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Ship 02, Div 911 -- Roll Call!!! ;o)
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Permalink Reply by sherrys (Alumni-Ship 02 Div 911) on
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Hi, Kimmylu! The unknown IS scary! As long as I know what's happening/what to expect, I can usually handle it! It's the unknown that drives me nutty! ;o)~ Even though I can't wait for my girl to move on to A-school so she can have her cell phone and laptop to communicate with me more frequently, I think I'm gonna kind of miss her letters!?! (Just a little bit! I still much prefer hearing her voice at this point!)
Hang in there gals ... we're almost to Great Lakes to see our Sailors!!!
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Permalink Reply by Shelly Ship 02 Div 911 on
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Sherry... thanks for the encouragement. I keep my head up.. just like i tell my son in his letters. Which i need to get one out in the mail on tuesday. I'm off today from work. So this long weekend makes it harder. I have put all the laundry away and now thinking of him. I hope we have remember to bring anything he might need. I am going to start packing soon. Need to get the suit cases out and make sure they are in working order. lol No bad phone calls so that is a blessing. The one call i did receive he told me he had been sick for 2 weeks and just getting over Bronchitis. And then i received a letter telling me he pulled his hamstring. Pushing himself like he always had. PT someone was ahead of him and he does not like to come in second in a race. So he beat him but hurt himself. Dam I miss him. Well 17 days. ARE WE THERE YET?? LOL
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Wow, Shelly! He's really been through it so far, huh?! A pulled hamstring is painful! But it sounds like he's a really strong, tough guy ... (not to mention competitive!) ;o)
What I tell my kids when they ask "Are we there yet??" ... almost!!! It's just around the corner girls!!! 2-1/2 weeks from now I'll be on a plane headed to Great Lakes! Woohoo! ;o)
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Permalink Reply by Texas Navy Mom-Ship 02 Div911 on
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WOOT WOOT! Two weeks from tomorrow we will be heading to Great Lakes! YAYYYYYYY!! WOOHOO! I really and truly just may pee myself and this time not from the residual hacking and coughing from pneumonia! I just can hardly wait! Did everyone see Kathy's reply to the email? Aren't N4M mom's great?!?!? I certainly didn't want to intrude on her, but she is so awesome to even try to help us all get a peek at our soon-to-be Sailors! Okay, gotta go potty lol Hugs ladies! WOOHOO!!!!
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Robyn -- you are a kick!!! And ... YOU ROCK! ;o) What great thinking in asking one of the moms with PIR this Friday to try and catch a couple of pictures of our recruits! Let's hope she's successful! Only two weeks from today and we are on our way to see our "SAILORS" !!! HOOYAH!!!
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How y'all holding up today?! I'm a bit better than the past few days! Taking my aggressions out on the dance floor last night must have helped! LOL! I was bummed not to have received a letter from my gal so far this week, but will be watching today and tomorrow ... just in case. ;o) Two more weeks, families!!! They're almost through this basic training experience... and so are we! Let's hope we can get a glance at our SRs via pictures of today's PIR!
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Permalink Reply by Regina (SHIP 02, DIV 911) on
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Sherry, I'm holding up with my two legs......lmao! How are you feeling you little two stepper!!! I just checked my mail and still no letter........ok........the suspense is killing me. I'm so curious ro see how "our" division is playing out. Tick tock,,,,,
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Hey families! Got my letter this week ... FINALLY! ;p She sounds like she's doing just fine!! Sharpshooter ribbon (Yeah!) ... the division has won two flags as of the date of her letter (1/13/2011) -- one for theeir drill inspection and the other for thei PI, WTI (?) and zone inspections -- and they were working on number three! Said they are sooo close to flagging for their second test scores -- they need a 4.0 to flag and right then they had a 3.97 ... were waiting on the scores for 4 others that still needed to take the test. They still have a final PFA to get through.
She has an awful cold right now ... terrible cough and very congested. Said she's nervous about the gas chamber... not too looking forward to it! LOL! I can't blame her for that one! ;D It was great to open the envelope to HER countdown! ... 18 DAYS LEFT =) she wrote! Well... it's closer than that now!!!
She said they got their "pre-order" orders for A-school. She will be out sooner than we originally thought!
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Permalink Reply by aprilan on
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Wasn't it exciting to get the pre-order information!! My SR sent his letter after receiving A school info but before he did the live rounds testing. He was hoping to do better than I did over 20 years ago:)
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It was a very nice surprise to read about her pre-orders! Although, I realize anything can change...and, she got me all excited by telling me she will get to spend time with me on the Monday after PIR, but maybe not Sunday!!! Well, I checked in with Recruit Training Command, and they told me no liberty on Monday unless it is a government holiday. :(
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Robyn -- Thanks again for contacting Kathy for pictures of her Sailor's PIR yesterday! I am sooo excited to take a peek at those pictures for a hope of seeing my daughter! ;o) I "talked" with a dad on FB yesterday whose daughter is in this division ... told him he should check out those graduation pictures that were posted on the RTC site ... he saw his daughter in the choir, all dressed in her Navy dress blues!!! How proud he and mom must have felt! It looks like he just recently joined N4Ms and I'm hoping he and his wife will stop on by here and join in the discussions!
It's sooo exciting folks... LESS than 2 weeks away to see our "SAILORS"!!!
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No pictures yet. They are out enjoying Chicago, but will send them as soon as I get them
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