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ALUMNI of PIR 11/30/2012 TG 3 - 15 Divisions (019-030, 801-802 & 903)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/30/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 175
Latest Activity: Apr 20, 2016

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Comment by diannep on October 26, 2012 at 8:28pm: Ladies, check your form letters and make sure that the 4 names on the guest list are correct. Remember, only those 12 yrs old and under need not be on the list...if it is correct, write your SR and ask that they not make any changes to this list before PIR. Of course, it is up to the SR as far as what guests come....so they can do as they like.

But....one in today's PIR group apparently got confused and took his 15 yr old brother off the list (thinking maybe that those 16 and under need not be on the list...it is actually those 12 and under). So his brother couldn't get in, even though the mom had the original form letter showing him on it (as far as RTC was concerned, maybe the SR decided he didn't want his brother's name on there???). The father then missed the ceremony too because he stayed with his 15 yr old son....they returned to the hotel.

So....this is a huge change at RTC. Those guest lists have to be accurate.....if the first one is not, they will have a chance to update it before PIR and that is the one they will use at the gates. Not to make anyone nervous...just make sure the names are correct! They are letting no extras in.

Comment by ddmom on October 26, 2012 at 8:27pm: does anyone know of restaurants that will be open Thanksgiving Day? Thanks!

Comment by Michelle on October 26, 2012 at 8:14pm: FTLW, lol yea "help on earth" didn't really sound right lol. It feels so good to know that I'm not the only one goes through this. My brother has me looking like the crazy one cause he sees me laughing when he read the letters, but he just doesn't understand....its not his PAIN that I'm laughing at its the fact the reading his letters is like reading my own letters right back to me, our worries are that similar and I start to think that he must be laughing so hard now too once he gets my letter ( whenever that it) We can all thank our great friend "snailmail" for making us all look like we don't care about our significant other when in reality our countless letters are floating out there on their way to them.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 26, 2012 at 8:03pm: Ha, ha...was that a Freudian slip?! Noooo, autocorrect!
*hell* not *help*.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 26, 2012 at 8:01pm: I remember when Hubby left this last time. Looking around at the faces of his team and the family that was there. One stood out the most. The mom looked positively stricken and her son is in his thirties! He looked so stressed...the tension. When, I was driving home, I stopped and texted Hubby (they were on a bus) and asked if the young man was ok. He said, "Funny you should ask...I'm talking to him right now."
In a little while, I also texted that I was going to miss him so much but at the same time it was almost a "relief" that the deployment was "finally happening". (Pre-deployment is help on earth!)
He felt the same way.
It is also good for you to "hash out" some of what you are feeling with others in your situation. Sometimes we "feel" things that may just be our emotions and its best not to put that on your spouses until you know wether its a valid concern or not. I learned that...the hard way! I am a very lucky woman to still be with the man I met 32 years ago!
Hugs to you all!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 26, 2012 at 7:52pm: Ladies, I have been "in this" for 28 years. Guess what...I can still fall into the trap of "head games". I understand how you feel.
It is good that you read the letters again like you have, once the emotions of finally having contact calms down, so you can remember WHO your loved one is and what you have built together to restrengthen you.

You may be apart...but the bond is always there. Trust in that.

Comment by LittleMissRed on October 26, 2012 at 7:29pm: I understand you michelle.

Comment by Michelle on October 26, 2012 at 7:27pm: When I first got my letters they made me really sad, but after reading them over and over again it kind of makes me laugh, just because I never realized how SIMILAR me and him are. Before I got his letters I was thinking exactly like him, I thought he had forgotten all about me my head even had me thinking that he could have found someone else over there. But reading his letters made it a little better, I’m not happy that his miserable over there but it does make me feel a little better just knowing that he hasn’t forgotten us and that he feels the same way as me. Does anyone else feel this way or am I the only crazy one?

Comment by Craig on October 26, 2012 at 6:57pm: Bugs - I hear you. Like I said, everytime I post that it just ticks me off...

For those that missed it, I posted about the only commissioned U.S. war ship still captured by a hostile government above in the discussion area.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir11302012/forum/topics/navy-triv...

Comment by TMM Ship03Div20(was godsgirltmm) on October 26, 2012 at 6:07pm: Bears Nana, my daughter sent me the form and we can't go for Thanksgiving. If you will send me a message with your info I will be glad to put it in the mail for you to use. :)