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Comment by CalBlaze on November 16, 2013 at 12:29pm

Good morning. I was checking my SR's bank account and noticed that there hasn't been any activity since he left. Don't they get paid the 1st and the 15th of the month?

@HuskerFan  @Thewatchgoddess - My SR had wisdom teeth removed. The dentist was trying to get a fragment out and kept digging tried to remove part of his jaw bone that she thought was the fragment! He is all bruised on the side of his face. He was put on SIQ for several days (bed rest), and then the light duty, no PT. Was given vicodin for the pain. On top of that he has an upper respiratory infection. So, he is not having too much fun. But he did say on the positive side that the food is GREAT. lol Men/Boys and their stomachs.

Comment by Thewatchgoddess on November 16, 2013 at 12:16pm

@ HuskerFan
It definitely takes a lot out of you to work retail. I loved it for years, but I think this may be my last holiday season. I no longer have the patience or the drive to deal with crazy hours or crazy people. So once SR gets settled in at A School, I'm going to find something a little less stress with more "normal" hours.
I'm glad your SR has such a great bunk mate and is making friends. And that he recovered well! Hopefully he'll continue to create great relationships with his shipmates throughout his career.
My SR seems to have made a few buddies, but not many. That's unusual for him, because he's normally a social butterfly. I think the fact that he's older than a lot of his division and has a different viewpoint has made it harder to bond. He's not doing this just for his future, but for our future. It drives him nuts to be putting in 110% and working his butt off, only to lose privileges due to poor behavior by a few in his division.
And of course, all I can do is support him and remind him that I love him and I'm proud of him. And remind him that once he goes to A School it'll be a mostly new group of people with a little more in common with him.

Comment by diannep on November 16, 2013 at 10:31am

Good Morning!  Hope all have a great weekend!

Comment by HuskerFan on November 16, 2013 at 10:20am

Oh goodness @Thewatchgoddess bless your heart for working retail!  I used to own a retail business.  I don't know if I could ever do it again.  I know what you mean about them going thru this without you!  Their buddies will help them get thru it.  Mine did better than I had expected.  He said his bunk mate helped him a lot!  So know that they are making good friends.  My guys doesn't typically have a lot of friends so I was very happy to hear how he did without me! :-)  They will give them a couple of days of laying in their bunk, doing nothing, then a few days of light duty work before back to full duty.

Comment by diannep on November 16, 2013 at 12:27am

bprincessmom:  Lala mails them out Priority Mail so just 2-3 days to receive the ribbons!  :-)

Comment by Thewatchgoddess on November 16, 2013 at 12:24am

Huskerfan,
I hope your SR feels/felt better quickly. I haven't had my wisdom teeth pulled yet, but I've heard some awful stories about it. Hopefully he'll be more talkative in your next letter!
My SR was scheduled to have his teeth pulled on the 12th, and they were planning on putting him under because the roots are quite close to the nerve in his lower jaw. I can only hope that went well and I'm not really expecting "talkative" letters next week. I hate that he is having to go through this alone with no one to really take care of him.
And I really don't think anyone can blame you for only making the trip for PIR. We all only do what we can. I never got the form, but not only would we not be able to afford two trips to Chicago, work would freak. I'll be lucky enough to still have my job after PIR. Taking a weekend off during black out dates and mandatory scheduling isn't really taken well in the retail world. :-/

Comment by HuskerFan on November 16, 2013 at 12:12am

@Thewatchgoddess - I got a letter from my SR today too.  He wasn't as "talkative" in this one as he was last week.  Although he wasn't feeling as well with having his teeth pulled and such.  I keep forgetting to ask if he's been "adopted" yet or not.  We aren't able to make the trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving since we are going for PIR.  With 5 kiddos we just can't afford to do both.  Sigh..

Comment by Thewatchgoddess on November 15, 2013 at 11:01pm

@ Jennifer.
I'm all about reading what my SR is going through! Sadly I missed his last call. I just have to cross my fingers and hope that they get a chance to call soon.

Comment by Hay'sMom on November 15, 2013 at 9:37pm

Hi Everyone !  My Daughter is in 040    Glad to be a part of this group !  Can't wait for 12-13 !!

Comment by Thewatchgoddess on November 15, 2013 at 9:29pm

Who else does the happy dance when they get letters? :-) I love reading about what my SR is doing. Looks like he joined the many others getting their wisdom teeth out.

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