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awaiting phone call! or letter
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Permalink Reply by Allaboutkiki on
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Hello My son left for boot camp 04/07. We got the scripted call and are waiting for the form letter and the "box". The recruiter gave us an address this morning. Ship 04, Division 198......Can't wait to confirm it with the form letter. I compared it to the format info and it looks correct. I went ahead and mailed the three letters piling up and took the risk of the address changing. Feeling very impatient and excited with all the waiting.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Hold off on sending any more.
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Okay, are recruiters often incorrect. I was hoping it was a small chance and worse case scenario it would be forwarded
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Recruits can change ships and/or divisions while in P-days and it would all depend on when the recruiter checked for the address as to whether the address you are given is correct or not. Recruiters sometimes give a generic address for the RTC--we see the address for Ship 7 often and there are no recruits on that ship currently, even if they correctly give that the recruit is on another ship. It's best to wait on the form letter unless it has been at least 2 weeks since your recruit arrived at the RTC. Letters with the wrong address have been forwarded at times; they have also been returned to the sender at times; some have never gotten to the recruit or returned.
I don't know what the percentage is, but there is at least one loved one every few weeks who was given the wrong address by the recruiter. Not all post about it or ask me and not all loved ones of recruits are on N4M, so I have no idea how many are given the wrong info, but it is enough to know that the address may be wrong.
If it has been at least 2 calendar weeks since your recruit arrived at the RTC and you do not have a form letter, then you can call the recruiter and get the address and mail letters to your recruit, but be sure to double-check the address against those at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp or Ship/Division--How it Works.
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Permalink Reply by wigglyturtle on
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I just made copies of the letters I sent prior to receiving the form letter. That way if the address had been wrong, I could just pop them off in the mail again, no problem. Then if the address IS right, he/she will be getting mail as soon as its available the first time! Something to consider :)
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Permalink Reply by Judyrookx2 on
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My son left April 1 and I recvd the form letter yesterday. Had his address and his info on graduation. Also had a pamphlet on hotels and places in the Great Lakes area. Of course this morning I headed straight to the post office with my first letters to him. Lol. Hope you receive yours soon! Hang in there Mom!
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Thank you. I 'm excited for you. I just got his box today. I can't wait until we get the letter.
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Permalink Reply by Maria on
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Hi...my son left a week ago and I wonder when I am going to get address to write to him and graduation details. Let me know how long it took for you to receive, would greatly appreciate it.
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The Form Letter will be arriving any day now--10 days after arrival is average.
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