Cheryl,
you should get a very short but helpful phone call this evening sometime along with the box of his clothes that he wore up in the next few days. he will be able to write you on sunday mornings when he has some down time. you like has been mentioned previously can write to him whenever you want. My daughter-in-law and wife wrote my son everyday and sent them the next day. Trevor said that these letters helped him get through the rough spots of being so far away from home and having no contact with the outside world. so feel free to write away and number the envelopes so that your son will know where to start reading at.
My son, Mark, arrived at RTC late on 4/13. I'll be sure to contact his recruiter tomorrow for his address. This information has been very helpful. Not being able to talk to Mark is very difficult for me.
Not sure where to put this but my son wears contacts/glasses. Contacts were on the approved list for Boot Camp but when he got there, he had to remove them and ship them back. He did not bring glases because he knew they would be issued. He had a day at boot camp being yelled at for not being able to see very well. I guess he probably would have been yelled at for something else if it wasn't for vision issues. I thought I would pass this on.
We received Nathan's box today. He arrived at GL on 4/9. My wive call the recruiter yesterday to get his address. His address is on Ship 6, Division 929. We did not receive a call on Easter and I will not tell my wife that you received one.
John B.Walsh said:
Got address for SR Aidan Walsh, our son, last night( Monday) same day that "the box arrived". I had called his recruiter last Friday for it. Sent off a quick note already.We had a surprise call on Sunday rom Aidan- must have been a Easter gift.
Thanks. My wife just recieved his address from the recruiter.
Tony said:
Mark,
Eventhough you do not have his address yet I would recommend start writing now. They may hold your letter for a while before he gets them so put dates on them so he can read them in order. My daughter said letters helped tremendously.
Eventhough you do not have his address yet I would recommend start writing now. They may hold your letter for a while before he gets them so put dates on them so he can read them in order. My daughter said letters helped tremendously.
Remember that you will most likely not get a letter from him for several weeks--- about 3 weeks in they get the priv of writing mom and dad. If you send a lot of letters early on, number then in sequence so they can read them in the order they were written...they will not receive mail for a while either.
I know some parents have sent postage-paid, addressed postcards in their letters...that makes it very easy for a sailor to respond and drop in the mail. they can only write on Sundays, so you can start to look for your letters from Great Lakes around Wednesday.
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you should get a very short but helpful phone call this evening sometime along with the box of his clothes that he wore up in the next few days. he will be able to write you on sunday mornings when he has some down time. you like has been mentioned previously can write to him whenever you want. My daughter-in-law and wife wrote my son everyday and sent them the next day. Trevor said that these letters helped him get through the rough spots of being so far away from home and having no contact with the outside world. so feel free to write away and number the envelopes so that your son will know where to start reading at.
John B.Walsh said:
Tony said:
Eventhough you do not have his address yet I would recommend start writing now. They may hold your letter for a while before he gets them so put dates on them so he can read them in order. My daughter said letters helped tremendously.
Tony
I know some parents have sent postage-paid, addressed postcards in their letters...that makes it very easy for a sailor to respond and drop in the mail. they can only write on Sundays, so you can start to look for your letters from Great Lakes around Wednesday.
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