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PAY IT FORWARD...Do this for another sailor while visiting yours at Graduation
I was in bootcamp in the late 80's. At the time I purchased my pictures and yearbook while in bootcamp. I can tell you that my personal picture was terrible as I had just run 5 miles (in July and in Orlando) outside for my fitness test (had to test very early for choir). I weighed a buck o' nothing at the time and the uniform they throw on everyone (that used the same one over and over again) was pretty big on me. I love love love having this picture and I love going back and looking at my yearbook. It has pictures of my K088 girls working out, swimming, etc. It also has pictures and names of all of the other recruits/graduates (first names too!). This has come in so handy in the later years when I couldn't remember a first name and wanted to find them. There are many websites for navy friends to find each other. The pictures are awesome too because...well Orlando doesn't exist anymore.
Okay my point, while in great mistakes this past week (I can call it that since I went to my A school there..ha ha) the girl that was with my god-daughter (her parents didn't come) didn't purchase any of her pictures. I know why she didn't buy them. The package was GULP $140.00. Yes! I know how much she makes and how expensive that can be to an SA (E-2). So without her knowing it..I saw a list of names of grads that didn't buy pictures and I saw her name. I asked them if I could pay for a package for her. They were super super nice and developed her whole package (not the yearbook as that is mailed and I will mail it to her parents) and gave to me within 30 minutes.
I handed her the package of pictures and told her that she will appreciate having this years from now. She was so happy to have them.
So if you are at bootcamp and picking up your graduates pictures...ask if there is another sailor you can purchase their pictures for...even if you don't meet them...they have their addresses. I think they also don't purchase if no one is going to be attending their graduation too.
So pay it forward moms, families, etc...Purchase a package for another sailor that doesn't have parents like you that will pay for them.
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Permalink Reply by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on
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You are totally and completely awesome!!! I wish I had known to do this...I would have happily and gratefully done so!!
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Permalink Reply by harpist mom on
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You were so kind and thoughtful to purchase those pictures! Your experience really inspires me! Thank you for your wonderful suggestion.
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Beth'smom2.0, you just made me cry. This is a great idea! My son graduated bootcamp in Feb of 2010 and is now on his first deployment. While he was at bootcamp and still, this sight helped me connect with other families who were going thru the same thing I was. Another recruits family was not able to go to graduation so we adopted him for the weekend while my husband, my father and I were there. We had a great weekend with the both of them. I still keep in touch with the other recruits family. Later that year when they visited their recruit at power school, where my son was as well, they included my son in their activities when they visited. These little gestures go such a long way and really makes us all family.
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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Beth'sMom2.0 - !!!!! Had no idea you could do this! How wonderful...and how wonderful of you! We need to post this on every PIR group so the word gets out!
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on
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That's a great idea. Let me clarify. These are available at graduation for families to purchase? Do the recruits have to place the order or can a parent order if the recruit does not?
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