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How many days until the first real letter
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Permalink Reply by MyKidIsInNavy on
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my first real letter came at almost the 1 month mark...be patient. Takes time to train someone to handle the mail and distribute the mail, not to mention they can only write for a short time on Sundays
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Some will be able to write after the second Sunday that they are at the RTC and some won't be able to write until the third Sunday they are there. It would be rare for a recruit to be able to write on the first Sunday s/he is at the RTC, but it has happened at times for a recruit who arrived on a Monday, so it could happen again. See Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit.
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Permalink Reply by CatMom509 on
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My SR daughter arrived on January 9th and my first letter from her was dated January 29th. I think she wrote her sister first (my second daughter). She mailed several letters to me in one envelope on February 4th and I received it on February 7th (my first personal letter(s). We are in Southern California. Her division had to wait for more SRs to arrive and then they had to train a Mail Petty Officer, so you are in for a wait. Keep writing about things going on at home and I like to print out pictures on the upper left of my paper or upper half, depending on the orientation of the photo of our pets, the beautiful weather outside, scenes around the house, favorite food she might not be able to get at GL. Keep the letters interesting. Send your SR a questionnaire. You can change some of the questions to fit what you want to know on the ones that are available on the Letter Writing & Fun Stuff link. About 5 pages of the paper you can get from Walmart in a long envelope comes in at 1 oz. Ask your SR to put the training day (2-3) on the top so you know where he/she is in their training. Have fun writing!!
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