My Only Son is leaving today at 3 pm
Hey everyone, I know most of you are here for the same reasons as I am. I hope that the ones who have sons and daughters who are leaving out today to join the ones that will begin boot camp with my...
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I haven't heard from David yet and it is 9:35 pm. Have any of the others heard from their son's or daughter's who left today for PI?
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Hang in there Nola! I got my call the next day at around 11 am, on my cell phone. Do you have a call block on your phone? That could stop a call from coming through. It turned out last year that I had...
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Hey Barb, I don't have a home phone. I use a cell phone. I just knew by now I would receive that call. When my friends son left and she received her call back in July it was like around 8:50 pm. Do...
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It probably depends on when they left MEPS, and from which state/etc. My son (from TN) left MEPS at 2:30pm 9/2, and we received the call at 11:53pm. It is a recorded message from your recruit (I was...
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Well it is 12:38 am and I have yet to hear from him. We live in Ga but David left out of WV because he went back home after he graduated in May and chose to turn a little rebellious on me and not come...
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I'm a "new-be" myself, so don't feel alone in the stupid department LOL...My son's recruiter gave me an address the day after he left for PI, and the family has been sending letters/cards/etc since...
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The calls you receive are from your recruits. They are lined up at a bank of phones and the exact words they are allowed to say are posted over those phones. They can only say what is on the card and...
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Gawvmom - Did you ever get your call? Mine came in at 1:40 a.m. and I have heard that they can call anytime up until 5:00 a.m. We are from Ohio and said goodbye to our son at MEPS at approximately...
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just curious where you got the little countdown thing. I like it and want to find something like it for my MySpace page (that's how I'm keeping family and friends) updated with my son. He just left...
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Hello Becky and welcome to our board hope you enjoy it here its a great and our family is wonderful no other place like it. Then we have the board after grad for Marine families. I am also from Ohio...
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BDMDMom and cjsmominva, I have yet to receive that phone call. I spoke with his recruiter and he told me it may be because we use cell phones and if I can not receive collect calls on my cell he may...
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Sorry you didn't get the call GAWVMom....hang in there... a letter will be mailed to you soon.
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CJsmom - they are called tickers and there is a post on this site somewhere (I think the main page) that tells you how to do it. Aren't they awesome?!? GAWVmom - when my daughter left for PI on 8/25...
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Hi my son left out of Boston he must be in with the same new recruits as your son! Dont fret i have a close friend who is a recruiter and if your son may have called and didnt leave a scripted...
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Please don't ever feel stupid or feel like you are asking too many questions. We're all in this together, and most of us have either asked the same questions or were wondering the same things...
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We got our call Monday night around 8:30pm. I got mine on my cell phone. It came in as Restricted. It wasn't a collect call. However, there was so much yelling and it was so quick I almost wished I...
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I was thinking of u all night have u gotten his call yet? Just wanted to let u know we are all thinking of u! I am new at this too so just relax and remember someone else is keeping a watch over your...
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You guys are so awesome here. But, NO I have not received my phone call. I stopped by the recruiting office tonight after work and they too don't understand. His SSGT promised me he would call down...
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