It's been 3 weeks since my boyfriend of five years left to BCT in Fort Benning, I havent gotten a letter or a phone call (i am not even sure they are allowed to call) from him letting me know where to send mail, is that normal?
2006-09-23 16:47:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
perfectly normal.
2006-09-24 03:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in 1990 I had a loved one in the Army. He also went on to Desert Storm. During his basic training, we didn't hear from him at all, he said it was part of the training. I think, now it has been many years, but we may have gotten one letter close to the end of training telling us he had not been allowed to write, can't remember. Once he was out of that, we started getting letters.Then there were times he would be too busy to write. Then once he got over there I would get regular letters for some time, then nothing then it would pick back up again. I hope this helps to ease your mind.
2006-09-23 16:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by mom of 2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't panic just yet, that is a rough time for those guys. They barely have enough time to think, much less write letters home. Not sure about phone calls, they may not be allowed to or are out in the field and cannot.
2006-09-23 17:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by Frogface53 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he has written but the military mail can slow things down and im not sure if he can call or not ( im in the marines ) but i only wrote my gf ( now wife ) like 5 times in 3 months and called once for like 2 minutes dont think that just cause you havent heard from him that he doesnt care
2006-09-23 19:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Muff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My DH went to BCT there....I got one call that lasted about 2 minutes...just long enough to let me know he was there and safe. I think I got maybe a total of 3 letters the whole time he was there....
BCT is rather difficult....they are learning so many things...
Keep your chin up and keep writing him. Feel free to email me if you have any concerns...
2006-09-26 03:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by BITE ME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am military and yes that is normal. I think we didnt get to send out our letters until the second or third week BUT the mail is rediculously slow. It took my mom 3 weeks to get a letter I sent.
2006-09-23 17:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very normal for boot camp. Usually about the fifth or sixth week he will get a few minutes to write. But no promise.
2006-09-23 17:48:47 · answer #7 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is very normal..... when i went to basic training we were not allowed to use the phone but only 1 time in the middle of training for 3 minutes just to tell our loved ones that we were ok! and also he might havent gotten his address yet... it took me almost 3 weeks to be able to write my family. he might still be in reception (where they dont have an address) ...dont worry everything is ok!
2006-09-23 16:51:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's normal. And if you continue your support for this man, consider it a way of life. Many heartaches and frustrations, but all very worth it. He's thinking about you - that's a certainty. In fact, thoughts of you are probably what are getting him through his days. Hang in there.
2006-09-24 03:03:27 · answer #9 · answered by Killjoy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
per chance you should ask him if he needs to take a bath with you i'm confident he ought to bypass for that even with the indisputable fact that the only rule is that we wash one yet another or tell him till you're taking a bath I received't have sex with you . solid luck he ought to truly stink undesirable how do you even sleep interior an analogous mattress I fell for you .
2016-11-23 18:27:58 · answer #10 · answered by mic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is normal. Give him a little while to get settled down then he'll write.
2006-09-23 17:22:23 · answer #11 · answered by jrnh5150 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋