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Hopelessly Waiting on "The Box" and Form Letter
Hafa adai from Guam!
My fiance just got to boot camp on December 5th! We have had friends leave to boot camp as far as 2 weeks earlier (November 20th) and their families did not receive "the box" of personal belongings sent back home nor the form letter with the recruit's mailing address. This makes me anxious as I was hoping to get these both before Christmas :(
I was hoping to get real times of when you all have gotten "the box" and form letter (which week exactly, if you can remember). As it has only been a week, I'm sure you can imagine the heartache and anxiety I'm facing each day without my recruit. His box will be the best gift I'll receive this Christmas.
Thank you all in advance, and like I always remind my fiance at the end of every letter I have been writing since he's been gone...
Be strong.
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Permalink Reply by MYSAILORSCOOPS0525 on
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Hi lettedela! Stay positive...My husband left December 3rd and I received his box on the 6th and his form letter on the 10th-it was pretty quick thank god...There are a lot of moms/wives whos loved ones left the same week and theyre receiving them this week slowly but surely....Im confident you'll definitely receive them both before Christmas =0)
The 1st week is the worst so things will only get a bit easier as time progresses....Hoping you receive the box and letter soon!! Feel free to vent or message me if you need to. Have a great day! =0)
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Permalink Reply by ScarletteFromGuam on
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Oh wow! That IS pretty quick! Darn, that I live overseas, >< Thanks for the reply!
Also, just curious, since your husband got there just 2 days before my fiance... when is his expected graduation date? I'm trying to find my fiance's asap so I can start booking flights/hotel stays.
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