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Ship 11 Div 123
This discussion group woll be for the individuals who's loved ones are in this Ship/Div.
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Permalink Reply by mumziepooh on
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Stephanie - I am right there with you - 5 days of Disney Magic with 150 teens has done me in. Today - my entire goal is to unpack and write my son. That's it. If I didn't have to go buy milk and coffee, I wouldn't change out of my jammies. I am BEAT. The goal of the band director was to keep them so busy they wouldn't have the energy to get in trouble. It worked but it killed the old chaperones!
Traci - I absolutely think a close move is worse than a far move. No contest. You just take it all with you.
Oh......my aching knees.......... :):):):)
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Permalink Reply by Ragdollrae HM A school SA on
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Hahaha Mumzie - now we are sounding like the "grandma" division between you and me complaining!! :0)
5 days? I have not chaperoned trips like that for quite a few years now. THANK GOODNESS!! Those are killers and that is one heck of a long trip by bus. I am thoroughly impressed by your valor, my friend. I also can relate to staying in pjs for an entire day. That may be my goal for Saturday. That is just so dang far away right now.
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Permalink Reply by five10fevr(HM school) on
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Received a letter from my son today. As of Sunday, the Hospital Corpsmen will be staying in Great Lakes for A school he went to the classifier on the 8th and that is what they told him. He said Just remember how the Navy works though anything is subject to change. LOL
He also talked about what "Hell Week" will entail.
Hopefully everyone will recieve great letter this week.
Jennifer
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Good info, Jennifer! Thanks so much. I hope I see a letter soon. It is getting too lengthy between letters for me. :0(
Oh well - I still secretly hope he goes to San Antonio, but I will deal with what I have to!
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Stephanie,
Wednesday is our letter day here. Hopefully yours will come today if it hasn't already came.
Also, If he has to stay in Great Lakes for A school, you always have C school in San Antonio :) They say all recruits will go to C school, but they may have to be deployed first before going. Usually within the first 2 years they will have attended C school. Something to look forward too.
Jennifer
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Great information, Jennifer. By the way - may I ask - are you Tyler's mom? He stated that his mom was a Jennifer and I have been meaning to ask you.
Also - if they go straight to GL for A school, do you know or have you heard, how that might affect their liberty even if they move to A school on Saturday? Maybe I need to search, but I am checking with you first. :0)
You seem to have good info!
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Nope not Tylers mom, Dustin's mom.
From what I heard from my recruit and others is they will move to A school Friday. This may take up to 5 hours and then they can have liberty for the rest of the day and most likely all day Saturday and Sunday in between the hours that A school allows. Like I mentioned above Dustin said just remember this is the Navy and how they work, everything is subject to change.
Hopefully that helps.
Jennifer
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That is hopeful anyway. So I may lean that way - hoping that it is that way. I have learned to be patient. This is good info. Thanks so much!
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This is the way we are leaning too :)
Atleast we have the possibility to get the whole weekend with them.
I am still trying to learn to be patient.
You are welcome anytime.
Jennifer
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Permalink Reply by nursemom (Lisa) on
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Mumzie, Glad you made it back from Disney in one piece. Even with 4 kids its exhausting let alone 150 kids.
Ragdoll, Concerts are fun but you do need a good day to recover. My husband I are Springsteen nuts. We go to a lot of concerts. The day typically begins at 2pm waiting for the lottery to see if we get to enter the pit. Then we stand in the pit from 6 pm until the concert begins at 830pm. We continue to stand another 3 hours like sardines during the performance. My back and legs are numb and I can't move for at least 2-3 days following. It can be rough on us "old" girls.
Traci, It must be difficult to have to get information from you son through the grapevine. I bet you are very excited to see him and come back to the states for a visit.
Can't believe we will be heading to graduation in 22 days. How exciting. Looking foward to another weekly letter. I also did not get a chance to get a letter out to my son today. I feel awful. Busy with school stuff for myself.
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Permalink Reply by AnnL ship11 div123 on
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HELLO LADIES!!
Hope everyone is having a great week. We are finally getting closer to PIR. Just a question about what you maybe wearing to the PIR? Very casual, casual or dressed up, maybe like work attire? Trying to start getting some idea what to pack.
Thanks,
Ann
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Ann,
Funny you asked about attire. My recruits girl friend and I were just talking about it yesterday. What I have heard is wear something you would be proud to wear next to your recruit in pictures. For me, that would be a little more dressed up like work attire. I know some people fill most comfortable in Jeans and a tee shirt, but that is just not me for such an important day.
Jennifer
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