So me and my wife and two of our boys have been here since Monday. We were starting to get worried. But while walking around the mall doing a lil shopping my cell rang. I looked down and it said Illinois. I about dropped it trying to answer. My son s
Read more…My son is starting his 3rd week today. He wrote the only letter received thus far to his girlfriend. And yesterday his first call he made to her. Not to his mother or I. I know he is very homesick and misses her a lot. I'm not sure how to gently
Read more…New here my son left for boot camp on June 13,got the usual call at night saying I am here,recieved the box with clothes a few days later and nothing since.Have not heard or recieved any letter yet her recruiter gave us an address of ship 9 division
Read more…My son arrived in GL Wednesday. My question is, is that P-1 or is Thursday considered P-1???
Read more…My son wears contacts, and I have been told that these are not allowed. My question, What do they wear? Does he need to take his glasses with him??
Read more…Gentleman, I'm sorry to air this dirty laundry here but I couldn't find my way to the ship 5 club. My son has sufferd a knee injury and is being separated from the navy. That's all well and good, the navy has certain standards that must be met during
Read more…My SRs PIR is scheduled for July 3rd, a Wednesday instead of Friday due 4th of July. Will the affect the amount of Liberty leave he will have? Hoping it will gain him a couple more days.
Read more…The box was sitting under my carport when I got home yesterday. Going thru it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I had heard about the box, and to expect. The only odd thing I discovered was a small bible was in his bag. His address book wasn't
Read more…Nobody told me about calling cards for the recruits to use. Does my son need them, and can I mail them to him? They haven't sent me the address yet.
Read more…We received the form letter the other day. Our SR is on ship 13 division 229 PIR 6/21/13. He was to fly out of Knoxville April 16th for RTC but the storms in Chicago caused the flights to be cancelled 3 days in a row.So they sent my son and 5 other r
Read more…My son will be sworn in tomorrow at MEPs in Atlanta. His mom was told we would be in a separate room and watch on a monitor. Is this true? I spoke with a cousin that told me when his son was sworn in at the Jacksonville MEPs they were in the room wit
Read more…So we got our kid in the box this week and I must admit it hit me a lil harder than expected. Really hoping my son is doing well . He graduates june 14 and me and the wife will be there. This os our oldest of 4 sons and we are extremely proud. This g
Read more…My wife and I just finished a very nice 10-15 minute call with our SR (Ship 12 Div 228) which was surprising since we were not expecting the first call till next week. The official letter we received earlier in the week stated Ship 09 Div228 but on N
Read more…My son left for RTC on Monday 3/5 and I have been working night shift. So tonight I decided to write his first letter. It was harder than I thought. I asked a lot of questions just so he'll have something to write back about. We haven't received his
Read more…I'm looking for information on the government 401K (probably has a different name) and any type of education bills. Do they signup for those in bootcamp or after?
Read more…My step daughter is Ship 14 Div 179. USS Arizona. So very proud of her. Missed her call yesterday. It was good to hear her voice on the message she left. So ready to see her.
Read more…Just wanted to thank everyone who welcomed mex to the site and let you know that we received our kid in the box and his letter the next he,s in the USS Arizona/Div 180. I wish and the rest of the recruits a very successful boot camp and pray they all
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