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Leaves for BC today 3/25
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Permalink Reply by Jacob's Mom on
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My son left March 25 from Shreveport, LA to Great Lakes.
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Permalink Reply by krisanntd on
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Hello ladies. You are about one week behind me. My son left on 3-19. We received his box on 3-24 and his letter on 3-25. Keep in mind we only live 40 minutes from great lakes. The first few days are definitely the hardest.
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Permalink Reply by Momof3 on
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I found out from the recruiter today that my son is ship 9 division 179. I'm not going to mail anything yet since I didn't get the form letter but it is nice to have heard something :) no letter or box yet
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My son is in that division
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I read you got the letter today :) that's awesome! We got our box Monday so hoping for the letter tomorrow. I can't wait for a call
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Permalink Reply by sjane on
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It's nice out here! The Naval Station is also very nice! You should come out some time :)
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Wow, may I ask what made him decide on Navy? My son has wanted to be in the military since he was 12 years old. He was also interested in the coastguard but in the end the Navy offered more job opportunities and hopefully more travel. He is interested in Hawaii and San Diego possibly.
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He wanted Airforce at first since he was in JROTC all throughout his high school years. But in the end, his ASVAB score was not high enough since the Airforce was very demanding and competitive, so the Navy was his fall back plan. I am excited for him though! He finds the military a chance for him to explore himself before we decide to marry. He also would like to travel. :)
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We got my son's box today. Just like I've read, his pants legs were rolled up for boot measurements. It was funny and made me laugh.... Mostly because he is so particular about his clothes and they were just crammed in there like that.
New priorities already taking hold...and time constraints I imagine. I do have a
A question.... His envelopes and writing tablet were sent home. Maybe I sent the wrong thing with him? He kept the stamps, pen , and address book. Odd I thought. Also, can I use business size envelopes to mail him letters or does it need to be regular size? Does it matter? Thanks and I hope everyone else gets their box soon. Now I just need the letter!
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