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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 289 and 290 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 289 and 290
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 BlessedX3 on
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Thank you ellen0502, and all the other moderators for these fantastic groups that you create and monitor. I don't know what I would do without Navy for Moms! Each time a new group is created, it gets more and more personal. This group is really hitting home! God bless my SR and all the others in his TG, and their loved ones. Go Navy!
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Permalink Reply by SAJ's Mom on
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Yes Thank You so much! My SR left July 1. Other than "I've arrived" call I have not heard from anyone. They say "no news is good news", but it's rough. Hope to hear soon and or see pics posted.
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Permalink Reply by Menzvibe on
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I received a call today from my SR it was so wonderful to hear his voice. He said he was a section leader. Can someone tell me what this means?
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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ON the main page of this group there is a "PAGES" column. In that column is a clickable title to Petty officer positions.
The "PAGES" are located on the right side of the main page directly under the member icons.
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It was great to hear our son today......He is very confident and sounds great
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was surprised to hear from my daughter this morning but it made my day. glad to hear she is adjusting just having struggles with the push-ups. I am sure she will get there and graduate with everyone.
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Permalink Reply by fayegirrl4* on
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I echo what Blessedx3 said... The moderators for the groups on this site are wonderful, fabulous and without them and all of the other advice posted, I would be more of a HOT MESS than I am now!
Im looking forward to meeting everyone either at the Meet & Greet or PIR. Our son is in Div 290 and called yesterday morning. It was so good to hear his voice but he was stressed and got upset. My husband and I tried to reassure him that he was in the right place and that he HAS THIS. Nothing is harder than trying to encourage your son/daughter from a distance when YOU CAN SEE THEIR FACE in your mind and it's breaking your heart. I want to help him but I know he has to get through this and he will. He is such a rule follower and there are those in his Div that are not.So, it's still a struggle for him to get acclimated to his new world.BUT he said he was going to do his best and pass his PFA's this next time. He didn't miss by much but he still sounded unhappy w/ himself.
Sorry for the rambling. I just feel the need to explain. I pray every day for the safety, comfort and rest of our SR's. They will get through this and PIR will be absolutely wonderful!
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My SRs letter said that he didn't want any news from home, he didn't want to know anything that was going on. He was afraid it would make him homesick. He asked for mail, but motivational letters. He stated this sentiment several times. His first sentence was that BC was mentally challenging. We must keep their spirits up. I also feel that any discord or rule breaking by others in his division is killing him, because like fayegirrl4, my SR is also a rule follower and can't understand why others wouldn't be. It would be frustrating for him. He said that there are boy and girl recruits "dropping like flies", meaning, leaving for one reason or another. So keep writing and get others to write too!
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The first couple of letters from your recruit can be hard to read, homesick, frustrated etc. The first thing you want to do is hug them, but i bet after they wrote that letter they were probably just fine. It will take until about week four of training for things to settle in. Those that don't belong in the Navy are being weeded out, or just drop out, the rest are figuring out how to make it, work as a team, and get through it all. Hang in there!
Write a letter to your recruit as though it was coming from a family pet, your recruits car, the washing machine, etc. Pets can be thankful they now have the entire bed, and no snoring to deal with. Cars can be angry that they sit in the driveway most of the time staring at the garage door, or are hating the new drivers choice of music. The washing machine can be grateful it isn't dealing with smelly socks anymore.
I wrote a letter to my son from the maple tree in the front yard. My son climbed it the day before he left in February for BC, just because that is what he did. It had a rough winter and the cold, moisture and thawing split it's trunk. We had to bolt and cable it together to try and save it (which we did). The letter was written in the first person of it's trunk splitting troubles and struggles, what was done to it, how my son could climb it again when he came home, and how it did not like it's new name FrankenMaple.
Be creative, have fun with it, and it will probably make them laugh.
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Permalink Reply by Ajenavymomoferin on
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Thanks for all the hard work. My daughter left 7/1 and is 289. I love how they keep us informed. I learn so much of what's oing on in their lives through others momsxandxwhat their srs share
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I received my call from my son Ship 11 Div 290 whoo hoo!!! He sounded so good! Says he loves the Navy, is it challenging YES but worth the work. He talked about how beautiful it was in Great Lakes IL. This boy from Louisiana is enjoying the new scenery. He mentioned that they had lost a few in his division. He said they had done very well as a division.. Not sure what he was talking about but I was so pleased that they were getting it together. I heard his laughter and attitude was encouraging. Made this Mom's NIGHT and WEEK FOR THAT MATTER. So thankful for this site so I could share with others who are experiencing the same.
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