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Comment by CatMom509 on December 27, 2013 at 4:32pm

Good Day All!

     " "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord,

        'plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

         plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call upon Me

         and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you.

         You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.' "

                                                                                     Jeremiah 29:11-13

Comment by MommaKat on December 27, 2013 at 3:23pm

Some parents are receiving phone calls from their SR and telling them it has been changed to 3 guests.

Comment by MommaKat on December 27, 2013 at 3:18pm

Has anyone else heard that only 3 guests can attend PIR on 02/07/14?... Someone posted on the Facebook group page PIR 02/07/14 that she received a call from her son and they changed it from 4 guests to 3 guests.

Comment by VKat on December 27, 2013 at 2:24pm

Thank you for that information Diannep. I have been writing letters almost everyday & as a matter of fact had just finished writing a quick one this morning. I felt the need to get one out this morning before the mailman comes. I have almost felt selfish for writing so many letters because it is really therapeutic for me. I have at times felt like I might be writing too much. Hasn't stopped me though. LOL It's funny, we are writing because they need encouragement and sometimes we moms need encouragement too so thank you to all the veteran moms on this site who help so much

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 27, 2013 at 9:53am

Good morning everyone, one thing to be aware of as far as where their duty station will be when they finish A school or C school.... They take a test during A-school and that test is very important. Lets say there are 40 people in their class. Whoever scores the best on that test gets first pick from the list of what's available as far as their duty station goes. So if your Sailor scores the highest on the test and wants to be Norfolk, then he/she can pick Norfolk only if it is on the list. They have to have a need for that rate at that specific base/command in order for the location to be available. If they score the 10th highest score then 9 people will pick before them. So if there is somewhere they really want to be then they need to study hard and do well to increase their chances. If they wanted Norfolk and it's not on the list then they can look for other bases in that area like Oceana, Little Creek, or several others that are all in the VA Beach area :)

The Deers packet usually comes a few weeks into boot camp. Hopefully you all will have those soon :)

Comment by diannep on December 27, 2013 at 9:46am

This is such a confusing emotional time for these SRs.  Many are away from home for the first time, and with little to no contact with family and all that is familiar to them, it is so hard.  They are so regimented....on everything they do...even their shower time (ask them about that), etc.  It can be quite shocking for those who don't come from military families.  They see some SRs leaving their divisions, assuming that they are being discharged (but some are being setback and will rejoin a later PIR group)...and it probably scares them.  Letters from home are the best thing in the world for them!  Write often, keep them light, funny, detail activity of the family (only positive news!) and even of the family pets!  They need laughter in their down time...scan pictures on the back of your letters or on a separate sheet of paper (saves space for them to store the letters and also keeps from having thick envelopes that have to be opened in front of their RDCs). 

Encourage encourage encourage....and also be bold and ask others in their life to write....family, neighbors, teachers, church friends, etc.  They cannot receive too much mail!

Good Morning All !

Comment by diannep on December 27, 2013 at 9:40am

Good Morning, All !   For those who may not have discovered the "pages" section above right and under the MEMBERS PHOTO BOX....please read through that info.  Lots of good info there! 

Comment by roguevalgal on December 27, 2013 at 4:18am

Can someone explain the steps on submitting a friend request to moms and "admin" in 807 Div from my new Smartphone? Tks

Comment by RAINE13 on December 27, 2013 at 2:05am

@ Cerabell118,and Danigirl, I got a phone call from my hubby last saturday, and then today I got the form for me to get my id,and to enroll for deers.

Comment by DaniGirl (Mikes Wife) on December 27, 2013 at 1:55am

Cerabell18 thats a great question... Im i to be looking for some kind of packet??? and yes whats the time frame??? Thanks

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