Seeking Information on Acceptable Forms of Letters to My Recruit - Navy Dads2024-03-29T12:18:23Zhttps://navydads.com/forum/topics/seeking-information-on-acceptable-forms-of-letters-to-my-recruit?commentId=2150375%3AComment%3A484909&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLike Jan I put my address in…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-10:2150375:Comment:4861632016-12-10T14:12:59.825ZJohn Alan DeMarcohttps://navydads.com/profile/JohnAlanDeMarco
Like Jan I put my address in the return spot. However I thought in terms of how many letters I had written plus an estimation of others. I over estimated at 40 letters at 1.5 oz, cause most of mine were 2 oz and a lot of family sent cards or shorter ones. But 60 0z or 5 lbs.. it still surprised me the postage was not that bad.. maybe 12 bucks.,, when it came in he said his RDC Had him open it and said, " what is this, a envelope inside an envelope?" But they had a secure place they let him keep…
Like Jan I put my address in the return spot. However I thought in terms of how many letters I had written plus an estimation of others. I over estimated at 40 letters at 1.5 oz, cause most of mine were 2 oz and a lot of family sent cards or shorter ones. But 60 0z or 5 lbs.. it still surprised me the postage was not that bad.. maybe 12 bucks.,, when it came in he said his RDC Had him open it and said, " what is this, a envelope inside an envelope?" But they had a secure place they let him keep it until Sunday on liberty. He was pretty smart, that was his last Sunday to write. They will not write the Sunday before PIR. . He has missed mailing the previous letter and he stuck them both in the mailer. I was out of town and had missed getting the previous weeks letter, and when I came in that Thursday and saw the big envelop on the porch.., i will never forget it. His family had really wrote a lot. Some of the letters were unopened because he didn't have time to open them, although all of mine were he told me at PIR that some of mine had not been read all the way thru. I put them all up in his dresser. I know they will be more special to him one day when he reads them and thinks back to those 8 weeks. I don't believe they will ever forget the boot camp experience. Two different times during bo…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-10:2150375:Comment:4861602016-12-10T07:34:36.704ZJan Fehnerhttps://navydads.com/profile/JanFehner
<p>Two different times during boot camp I sent a large manila envelope to my daughter so that she could send mail home. I put over $4.00 worth of stamps on the envelope, and I still received "postage due" on each one when it was delivered to me. (I addressed the envelope to me and I also put my name and address in the return address area. This way, I was the person paying the postage due and they weren't being sent back to Great Lakes)</p>
<p>I love talking Navy - my son went to Boot Camp…</p>
<p>Two different times during boot camp I sent a large manila envelope to my daughter so that she could send mail home. I put over $4.00 worth of stamps on the envelope, and I still received "postage due" on each one when it was delivered to me. (I addressed the envelope to me and I also put my name and address in the return address area. This way, I was the person paying the postage due and they weren't being sent back to Great Lakes)</p>
<p>I love talking Navy - my son went to Boot Camp over 10 years ago and my daughter just graduated in September. Email me at yoopernavymom57@gmail.com </p>
<p></p> They get a locker on the ship…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4858332016-12-09T19:13:15.968ZMargaret Claytonhttps://navydads.com/profile/MargaretClayton
<p>They get a locker on the ship too, for hanging uniforms, but no, it is not much space at all.<br/> <br/> <cite>John Alan DeMarco said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.navydads.com/forum/topics/seeking-information-on-acceptable-forms-of-letters-to-my-recruit?page=1&commentId=2150375%3AComment%3A486080&x=1#2150375Comment486080"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Yeah I had heard the space on a ship was smaller... wow.</div>
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<p>They get a locker on the ship too, for hanging uniforms, but no, it is not much space at all.<br/> <br/> <cite>John Alan DeMarco said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.navydads.com/forum/topics/seeking-information-on-acceptable-forms-of-letters-to-my-recruit?page=1&commentId=2150375%3AComment%3A486080&x=1#2150375Comment486080"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Yeah I had heard the space on a ship was smaller... wow.</div>
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</blockquote> Yeah I had heard the space on…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4860802016-12-09T14:43:35.139ZJohn Alan DeMarcohttps://navydads.com/profile/JohnAlanDeMarco
Yeah I had heard the space on a ship was smaller... wow.
Yeah I had heard the space on a ship was smaller... wow. Instructing new arrivals at R…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4860252016-12-09T14:02:15.275ZNavyDads Admin (Paul)https://navydads.com/profile/PaulCorona
<p>Instructing new arrivals at RTC how to organize their rack: </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474922594?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474922594?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p>Instructing new arrivals at RTC how to organize their rack: </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474922594?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474922594?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-center"/></a></p> New berthing being installed…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4860792016-12-09T13:55:53.294ZNavyDads Admin (Paul)https://navydads.com/profile/PaulCorona
<p>New berthing being installed in a carrier a few years ago:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474909821?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474909821?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-center"/></a></p>
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<p>New berthing being installed in a carrier a few years ago:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474909821?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474909821?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p></p> Actual shipboard berthing are…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4860242016-12-09T13:51:30.870ZNavyDads Admin (Paul)https://navydads.com/profile/PaulCorona
<p>Actual shipboard berthing area:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474944962?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474944962?profile=original" width="720" class="align-center"/></a></p>
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<p>Actual shipboard berthing area:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474944962?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474944962?profile=original" width="720" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p></p> Thanks for sharing this Marga…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4859402016-12-09T13:49:16.278ZJohn Alan DeMarcohttps://navydads.com/profile/JohnAlanDeMarco
Thanks for sharing this Margaret. Picture is worth a thousand words.
Thanks for sharing this Margaret. Picture is worth a thousand words. This is what a rack looks lik…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4859382016-12-09T13:00:55.311ZMargaret Claytonhttps://navydads.com/profile/MargaretClayton
<p>This is what a rack looks like at Great Lakes (and on ships). That box looking area to the right is their personal drawer, and that is all the space they have to store letters and pictures. Sending something for them to mail letters back home to keep is a great idea. </p>
<p>That is a visiting officer (Tunisia I think) checking out how out boot camp is run, but it is indeed at Great Lakes. …</p>
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<p>This is what a rack looks like at Great Lakes (and on ships). That box looking area to the right is their personal drawer, and that is all the space they have to store letters and pictures. Sending something for them to mail letters back home to keep is a great idea. </p>
<p>That is a visiting officer (Tunisia I think) checking out how out boot camp is run, but it is indeed at Great Lakes. </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474946357?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474946357?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> My son asked me to quit writi…tag:navydads.com,2016-12-09:2150375:Comment:4860202016-12-09T03:42:45.490ZJohn Alan DeMarcohttps://navydads.com/profile/JohnAlanDeMarco
My son asked me to quit writing due to space, I was sending a couple of letters a week. But there were other family writing also. I sent a pre paid postage bulk mailer and he was able to put all them in it and mail it home to free up space. He said they have a space about the size of a shoebox for all personal and hygiene items.
My son asked me to quit writing due to space, I was sending a couple of letters a week. But there were other family writing also. I sent a pre paid postage bulk mailer and he was able to put all them in it and mail it home to free up space. He said they have a space about the size of a shoebox for all personal and hygiene items.