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SR son off to Naval RTC, Great Lakes, IL., April 17th 2012. question?

Posted by Rick Cuza on April 18, 2012 at 6:17am in Bootcamp Forum

 

Good morning fellow Navy dads....
SR son is off to Naval RTC, Great Lakes, IL., April 17th 2012. Question?
At this time I haven't gotten an initial phone call from my son yet.
Why haven't I gotten a phone call yet? He left on a flight to Chicago yesterday afternoon after he got sworn in at MEPS. Is this an usual thing from the Navy?

 

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  • dandad April 23, 2012 at 1:06pm

    sorry I did not look at the time frame. that was last week. I don't know.

  • dandad April 23, 2012 at 1:04pm

    you will most likely get on tonight. maybe around 10pm - 11pm not guaranteed

  • Rick Cuza April 23, 2012 at 1:01pm

    Hi Paul! Thank you for your appreciated reply! Yea you are absolutely right about No News is Good News.

    Thank you for all your info. All the best your family and you!


    NavyDads Admin (Paul) said:

    everyone needs to remember that No News is Good News.  Your sailors are fine otherwise you have heard something.  You need to get used to being out of communication....at sea it can be several weeks with no contact...this is all part of the learning process.  The Navy needs to break all the recurits down to have them forget about being homesick....no communicaiton is part of that....

  • Rick Cuza April 23, 2012 at 12:59pm

    Hi Don! Thank you for the info on the RTC facebook page. I will sure check it out soon. All the best your family and you!


    Don Meador said:

    Rick,  thought I would pass this on to you. I dont know if you go on facebook but there is facebook page run by U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command. They post up new pics daily and while it is a slim chance you may just see your sr son.  We did get lucky and caught a glimpse of ours a week ago. They posted some today for recruits from 4-17 so if you get a chance take a look.

  • Rick Cuza April 23, 2012 at 12:57pm

    Hi Jeremy, Thank you for your appreciated reply! I am happy that my SR was given a chance to make his initial 30sec. phone call.

    jeremy mcelroy said:

    When I went to bootcamp it was multiple weeks in before we got to make our first phone call.

  • Rick Cuza April 23, 2012 at 12:55pm

    Hi E.G. Thank you for your appreciated reply! All the best your family and you!

    E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin said:

    Rick,

    I'm glad to hear you got your call. Now, don't expect the next one until week three or four. Like Paul said, it is now time to break them down and disconnect them from the outside world. He is now on his way to being a United States Sailor. HooYah!

    I wish him the best!

  • jeremy mcelroy April 22, 2012 at 9:18am

    When I went to bootcamp it was multiple weeks in before we got to make our first phone call.

  • E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin April 18, 2012 at 8:04pm

    Rick,

    I'm glad to hear you got your call. Now, don't expect the next one until week three or four. Like Paul said, it is now time to break them down and disconnect them from the outside world. He is now on his way to being a United States Sailor. HooYah!

    I wish him the best!

  • Rick Cuza April 18, 2012 at 7:55pm

    Good Evening fellow Navy dads....

    I have good news. I received my SR son initial arrival phone call to boot camp!

    I would like to give my deepest thanks to all of you that took the time to give me very valuable information regarding my question. I would like to wish all the best and Godspeed to all the SR sons and daughters who are currently going through boot camp training. And I also would like to wish all the best and Godspeed to all the Navy Sailor sons and daughters who are serving this Great Country domestic and abroad.

  • NavyDads Admin (Paul) April 18, 2012 at 1:57pm

    everyone needs to remember that No News is Good News.  Your sailors are fine otherwise you have heard something.  You need to get used to being out of communication....at sea it can be several weeks with no contact...this is all part of the learning process.  The Navy needs to break all the recurits down to have them forget about being homesick....no communicaiton is part of that....

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