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Mail and phone calls

My daughter recently graduated from boot. During the couple of phone calls we got and during our visit with her on Thanksgiving Day we talked about receiving mail. Recruits are allowed to write almost every night, they can only mail their letters on

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First phone call

My Daughter left for boot camp yesterday afternoon.  We expected a phone call after she got there (we were told it would happen), but the call never came.  My wife didn't sleep at all last night waiting for a call.  Anyone else have this happen?

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Off to Boot Camp

So its a done deal, recruit is off to his big adventure. A bit tougher than I thought it would be. I wounder if the Navy would change February PIR to say, San Diego? GL in Feb might be colder than the below freezing temps we expect here at home. God

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Honor Graduates

Greetings, I have a question about the list of honor graduates that I've seen on this site a couple of times. Does it get published for each training group graduating or is it a hit or miss kind of thing? My daughter graduates this week, I've been lo

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PIR Jan. 6 2012, SHIP 07 DIV 035

Hi any Parents out there with same SR's Ship.  We have received the Box of our sons Stuff and our First letter a form letter with a quick note from our son. Seems like lots of people on this website are afraid of the cold I am from Minnesota and I lo

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Adopt a Sailor

   Our daughters PIR date is 12/16, a couple of weeks ago she sent us a cover letter and form to " Adopt a Sailor " for the Thanksgiving holiday. She asked us to include one of her shipmates on the form " if we could make it ". We live about 6 or 7 h

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To day is the day X2

My son Austin will be sworn in at noon today then off to RTC. We took hime to eat at his favoret staek house yesterday The Littel Red Barn. we will mlss he but we are so proud of him. My step son Mia will be shiping out for Afganstan on Tuesday with

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PIR Oct 14 video-help from community!

Out of heartbreak and desperateness, I find myself begging the NavyDads community for help. Due to unforseen circumstances, we were not able to purchase the video of my sailor's PIR on Oct. 14th, and they have now run out.

I understand this is a lot

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