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Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 177 and 178 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 177 and 178
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important Every single concern is genuine Every single member is important to us We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by LeanneProudNavyMomDiv177 on
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Try not to worry sjane!! I'm sure you will get a letter soon! The waiting is the hardest part. They are going through alot right now. Totally different world for our SR!! Hang in there!!
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Permalink Reply by dibbles456 on
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really nice i love talkin to u guys
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I just received a call from my SR and one happy mama. He said the food is good and gained weight. He says bootcamp isn't that bad. Said it is hot today and suppose to snow next week. He sounded really good. And five minutes into the call I heard hollering in the background and he said sorry I have to go. So happy I heard from him!!
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Permalink Reply by proudmom on
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Received a phone call today Saturday afternoon. What a treat. Our son said he was wearing special camo. I couldn't tell you what's special about his camo, but he felt it was special. He is learning apparel etiquette, do and donts of how and when to wear particular clothing. He referred to the blue jacket manual (sp?)that has lots of rules he's responsible for following. He wanted to talk to his dad, but I couldn't find him in time to hand him the phone before time was up. Drats. I now have some homework for myself. I want to find out what the manual is that he made reference to.
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Permalink Reply by Blueiiis865 on
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Glad to hear you and others got a phone call. Mine son called on Saturday and he sounded great!! I also got a letter in the mail on Friday...it was four sentences long, but that is better than nothing....love that boy!
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Hi Navy SR families
I will write to our SR today. I will leave out references to his grandma recovering from a hernia repair and his sister in bed with a fever. I know that our SRs are training hard and need to feel in control of their lives to a degree. At least in their minds, we are holding down the fort at home. They must follow orders and learn, learn, learn new rules and practices. I will write of the yard cat that sleeps on the lawn furniture, of his dad's purchase of a new monitor and printer for the PC, and of my completion of an online course. Seems trivial, but if I were in his shoes (or boots), I'd want to hear of the life I left behind. Especially the mundane parts.
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Hello everyone what a beautiful day it's in the 80's.
Well my husband is in 177 so very proud of him. This will be the first time being apart from my husband since high school. We are also proud parents of son who graduation from boot camp on 9/6/13 and a beautiful daughter who is my rock right now. -
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Both in the Navy? You must be an expert at RTC and PIR protocol. Did you use this chat room in 2013?
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Hello. Wanted to share with the group that my husband and daughter each wrote a letter to our SR yesterday. I am thrilled. Neither is a letter writer. The week is starting off fine. I carried the letters to the mailbox, knowing our SR will tear open those envelopes to see those rare written words.
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Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit
I just reviewed this page and noticed some goofs I've made. I hope I didn't cause my SR any trouble but now I know more about what's acceptable and not. Take a look.
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