Awesome! Thanks for the advice.
My son is 19, all last week they did day and night navigation in the field. He sent me a letter and said it was like Man vs. Wild.
Plus they get their weapon issued within the first 48 hours, he was so excited!!
You may be surprised at the amount of communication you have during reception. My son brought his cell and we talked everyday until going down range, now that he is in blue, on Sunday’s if they earn their phones they get them, otherwise the calls come from the pay phone. You will get a packet in the mail with their address, send stamps and calling cards. After getting out of red, they were allowed insoles for their boots as well, I sent the Dr. Scholl’s athletic gel ones, he said they are great.
The hardest part for me is waiting on the letters. I rush to the mailbox now! LOL! The letters will crack you up!!
Also www.goarmyparents.com is a great site too! Lots of information from basic to deployment!