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Ship 09 Div 145
I have still yet to recieve a form letter. Hoping my mail man will be bringing it today! I did however have my husbands recruiter check again today to make sure his address hasn't changed and he said his perm was Ship 09 Div 145 :0) So I hope to find others in this group who have loved ones in this Division. Best wishes and prayers are with you all!
--- Jessica D.
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Permalink Reply by Martha on
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Hello ladies. My son is also on Ship 09 DIV 145. I too recieved the basic letter last Thursday. I have been sending letters every day since then. I had a question please. I read something about them being able to use a calling card at some point to call home. Is that correct? I want to send him one if he can have it (just in case at some point he is able to communicate). It feels good to have others who are in the same place I am. I have always had my son with me so this is probably harder on me than him.What is it you were talking about a year book thing. I don't know any lingo either.
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Permalink Reply by Jessica on
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Yes you can send him a calling card, but he can also purchase one on base if you want to just allow him to do that. I was worried too but the ladies on here informed me he will be able to get one there. As far as the book it is called a cruisebook and if you go to the main page of this PIR group you will see that There are some info discussions that you can check out to see if it helps a bit :0) good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Donna on
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Martha. ,
My son is also on Ship 09 DIV 145. Did you find out about the yearbook as I'm not aware of that either.
donna
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I was reading the question/answer page on the rtc website. It indicates that the cruise book is the yearbook for the recruit. It states that the recruit can requestthat before graduation, but that it can also be ordered by you if he/she does not. here is a copy of that page.
Q.Can I get a DVD of my son's graduation from boot camp?A.The Navy Exchange Photographic Services at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes offers each graduating recruit the opportunity to purchase division and individual photographs, a division Cruise Book, which highlights the Recruits’ Boot Camp experiences from Night of Arrival to Graduation Day and a DVD of the Recruit Pass-In-Review Ceremony.
Photographs and cruise books may be purchased only by the recruit prior to their graduation from boot camp; however, if your recruit did not order a DVD of PIR, the Navy Exchange Photographic Services Office will accept orders.
Please verify with your recruit that a DVD has not been ordered by them prior to placing your request.
To order a DVD of your Recruit's PIR, please provide the following information:
Recruit's Name
Division Number
Date of Pass-In-Review Ceremony
Return Address (Sorry, No P.O. Box or Overseas Addresses Please)
Daytime Phone NumberFor prices and additional information, please contact the Navy Exchange Photographic Services Office at 847-578-6205.
Hope this helps
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Permalink Reply by CMD on
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Hi
There is also a discussion in the PIR 5/11/12 forum called Photo/Keel/DVD ordering info.
Sounds like it is best if the recruit orders and pays early. I just want a couple of pics but there is a whole package you have to buy to get any, and included in the package is a DVD and Keel which must be the name of the yearbook.
I wonder if the DVD has pictures from the entire boot camp or if it is just graduation.
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Permalink Reply by crizzdeluca on
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Did anybody from this division (145) receive any letters from their SR. I am still waiting for mine.
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Crizz and CarolineD ... I haven't been home to check it out, but I got a "business" call from my husband night before last and yesterday morning. He slipped little extra tid bits in as he could without them yelling at him (which they did once) but he said that he sent out a bunch of letters and they would be in my mailbox yesterday (Thursday) so hopefully if your recruit has gotten a chance to write any he will send them out soon. My husband is in Division 145 as well. Good luck, and hope you receive something soon!
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Jessica,
Awesome you got to talk to your husband. We did not get any letters yesterday, so hopefully today. The mail comes really late here. We have not booked yet but are going to soon, most likely at the Navy Lodge on base. As a spouse with a military ID you ought to be able to stay there as well. Do you have an ID yet? Not sure if you have to wait until after boot camp to get that or what.
Caroline
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No ID yet, but that was what our business call was about. He was getting us in DEERS so that we could. We are out of town right now, but as soon as we get home I get to read his letters and get our Mil IDs I am so excited about reading his letters :0) Hope you get letters soon!
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Hi Jessica and Caroline,
Jessica I am so glad you were able to talk to your husband. I cannot wait to talk to my son. Can't imagine how happy you must have been just to hear his voice. I didn't get a letter today but hopefully we will all get one tomorrow.
Carol
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