Navy holding mail as punishment for Division's performance

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads CoAdmin Jim Gramza on August 30, 2024 at 10:27am

First of all, no one at RTC can or will open anyone's mail. That is against the law. Holding mail for punishment is also absurd. You must understand that RTC handles thousands of pieces of mail every day. Just keep sending mail to him.

As far as Navy for Mom's goes, do not believe much of what the moms say. Most have no clue and only start rumors.

JIm

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 30, 2024 at 10:49am

has anyone contacted RTC directly to ASK ?

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 30, 2024 at 11:05am

as far as photos- it has always been out recommendation to NEVER send photos in a letter....it is far better to embed those images in letters as it leads to a lot less intensive physical training.......recruits have very limited storage space available and photos clutter inspections.....THIS is what causes push-ups and NOT mail being opened

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Permalink Reply by Scott Shiley on August 31, 2024 at 2:30pm

The other parents that were reporting this action of withholding of mail have been hearing this from their recruits themselves during phone calls. In one incident, a Parent apparently used a mailing service called sandbox to have daily Bible verses mailed to their recruit.  The Recruit was told that they were considered pictures, and that he had to perform 40 push-ups in order to receive them.  You are telling me is that Navy Dads know everything, and Navy Moms are nothing but a bunch of rumors starters?  Regardless of volume of mail, or sorting policies, it does not take five weeks for a letter to reach them.  

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Permalink Reply by Scott Shiley on August 31, 2024 at 2:40pm

Thank you Paul for your reply. I want to clarify that we are not sending pictures as we know that he does not have the space for them. I am reporting back what other parents are saying has happened, which is direct information that was reported to them via telephone call from their own recruit.  And you are right, nobody has yet contacted RTC to ask about the process or policy, someone should probably do that.  As far as withholding the mail being against the law, I truly believe that this does not matter to them, if it is not reported, I believe that it is a method that they use to psychologically break them down from the person that they were, to try to change them into the sailor that they want them to be. I believe that they will use Whatever means is necessary, for motivation of, or sending of a negative feedback to the Recruits.  Too many Parents are saying that they are hearing that it’s happening to just dismiss it.  

NavyDads Admin (Paul) said:

as far as photos- it has always been out recommendation to NEVER send photos in a letter....it is far better to embed those images in letters as it leads to a lot less intensive physical training.......recruits have very limited storage space available and photos clutter inspections.....THIS is what causes push-ups and NOT mail being opened

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 31, 2024 at 7:13pm

well, my experience after doing this for more than 15 years, if those reports are from the mom's site discount about 60% of those.....

Scott Shiley said:

Thank you Paul for your reply. I want to clarify that we are not sending pictures as we know that he does not have the space for them. I am reporting back what other parents are saying has happened, which is direct information that was reported to them via telephone call from their own recruit.  And you are right, nobody has yet contacted RTC to ask about the process or policy, someone should probably do that.  As far as withholding the mail being against the law, I truly believe that this does not matter to them, if it is not reported, I believe that it is a method that they use to psychologically break them down from the person that they were, to try to change them into the sailor that they want them to be. I believe that they will use Whatever means is necessary, for motivation of, or sending of a negative feedback to the Recruits.  Too many Parents are saying that they are hearing that it’s happening to just dismiss it.  

NavyDads Admin (Paul) said:

as far as photos- it has always been out recommendation to NEVER send photos in a letter....it is far better to embed those images in letters as it leads to a lot less intensive physical training.......recruits have very limited storage space available and photos clutter inspections.....THIS is what causes push-ups and NOT mail being opened

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Permalink Reply by Scott Shiley on September 3, 2024 at 9:45am

Just an update on the original post.  We finally spoke with my son for the first time Saturday (at the end of his 5th total week,

P days + 4 weeks).   During the last 3 days prior to us speaking to him, on 3 consecutive days, he received 6 letters one day, 6 letters the next day, and 8 letters the day after that.  So it appears that the mail is finally coming through to him, however, that first day of 6 letters was the first time he received anything at all, near the middle of his 5th week on Base, although we'd been mailing stuff since Day 1.  So something was definitely up, I cannot say what exactly.   Anyway, thank you to all who responded.  Jim, you'd better be hiding from all those Moms out there, LOL, you know women...  they're probably calling for your head by now.  HAHA!

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