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Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 295 and 296 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 295 and 296
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 rr92 on
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I am so excited to see him meet you and Tricia and just have the best time ever. Ya know I think I get to use those ribbons as one of the moms who's very knowledgeable said the last name was fine. I also ordered the MARVIN SHIELDS coin to surprize my husband with to give to my son at a later time. I missed his call again today, won't believe this how, saw the # grabbed it fumbled with the answering part you have to slide it real quick and disconnected the call. I feel like a smuck!!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by ladyvader63 on
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I GOT A CALL FROM MY SR TODAY!! Okay it was only a 5 minute call and he was calling to get a phone number but I GOT A CALL TODAY!! He sounded positive and upbeat... Actually he's always sounded positive and upbeat, in his letters and the couple of calls we've received, which really keeps me going. I'm so proud of him!! The only time he expressed a hint of frustration was when he talked about struggling with the run and his prone float. Even then he only sounded mildly frustrated. I miss him terribly but I know he's in good hands and is totally happy with the choice he made and has zero regrets. Before he left he was surly bordering on unpleasant, disrespectful and his room was trashed. But the day he shipped out, everything changed. He grew up virtually overnight and I am so proud of him... Thanks everyone for listening!
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Permalink Reply by Hesh'sMom on
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That's what we're all here for, to support one another on the journey :)
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yes we are all here to help one another, when one is down we shall pick each other up.
Letters and those 5 minutes calls are all we have right now and they are awesome.
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morning everyone so i missed the call yesterday but he called his brothers ! i was sad but knowing he at least talked to someone from the family cheered me up, also i got a letter yesterday he says he is doing good and that he likes it! he also said he has met and made friedns with alot of great men and enjoys being there, H e also said he will miss my birthday but he will make it up too me later lol My lil boy I miss him soo much
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I missed my call as well, so he called his sister she was working and could not talk, than he called nana she did not answer because she thought it was a phone S. Caught us all off guard due to the fact they usually call on Saturdays, but because all is going well in division they had earned it. Well Saturdays coming and shall wait again to hear that wonderful voice of his.
Left a nice long message, saved it and when feeling down will play that message, I will.
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My son I think is doing good for the most part, he has been really sick for 2 weeks so is making this al the more challenging for him. He left a message for his sister last Thursday
said they were coming down on him pretty hard, he could do nothing right and when he did they would not tell him that is was right. Makes my heart bleed for him. I write him every day encouraging him to stay strong and never never give up. I know he can do this, he is tough, compliant and is always respectful to others. I f they want him to cry won't happen.(unlike his mother who cries over a sad T.V. add). So moms out there hang on they will make it, I pray every day for him and the rest of his shipmates. They are the loves of our life and our heroes for sure. They are doing the best they can for all of us. SO PROUD!!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by amberosia19 on
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Hey ladies! Haven't been on here for about a week. We booked our hotel and air a couple of weeks ago. Just staying from Thursday to Saturday night. Got a great airfare from seatac to o'hare directly through United. My husband and I and my parents are all flying out together. Last week when they got phone calls my son called his girlfriend. I have not talked to him since Saturday the 2nd. Been writing a couple of times a week, but not getting much back in the line of a reply. His letters don't say a whole lot other than missing my cooking and staying busy with whatever it is they're doing. He talked about the friends he's making in very broad terms. Seems like he does watch a lot. Several letters have mentioned that he's just come off duty for that. I think all of those years he spent playing football and getting yelled at by coaches helped prepare him mentally for this. He seems to be taking the whole process in stride. He mentioned something to his girlfriend last week about his group earning a flag? Do any of you moms know what that's all about? (He's in div 296.)
Can't believe they're already halfway...
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No, he said they do watch for two hours at a time. (Which apparently at night consists mostly of telling guys to go back to sleep.)
I bought a graduation dress last week. Somehow that one little thing made it all seem so much more real. :)
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Received a letter from my son today. He is in charge of laundry which is hilarious!! I tried teaching him before he left and he kept telling me he knew how to do it. Now he will learn the Navy way! LOL.
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I love it, don't know what my son is in charge of yet but he would struggle with laundry for sure. Oh well tis the time to figure it out, yeah right?
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