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ship 13 Div 330 PIR 10/1/2010
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Permalink Reply by sondra on
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Hey reeniegalla! Hang in there I bet your letter will arrive soon! I think her PIR date will be 10/1 like ours! I saw a link somewhere where you could go see all the DIV graduating on the 1st, but can't remember where! lol Like so many other things I have read! lol
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I hope your letter is at home waiting for you too! Although I still have not received his box. lol Oh well the letter is way better than a box full of dirty clothes! He did write at the bottom of the last page. He said that it was pretty cool there and that there are about 75 other guys in his division. He said that he loved us and bye! Short but oh so sweet!!!!! For future reference we are not supposed to put our sons full name on here unless it is in a private e-mail~ Too many rules to remember! I have had a pretty good week! Hard at times but my job keeps me pretty busy! I have already made my reservations for graduation. I made them at the Red Carpet Inn. It is only 1 mile from the base and costs $65/night. I am a little anxious, can you tell?? lol Hope you have a good rest of the day and hope that letter is waiting for you!
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Permalink Reply by MtnMom62 (Ship 13 Div 330 10/1) on
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Hi All! Janet here from Colorado Springs. My son David is also Ship 13/Div 330. I got the form letter today along with his 4 line note. He said they only had 4 minutes to write, that bootcamp was rough so far, that the information on graduation was in the letter and that he missed and loved me. That was it! Not much info. I sent him a stack of letters today, so hopefully I'll hear more from him very soon. Glad to know be is at least setteled in with his division. This has been a long first week! Still a little anxious.
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Jmom so glad your letter was waiting for you yesterday. So sad about Becky's son! I do not understand how they get that far through the DEP program with a condition but looks like it happens. I bet they are so tired when their head hits the pillow that they could sleep on the floor if that was all there was. lol I have several letters that I am sending today. I will be waiting anxiously for the mail tomorrow! Hopefully we will have a letter then. Hope you have a great day. I have to take my other son to football practice and work all day!
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Hello Janet! So glad your son son is in our DIV. It is a relief to know that they have settled in and learning who is in their DIV. You are so right this HAS been a stressful week. But I felt so much better yesterday when I got the letter and then the box. Hopefully the next few weeks will fly by. Alot of info on this site if you haven't already figured it out. Once again welcome!!!!! Hope you have a great day!
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Me too! I can hardly wait!!!!!! I almost don't want to go to work tomorrow! But I must! lol Have had a good day. My son had football practice this morning! I mailed like 6 letters and a card to my son. (I put all the letters in one envelope) lol Just helps having an address to mail somehting to!
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Permalink Reply by Twin Falls Navy Mom (S13 D330) on
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Hello to everyone in Ship 13/Div 330. This is my first post but I have been reading many and it has certainly been helpful. Thank you to all of your for the information and for sharing your feelings. Most importantly, it's nice to know the feelings we have are NORMAL.
I got my letter this morning in the mail and sent out his first couple of letters I wrote. It was nice to finally get his address and to read his sweet message at the bottom. I was not expecting that so it was certainly a great way to start my day. I will go look for some humerous cards tomorrow. I did a little research already on flights to Chicago and refundable flights seem to be 2 1/2 times the cost of a regular one. I may just go ahead and book my flight non-refundable and take the risk. -
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Welcome Twin Falls Navy Mom! So glad you decided to join us. Yes the feelings are normal. I was just glad to have others that understood what I was going through. I have friends that are supportive but they don't understand how this really feels. They are telling me that it is just like he is away to college. And I say no it isn't. I can't pick up the phone and call or go see him. I guess what I am saying is that it is nice to know that there are other moms that are having all of the same feelings that I am and that understand how I really feel. We are driving to Great Lakes for graduation so flights are not a worry. I would also recommend that you look into a motel because I read where the motels closest to the base fill up pretty fast. I have already reserved my rooms at the Red Carpet Inn (1 mile from base). I am thinking I can walk that to meet my son. lol Once again welcome to our group and if you have any questions ask, if we don't know we will find it or ask someone else. lol What job does your son have? Mine is a GM. Hope you have a great day!
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Thank you Sondra. I appreciate the welcome. I too have heard our experience compared to college. It is not the same in so many ways. Just getting his address has been a huge relief to me and I can't wait to receive a call. I worry I will miss it though. Thanks for the info on the hotel. I plan on booking something in the next couple of days too. I am still learning the site and the terms, but Michael is in the submarine electronic computer field program. What does GM stand for in military terms?
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A GM is a gunners mate. I was just wondering what kind of jobs everyone had in the div. I don't guess they are placed by jobs. I will have to look into that. lol
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My son is an MM (Machinist's Mate), submarines. Basically an engineer (jack of all trades they say).
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