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PIR: 4 persons per sailor, 10 want to go?

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PIR: 4 persons per sailor, 10 want to go?
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Weight problems for a big guy

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Arwen commented on Nichole Gibson's group 'Sailors In Pensacola, FL For A School....Corry Station too!!'
It was, um, two weeks ago, I think? There was a lot of discussion about the case in this group. There was some confusion over which base it happened near. I mapped it on Google Maps and it happened about 10 blocks northeast of Corry Station.
6 minutes ago
Arwen commented on Arwen's group 'Rural Navy Moms'
No no no no... I still have a half-hour before Monday comes! My weekend ain't over yet! I refuse for my weekend to be over!
25 minutes ago
Arwen replied to Arwen's discussion 'PIR: 4 persons per sailor, 10 want to go?'
What I mean is that we (the family) draws straws to see which of us gets to be the four on Chris' list. The rest (including the two "maybes") will have to wait and hope Chris can persuade his shipmates to put them in the empty spaces on their lists.
1 hour ago
Hoppi aka Angie replied to Arwen's discussion 'PIR: 4 persons per sailor, 10 want to go?'
Your Recruit will put down the 4 names of people that will be going into PIR. There is no "drawing straws" to see who gets in. As for if the other recruit's want to put your family's names down that is up to the other recruit's. Other options: Th...
4 hours ago
Arwen commented on Pat's group 'IT Mom's'
Black Friday.. you mean National Shopping Day? Yeah, I participated, but made absolutely sure I had no more than $50 with me. We live 100 miles from the nearest mall but we were visiting relatives. So my daughter and I spent the day eating and buy...
4 hours ago
Arwen commented on Nichole Gibson's group 'Sailors In Pensacola, FL For A School....Corry Station too!!'
Has anyone heard anything about the murder of the young seaman near Corry Station? What is the status of the case? Are they clamping down on off-base activities for Navy personnel in the area?
5 hours ago
Arwen added 2 discussions
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Arwen replied to Arwen's discussion 'Weight problems for a big guy'
He's doing great on the educational part. He has passed the Sailor's Creed, ranks and rates, alphabet, core values and a couple of others. The only thing left is Orders to the Sentry and chain of command, which he's working on. Chris really doesn...
5 hours ago
Lisa, Nuke Wife replied to Arwen's discussion 'Weight problems for a big guy'
Even if they don't pass the weight limit, for PT they do measurements and base their eligibility on body fat percentage. My husband went into bootcamp well above the weight requirement because they passed him anyway trying to get him into the navy...
5 hours ago
Hoppi aka Angie replied to Arwen's discussion 'Weight problems for a big guy'
How is he doing on his General order? Sailors Creed? Seems he might want to focus some of that engery into other aspects of what he will need to learn. Just my 2 cents....
6 hours ago
Arwen added a discussion to the group Leavin for bootcamp in January
Leaving for boot camp January 21, 2010
This is a thread for parents, spouses and others who have loved ones who will be leaving for boot camp on January 21, 2010.
8 hours ago
Arwen commented on Michelle (EOD Mom)'s group 'Leavin for bootcamp in January'
53 days and counting... Whew! It's too far away still. This is sooo exciting. Chris is almost there! What kind of preparations are all of you making? Right now we're making the hard decisions on holiday gifts, stuff he can use while in the Navy o...
8 hours ago
Arwen replied to Arwen's discussion 'Weight problems for a big guy'
Right now he's in the "good" range and wants to reach "excellent" before he leaves. He eats about 7,500 calories per day right now, 10,000 when he's in training for football or competitive swimming. It takes about 4,500 per day for him to maintai...
8 hours ago
Arwen replied to latinatwin's discussion 'boot camp'
His phone calls depend on whether his division has earned them, and how generous his RDCs are. There is often little rhyme or reason to when they get to call, and sometimes the division runs out of time before the last in line get their turn. As ...
10 hours ago
Arwen replied to Arwen's discussion 'Weight problems for a big guy'
He's not doing any weight lifting. He is doing push-ups, sit-ups and running, exactly as he will in boot camp. Whatever happens here will continue to build in boot camp. I figure he lost about 5 pounds in fat, and gained 15 in muscle. There isn't...
10 hours ago
Arwen replied to Janice's discussion 'daughter doesn't stick with anything-will the Navy "cure" her?'
Your daughter will be thrilled to know that many Navy bases have stables and horse-keeping IS compatible with Navy life. I brought my horse with me to San Diego. I had a choice between keeping her at the Miramar NAS stables or keeping her at a pri...
11 hours ago

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About me:
I'm a Navy vet, married to a Navy vet (we met and married at Point Loma Sub Base, San Diego). Our older son goes to boot camp in April, our younger son has applied for NROTC, first choice University of Colorado, Boulder.
I am here to support or represent my:
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Waiting to leave for Boot Camp
When I heard “Navy,” I:
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From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
Success or failure in the Navy is all about attitude.
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
The lessons learned in the Navy could have been learned anywhere.

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At 10:20pm on November 27, 2009, Pam said…
Hey there Arwen,

My son Josh is station at Bremington Dry Dock. He has been in the Navy just a bit over two years. He is on the USS PENN. He is with Fire Control.
I have another son with the USS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Both my sons had duty yesterday. They are being invited to another Sailor's house for Thanks Giving.
I miss all of my military children.

I think it is hard being a military mom sometimes.
At 7:06pm on November 19, 2009, Dorothy said…
Hi Arwen,
I'am relaxed about my son going to boot camp but I sure will miss him, I'm excited for his future and I support the decision he has made, I know he will do very well, we are giving him a going away party This Sunday, he leave's tuesday the 24th for boot camp do you have any idea's on thing's that we can do that he will enjoy at his party? I sure could use some!!
At 12:39am on November 15, 2009, Angie F.- WA: HM mom said…
Hi Arwen! Welcome to the WA/ORE Group. :-) Thought you'd like to get to know the gals on this Group too:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/leavinforbootcampinapril

Michelle, the Admin of our main DEPPERs Group (please join us there) has established Groups for Moms with Recruits leaving during each month of the year. There are links to each in one of our many helpful discussions. We could use an experienced ex Navy Mom like you to be the Admin for the April group if you are interested? No biggie if not, just want you to be able to connect with the others. Thank you-and your family-for your service! I look forward to chatting with you on the WA/ORE AND DEPpers Group (I'm one of the mentors there) and elsewhere on site.God Bless :-)
 
 

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