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Daughter left 8/22/12 from Oregon
Hi all! Our daughter left from Portland, OR on 8/22/12. Got the call later that evening that she had arrived safely in GL. Just wanted to make contact with anyone else out there who had a child leave around that same day! Now that we are really in this, I am a little more freaked out than I thought I would be! Thanks to you all! It is making all the difference reading your posts!
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Permalink Reply by Tazdeana on
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I live in small town Iowa...ever heard of it? Lol. My daughter is extremely excited about coming to Chicago to see her brother graduate. Should be a eye opener for us. I really hope to meet some of you. This site has helped alot!
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Permalink Reply by mamacraw on
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Hi navyknit! Yes, I can't believe that Svegan found me on here in such short time!
I am a born and raised Oregonian! We live about 3 hours from Portland. Love Washington State as well! It is beautiful country out here! :-D
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Tazdeana - here is the link http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433
It is a forum post from someone who actually went through bootcamp in the last few years.
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Permalink Reply by Izzy/Claudia'sMom on
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My daughter, who is 17, left on 21 August and like everybody else I've been very anxious to hear from her. It's harder than I thought it would be.
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Permalink Reply by dband5Brandon's mom-ship11div339 on
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I don't blame her haha
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Oh that would do me in too having to drive by that all the time
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Permalink Reply by Kaulinsmom on
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My oldest son (and first kid to leave home) left for bc on the 21st also. He flew out of Portland, Or, but got bumped from his flight so he didn't get to fly with the other Portland kids:( It was a little overwhelming for him because he has never let home before. I got his box two days later! I thought that was fast! As far as his PIR date, I thought it would be Oct. 26th, because the first week is in-processing and doesnt count towards bc weeks. I guess I'll have to wait for the letter to know for sure? Hearing that other moms are still crying helps me feel less crazy! I thought I was losing my mind! Thanks for all the info and ideas.
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Permalink Reply by PaulaKylesMom (JapanNavyMom) on
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I had estimated the 26th also. Guess we'll see huh. He will be fine girl. Hang in there. Your not crazy, I had a moment today. :)
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I had estimated 26 October also. My husband is deployed to Afghanistan and he scheduled his R&R leave to cover 26 October.
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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Hi ladies, I see a couple posts about address and letters.
Your recruiter may have the address for your SR, but sometimes it is wrong or does change. Double check what the address is when you receive the form letter.
Also, it can take up to two weeks after your SR is assigned a division and ship for them to even start receiving mail. A recruit from your SRs division is put in charge of the mail to your SRs, and they must be trained before any mail is delivered. Their first mail delivery is generally on the second Sunday after they are assigned and moved to their ship, after that mail is delivered regularly Mon-Fri.
We will be starting a PIR group soon for PIR 10/19, probably sometime this week and I will post the link as soon as it is done. There will be lots of information for you there, you can join others with SRs in the same division and brother division as your SR, and more "moms" with SRs in the same TG (training group)
Hang in there ladies, the time will pass faster than you know!!!
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