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Latest Activity: Oct 25, 2014

CONGRATS TO OUR NEWEST NAVY SAILORS AND THE FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT AND LOVE THEM! HOOOOOYAAAAAAAA

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Comment by Sugarscoop (ship 12 Div 038) on November 11, 2010 at 9:12pm: I know I've said it before, but thanks Lydia and becki for being here everyday. Good night all. I can't wait until tomorrow to see if my box comes! hehehe

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on November 11, 2010 at 8:47pm: Nurse... Im not sure but I will ask a DEP friend of mine... He is very savy and knows the ropes..... let me get back to you... please do not leave this site just yet... lets explore her options... dont know what I can come up with but we need to know if we have exhausted all.... okay Ill email him tonight..... mean while ... you get to hug your girl .... let me see what I can find out!

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on November 11, 2010 at 8:38pm: Navymom - our experience was great tooo...
ericsmom -- well. hopefully we will have more that will come here over the next few weeks ... looks like quite a few kids represented here! How exciting!

Nurse - I just wish you could re-negotiate her contract with a different recruiter.... but you know we are here if you need us or want to bounce some ideas off us... you have seasoned moms here....

Lala -- great but when can you send it... in our PIR group there was a criteria for that...like the parking passes..... like X amount of weeks before PIR... sorry Im trying to remember.. .haha yea right .. anyway... we will find out....

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 11, 2010 at 8:09pm: to answer your questions about makeup. We were able to send her some basic makeup, powder foundation and mascara. No eyeshadow. She actually asked us to send it during one of her calls. She was also allowed to have her hairdryer and straightener sent to her as well. But that was because she was in the performing division, in the choir and they were preforming at other PIR ceremonies. They have to ask you to send it. If the RDC gives them permission to have it they will ask for it. It has to be opened in front of the RDC and the RDC keeps it locked up until they need it.

Comment by NavymomGG on November 11, 2010 at 8:03pm: Happy Veterans Day to All, it really has a new meaning as our perceptions shift according to our new experiences....Sending Love and good thoughts to nurse and her daughter( and all those who love and care about them)..Boy talk about a roller coaster, all that you go through and it must feel like being derailed...It is amazing how the recruiter experiences are so varied. My sons recruiter was an angel in our lives. He even showed up for my sons swearing in as a Depper AND his swearing in to Active Duty...He always went over and above in so many ways...He came to our home to meet with us and answer any questions and we had a 7 day, which was our whole family (siblings and parents) going to the recruiting station where we spent over two and a half hours gaining info. about my sons new adventure....They were amazing... On the other hand, and I don't know why there was a breakdown in communication, but another recruit that my son knew from the spec. ops training was from a different recruiting station and when we met his parents at MEPS for the swearing in, the mom couldn't understand how I knew as much as I did. I told her about our meetings with the recruiters and she said she had never met with any nor spoke with any. I don't want to place blame on anyone because there could be a number of reasons for this but it is interesting to hear of the many scenarios. Like someone mentioned, there are all kinds of experiences in every field...I am very grateful for the support we have received. From the recruiters, to the mentors and to all the wonderful people on this website. In fact his recruiter told me about N4M's and he was so excited when I told him I had joined. He spoke soooo highly of it.. Thank Goodness....Lots of Love and Good Wishes to All...Hoping for my letter tomorrow...:)

Comment by ericsmom (ship12 div033) on November 11, 2010 at 7:45pm: I wonder many kids are in this group? Anyone know?????

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on November 11, 2010 at 6:49pm: HOOOOOOOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - I did it and its even better than before.... Okay the hearts are representative of our love for our family first.. including our recruits/sailors and our love for God and Country!!!!!! I LIKE IT! hahah

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on November 11, 2010 at 6:40pm: MOMMA Lydia is back !!!! man what a drive home... 87 miles of pure down pour and all I could think about was Nurse and yall and my other N4M friends here. Such great joys and sooooo many sorrows too.. All part of loving our family and Recruit Sailors.... Ok geeee I better go get that clock before I get fired from my "Keeper" job....

diannep - hahahahah -- yes I steal them from him all the time.... but that one is my going to go swimming see ya later one hahahahah....

Lynne - Bs recruiters (2) were top notch and they are still on Face Book sending him atttaboys and me too for that matter. We were blessed..

Kimber - howdy!!!!

becki - hi

sugar.... I love that name .... Dang it... I too forgot no mail today - and just think I was waiting on the million dollar check to get here - ugggg hahaha - I bet Im older than you!

Okay alright Im going to fetch that darn clock I lost this morning -------> brb

Comment by Lynne on November 11, 2010 at 5:48pm: We had a really good recruiter and God bless him he even answered questions for people in my PIR group who didn't have such great experiences...he was awesome and straightforward and ethical...he called and checked on me while my son was gone...I have come to find out he was one in a million...

Comment by Kimber Ship 12 DIV 035 on November 11, 2010 at 4:57pm: Thats so unfortunate Nurse... So sorry. We are retired military so we knew to make sure our son had a contract for his rate. The Navy is a great branch of the militrary, it seems that you guys got someone who didnt do their job and sometimes there are those people in even the best of businesses. I hope that things work out for your daughter and there is a resolution to the issue that works in her favor... ((((hugs))))