NAVY BOOT CAMP

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Comment by Debbie on June 28, 2009 at 12:00am

Tim doesn't have any phone cards, paper, stamps, etc. Should I send him some??

Comment by Sandy "Sandman" Berger on June 27, 2009 at 11:51pm

He should be able to write this Sunday, we receive our letters on Wednesday, they take 2 days to get to St. Louis from Great Lakes if you are farther away it could take 3 days for you to receive your letter so hang out at the box on Wednesday or Thursday. Molly was so nervouse the first day that when they told her to send stuff home she sent everything, including her phone cards and stationary, I would have loved to been a fly on the wall when they first arrived, I really don't remember the first day of boot camp, i think it's probably a recessed memory that i don't want to bring up!! LOL

Comment by Debbie on June 27, 2009 at 11:47pm

My son left for boot camp on June 17th. Got a call that lasted less than 10 seconds at 2:40 AM on the 18th. He sounded very tired and a little tense. Does anyone know if he will be able to write today (Sunday) or will it be next Sunday??

Comment by Sandy "Sandman" Berger on June 27, 2009 at 11:45pm

Keep sending those letters because they love to receive them. We are still receiving 1 letter a week from Molly just finishing her 4th week. We have received 1 phone call last Friday so I expected one yesterday but did not receive it. Maybe we will hear from her on Sunday, or maybe they got in trouble and aren't allowed phone privileges. Every letter or phone call we have received she tells us how much she likes boot camp. She is the AROC of her division and tells me she gets along with everyone but a lot of the girls are fighting with each other. This is a very stressful time for our kids so make sure you just keep sending them positive letters. My folks are 85 and Molly asked we not inform her of any problems they might be having as she did not want the extra stress or to have to start boot camp over. Each person needs to make their own decision on that kind of info but we discussed it before she left. It all goes back to when my Grandpa dies when my Mom was visiting my brother is the service in Germany and we agonized over whether to tell her or not and maybe ruin her vacation. Family history made us have this discussion, if you are on this website before your son or daughter leaves I suggest you have the discussion with them and let them make the decision. I just remembered she told me they have 4 hours of choir practice on saturday so hopefully we will hear from her on Sunday.

Comment by Sissi Blantz on June 27, 2009 at 5:05pm

Kirk, it all depends. My son's division and their brother division were the first to go in their group, and they finished one week before PIR. I understand some don't finish until the Thursday before PIR. I've heard some parents don't get the call until they are already in Great Lakes. I think they do go in numerical order, if that is any help, like in my son's group it was divisions 210 through 215 and then the 900 division graduating, and 210 and 211 went first and I think 900 was somewhere in the middle of them. Yes, I'm pretty sure they always let them call home, although it takes a while for everyone to get to use the phone. My son got finished at 8 a.m. and I didn't get the call until about 5 p.m. I hope this helps.

Comment by Kirk Brooks on June 27, 2009 at 3:42pm

Anybody know how close to PIR they run "Battle Stations"? We're 5 days out from PIR and I haven't received the "I am a Sailor" call yet. Do they always let them call home?

Comment by John L on June 27, 2009 at 7:10am

Our son left on Thursday (25 Jun), got a txt message when he landed and then finally got a phone from a very tired boy around 1030 pm MST. Found out his DIV (841) and ship (04) last night from his recruiter, so now the waiting begins for the first letter from him. Already written one for him and hope to mail it out today.

Comment by Lowell Aberson on June 26, 2009 at 4:59pm

Our son Jesse just got done with P week. Today we got the form letter with graduation date, etc.... On his 3 lines to write a personal note he made a joke and said so far it was not too bad, just have to pay attention and HUSTLE! It was nice to get even that small bit of communication.

Comment by Ken G Chartrey on June 26, 2009 at 8:37am

Ok, thanks for comments. 6 days and counting........... Go Navy!

Comment by Jim (SO Dad) on June 25, 2009 at 8:31pm

My son Chris left San Jose, Calif. today for boot camp.
I'm sitting here waiting for his call. In the mean time reading lots of info from 'our' site and getting a much needed education.

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