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Great Letter from son (first after being gone over 3 weeks)
Hello all.....I got a phone #2 from Josh yesterday and since NO letters yet, it was wonderful to hear his voice. He seems happy, likes food, gets only 4 hrs sleep a night, has friends : ) and says there is a lot of down time, not that he can do what he wants but that its boring. He said he is a "stick" which I didn't know was anything, and have researched it and see it means he carries a flag.....or that he is skinny?!?@? He said he mostly chooses sleep to writing, but has written ONE letter. that was yesterday.....
TODAY the 4 page, very small writing letter came..!!!!!! Its MORE than I ever expected and he said so much!
Am I crazy or does just looking at the ENVELOP make you want to cry with pride, thankfulness and missing him? Just seeing the paper with the RTC emblem put me over the edge...BTW if you havent ordered one for your sailor at PIR do it now! Craig shared the link www.nwtmint.com Its truly beautiful and only 10.00 plus shipping
Heres what I learned from Josh
1. They watched him open two letters...one with a puzzle in it from his neice and one with his new drivers license
2. He is writing in the head, like so many others LOL
3. No 8 hrs of sleep due to ironing, folding clothes and 2 hr watches every other night
4. His teeth cleaning was amazing LOL
5. Labor Day was easy and they got TWO entrees for lunch plus pie (which he somehow missed LOL)
6. He got sick and was SIQ for half a day and said they really treat you well..aspirin, robitusson, cough drops when he was followed up he got salt water nasal spray and dandruff shampoo since they noticed his nose and scalp were dry....another LOL
7. He used and shared his Callsforrecruits.org calling cards. He said others he shared with were thrilled and, get this....he said they all said what a cool mom he has!!
8. He shared one of his marching songs....
9. He wished they had more PT time and likes that they push them so that they are covered in sweat
10. As of the writing he hadn't done any "cool stuff" yet like firefighting and SAMT (what is this?)
11. He said they got really cool "code alpha backpacks" Anyone know what this is?
12. He said they have lots of checkpoints...he could even be "hit" if his glasses are dirty
13. MY FAVORITE COMMENT is "I bet you guys will all be surprised at the change RTC has already made on me physically and with how any of us act or carry ourselves".....I am so proud!!
14. Lastly, he encouraged family to write and ask questions
I will post this on BC moms and here, so that anyone can see it.
I would love to hear your stories too.
Nancy
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Permalink Reply by kazzam(SHIP 13 DIV 313) on
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This is a beautiful letter. Good for you! and Good for Josh. I love to read such positive things like this.
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