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jeannesarah · 10-06-2015, 08:38 AM

My son is at RTC now & he took stamps and did not have to send them home with his stuff. On the mom's site it said he could keep a thin black wallet with some stamps, a little cash (he took $20 to use on the trip up & in case his flight was delayed - which it was for about 6 hours). He also took his ID & a debit card. Also we slid in a couple of band aids & 2 small pieces of moleskin for blisters. Also 2 small pictures. He was allowed to keep all of that plus a very small address book. The key is to keep the wallet thin & plain I think. You can buy the stamps eventually with the Navy Exchange card you are issued but he said in a letter that he was glad he took some - it was one less thing to worry about. He was issued some RTC stationary. He also took a very plain black watch ($15 from wal-mart) that he was allowed to keep.

10-06-2015, 08:38 AM	#4
jeannesarah Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	My son is at RTC now & he took stamps and did not have to send them home with his stuff. On the mom's site it said he could keep a thin black wallet with some stamps, a little cash (he took $20 to use on the trip up & in case his flight was delayed - which it was for about 6 hours). He also took his ID & a debit card. Also we slid in a couple of band aids & 2 small pieces of moleskin for blisters. Also 2 small pictures. He was allowed to keep all of that plus a very small address book. The key is to keep the wallet thin & plain I think. You can buy the stamps eventually with the Navy Exchange card you are issued but he said in a letter that he was glad he took some - it was one less thing to worry about. He was issued some RTC stationary. He also took a very plain black watch ($15 from wal-mart) that he was allowed to keep.