3. Please start writing your SR now and save the letters to mail when you get the correct ship number and division number. You should try to write every day or at least three times a week. There are some great blogs, posts, etc... on here that can help you know what to say or talk about. Your SR will be really appreciative of the letters. I made the mistake of not sending mine right away and our letters crossed so my son thought I wasn't writing and it made him sad. Good Luck! -
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Permalink Reply by Penelope on
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Thank you for the help, sending out my letters first thing in the morning.
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Penny
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Penny, don't worry if you don't receive a real letter until after three weeks because they have to train a mail person (government regulations) so it takes a while for their letters to be sent to us. I also read that if you send cards keep the envelopes white (not sure why except they might get teased) also do not write anything on the envelopes or add any type of stickers.
have you checked out http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctratemoms/forum/topics/boot-camp-...
it has a lot of really good information!
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Permalink Reply by ColoradoMom Nuke ET on
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Penny,
Check his shoes. You'll most likely find his phone there.
You certainly can send mail now if you want. However, if you wait for the form letter that you'll receive (I got mine within a week of the box), it will have the exact address. Recruiter info can be wrong which means that if you use it to mail letters, those letters will be delayed.
I had plenty of time to receive the form letter, mail all the letters I'd written to that point, and write/mail letters for more than another week before my SR ever received anything. It takes time for them to be able to receive mail. Their division has to be formed and then a mail petty officer (one of the SRs) has to be trained and THEN they can start receiving mail.
As a matter of fact, my SR was able to write/mail a letter before he was ever able to receive mail.
Don't be surprised if you do not receive personal letters from your SR until about 3 weeks after he left. It just takes time for everything to happen.
Hang on! You are in for a wild ride. A ride that will end with you being more proud than you ever thought possible.
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