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Comment by CatMom509 on June 15, 2015 at 2:51pm

ellen0502,

Your post made me smile..... very encouraging!

Comment by CatMom509 on June 15, 2015 at 2:47pm

Hello All!

     "The Lord is your keeper;

       the Lord is your shade at your right hand.."

                                                   Psalm 121:5

Comment by Kim on June 15, 2015 at 2:25pm

Jennifer & Ellen... Both your posts made me laugh!! Thank you!! That is just what I needed......as I'm sitting here tearing up!!

Comment by jennifer12470 on June 15, 2015 at 2:14pm

diannep thank you.  Phone is glued to me and ringer is so loud it scared the daylights out of me when I did receive a call. Hearing his voice will help me a lot so there is no way I am gonna miss that call, lol.

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2015 at 2:06pm

jennifer:  My son happened to be in 2 different divisions when he was at Bootcamp....the first one, lots of calls were allowed....but the 2nd one, hardly any.  It is all up to their RDCs, earned calls, scheduled calls, etc.  Calls can be scheduled,  and then cancelled.  Others can come randomly---earned calls, just-because calls, need-info (supervised) calls.  So be sure to keep that phone with you at all times, even in the bathroom or when stepping out to get the mail.  Calls have been missed in the past during these times....and most times, they can't call back.  Yes, you are a slave to your phone for a while, but its worth it to hear their voices! 

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2015 at 2:03pm

jaysmom:  They get to make up anything they miss when recovering from wisdom teeth extraction, etc.  So no worries!

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2015 at 2:01pm

So agree with ellen's post below!  And....in every PIR group that goes through....there are divisions that can't seem to "get it together."  They are threatened with all kinds of things, including the entire division not graduating on time.  That will NOT happen....there may be SRs who are setback in training but the division WILL graduate on time.  But it is a motivation for the SRs to pull together and get it done!  And they do!  You will witness this at PIR.  So like ellen said, deep breath, keep encouraging your SRs in letters/calls, let them know that Bootcamp is a breakdown/buildup process....and that A School is a whole different ballgame!  With communication back with families (in A School), the stress is much less!  :-) 

Yep, even Bootcamp gets better as they go along...so keep your chins up! 

Comment by jennifer12470 on June 15, 2015 at 1:49pm

I think seeing that other divisions are getting calls is what has me worried.  That's all.  But as you say "No news is good news"

BTW very happy for everyone getting calls!

Comment by ellen0502 on June 15, 2015 at 1:41pm

OK ladies (and gentlemen), deep breath in, hold it...4...3...2...1, breath out slowly....again, deep breath in hold it 4...3...2...1...breath out slowly.

Your recruits are still in the very early stages of BC. This is when they are told they are horrible as a division, they will never get it right. Dental work being done, academics moving along, physical training etc., all at the same time.

Fold your clothes, do it again it isn't folded correctly, do you understand the instructions (as the RTC empties the stuff in the rack to the floor). Gear adrift on the third buttonhole on your uniform, how could you miss a wayward thread six feet long recruit. You think those boots are polished? Think again recruit! You can only do 20 push ups? You need to do hundreds. I know you miss your loved ones, but what are you going to do on a ship in the middle of nowhere...cry?

They are being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to study, when to walk, when not to walk, when to talk, when to shower and how long and with 80 others, you need a haircut, you need to shave, what to wear from their underwear on out, and when and how fast to put it on.

Yep, break them down to build them up. Confidence in themselves, manners, habits, working as a team (with no I), personal appearance etc., all adjusted to Navy life in a matter of eight or so weeks. An amazing feat if you ask me.

It all good, I promise! About training week four your recruits will start to see a difference, the division will start coming together, friends made, bad seeds weeded out, and good ones on their way to becoming a US Sailor.

Hang in there, heads up, and don't forget to breath!!!!

Comment by jennifer12470 on June 15, 2015 at 1:36pm

Alex's_Mom One of the mothers from another division said her son was having his wisdom teeth out today.  I wonder if our SRs are too.

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