How long does it take for a marine in boot camp to receive a letter?
November 20th, 2008 | by MakingMarines |
hana f asked:
I sent a letter to my bf who is in boot camp at MCRD in San Diego. I sent it about 10 days ago. I heard that the letter has to go through many stages and can take 7-10 days. Is this true? And is it true that DI’s make them read letters in front of everyone?
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I sent a letter to my bf who is in boot camp at MCRD in San Diego. I sent it about 10 days ago. I heard that the letter has to go through many stages and can take 7-10 days. Is this true? And is it true that DI’s make them read letters in front of everyone?
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6 Responses to “How long does it take for a marine in boot camp to receive a letter?”
By Timothy L on Nov 21, 2008 | Reply
depending on where you live it should take about a week to get there sometimes only three days. no the di will not make them read it in front of anyone.
By jackie s on Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
it took me a mo. to get a letter to my son there ..but in the end it is ok..there is a lot of training going on and believe me not everyone makes..i have never heard of anyone reading there letters in front of anyone. if you want to talk more just e-mail me ok..i am a very proud mom of a marine.
By LAVADOG_1/3 on Nov 25, 2008 | Reply
No not true at all..
It takes about 2-3 days to reach the base..then it will take about 1-2 days to reach him..If they are in the field it might take maybe 1 day longer..
NO..They do not make you read your letters in front of anyone..and dont believe anyone who tells you they do..
By raymond's girl on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
when my husband was in san diego mcrd, he got there the 24th of march and i got my first letter the 4th of april. it takes a while. be patient. i know it’s hard. send him tons of letters. my husband said it really kept him going i sent him atleast one a day (for 88 days) and some of them didn’t even get to him or got to him opened/lost or ripped.
don’t do anything to call attention to your letters cuz they’ll try and embarass him or tear him down depending on the di. kissy marks, perfume, etc. just makes them easy targets. i sent some postcards with jokes and all that and instead of sending pictures i printed my own stationary with bordered pictures so that he didn’t have a bulk to keep track of. it helps if you put something on it to keep it waterproof (clear tape) because my husbands stuff got really tattered from water, dirt, etc.
By Amy S on Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Here’s the official word. It takes normal mail time to reach the base, and then just 1-2 days to get distributed to the Platoon’s mailbox in the Company Office.
The DI’s use recieving mail as an incentive, and they manage the flow of mail into the platoon in a way that first cuts the recruits off from their families more… then gives them incentive to succeed in boot.
That may sound a little cruel.. especially when you might get a letter from your recruit wondering why you’re not writing! Just keep writing! When the DI’s decide it’s time to start giving the recruits those letters, all the letters you wrote those first few weeks will land in his lap in one giant pile.!!
No, they do not have to read their mail out loud. However, they do have to open the envelope and the DI peeks inside. Any pictures are looked at, and any contraband is confiscated and the recruit definitely pays the price.
For now… plain white envelopes. Plain stamps. (Nothing fancy.. or girlie!) If you send pictures, make sure they’re very modest… don’t show too much skin or be too suggestive. some platoons have a bulletin board where all girlfriend pictures are posted… so be congnizent of that. No perfume on your letters.. not unless you really want him to suffer for it!
It’s your chance to be his cheerleader! don’t talk a lot about how much you miss him or how hard life is while he’s gone. He can’t do anything about that… and believe me, he misses you a LOTmore!! Tell him how proud you are of him! Tell him how confident you are that he will be successful in boot. Count down the days for him!! (You can’t send a training matrix or a calendar for him to mark days off… but at the top of all my letters I’d put XX days down, XX days to go!! Or… I’d say 4 weeks to Family Day!!
Keep him looking forward… keep the encouragement flowing! That’s the best thing you can do for him!
By Bethany on Dec 1, 2008 | Reply
Mail goes in & comes out everyday but it usually takes 3-4 days for a letter to reach a recruit (and for his letters to reach you). Yes, it can take longer, but they try to get it to them in a reasonable amount of time. And No, the DI’s do read the letters and do not make the recruits read the letters out loud.