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PIR 1/21/11 Divisions - 49-52 and 909
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Recruits graduating from Great Lakes, IL boot camp January, 21, 2011.
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Jul 19, 2019
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Questionaires
Started by Lynne. Last reply by Zig's Mom - carmen47 14/307 Jul 8, 2013. 11 Replies 4 Likes
I hope you find these fun and informative. Jessica actually has many of them, but like she said sometimes they are hard to open. I went through many of them, gathered questions from them and tried…Continue
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom Feb 25, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Shuttle or Own Car To PIR?
Started by tobyswife89. Last reply by chew92 Jan 19, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes
We had planned on using the hotel shuttle to go to and from the PIR but I was wondering if we then would have to drive back to base to pick up our SR or will some SRs be able to go on the shuttles…Continue
*******BATTLESTATIONS******
Started by diannep. Last reply by vibranttk Jan 18, 2011. 31 Replies 0 Likes
This is the final test for the recruits, and then they become sailors. It takes place some time during the last 8 days before PIR (Thurs night, none on Fri or Sat nights---Captains Cup on…Continue
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Comment by Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050 on December 5, 2010 at 1:39am
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Welcome Aboard Dana!
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Comment by Dana - Ship 11 / Div 361 on December 5, 2010 at 1:35am
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Hello Everyone! Just received the information today, so I'm a little bit on the excited side, as you can tell since it's almost midnight and I'm online. Looking forward to getting to know you all.
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I absolutely love the snowmen! Thanks for sharing that Eileen! I wonder how my California SR is handling the cold? Told him that going to BC in Nov. was not a good idea for a sun child. He told me "Mom, I've gone to the snow before to snowboard. It won't be much colder than that." I said "Hahaha...you'll see." I know the cold in GL my family was stationed there for 2 years when I was growing up. Found memories of Foresthal Elem. and chipping ice of my eyelashes before school.
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Momof1 - California girl here too! We may have to huddle together during PIR while all the snow bunnies make fun of us.
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Comment by Momof1 Ship2Div909 on December 4, 2010 at 4:06pm
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No letter here either. I'm out of town on business but my husband is home & he's already been instructed to call ASAP to read letter to me over the phone. I will be shopping for clothes to take to Chicago this weekend.. we're from California, so we don't own real winter clothes. Thanks for the info on how to dress for graduation.
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CodesMom - Oh that is such a perfect poem. Copied and saved!
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Comment by DawnMomOfSR Ship 02-Div 909 on December 4, 2010 at 3:33pm
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Eileen - it's not mine so steal away... it came from a greeting card, but I saved the poem.
I can't imagine not having received a letter yet, my heart goes out to you ladies. As for your SR's if they have not written yet it may be that they spent the time writing to a girlfriend first? Or a buddy? Or even to the recruiting station? My son took all these addresses with him but I warned him that we had to get the first letter! Fingers crossed for some happy dances at the mailbox next week!
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Comment by DebBon / Ship7 Div 052 on December 4, 2010 at 2:47pm
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So no letter today, oh the tears are flowing. I just want to hear that he is ok. It's been a long 20 days.
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Want to share something that gave me encouragement after a failed adoption several years ago. I think it is fitting for our SR's and us N4M's... It's called;
The Oak Tree ~
A mighty wind blew night and day.
It stole the oak tree's leaves away,
Then snapped its bark until the oak was tired and stark.
But still the oak tree held its ground while other trees fell all around...
The weary wind gave up and spoke, "How can you still be standing, Oak?"
The oak tree said, "I know that you can break each branch of mine in two, carry every leaf away, shake my limbs, and make me sway.
But I have roots stretched in the earth, growing stronger since my birth.
You'll never touch them, for you see, they are the deepest part of me.
Until today, I wasn't sure of just how much I could endure.
But now I've found, with thanks to you, I'm stronger than I ever knew.
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I'm so excited to see the change coming in my SR. He was never really a bad kid, but motivation was not one of his qualities. I'm sure that will change in BC...whether he likes it or not. LOL My SR had couch potato down to a science, he just had trouble "belonging" to anything, even family at times. I know this BC experience is exactly what he needs. I'm just so relieved to hear from him that he's not fighting it and actually enjoying himself. There's hope, Ladies!
To all that have not received letters yet, hang in there they are coming. They may be short and sweet, but so worth keeping in the scrapbook forever.
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