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PIR 06/17/2011
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TG31: 9 Div (203-210, 931)
Members: 76
Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2012
Discussion Forum
Places to Eat in Great Lakes
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by jma1216 Ship 2 Div 940 Aug 21, 2011. 10 Replies 0 Likes
The Silo in Lake Bluff http://www.silopizza.com/Giordanos in Gurnee…Continue
A School in GREAT LAKES
Started by Angel W ProudMom. Last reply by bussinbier, Ship 09, Div. 208 Jul 12, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone have someone in school there.
SHIP 09 DIVISION 205 GRADUATION 6/17/11
Started by Cathy ship09/div205/pir06/17/11. Last reply by Luvnsupport Jun 16, 2011. 130 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I'm looking for any other families who have someone on Ship 09/Division 205. Continue
Ship 09 Div 206 PIR
Started by momtobps. Last reply by tysmom Jun 14, 2011. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, My son is ship 09 div 206 with a PIR date of 061711, looking for other families. We are not familiar with the Great Lakes area, and will be traveling from San Diego, CA. Look forward to getting…Continue
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Comment by meryl (ship 09 division 208) on June 3, 2011 at 9:42am
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Pianomom, I was thinking the same thing about "withdrawal pains" from the group. I like fireteamleaderwife's suggestion to start a "After PIR" group. What do you gals think?
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Comment by Linda on June 3, 2011 at 9:08am
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KC"s Mom that is so sweet! He'll love that!!...Thanks for sharing
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Comment by KC'smom on June 3, 2011 at 8:31am
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This is too cute not to share. I'm going to quote a letter from a 1st grader to my injured son. The whole class wrote to him, but I especially love this, as will my son!!!
"Dera (KC) i hope you fele bedr. i am reyleey soreey. i now that Cori is a goood sistr to you eevn do she isit der.
frum Lauryn.
(follwed by a beautiful picture of a girl in a pretty pink dress next to some kind of giant kitty cat (or possibly dog?). I cried and laughed when I saw this one. I just love kids.
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Thanks, Connie. My son is heading to Pensacola after BC. I can't wait to visit! I am a beach person and the beaches there look beautiful!
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 3, 2011 at 6:51am
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Keep coming back to your group. It may slow down a bit...but we are posting pics on ours and I hope we can breeathe SOME life into it occassionally!
One of our DIV moms started one for AFTER PIR.
Reminds me...I need to write my friends!
That's why I am on here poking my nose in y'alls b'ness!
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Comment by pianomom1 (ship 11/div 203) on June 3, 2011 at 6:44am
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i can already tell that i am going to go through withdrawal when this site is over. it's like a graduation from 1st grade to 2nd grade--can't we just all go together?
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to mama cindy--THANK YOU for the message!! i still didn't receive a private message, but, o well. all that really matters is that you are lifting our concerns for our SR to the God who can do something about his needs.
love today
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Folks...I had an issue with letters too. My Sailor got Pneumonia.
He had also enlisted and was gone three weeks later. No prep time in DEP. So the transition was a lot.
STILL, I wanted mail! You just do!
I figured I was WORTH some IT if he got caught "sneaking" writing after lights out! LOL
But I know better than that...he would not dare to break a rule knowingly!
I know he is not a "writer" either.
I was still a wreck and very sad. I made up a customized questionnaire from all the other ones available on the site and sent it. I kept writing...it was hard.
So, I vented to my poor hubby and he said that he DID need to write. I also had a few "friendly" words with my recruit. I had to judge that though...
He took it like a man!
I just kept saying the mantra, "No news is good news. No news is good news." and boo-hooed to my friends on here!
Now, he calls every day...and texts...pretty soon, hopefully, email!
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diannep- sorry, ummm gotta learn to keep up with the posts I do.
No, it is a Sailor that had 180's Chief. She felt like a "knidred spirit" of sorts and joined to help us out!
Yeah...BattleE for the four areas, CNO and then Hall of Fame.
180 had high marks in Battlestations (4.78 out of 5) and won Captains Cup (male DIV) and motivational chant but lost CNO and Hall of Fame. Just by a few points!
They pulled together early on as a DIV and did VERY well. We had lots of continual colds, pneumonia and pink eye right at the end. Two honor grads and one of those two was the Top Honor Graduate for the TG...so I am all "puffy chested" about 180! LOL The swelling in my head has gone down now folks!
They had great RDC's, especially their Chief I hear.
I can't remember the qualifications for H of F. It has to be points too. I know CNO is.
Motivational chant is a chant that each Division makes up to yell at certain times during Captains Cup.
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Comment by Connie(Memphis Belle) on June 3, 2011 at 12:31am
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Hello from Pensacola! i see you all are getting some new Sailors in about 2 weeks!! HOOYAH!!! if any of these Sailors are headed to Pcola for A school then we've got a group for you! Come see us...we've got a beach chair waiting for you : )
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/sailorsinpensicolaflforaschool
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