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Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 243 and 244 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 243 and 244
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important Every single concern is genuine Every single member is important to us We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by Cindyloohoo (ATI Mom) on
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Also regarding phone calls: She told her dad that the only calls we would be recieving would be on Saturday but not necessarily every Saturday. I guess i'll be spending the coming Saturdays staring at the phone willing it to ring! :)
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Permalink Reply by Kaleigh's Gramma on
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I just made reservations at Navy Lodge for PIR. Hard to believe the low rate! Three of us and our dog will be driving from the Tampa area. Is anyone else staying at Navy Lodge?
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I'm staying at Navy Lodge as well. We're from Fort Myers and are taking a flight out of FM to fly into the Chicago, O'Hare airport. Those rates were amazing! I was hoping to have a suite since we have a blended family but all get along well but they save them for visiting Sailors, which makes me smile so they have time with their families and space to stretch! So pround of our SR's!!!
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I have to bring my dogs, also. Not only will my SR be thrilled to see them, I have no other options. Thank you for posting that the Navy Lodge takes pets. I will definitely look into this as my place to stay.
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Hi mom's etc....It's another crazy weather day here in southwest Missouri--my SR was asking for song lyrics so if any of you know your SR's favorites, you might send them on...I also sent in three cadences for them to use while running or marching. It's strange that the music is in the background all the time just try to come up with a title for it!
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Permalink Reply by marriedahoosier on
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I feel like if I don't hear from my SR soon, my heart is going to burst. I miss him so much. Not one call or letter. Div 243. Anyone get a call or letter from their SR same Div? I'm so worried something is wrong. I'm going to have serious issues when he is deployed.
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Hi--I haven't got a letter yet either--my SR did tell me during his call they would get to mail out this week and from reading around it may take almost a week to get the letters..The letter I got that he had sent to his girlfriend was one he had mailed before he left! Don't know why he didn't get her address right! He told me that their calls should be on Saturdays--hopefully he was right--I've read on the site that if your SR was somewhere else when the rest of the division got to call he would miss call time--so maybe it was bad luck--had run to the head or something--I don't know. I understand missing his voice, but from what my son says they seem to be a good group and are watching out for each other and helping each other make it--My call last Saturday came in at around 12:15 central and he seemed to think that would be about when they got to call. Hopefully everyone works really well this week and they might get another call--for some reason he said in about 10 days but he also made the Saturday statement so who knows....hang in there...I never dreamed it would be this hard--especially since he had already been to college....
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My SR son, Ship 03, Div 244 FINALLY CALLED and I am so lucky it is my day off. These tears are happy ones because it has been a very long 3 weeks with no letter and no call. God bless all of our men and women who serve this wonderful country and all the family members who are shedding tears of sadness because they are gone and tears of joy and pride in what they are becoming.
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Yeah!!! So happy for you--does make the day brighter--got my first letters, ship 3 div 243 so keeps your eyes on the mailboxes!
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My SR is ship 03 Div 243 anyone with males in the division friend me so I can email to see if my son has met yours yet--he included a list of guys he has got to know so far.....
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I got my SR's letter! Oh happy day!!! I cried like a baby! He is Division Master at Arms (wth is that?) and loves Bootcamp! I am so happy! He wrote me a belated Mother's Day poem. I just am on cloud nine!!!!
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Division Master at Arms--if I have it right he is in charge of cleanliness and orderliness of division spaces and gear storage etc... and if the RDC's or Petty Officers aren't there he is in charge--good guy to be friends with! I'm trying to doublecheck with my sister--retired navy chief--to be certain I have this right--if it's wrong I will clarify on another post!
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