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Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 5:54pm

Those shirt things were a pain in the butt while my son was home! We hit every single men's store we could think of and they all looked at us like we were crazy asking for them! My son got back to base on Jan 3rd, got settled in and went to check the base out and found them there! We had a good laugh about that, we spent hours looking for them here! LOL My boy kind of blew through basic with no homesickness, I was feeling really proud of him but I have to tell you, when he got back to base on the 3rd he got a big dose of it! My older son was home for the holidays as well and of course it was non-stop fun while they were home, when he got back to base it hit him like a ton of bricks, I think not having any direction until Monday morning was the problem, he had the rest of the weekend to miss everyone and not enough to keep him busy. It broke my heart to hear it in his voice. Good news though, he's doing just fine now!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 5:09pm

Hi Rita - I kind of thought it was unusual, my son was the yeoman for his group, not sure if that had anything to do with it either but he earned his E-2 while in basic as well. He has his cell phone now and if I don't get a call every evening I get a text at least, he's my youngest and the last to leave home, I think he's more worried about me than I am for him!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 5:05pm

I can tell you that I sent almost the same exact mess. when my son left - still no clue what 1/2 the abbreviations mean but I'm learning too! LOL Did your son'r recruiter tell you that you can call him and he should have a mailing address for you within 2 days so you can send your son mail without having to wait to get his first letter? They can look it up on the computer for you! My son said getting mail from home was what keeps them going, he even had me writing to some of his buddies that weren't getting any mail.

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 4:48pm

Yeah, PIR is graduation, and it was so cool, my son had his on Christmas Eve! It was snowing and being the Floridian that I am I felt like a little kid, we even built a snowman at our hotel after the ceremonies before we headed to airport to go home - lol! We got lucky, he got to have leave over the holidays! The phone call will come and it will be a short one, the thing that will probably really drive it home though is "the box" they ship home everything he left with in a box, no note, just clothes, i-pod, whatever. I got "the box" within a few days. Thought I'd cuddle up with his hoody but OMG wasn't thinking of how long he had it on until it went into "the box" lets just say it was ripe. I was actually pretty surprised how often he got to call home, seemed like almost once a week, always on Sunday and right around 3 in the afternoon, not sure if that was just his unit or what?

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 4:36pm

Samantha, Lori is right, Pensacola area is beautiful, you will love it!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 4:35pm

NavyJakesMom - Congrats and hang in there! Are you planning on attending PIR? I did and it was such a proud moment! My son is at GL for A-school now, hasn't classed up yet to the actual Corps school, think that happens next week. They are currently taking classes on finance and personal behavior and what not. Says aside from the freezing weather (he's a FL boy) it's not too bad and he's meeting some really great people.

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 13, 2009 at 11:30am

Lynda - my son has a friend that is stationed in Japan and she LOVES it! I know it's hard to think of them so far away, I just keep in mind what an awsome adventure to be on! I wish I had the spirit these Sailors have when I was that young, or this old for that matter! LOL! I have applied for a passport though, you just never know!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 12, 2009 at 6:07pm

Wow - I didn't even know they were allowed food in their rooms! I can't imagine a sailor being a slob, when my son came home for the holidays I about fell over when his bed was made every day! Is there only the two of them in the room? There are 3 in my son's room, I would think if 1 was being a problem the other 2 would take matters into their own hands to make him comply!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 12, 2009 at 3:55pm

About the phase 1, phase 2 weekend leaves - my son siad that there are rumors flying that phase 3 is going to make a comeback, that's where they can leave base for the weekend without checking in, I know it sounds aweful but I hope they wait a little while on that one! I'm a FL girl and it was soooo cold for PIR, I'd be happy to wait for it to warm up just a tad before heading back there for a visit! I know, I'm a whimp!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on January 12, 2009 at 3:52pm

Hi all - I'm Sharon, my son had PIR on 12/24 and is now at Great Lakes for Corpsman School! One of his roommates is graduating at the end of the month and he's been a great help to my son. What an awesome group of sailors!

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