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My son left for BC on Tuesday, August 6.  I received The Box on Monday, August 12.  Here we are on August 21, more than 2 weeks since he left, and I have not received the form letter yet.  I did get a phone call on Saturday, August 17 - which I missed.  Talk about heart-breaking!  

I'm trying to keep cool and be patient. I've been through BC before (my oldest joined in 2008) but it seems like everyone else from that week has posted that they've received The Letter. I'm just wondering if there are others from that week still waiting.

I know I can call the recruiter, but I'd prefer not to bother him if I don't need to.  

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I am not in your group but when my son was there I didn't get mine till almost 3rd week. I'm sure it'll come soon!! :0)

my son's been out of boot for a year and a half.  but like PaulaKylesMom said,  takes a little while...  i think i was at 3 weeks also

took forever to form a division for him.   Hang in there ... hugs..  oh i've got a question for you   since you've been thru this with another child,  does it get easier sending off #2??  Im about to ship my 2nd kid off to boot.. but to the Army. (oct 15) or is it just as hard as the first one???

I didn't get my form letter until 10 days after I got the box...hang on just a lil longer, you should get it soon. =)

OK, I feel much better now.  Thanks, ladies.  I know it "may" take up to 3 weeks, but everyone seemed to be receiving well within the two week window.  I feel much better know that sometimes it really DOES take longer. I shall take a deep breath and suck it up! 

Barby - my experience is that it was harder for me to send off the second one.  Maybe it's because he's my youngest? Maybe because when the first one left, I was still married and had a 13 year old, so I was still involved in all the "mom" things like transportation and sports and high school and doctor appointments?  This one was definitely tougher for me.  I was absolutely fine until two days before he left.  Then I completely lost it, and was a wreck until he left.  Good luck to you with your babies leaving the nest.  Time flies, doesn't it?!

its was extremely difficult when my oldest left...  I was fine for a long time  (he was a depper for 7 months) even was fine thru the sendoff party 3 days before leaving... the next day  went to WM to pick up a print of a family portrait... pulled it out of the envelope and cried like a baby...couldnt stop for hours...  departure day i was fine... lost it when he called to say "im here im ok "  then the box... ugh cried even more...  now my baby is leaving...in 55 days..  i've cried at wm again, someone asked how my kids were.  UGH...    it sucks...  now i know how my own mother felt when i left for the navy and then a year later my brother left for the navy....     DEEP BREATH!!!

Karma has a way of bringing it all back round, doesn't she?  Lots of deep breaths.  If I could slow down the clock for you, I certainly would.  Lots of hugs, MommaBear!

MomLane I wouldn't think about it twice and call the recruiter ( I did and my son arrived to GL on 8/14) they can give you the ship/div,name of their ship, full address, and PIR date. It took literally a couple of mins for him to pull the info up. If the one recruiter is not in anyone in the office can look it up for you.
going thru same thing my son arrived 8/13..received box 8/16. and no letter yet..everyone else seems to have gotten their's already..a litl
tle paniced.

I am beginning to think the mail to the Northeast area takes longer.  

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