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Comment by diannep on September 13, 2012 at 12:28pm

durrich:  Each division has a brother division.  They train together, which means about 160+ sailors are training together.  Some of my son's best friends were in the brother division.  353 trains with 354 so get to know those moms in 353 too  since their SRs may be your SR's friends!

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on September 13, 2012 at 11:33am

What does it mean when 2 divisions train together??  My son  is Ship 3, Div 354

Comment by Navymom55555 on September 13, 2012 at 10:47am

Good morning- I found this on the website and thought I'd repost it:)

The Five Stages Of Loved Ones During Basic Training.
Stage1: Denial ... The first thought is one of disbelief. The person cannot believe their Loved One wants to join the Navy. (Are you kidding me???) This stage is often accompanied by deep sighs and a hope that sanity will return.
Stage 2: Anger “OK. Are you are just doing this to get even with me for something? Why are you trying to be mean me? Have you sought professional help?“
Stage 3: Bargaining “If you don’t go, I will cook your favorite meal EVERY DAY.”
Stage 4: Depression “OMG, (He /She) really is gone to Boot Camp. I won’t get a letter for TWO WHOLE WEEKS! And no phone calls for a MONTH! And I won’t get to see (him / her) for TWO MONTHS!!! Sigh… Life as I have known it is over… “
Stage 5: Acceptance “PIR is almost here!!! I am so excited!!! I am so proud!!! What am I going wear? How do I get there? Can my entire extended family attend? Can I stand next to my Sailor during PIR? Will there be an entire team of photographers and videographers dedicated to my Sailor’s every move? Can I meet (him / her) outside before they march in? Can I come live in their Division area with them until Graduation Day??? Etc… etc… And then suddenly, before you know it, you are sitting there and the door rises and in they march in to the Drill Hall ...

Comment by StevesMom (Ship 12 Div 351) on September 13, 2012 at 10:19am

I've been seeing that sometimes the Divisions will wear specific color ribbons to PIR to identify each other easily. Is this something Div 351 is doing? I'm going to make my family ribbons and wanted to know what color to do!! LOL

Comment by MIdgette Ship 2 DIV 951 on September 13, 2012 at 9:44am

I really like that idea of the back of letters.Might have to give that a try.

Comment by diannep on September 13, 2012 at 8:30am

Good Morning Ladies!

You can also scan piks collage-style on the back of your letters.  Better for them to store and doesn't attract the attention of the RDCs (thick envelopes have to be opened).

Comment by lmarquez47 on September 13, 2012 at 12:49am

I received my letter and my box today anyone in division 357?

Comment by Jillb on September 12, 2012 at 8:08pm

Hi my son went 9/4 and his recruiter said div 352 so we think 11/2 will be his PIR date. I sent him some letters too:( based on the address recruiter gave me.

Comment by ellen0502 on September 12, 2012 at 7:37pm

It's ok if you sent them not an issue, but sometimes address from the recruiters are generic, and sometimes they do change from what the recruiter has given you. Your mail will still get to them not a problem, but it won't get to them any sooner.

Comment by ellen0502 on September 12, 2012 at 3:52pm

Pictures can be a funny thing some RDCs don't mind your SRs getting them others do. I would recommend scanning them on to a plain sheet of paper then sending them.

Good rule of thumb for sending things, if it looks like a letter and feels like a letter is probably is a letter. If it looks like a letter and feels like a Q-Tip there is probably a Q-Tip in there. Don't send your recruit anything he/she doesn't ask for, bandaids, Q-Tips, newspaper clippings, pictures etc. RDCs can vary in what they allow so what is ok for one division may not be ok for another. If you are wondering about something you would like to send, ask them in one of your letters before you send it.

Make sure the envelope isn't fat, squishy, odd shaped, hard (like cardboard). Don't send cards that play music (much IT for those), have any glitter at all, no confetti, or anything that might be considered inappropriate. If you question sending something either don't send it, or ask here if you should send it, someone will have the answer.

Now for the mail at RTC. Before your recruits receive mail a recruit must be trained to handle the mail. This process can take up to two weeks before the training is complete, and training won't start until one has been assigned after they move into their ship at RTC from processing. 

Once the recruit is trained they will have their first mail delivery, it usually falls on the second Sunday after they are in their ship. After that first mail call they will received mail on a regular basis (no Sunday delivery).

Write all the letters you can, they all live for mail call. I would not send them until the address has been confirmed by the form letter. Don't stop writing them, just hang on to them, you can number the envelope on the outside (for example small print back of envelope top left corner or something) so they know what order to read them (or they will figure it out eventually). When you get your form letter, run to the post office and mail them all!

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