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Group for mom, wives, sisters, and other family members with recruits with a PIR date of November 5, 2010. We are staying in touch!!
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Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2012
Discussion Forum
Division 355 Mustering In!
Started by Lynne. Last reply by MomofNuke Nov 12, 2011. 67 Replies 0 Likes
Division 360 Mustering In!!
Started by Lynne. Last reply by Pam1957 Apr 12, 2011. 27 Replies 0 Likes
Division 362 Mustering In!!
Started by Lynne. Last reply by LemonBasil Dec 12, 2010. 95 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 2 Division 951
Started by Lynne. Last reply by G Man Div 951 Ship 2 PIR 11/5 Nov 3, 2010. 101 Replies 0 Likes
Division 356 Mustering In!!
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Comment by Lynne on September 19, 2010 at 11:49pm
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You can hope Iowan...you can hope....lol!!!
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I heard another wife from this group say that shortly after she got the form letter she got information about the bank account if that helps...that is all I know!!!
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Comment by TKE [S7.DIV359.PIR11/05] on September 19, 2010 at 11:47pm
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does anyone know how spouse paperwork & processing take to get sent over? im curious about my military ID.
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Comment by iowanavygf (s7,Div355,PIR11/5) on September 19, 2010 at 11:45pm
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lol.. i love the stories.. that one.. is so disgusting tho!! Mine had a problem getting his clothes into the clothes basket.. maybe now he will be a little more willing to put them where they need to go so I can wash them!!
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I hear ya 2ndMom...are you coming to PIR??? I know I am long winded...sorry. If you all want me to quit with the stories...I can just shut up...lol. I won't be offended!!!
I got mine through Amazon...and free 2 day shipping!
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Here is a funny story I learned from reading that book. I read this joke and had already sent it to my son in a letter but didn't realize how funny it was until I read the book. OK here is the joke first - well it isn't really a joke it is funny story a recruit wrote home and it's true.
We interrupt this letter for a funny thing a recruit wrote home:
"WOW! Excitement just ensued! We had a fire drill just now, only I don't know if it was a drill because there was no RDC's and fire trucks came and I think it's kind of smokey, but I can't really see."
Then he goes on about his letter, and then:
"UPDATE: the fire alarm was set off in our compartment and I think *I* set it off. My bunkmate kept harassing me, saying my feet smelled so I sprayed hella foot spray and I guess the powder set it off"
Well I thought that was funny and in the weeks leading up to boot camp I had copied and pasted these into my word program and in my letters I have been sending these stories. Well in the read the book I found out that when they get to Boot Camp, they are initially given one sweat suit, one pair of shorts, one t-shirt, underwear, and one pair of socks until they start their real training. Now think about this they wear this day in and day out for 5 to 14 days. It does NOT get laundered. Some of the boys wash out their socks, others do not and apparently even though they shower, 3 minute showers doesn't do a whole lot, the sweat builds up in the clothes and they stink. They call these training day uniforms the smurf outfits. When I read that in the book I laughed so hard...can you imagine how bad the boys smelled...my guess is the girls probably washed out their undies and socks and things...but the boys most of them...I don't know!! Can you imagine getting close to them? They say they put them in a table in the corner for chow? Hmmm wonder why,,,,,lol!!!
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Just so you know my recruit got their the 3rd so he was their almost afull week before your son got there....
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Yes they are on the same schedule, processing days were just longer or shortter for some divisions...lol
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Comment by navymom x 2 on September 19, 2010 at 11:12pm
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well my husband said getting beat means Physical exercise until they just can't go anymore..LOL. something to write our recruits about!!! Guess we are learning girls!!
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Well they have competitions of some kind like when they have inspections on their ships and whoever gets the highest score I think wins the flag...and each division is under a great deal of pressure to win the flag...winning flags can help a division get a place in the hall of fame I think...that is how I understand it...remember I know only what I have read and researched so I could be very wrong
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