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Letters in boot camp
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Permalink Reply by UrabissWife on
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they can read their mail. my husband never had his mail read. just depends on the RDC's. I sent my husband 2-3 pictures with every letter. just make sure they are "okay" pictures, nothing dirty or they will get into trouble. my husband said they only checked the mail if it was a thick envelope but to me his letters were pretty thick lol . so it really just depends on the RDC's. just NO glitter. I sprayed my husbands letters with perfume also. he said someone got cookies in a bag while they were there so the RDC's taped them up on the window to tease them :P . you can send him envelopes and stamps if you would like also, I never did that because they buy them while they are there. but I heard some people send them so its less time the recruits spend writing on the envelope and more time writing in the letter. hope this helps girl :)
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fill free to ask me any questions girl. my husband went through basic last year I know how rough it is, and its great to have people to talk to about what you are going through :)
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Permalink Reply by TiffanyL1023 on
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Thanks! I didnt plan on sending and dirty pictures. Lol.
And i try talking to his mom about it, but its different tlking to someone who has a boyfriend or husband in. -
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lol just better to be safe than sorry :P
oh its very different I know. I even tried talking to my sister, they just don't get it. its a different kind of bond you have with your husband/BF than a mother/son relationship :)
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The first two days were aweful. I kept crying and crying. After that i have been better.
Talking to girls in the same situation or who have been in it has helped.
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ugh im sorry girl. but im glad to hear you are doing better. it is really tough. he misses you just as much if not more than you miss him :) you just keep your chin up and before you know it PIR will be here and you will get to see him :)
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Thats true.
And what is PIR lol. The only abriviated ones i know so far are pt, and ht. lol -
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PIR is pass in review aka graduation. BS is battle stations. SIQ is sick in quarters (if they get sick or have surgery/ go to medical)... I think those where the only ones that I got in basic besides RDC which is recruit division commander. other than that there were different acronyms for jobs that the recruits did but I don't remember all off them :) its like a whole other language lol
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Lol. I only know PT and HT cause them where the only ones i would tune into when my boyfriend would talk about it.
I support him and all, but all the stuff he thinks i have the brain t remember is crazy. Lol -
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lol and it will only get harder girl hahaha my husband constantly talks navy talk and I just look at him like WHAT and then he realizes he has to say it all over again but in English hahaha. I don't have the space in my brain to memorize all the navy terms ;)
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Lol, sounds like whats going to happened to me and him!
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Permalink Reply by lynn on
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This entire post has been helpful to me and I was wondering if you can answer this question: My bf just went to schooling in Monterrey, when does he get a phone? He has been there since last Saturday but I don't know when he will get a cell phone. Are the Sailors in tech school/A school off on the weekends?
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