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PIR 1/14/2011
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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on January 14th, 2011. Here we can all support eachother through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2011
Discussion Forum
A School at Port Hueneme
Started by Mossgirl4. Last reply by Terry'saproudmom(Ship02-Div936) Jun 25, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone have recruits going to Port Hueneme after boot camp graduation?
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom Feb 25, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
AO's going to A-School in Pensacola
Started by Proud AO Mom. Last reply by Proud AO Mom Jan 18, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
If your SR's job is Aviation Ordanceman going to A-School in Pensacola I'd love to hear from you.Continue
Anyone Grad and Go for " A" School in Groton, CT?
Started by Eileen (USS Albany). Last reply by Kate-Ship 12/Div 039 Jan 17, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
My Sailor (YEAH!!) is Grad and Go for "A" School in Groton. Am wondering if any other Moms know if their guys are going? Any good links for Groups there?
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Comment by Karla~ (S 12 D 042 - PIR 1/14) on November 29, 2010 at 11:02am
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Ash - Did your hubby say anything about how the division is doing or if they've taken any of their tests?
diannep - I didn't think we could send Christmas gifts while they are in BC. Was I wrong on that?
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Comment by diannep on November 29, 2010 at 10:46am
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Just a suggestion for Christmas gifts for your recruits...remember that they have very limited space to store things in "A" School and even when stationed. So buying lots of clothes may not be a great idea. Gift Cards, CASH!, and things that take up little space are recommended. My son still has 1/2 of his clothes here. If they are on a ship, very little space. PIR is supposed to "resemble" that so they know space limits.
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Comment by AshJewell on November 29, 2010 at 10:38am
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Happy Monday Morning Ladies (= I got another letter from my sailor today, makes #2! I am sure many of you will get one today or tomorrow. So don't stress yet!
I love reading all the comments moms. wives, and girlfriends leave. Trust me, it really does help. Last night I had my first really good cry, I mean, a good snotty, soaked tissues, cry. I was in hysterics, but once I got it all out (after and hour) I felt so much better. Once I calmed myself down, I got on here and looked through previous formums and disucussions and found great insight, and I actually went to bed with a smile on my face.
I never in a million years imagined how hard being a military wife was truly going to be, but I've realized none of us could get through it without each other. I actually could never stand the show army wives, I think it's to dramatic, but one thing it does depict the right way, is the friendship military wives makes is what gets them through everything, they become your family.
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Comment by Proud AO Mom on November 29, 2010 at 10:05am
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I'm so happy for the Moms that got phone calls and letters over the weekend. I know stress and worry is the Mom thing to do but the phone call I got from my son was the complete opposite of what I was expecting. He sounds confident and strong. The letters and pictures and newspaper clippings from sporting events really helps his morale. He knows a couple of guys that are sons of the N4M's I know. There are 80 guys in his division. I keep writing every day and hope that time flies for the next 7 weeks. Thank you all for the help and support we show each other. I really has helped make a difficult situation more bearable.
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Comment by Lynne on November 29, 2010 at 9:04am
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I am sure glad you didn't too...I on the other hand wouldn't have minded having a little tea party behind the wood shed...lol...okay so i carry a grudge....lol...I'm kidding....kind of...lol...I know it seems that way Barb...but you are doing great...just keep hanging in there...you are almost through the worst of it...after 3 weeks...the time starts to go faster...I know that is hard to believe right now...but it does...you can do it!!
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Comment by BarbAnn(Ship 7 DIV 047) on November 29, 2010 at 8:41am
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One more week and its been three weeks. Im getting so excited because its coming up on that time I will finally get to talk to my son. Honestly, I can say it feels like this has been the longest 2 weeks of my life...
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Yes, Lynne and Jessica....I did have a freakout moment with the misssed call with no message! My son is a talker....and no way would he have not left a message if he could! I lost about 4 yrs of my life, I think, from stress on that one. Sure glad I didn't have to "jog" up to GL from Miami to check it out....ha!
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navyfam: I so agree with your sermon yesterday! My bible study recently was on letting the Lord teach us through our "suffering" and I would say that there is lots of suffering going on with both recruits and the ladies on this site right now, don't you agree? :-) Makes it easier to get through it when we know we are not going through it alone (He is with us) and we will come out better with lessons learned. It's a good way to accept (though HARD!) what the recruits are going through.
I'm sorry the numbers weren't in the directory you found. But don't worry...you will hear something soon, and you know this was not an emergency are you would have been contacted by now for sure. It is just he "unknown" and the thought that we missed our loved one's voice that is so hard!
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Wow lots of action over the weekend...but gosh I had to decorate for Christmas y'all...lol my sailor is coming home the 18th and my house is going to be sparkling in lights...in my defense I have only seen him PIR weekend since the end of August.
You all are that very ugly time where some are getting letters and even a few calls and others aren't. On the one hand you are glad your new friends are getting letters but on the other hand you long for a little hand written pleasure yourself. Well, I'm a thinking this is probably your week. The hard thing is that even though you share the same PIR date the processing days may have ended at different times and just like your form letters came at different times so did the ability to start writing and getting letters. Some of your recruits may just be writing or sending their first letters tomorrow, so lets start looking for letters on Wed. or Thurs. In my PIR group we had a mailman...God bless him...I loved him so...anyway he explained that TYPICALLY a letter goes about 500 miles a day...so you can kind of figure out how long it will take for your letter to get to you.
Remember that Jessica, Dianne, and I are all just moms like you and it gives me a giggle to imagine Dianne running on foot to RTC to find out about that call...now I realize she didn't...but it stilll makes me giggle. As for me...well my son got pneumonia just prior to battlestations unbeknownst to me and did not get to do it with his division so everyone in his division got the "IM A Sailor" call but me...lol. Panic is not the word....sheer terror set in within 4 hours as my mama radar went whoooooooooop....well suffice it to say...the RDC forgot to let him call home 3 days earlier to let me know he had been ASMO'd which means set back due to being hospitalized. However his new RDC upon learning of his former RDC's forgetfulness sent him to the phone to call his mama late that night and was able to tell me he would graduate on time. Now I tell with much calmness now....however....lets just say calm was not perhaps the state of being in my PIR group when i think almost every mom in the room was ready to take the RDC out behind the woodshed....for little tea party I think...don't you...lol! I tell you that story to let you know...we have all had our share of worry, frustration, anger, sadness, fear, and laughter...we survived, we earned our navy stripes...and you will too...Hang in there moms!!
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Comment by AAAMOM on November 29, 2010 at 3:14am
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Hey there just thought I would pass on a piece of info I just discovered. If reserving at The Ramada. Be sure to click on the Great Lakes Grad package and promo (it's the 6th thing listed after home on the left), or at least use these codes: Promo code: LPNN, Corporate code: 700003. It saved me $86 bucks by doing it this way. The flyers that come with your first letter don't have the coporate code listed. See you all in January. :) .
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