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When can I expect letters or some type of communication????
My sailor left on October 2nd so its only been a week, but it's already driving me crazy and i check the mail everyday, hoping to get something, and knowing i probably wont, at the same time. I support him 100% but its harder than what i thought and i guess hearing from him would help a little. Does anyone know how long it takes for the form with their information to arrive? i want to start writing to him as soon as possible. He is suppose to finish boot camp around the first week of December, does that mean he gets to come home and be here til Christmas, or does he go straight to A school?
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Permalink Reply by Dina0106 on
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I think my fiance's mom got his a week and a half later....
It's driving me insane, I literally got up at 10 am couldn't concentrate on anything but the mail and when the mailman would be coming. He didn't show up till 4 and I got nothing, never been so disappointed to see a water bill in my life lol.. I was completely heartbroken. Day 20 and still waiting, so I'm hoping I get one tomorrow but I feel like at this point, I'm not even counting on it. Lol sorry if this sounds a bit negative but this is how I feel, I MISS HIM SO MUCH, I was never that type of girl, sometimes we would be at work and not see each other all day, or only interact when one of us wakes the other to go to work. Hang on, relief should come soon in that form letter, or even a letter in about 3 weeks.
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Permalink Reply by KJ<3ProudNavyGf Ship-14 Div-026 on
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I don't know how you've managed to wait so long, like i said, it has barely been a week and it feels like forever. I miss him so much too:( and i know what you mean, i went off to college in san antonio and he stayed back home, so i wouldnt see him much and i was fine, but this is different because we have no communication what so ever, i've never been the affectionate type of person but now that he's gone i just wanna hug him and kiss him and see him, and not let him go. And its ok you're not being negative just realistic:-/ but hey i hope you get yours tomorrow, i'll keep you in my prayers and you keep me in your in about 3 weeks lol hopefully less
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Dina, don't give up hope. Letters come usually the Wed or Thurs of the week so it could still come tomorrow. Actually I was a complete wreck because I hadn't gotten his form letter at this point (his third week) and neither had his family, and I found his division on here from the info I got from his recruiter. So the third week I was reading about everyone else getting their letters, and his family got their first real letters and I still got nothing! I was completely devastated. That Friday I had to leave work early because I just could not stand to be there anymore. Anyway my letter ended up coming on Saturday! So don't worry.... Your letter is coming!!!
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ThANKS, I'm really trying but it's so hard. It doesn't help to be constant pregnant worry troll either lol
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Lol. I can't even imagine!! And I'm sure the fact that you're dying to tell him isn't helping! I'm positive you'll get it this week!
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I accidentally sent a letter talking about showing during my speech soo "the cat is out of the bag"... He's not that clueless to know showing is linked to pregnancy.
If you're at work since I will be friday? Will the letters come in regular envelopes or will the mailman take them with him if they're big. I hate when that happens, I would hate to have to wait even longer.
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Form letter arrives sometime in the second week-so should be sometime this week.
Real letters- they don't get to write until their second Sunday so you won't get one of those until about the end of this third week, beginning of his fourth week there.
After boot camp he will have to report to A school and request holiday leave through his A school command before he can go home for the holidays, as far as I know. If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me... But I do know he will not be able to go home immediately after boot camp until after the holidays. -
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i was hoping he'd come home after boot camp but i guess ill have to wait, thank you so much! now i at least have an idea of whats gonna happen
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He can't request leave from boot camp, he has to request it from his new command so he has to wait until he gets there. Besides considering when he started he wouldn't have enough leave time accrued to go home for that length of time anyway. They only accrue 2.5 days of leave time per month and he'll only have about 5 days of leave at that point... So even if they were able to take leave right after boot camp he wouldn't have enough time to stay until after the holidays.
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how about the ceremony that they have for boot camp, if we go are we allowed to spend time with them?
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Yes but where he goes for A school determines how much time.
If his A school is in Great Lakes, immediately after graduation (PIR) you will get about an hour then he has to go check in to the other base... The A school base. He will call you when he's done. This can take up to 5 hours. Then you can pick him up and get the rest of Fri evening with him, all day Sat and all day Sun. No overnights and it's very important to have them back by curfew every night or they could lose the rest of their time with you.
If his A school is anywhere else then immediately after PIR you will get the rest of Fri with him. Mke sure you have him back my curfew Fri night as he will have to fly out sometime Sat. You are allowed to meet him at the airport & spend time with him there on Sat until his flight leaves. -
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