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Looking for others in Div. 909
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Permalink Reply by Don on
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Hi There-
My stepson is in Division 909 so you have the correct address. He shipped out on Nov 18th also, and we have not heard from our son SR Ryan Dana yet. I am hoping for a letter soon. All the best- Don Hibbs (not a mom but a proud step-dad. ) -
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Permalink Reply by Grasshopper on
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Hi Don,
Nice to meet you. Hopefully our sons have already met! I'm glad to hear from some else in Div 909...I was getting worried. We got "the box" on Monday and I was really hoping I would get his form letter today but no such luck. I just wish I could hear something from him as to how things are going. I've already read posts from folks that had kids in last year that they did not get phone calls from them on Thanksgiving day so at least I'm not expecting that.
Hopefully we'll start hearing from others soon in this Division. We're from NC...where are you guys from? -
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Hi Back-
Kitty (Ryan's Mom) and I ( the step dad) live in Vancouver WA.We haven't heard a word from Ryan yet. I hope the guys are included in the "Foster parent" Thanksgiving event. Ryan plays the viola and I think that's why he was put into the 909 Division. We were hoping to attend his graduation but we are a bit low on funds ( who isn't at this time of year?) We were thnkng about taking the train from Portland Oregon (just across the Columbia River from Vancouver) to Chicago.- I don't know if we can swing that . Airfare is $280 RT right now so maybe we will go that route. I just don't like flying anymore with all the hassels but Ryan is worth it. Perhaps we will meet at the graduation- We can hope. For now- All the best to you and your son-- Happy Thanksgiving- Don -
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Hi Kitty,
I don't think are guys are eligible for the "Foster parent" program. We were actually thinking of driving up and adopting him but were told only the recruits that had been there 6 weeks were eligible.
We will probably drive up for graduation because my 2 older sons want to come also. My husband doesn't like to fly plus we can't afford over $800 in airfare for all four of us to fly up. It's a 14 hour drive but as you said Philip is worth it.
Philip doesn't play anything but I knew he wanted to get into a performing division to do either flags or guns. He and his recruiter had talked about it. Since he's never been on a drill team before I'm very anxious to see how he's doing.
I hope you can make it to graduation and we get the chance to meet. I'll have to write and ask Philip if he's met Ryan yet. Of course, we can't use last names on here and at BC that's all they use. LOL
I had a cousin and her son was in last year. She said it was funny because she would write her son and ask him about people and of course he wrote back with last names. She said one of the parents in the Division put together a spreadsheet with parents names and the recruits names to help. -
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Thank you for the gentle reminder about last names. I shall much more careful in the future. I re-read the guidelines and will make sure I don't cross the line again. In these times, the restrictions are more than reasonable.
Thanks for the info on the "Foster Parent" issue. I was hopimg they would be eligible for christmas, but it comes on their fifth -Not sixth week so probably not. With the holidays during this time I also wonder if they will graduate a week later than we had planned. Time will tell.
Despite the long drive time for you- it will still be better than dealing with the airlines. I used to love flying- but now- not so much
I hope we stay in touch and perhaps we will be able to meet at the graduation.
Sincerely, Don & Kitty -
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I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply you were crosing the lines with last names at all. I was just passing on how funny it and frustraing it can get for us and our kids.
We're wondering the same thing about Christmas. I'm going to call next week and check into it. We have even talked about making drive up for Christmas. My older sons 19 and 23 are always ready for a road trip. Staying at the Naval Lodging is not that expensive and we can even prepare meals to eat in for the most part.
It would be great to stay in touch and hopefully meet at graduation. I wrote Philip tonight and mentioned your son Ryan.
I was not expecting a phone call today but getting one sure would have been a nice surprise! :) Since our guys grad date is not posted with the Jan 15 group, I agree, it makes me wonder if our guys are going to be a week behind.
By the way, my name is Cathy and my husband is Gregg. It's nice to have someone else to go through this with. -
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Hi Kitty,
I got my first letters today...actually got two!! It was so good to hear from Philip!! He said they were not able to receive mail until 11/30 or send mail until then. He had written them the day before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day. He said the only thing getting hm through was knowing he would have mail from us on 11/30. I don't thing he had a clue how much he would have waiting...I write every day! My husband has written a few times and folks from Church have been writing. I hope maybe you got a letter today as well, if not maybe you'll get one soon. Funniest thing he said was it was "like summer camp gone bad"
I'm sorry you can't make it to graduation. We are going to stay at the Navy Lodging. Rates are only $65 per night and we are going to drive the 14 hours to get there. We could not afford airfare for all of us.
We will have to stay in touch as the next few weeks go by!
Take Care!
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