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1) Agreed. Write2Them is the only way to do the mail to your DS. Make sure you, family, and friends write daily
2) Agreed. We only did WebGuy for the first year which is well worth it and we haven't missed the few pictures posted the rest of the time. We signed up before we dropped him off at I-Day.
I would add:
4) Dress comfortable including a hat and drink lots of water. The high altitude combined with low humidity can be tough on flat-landers.
5) Get lots of hugs before he walks up the stairs at Doolittle because he will be gone until A-Day or Parent's Weekend.
6) Hang around the Chapel Wall after he leaves on the bus. You will be able to see some BCT activity and enjoy the Colorado sun.
7) Go to the Colorado Parent's Club picnic for food and meeting other 2019 parents
8) Use your iPad or laptop to follow your DS on Webguy Thursday night.
9) Go to the Swearing in Ceremony on Friday morning. Arrive early. The Chapel wall will be full.
10) Bring binoculars to see him on from the chapel wall during the Swearing In Ceremony. The squads will line up north to south (A through H) but position yourself at an angle to the squad not directly in front so that you can see beyond the first row as it will be too crowded to move much once the Ceremony begins.
Signed up for web guy/aog. What is the write2them? Have not heard about that -- gave friends/relatives addressed envelopes to DD mailbox -- will those not get to her during BCT? Also, is there way to get letters to BCs that are not otherwise receiving anything? I know how to do post BCT care packages, but what about letters during BCT? Thanks.
1) Agreed. Write2Them is the only way to do the mail to your DS. Make sure you, family, and friends write daily
2) Agreed. We only did WebGuy for the first year which is well worth it and we haven't missed the few pictures posted the rest of the time. We signed up before we dropped him off at I-Day.
I would add:
4) Dress comfortable including a hat and drink lots of water. The high altitude combined with low humidity can be tough on flat-landers.
5) Get lots of hugs before he walks up the stairs at Doolittle because he will be gone until A-Day or Parent's Weekend.
6) Hang around the Chapel Wall after he leaves on the bus. You will be able to see some BCT activity and enjoy the Colorado sun.
7) Go to the Colorado Parent's Club picnic for food and meeting other 2019 parents
8) Use your iPad or laptop to follow your DS on Webguy Thursday night.
9) Go to the Swearing in Ceremony on Friday morning. Arrive early. The Chapel wall will be full.
10) Bring binoculars to see him on from the chapel wall during the Swearing In Ceremony. The squads will line up north to south (A through H) but position yourself at an angle to the squad not directly in front so that you can see beyond the first row as it will be too crowded to move much once the Ceremony begins.
Signed up for web guy/aog. What is the write2them? Have not heard about that -- gave friends/relatives addressed envelopes to DD mailbox -- will those not get to her during BCT? Also, is there way to get letters to BCs that are not otherwise receiving anything? I know how to do post BCT care packages, but what about letters during BCT? Thanks.
Blueblood, if you PM me I can send you some names of basics who have asked to get letters from anyone willing to send them.
Snail mail will make it your DS or DD eventually. However, Write2Them is run by an USAFA grad and his wife and designed specifically to provide letters during BCT. The service converts emails from family and friends into letters which are hand delivered to the USAFA post office the next day insuring a constant stream of letters to your Basic.
http://www.write2them.org/
I believe the only way to get a letter to Basic is to address it directly to them. So you would need the name of any Basics not receiving mail to send them a letter.
Thanks