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Ship 6 Div 2347
My son was moved to here just yesterday, Monday. He's battling some illness so he can pass his PFA, then BS21. He will miss his PIR on 7/01/10. So what's it like here? How long do people stay here?
Susan
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Permalink Reply by TammySue on
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Hi Susane, my daughter is in the FIT program and has been there since May 14th. She has pneumonia that has not responded to treatment.
I can tell you a little about our experience since she's been there. She is allowed one phone call a week to give you a status update. This call is only 10 mins long and it goes by so very very fast. Sometimes we get an additional call when she sees the social worker. Not sure why they see a social worker but all of them in this program do.
All in all I think she is getting great care while she's there it just seems to be lasting FOREVER in our case. My daughter tells me that every week recruits leave to graduate.
At first your son will be upset, mad, sad that he missed his PIR but then they just are working on getting better and getting on with their careers.
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Permalink Reply by susane on
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Thanks, TammySue. Is your daughter in this div? What address do you have for it? Chris's last name is England, just in case she should run into him. I was told when they graduate there is no ceremony for families to attend, that they just move over to A School. He is supposed to be going to GL A School.
I hope the doctors can find something to help your daughter. That's a long time to suffer such an illness.
Do they have other duties, as they are able to perform? I imagine there's alot of physical training. -
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TammySue. Been wondering how Bailey (that's your daughter, isn't it?) is doing. -
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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My sailor went to Ship 6 Div. 2341 on 3/19 and completed Battle Stations on 4/30. His scheduled PIR was 4/9 BUT he completed BS21 from RCU and then was on hold waiting on waivers and a doctors release and he arrived in Goose Creek on 6/9.
We were disappointed that we didn't get to see him PIR but so grateful that the Navy treated him well during his time in RCU. He had injured his knee so he went through exrays, and MRIs, physical therapy and such until the therapist allowed him to go back to training. When he got to Ship 6, he was at Week 5 day 1 so he only had about 2.5 weeks to go. He did NOT get to call every week unless there was some change in his status, so as long as he was progressing the old bootcamp saying of "No News Is Good News" still applied. He wrote a little more often and called about every other week on Sunday.
There are corpsmen, chaplains, doctors, physical therapists, and social workers. The recruits can get pretty down in the dumps and having the social workers and chaplains available helps. At least that's what my son said.
While he was in Ship 6, they determined to do more testing because a couple of spots showed up on his chest xray. Found that he had pneumonia and bronchitis and had probably gotten it right after he arrived in Great Lakes, the dreaded "Ricky Crud". He had to work pretty hard to pass his PFA and get to Battle Stations but it can be done. He classed up today in Goose Creek!! -
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Thanks TN Navy mom. It's encouraging to read so much positive information about Ship 6 and their healthcare. I just wish I could hear from my son more often. I am thankful for everyday of no news is good news though. I hope we get an update after his next Dr visit. The Ricky Crud sounds like what Chirs has caught soon after his arrival at bootcamp. Where is Goose Creek?
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Goose Creek South Carolina is where my sailor is for A school and Power School. He's a nuke MM or will be if he passes all of the classes over the next several months.
Evidently, the "Ricky Crud" can be quite nasty. My sailor had a terrible cough almost the entire time he was there. He didn't even know that he had pneumonia until after he finished BS21 and was on hold. They are in such close quarters that one sneeze can infect 80 recruits in a matter of seconds. -
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