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Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 27, 2010 at 12:51pm

Laura - you are not kidding! I am naturally a loud person, Italian blood runs thick in my veins, but I'm also very petite - so most people who look at me can't imagine that much noise coming from so small a frame! So when I shouted "you know what", EVERYONE turned around. And I'm not one who cusses casually either, so my husband new something was wrong (and he's the dip who left the pictures at the coffee stand!).

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 27, 2010 at 12:49pm

Cool Stuff to know:

E-1 = SR, Seaman Recruit
E-2 = SA, Seaman Apprentice
E-3 = SN, Seaman
E-4 = 3, Petty Officer Third Class
E-5 = 2, Petty Officer Second Class
E-6 = 1, Petty Officer First Class
E-7 = C, Chief Petty Officer
E-8 = CS, Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-9 = CM, Master Chief Petty Officer

Paygrades E1 through E3 can also have a rating abbreviation preceding their paygrade symbol IF they are graduates of Class "A" schools.
Once they finish A-School, they will be addressed by their rate first, then their paygrade. Using the example of a Sailor who has finished school and is now an IT (Information System Technician), it would read as follows:

E-1, ITSR

E-2, ITSA

E-3, ITSN

E-4, IT3

E-5, IT2

E-6, IT1

and so on..

Comment by OhioNavyMama on August 27, 2010 at 12:47pm

aww Soul :( hopefully tomorrow!!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!!

I just ordered my ribbons from Lala!! I got the silver letters with Katlyn's division, so if you want to order urs friend her!! I'm sure she's going to have a lot to make and we want to get them on time :)

Comment by Jessica-TsMom-S10,DIV336 on August 27, 2010 at 12:43pm

Good morning everyone... OH MY!! so much has been happening since yesterday on here. I'm very excited for you OhioNavyMom getting your letter. I was pretty pumped up yesterday about getting home and checking the mail, but no letter :( I'm with SoulStar - next Thurs/Fri. My SR left on the 17th like you NavyMomLG. I must wait... Congrats Lala.. I agree with Judy BIG HUGS from all of us waiting... Also, I would love a ribbon for the M&G. I can't wait to meet you all in person. To All, Have a blessed Day...

Comment by SoulStar Ship10 Div336 on August 27, 2010 at 12:33pm

Sobe, good idea about the Navy portraits! I will do the same when travelling with them.

Comment by SoulStar Ship10 Div336 on August 27, 2010 at 12:31pm

Bleh, no letter from him. Just junk mail. Maribeth and OhioNavyMama, thanks for the encouraging wishes! I think I'm going to start hoping for something by next Thurs/Friday and if anything comes before then, then it will be a nice surprise.

Karen1913, LOL at your mailman moving out of your way!

Comment by NavyMomLG on August 27, 2010 at 12:30pm

Lala - so happy for you that you get to see your daughter!!

I hope lots of you receive letters today. I'm still not holding out hope since my SR just left on 8/17, but you never know.

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 27, 2010 at 12:30pm

FYI: There are many sailors who have their Navy portraits shipped home if their family is not coming to PIR. Our son was a Grad & Go, so he ran back to his barracks after PIR to get them for us.

TIP: We almost LOST them at the airport on our flight home. It's a very large flat white package (like a plain flat FedEx envelope) and it wouldn't fit in our carry-on bag (did not bring checked luggage). While grabbing a coffee in the terminal, we set it down and walked away. You should of seen me jump - I screamed "Oh Sh#@" and everyone turned around. I ran back to that stand and there it was! The envelope is white and blended with the wall. I'm lucky airport security didn't apprehend it thinking it was something dangerous! So, I did something rather smart for a change and wrote our name, cell & home phone numbers on the envelope - and wrote "Navy Portraits" on it too! If I lost it again, maybe someone would call me.

Comment by Judy Proud Mom on August 27, 2010 at 12:27pm

Good morning moms! I thought I would stop by before I get ready for my weekend camping trip and loooonnnngggg wait for the mail, lol. Have to wait till 3:30 ish west coast time. It better come today or my husband will NOT like the way I am this weekend, :) He gets home around that time and I told him we are not leaving till it gets here!
Lala, I am so happy you get to see your daughter! When you do, give her an extra hug for all of us moms who are waiting to hug our kids!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 27, 2010 at 12:17pm

I can't wait to see her, I can't stop crying now. Man I really miss her so much. The phone is good, but I just need to see her and hold her. We dropped her off at the base on Friday and gave her a hug and said we will see you at the airport in the morning. We still had so much to talk about and didn't really say goodbye because we thought we would see her the next morning. We did not know that being on a chartered flight meant we wouldn't get to meet her at the airport. We left heartbroken and crying just like lots of other families and that was over a month ago. So as you can see I am very excited that i will finally get to spend a few days with her. :)

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