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Form Letter arrives!!!

I finally received my sons form letter!! he is ship 9 div 284. PIR sept 7. he even was able to write that he is doing good and he loves us!!! So happy!!

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Permalink Reply by bethr311 on July 20, 2012 at 9:53pm

Hi Brendabo, my son is also in the same ship/division! Will you be able to attend PIR?
Beth

Permalink Reply by brendabo on July 20, 2012 at 11:39pm

yes we will be going!! I am so ready for it to be here!! Where are you from?

Permalink Reply by bethr311 on July 22, 2012 at 9:06am

Fort Wayne Indiana so PIR is not too long a drive. Where are you coming from? I know, I can't wait! My SR is my only child and I try to be strong and know no news is good news but till I get some word from him I'll worry.
Beth

Permalink Reply by brendabo on July 23, 2012 at 9:47pm

We are from Kansas close to Kansas City. My son is my 3rd. the 2nd to join. My daughter served in the Air Force and is currently in the army National Guard. She was deployed in Africa for 15 months. But this doesn't get any easier!!

Permalink Reply by bethr311 on July 20, 2012 at 9:54pm

And my son didn't write anything on his form letter :(

Permalink Reply by newnavywife2012 Ship 09 Div 283 on July 20, 2012 at 9:59pm

I got mine too! No note though, there wasn't even a space for one?

Permalink Reply by brendabo on July 20, 2012 at 11:40pm

Mine put on the flap inside the envelope where you seal the envelope. Secretly hidden

Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 21, 2012 at 1:56pm

Since they have changed the Form Letter (we have an example of last years "model...LOL) and the lines for writing a note are removed...my guess is that since there is no "prompt", most won't write one. :-(

Permalink Reply by jlamommy on July 21, 2012 at 11:28pm

Hi Brenda. My sons girlfriend got the box =( neither of us the letter, address or PIR date so I finally texted his recruiter and he gave me the address, his PIR is Sept 7, Ship 9 div 284!!! Yay same as your son. please keep me posted on anything that you get... Thank you!!

Permalink Reply by brendabo on July 23, 2012 at 9:48pm

For sure I will let you know when I get things! My son knows better than to send anything to anyone else except his mom first!!

Permalink Reply by 4camps on July 23, 2012 at 1:43pm

I just got my letter too! My son also graduates on Sept 07. He is ship 09 div 288. I didn't get any personal writing yet,