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PIR 05/13/2011-TG 26 — 8 Divisions (167–172, 810 & 926)

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This group is for those SR's whose PIR is 05/13/2011.

Members: 67
Latest Activity: Jun 22, 2012

PIR has come and gone,

but we now must move on.

Navy for Mom's has been our close friend,

from SR to Sailor-friend 'til the end!

Dr. Kimber

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You need to be a member of PIR 05/13/2011-TG 26 — 8 Divisions (167–172, 810 & 926) to add comments!

Comment by jdmom on March 31, 2011 at 6:15pm: NCRMOORE very cool about the choir it will be something to look forward to at PIR.

Comment by diannep on March 31, 2011 at 5:48pm: Ladies, I feel badly that I didn't write more letters to my son when he was there. I was such a newbie and didn't discover this site for a while after he left so was so uneducated. But now that I know that mail call is the best time for them, I know I didn't write enough! He never said anything and thanked me for the letters, and said to keep them coming ...but I feel badly. Well, he survived...he has been stationed for close to a year now...but anyway...just to say...you can't write TOO much! They LOVE letters!

And, judy, I agree with everything janlee said. She is a very WISE VETERAN MOM! :-)

Comment by janlee on March 31, 2011 at 5:41pm: judy==they probably didnt get your letters yet by the time they were allowed to write. They never make reference to any of your mail or questions in their first letter home. But by the time you received his letter in the mail (today)...he has received yours. be assured he has read every single letter you have written him by now and he will respond to them in his next letter home...

Comment by judyb on March 31, 2011 at 5:21pm: Hi diannep. My son is in Div 167. I don't think he has received any of our letters. He didn't respond to anything I had written. I talked to his girlfriend who said that his letters didn't respond to anything she had written. Somewhere on N4M I read that sometimes the recruits don't get letters for almost 3 weeks...

Comment by Navy-Girlfriend32 on March 31, 2011 at 5:07pm: Sammi I know it's frustrating I'm sure you'll get something soon :)

Comment by sammi08 on March 31, 2011 at 4:24pm: still ne letter here :( i hope i get one soon!!

Comment by janlee on March 31, 2011 at 4:04pm: It feels good to know they are happy..:)) You can rest a little easier now..

We tell everyone on here that if you do receive a letter from your SR that is upsetting, or they seem 'down'...it usually means they are having a bad day when they sat down to write the letter. By the time the letter reaches you ...they probably dont feel the same way...

Comment by Dr.Kimber on March 31, 2011 at 3:53pm: Yes and it was an uplifting letter. My SR ( 24 yr old son) says he is enjoying it. Made me feel sooooo good!!! Now my husband feels so much better :)