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Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 031 and 032 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 031 and 032
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important Every single concern is genuine Every single member is important to us We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by EileenCon on
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Hello All I am from Philadephia, PA and my Son is in DIV32 .I found this N4M site and Facebook to be a great source of information, regarding this whole process. My son is an older SR, so I was not involved in the DEP meetings. I frequently read the posts, and it is a source of comfort, to see what other Moms and Loved ones with the concerns and questions that I have,are answered. Thank You Vet Moms Hope to meet everyone at the meet and great...keep on posting Thanks
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Permalink Reply by SailorMom11 on
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Hello everyone - I am from Beaver Dam, WI and my son is in Div 31. I am new to all of this and trying to figure out this site. Lots of great information. I too have an older recruit at the young age of 26 and not involved in DEP meetings as well. I feel for all you mom's with younger SR's. My son went in with such determination and had goals set before he walked out the door. I am used to him being gone weeks at a time through his college days. So my heart goes to you moms who are experiencing this for the first time.. Please be comforted to know that my son will keep an eye out for those who need help. He has a great heart. He recently called to let me know he helped a fellow SR deal with some homesickness issues. That is his nature. Not sure if this will comfort you, but I hope so. He has spent many years working with disabled children and fights hard for the underdog. Love to talk more and learn where all of you are from.
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Permalink Reply by Easttexasnavymomma on
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Hello fellow division(s) mommies!!. We are from the greater Tyler area. My SR, DIV 31 is 18. I was not involved in her DEP more so because I was not aware that parents did get involved there. She has always been a go getter and self doer. With a strong desire to succeed. Very competitive in nature with what I refer to as a rare personality. She has never tried to best anyone at anything but new what she wanted to achieve and if her method was not working for her she would watch and learn from others while not leaving anyone behind in the process.
Her plans after highschool was to go to our local junior to get her general education credits out of the way. She was ready to go had everything in line and had her classes. We were just leaving the mall in Tyler when she stated "Mom, I have decided to join the Navy." This was a shock of couse, but also any previous military talk was about the air force. When she convinced me she was serious and it was not something she had just been thinking about, I told her well the navy recruiter is right here, let's go talk him. This was this past June and well, here we are today.
Well, this is our story and of course my "mommy" moment. I am very proud of my SR and the paths that lay ahead. I just never realized how much I would miss her or the emotional roller coasters that I now anticipate will not slow down for the next 4-8 years. I have come to realize that basics is not just to prepare our SR's but to prepare us as well.
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Donna, your SR's story gave me gooseys. I love stories like that as so many are left behind and end up following in thier parents footsteps. You and yours are truly blessed!!
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I hope your daughter gets well soon. I will keep her in my prayers.
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My SR. is with yours, I did not get to hear her sweet voice yesterday. Mine had told me there will not be any more calls for a while. Was yours rewarded? If so congrats :) did any other moms get calls from 11/031?? I am curious if they are getting past and working out what ever trouble they got into on Thursday.....
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I have a feeling calls will be few and far between. I was only expecting the "I have arrived", the "week later call" and the yet to come" I'm a Sailor" call. Anything extra is a gift. Sometimes no news is good news that everything is going OK. So... I will continue to write those letters in hopes that he will write back. I know he is not a letter writer, so I will await that final call. I will remember how excited he is and how he has made many friends. Makes me smile. Time is flying by and soon we all will be there to see our Sailors. How exciting. Hope we get a chance to meet. Have a great day everyone.
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Came home from work to find a message from my SR in Div 31 on the answering machine. "Things are going well!!" He sounded great! A nice gift to come home to. He has not been a letter writer, so there has been no communication except for the letters I keep sending. There is hope though - he ended the call to say he wrote a letter to us, his sister and grandmother. I knew he had it in him. Hang in there everyone - graduation day will be upon us before you know it.
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Cierra, will you please rephrase this as not to give anything away that our div may or may not be doing on any particular night? Please??
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Also, half of our division went to lindsy landing. The post is below for thier face book page. Lots a great pictures....
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sue-H-Dufern-Memorial-Servicemens-Fu... -
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Permalink Reply by LoLo's Mom on
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hello, My SR s in ship11 div 031. i havent gotten a call yet. should i be worried??? others from her group have already called home on monday..
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