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Ship 09 - Div 267 and 268 (brother divisions)

Hello all. My son is Div 267.

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Permalink Reply by Proudcomom on July 18, 2012 at 5:42pm

rudy45 so happy you got another letter today...Thanks for posting the info about the phone call.  I really hope they call tomorrow.  I would love to hear my sons voice again.  I send jokes in my letters too along with some local news stories that might be of interest.  It's hard to carry on a conversation with yourself everyday.  I try to let him know what's going on at home day to day so he doesn't feel like he's missing out on much. 

Permalink Reply by Josh'sMom-Div267 on July 19, 2012 at 9:50am

I finally got two letters from Josh yesterday. I was so excited to finally hear from him. He mentioned in the letters that he is very homesick and misses everyone a lot. He also mentioned that they may get a phone call soon but wasn't sure how long it would be because everytime they get yelled at, they deduct X amount of minutes from their time. I can't wait to hear his voice either and am counting down the minutes until I get to see him. *Special thanks again to Dakota's mom (Josh's new best friend) for allowing my son to borrow her son for 8 weeks!! hehe.. Dakota has truly helped him cope with everything and I cannot begin to explain how grateful I am for that. :)  

Permalink Reply by Dakota's Mom on July 20, 2012 at 6:16pm
I think they are helping each other!
Permalink Reply by klh17(Ship 9/Div 268) on July 19, 2012 at 7:36pm

WOO HOO!!!! Just got off the phone with my boy!!!! It was such a wonderful 20 minutes or so to hear about everything he's experiencing. Too bad Dad was at work and missed talking to him. He isn't getting wisdom teeth yanked as they said 3 of them would be too difficult and to have them checked again when he gets to A school.  Doesn't like getting cussed at. LOL  I said he got cussed out at home by Dad.  He said this was way more offensive.  His division (268) has now had I.T. about 5 or 6 times.  YIKES.  They are on day 2-5 he says.  It was so hard not to cry when my 9 yr old came running out into living room with my phone.  I did good and waited until we got cut off at our time limit.

Permalink Reply by Proudcomom on July 19, 2012 at 7:53pm
I just got a call from my SR and he sounded a little tired but good. I only got to talk to him for about 5 minutes because he called dad first to get my phone number. I thought he had that written down in his address book. That's the problem with having all your phone numbers saved on your phone you don't memorize anything. He said he didn't have to have his wisdom teeth out, but he had to have part of his toenail removed. He talked so fast so he could get all he needed to say out before he had to go. Sounds like he will be staying there for A school so we get to spend the weekend with him after PIR... So excited. He didn't have a job designation going in. He said he is going in as a Striker so he will only be in A school for about 2 weeks then he gets a little bit of liberty then he will go on his first cruise. He said its been tuff, but when he got my letter he felt so much better. So happy to hear his voice. :-D
Permalink Reply by ram33 on July 20, 2012 at 11:58am

Hi Proudcomom

My son too will be a striker with ship09/div 268. 

He was good but tried too... didn't have to get his wisdom teeth removed..

Said the division is not there yet.. not getting better. He said he made some good friends

Just so glad to hear his voice..

Permalink Reply by Proudcomom on July 20, 2012 at 12:15pm

Hi ram33,

Good to know there is another striker mom on here.  I didn't know what the heck a striker was until I looked into it last night.  I'm kind of sad, knowing that my son will be on a ship right away for 12 straight months.  Did you know any of this?  The recruiter told us at most he would be on a ship for only 6 months.  Not a happy mom today :(

Permalink Reply by ram33 on July 21, 2012 at 9:59pm

Hi Proudcomom,

My son is going to A school in San Antonio next day after graduation.. I think he mentioned for 15 weeks.. not sure what his orders will be after A school.

I'm on pins and needels till graduation...

Permalink Reply by BrandonDIV267 on July 20, 2012 at 5:33am

So Happy you ladies got to talk to your SRs! I am so upset! Brandon  called and said hi then he told me he had 20 mins to talk... told me he was tired then the RDC came in there yelling telling them all to get off the phone! I had not even a 1 min phone call! So sad but am glad I got to hear his voice, but thats just wrong! And yes I know its a privilege for them to call but still...

Permalink Reply by DeirdreWard 09Div267 on July 20, 2012 at 8:54am

Same here. Kevin called and said he had at least 15 minutes to chat. I tried to round up as many family members who were home to get on the phone. Only three (including myself) got a chance to talk  w/ him. He sounded good and was settling in, but once I mentioned "home cooked meals" he started getting melancholy. He also said "send as many letters as you  can, we are allowed to get as much  mail as possible." I will be sending his address to everyone I know!

Permalink Reply by Proudcomom on July 20, 2012 at 12:32pm

BrandonDiv267 so sorry to hear about your phone call.  That is so sad...my heart goes out to you. 

Permalink Reply by Dakota's Mom on July 20, 2012 at 6:16pm
Oh, no! Sorry you got such a short call.

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