My son graduated on July 17th. He said that any newspapers were NOT allowed, just letters. They do not want the recruits to be distracted. This is an 8-9 week opportunity for focus and growth. They had time to write letters on Sundays. We were always looking forward to Thursday as that is when we recieved our mail from him.
Keep writing those letters of support and encouragement. You can write in some updates on your local news if you think it will be a possitive encouragement, like we did when the Red Sox were doing good.
Brad Blackwell said:
We started receiving letters at the beginning of week 3. The "info" form letter says to write your recruit often. So we do. We number and/or date them since he might get multiple letters at a time. Once you hear form them, send them a newspaper. They will enjoy it if they can keep it. Our son asked for one. Its in the mail now.
I have heard only twice (letters) and my son has called 3 times since June 16th..He said that last week was really tough and he sounded worn out; however, they do and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. From what I hear BC is not like we experinced a few years ago. Never the less it is an event one will always remember. All and all what is impressive is listening to my son on the phone and you can hear it in his voice that he has really grown (matured), since he left home. Yes, keep the letters coming even though they do not have the time answere them. No, they do not have much free time and by 2000 hr they have put a long day.
We started receiving letters at the beginning of week 3. The "info" form letter says to write your recruit often. So we do. We number and/or date them since he might get multiple letters at a time. Once you hear form them, send them a newspaper. They will enjoy it if they can keep it. Our son asked for one. Its in the mail now. He has been in boot camp since June 2nd. Other than the form letter with the 2-3 lines at the bottom, we have received 2 real letters.
David Perschbacher said:
Do all Commanding Officer's do this. My son has been at Great Lakes since June 16 and we received the 10 second phone call on the 16th and nothing since. I am going on the premise...No news is Good news.
We started receiving letters at the beginning of week 3. The "info" form letter says to write your recruit often. So we do. We number and/or date them since he might get multiple letters at a time. Once you hear form them, send them a newspaper. They will enjoy it if they can keep it. Our son asked for one. Its in the mail now.
We wrote, my wife and I, separate letters and got to writing on alternate days so he would receive more. One Friday he said it was like "letter Christmas" because he got so many. He said they really made all the difference and it is a real learning experience for them when they can't text or email or use the cell. The old fashioned letters earn a real value.
For All---- Please Review This Link regarding timing of comm from your sailor. Remember that, and I'm sorry here but there is no PC way to say this, but the Navy needs to "cut the apron strings" that hold your sailor to home....therefore...you will not hear much from them for a few weeks. Rest assured that the old adage about no news being goood news holds true and that your recruit is in good and safe hands.
You should be recieving a form letter from the Commanding Officer, soon. Your Daughter will fill in the Division number and she will have a space for a brief note to you. It has some information about Mailing Packages, phone calls, visiting recruits and such. She should be getting time to write to you on Sundays. She won't have much time so the letters may be brief.
You should be recieving a form letter from the Commanding Officer, soon. Your Daughter will fill in the Division number and she will have a space for a brief note to you. It has some information about Mailing Packages, phone calls, visiting recruits and such. She should be getting time to write to you on Sundays. She won't have much time so the letters may be brief.
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Keep writing those letters of support and encouragement. You can write in some updates on your local news if you think it will be a possitive encouragement, like we did when the Red Sox were doing good.
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