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Comment by diannep on January 17, 2013 at 1:54pm

sassyblack:  This is where they are now:  Being yelled at...which sometimes causes "spit showers" depending on how close the RDC is to the recruit...orders screamed at them....very busy....lots to do and learn....it can be very frustrating at first.  But it gets better!  In the beginning, one sailor said that he felt like he could do "nothing right!"  But that changes, and eventually they realize that the RDCs want them to succeed.  If you get a feeling down, homesick, negative" letter from your SR, just know that it will change.  Keep sending encouraging letters!  Those help them so much! 

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on January 17, 2013 at 12:05pm

Hellow ladies.  Wow, you are a chatty bunch at night, I see.  I will have to get on here then.  I agree with Lala, you are going to be a really great group.  When my son was in BC two years ago, our group was a lot like this one.  Even now, two years later, many of us still keep up to date with our sailors and we are still very close friends.

Ladies, We do ask that you please not use last names on here.  Last names are not permitted, so if you have mentioned the last name of your SR in your posts or if your username reflects that name, please edit your post or username.  It is always a good idea to start practicing OPSEC rules early.     

Lala, Woah, a foot?  That would be beautiful as diannep said.  

sassyblack, ((hugs)) Just keep encouraging your daughter and tell her how proud you are of her.  Expressing your love and pride in her is very important.  She may have also not had time to get a letter out yet.  Sometimes it may take a couple of weeks to receive that first letter.   

Comment by sassyblack75-SHIP02DIV915PIR3/01 on January 17, 2013 at 10:30am

I see alot of you have SR'S on shio 02 div 915.I hope to meete alot of you during PIR.I read the comments about homesick and disheartened SR'S and it made my heart ache.I havent gotten a letter or call yet.Just would like to know where my daughters head is at right now.Sounds like things are pretty hard for them.Seems like the time is not going by fast enough.I am writing her a letter now but I don't know what to say to keep her head up.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 17, 2013 at 10:10am

shhhhh, don't say 12 inches, two inches is plenty lol

Comment by diannep on January 17, 2013 at 9:46am

Lala, I heard up to 12 inches!  Stay inside and safe!  I bet it will be beautiful though!

Katie, hang in there.  This is still the very hard part of bootcamp for them and the illnesses don't help.  Just keep encouraging as you already are doing!  It gets better about training week 4 (usually about bootcamp week 5 or so).  Tell him this in your letters so he knows there is an end to this! 

On the pictures, we recommend that you all scan the piks on the backs of your letters or on a separate sheet of paper.  You can get more in then, and since they have limited space to store, they fit better.

Good Morning All!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 17, 2013 at 9:36am

Good morning all, reading through the posts it is so good to see you all forming bonds with each other. This friendships you form here will last a lifetime :) I can tell this is going to be a great group. 

We are ready for the snow, I think lol. Any time Atlanta gets snow we get POUNDED lol.

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on January 17, 2013 at 9:34am

GOOD MORNING LADIES

Katie....  hugs to you and your SR....  ugh the dreaded BOOT CAMP CRUD.!!!  i think my Sailor had it almost the whole time there...  I know I did when i went thru Navy bootcamp it sucked..  all of our SR's get homesick and lonely sometime  whether its in the beginning or middle or even towards the end..  LOTS OF LETTERS   they LIVE for mailcall,  they re-read letters, share them with their shipmates..  My sailor said he cried once....  he said the whole division cried .. somewhere in the middle of training... after all the tear were done.. kinda brought them closer together as a division... I asked him what made him cry,  said a letter from his younger bro... WHICH they fought constantly at home lol   Anyway....  send TONS of encouraging , funny letters  again HUGS TO YOU GUYS  you are a great group of Ladies

Comment by Katie (SHIP 02 DIV 915) on January 17, 2013 at 5:26am

Theresa,

lol about the bandaids and kisses! We are newly weds! We got married on August 16, 2012. I've been really attentive to his letters. I'm making sure none require extra postage and that the envelopes are plain white (other than the "letter one," "letter two," and so on). The bandaids and kisses will go on the physical letter itself! I would never want bootcamp to be more stressful than it already is for him. I'm hoping he gets my first three letters tomorrow. His letter only took three days to get to me in Montana, so I'm crossing my fingers! He really needs them!

That's a great idea to remind him of why he joined. Tonight, I printed out a collage of pictures of me and him and our cats and wrote all over the pages. That went into his daily letter. I also found a card at Hallmark today while I was at the mall that was an encouragement letter that said "I believe..." I filled that out with what I believe he can accomplish. I also included some of his favorite bible verses. I hope he can get to church on Sundays, I think that will really help him out.

He wanted to join the Navy to improve his future career in fire fighting. His job is Damage Control. He is very intelligent, but has never been one for high school or college. Unlike me: eventually I will finish my doctorate in Physical Therapy. I'm currently working on my Bachelor's. He hopes to use his GI Bill for our future children. He is such an amazing man, and he has a HUGE heart. I couldn't ask for anything more in a husband. I've always seen him as a military man, and I know he can accomplish anything once he sets his mind to it. I think he was lacking confidence since we hadn't spoken in two weeks. Hopefully our call was a pick-me-up for him! I know he can do it! 

I wonder if he and Steven will be friends? 

Comment by Katie (SHIP 02 DIV 915) on January 17, 2013 at 2:49am

Hi ladies,

Thank you for all the support! Your words bring strength, but also tears to my eyes. It was really hard to be supportive for my husband when all I wanted to say was "Yes! Please come home!"He doesn't often cry but he was most definitely choking back sobs while on the phone. It was heart breaking. I think he called because either A) he went to the Nurse (or whatever they call it in RTC) or B) he told his RDC he wasn't sure if he wanted to stay in bootcamp. He said he didn't know if he could handle four years of being apart, and I told him honey no sweat! After bootcamp, we will be able to talk and even Skype often. I am SO PROUD of him, I don't think he's ever made a better decision in his life (other than marrying me! lol) and I can't wait until PIR!!! I can't wait to sit next to all you lovely moms and get to know you face-to-face. Again, thanks for the support, because today was really rough. Did I mention he called when I was at the mall? Talk about people looking at me like I was crazy bawling my eyes out! But I would do it all again just to hear his voice and how he's doing for another 12 and 1/2 minutes.

Comment by MrsB Ship 02/Div 915 on January 17, 2013 at 1:04am

Hey Theresa, my daughter is ship 2/Div 915 also and we are in Houston...well, Tomball. Did you look at flights yet? I am having a heck of a time finding some that are not a fortune.

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