First letter from son!

gheinisch · 07-06-2013, 07:35 PM

Hello Everyone,
Just received our first letter from our son at RTC. He is doing well and hanging tough and very determined to make it. He said 4 recruits have been sent home so far. He loves the food and hates I.T., which he has had the pleasure to experience 7 times so far. He said he has been able to stay under the radar so far and everyone is helping each other, which is the way it should be. Here's hoping and praying he can make it another 4 1/2 weeks.

sweetmtn · 07-07-2013, 11:11 AM

YIPPEEE for letters! Now that you got your first one, look for one each week on the same day...yes I "stalked" the mailman each week!

gheinisch · 07-07-2013, 03:02 PM

Ha-Ha that's funny sweetmtn. My wife and I have been trying to beat each other to the mail box everyday. I won this time. It looks like my son combined about three letters into one. LOL! It was great hearing from him and knowing that he is doing okay! We have all his friends and old co-workers writing him. He said they really look forward to mail call.

FutureSailor24 · 07-07-2013, 10:22 PM

did he say what the recruits had gotten sent home for?

gheinisch · 07-08-2013, 02:11 PM

He did say that one went to medical with 5 warts on his hand and was told that medical was for recruits that were really sick and was sent packing. May be more to that story.
Another one decided to pack his stuff up one night and decided to leave. They obliged him the following day. I guess it's not for everyone. Not sure about the other two. I am aware from a friend of ours, who's son went in a couple weeks before our son that they had four recruits stand during the "moment of truth". Only one returned to continue.

FutureSailor24 · 07-08-2013, 02:20 PM

sounds like it was for stuff that those recruits should have taken care of before boot camp, but that's good to know. thanks for sharing.

07-06-2013, 07:35 PM	#1
gheinisch Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	First letter from son! Hello Everyone, Just received our first letter from our son at RTC. He is doing well and hanging tough and very determined to make it. He said 4 recruits have been sent home so far. He loves the food and hates I.T., which he has had the pleasure to experience 7 times so far. He said he has been able to stay under the radar so far and everyone is helping each other, which is the way it should be. Here's hoping and praying he can make it another 4 1/2 weeks.

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07-07-2013, 11:11 AM	#2
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	YIPPEEE for letters! Now that you got your first one, look for one each week on the same day...yes I "stalked" the mailman each week!

07-07-2013, 03:02 PM	#3
gheinisch Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Ha-Ha that's funny sweetmtn. My wife and I have been trying to beat each other to the mail box everyday. I won this time. It looks like my son combined about three letters into one. LOL! It was great hearing from him and knowing that he is doing okay! We have all his friends and old co-workers writing him. He said they really look forward to mail call.

07-07-2013, 10:22 PM	#4
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0	did he say what the recruits had gotten sent home for?

07-08-2013, 02:11 PM	#5
gheinisch Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	He did say that one went to medical with 5 warts on his hand and was told that medical was for recruits that were really sick and was sent packing. May be more to that story. Another one decided to pack his stuff up one night and decided to leave. They obliged him the following day. I guess it's not for everyone. Not sure about the other two. I am aware from a friend of ours, who's son went in a couple weeks before our son that they had four recruits stand during the "moment of truth". Only one returned to continue.

07-08-2013, 02:20 PM	#6
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0	sounds like it was for stuff that those recruits should have taken care of before boot camp, but that's good to know. thanks for sharing.