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PIR 2-18-2011 DIV 75-86, 805, 913 ALUMNI
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This is a group for Sailor families who grad was on 2-18-2011. DIV 75-86, 805, 913. Welcome!
Members: 163
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2019
Discussion Forum
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom Mar 6, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
Div 085
Started by AdamsWifey. Last reply by Deanna (ship 03 Div 085) Mar 4, 2011. 35 Replies 0 Likes
i never see div 085 out there lol just wanting to find other people whos loved one is in div 085
Looking for SR in SHP03 DIV083 members
Started by Cjmint. Last reply by kathyf Feb 19, 2011. 51 Replies 0 Likes
My son is in the above SHP and DIV. Got a letter on 1/7...friends and family got letters last thursday or Friday...was hoping to get a call over weekend...but nothing. Before my son left he told me…Continue
Medieval Times info
Started by MountainMama(ship3 div081). Last reply by Dani_Girl (ET wife) Feb 18, 2011. 23 Replies 0 Likes
Okay, I got hold of the group salesperson there and asked a bunch of questions. Of course, I didn't know how many we would have, but she said a group could get tickets for the dinner and show for…Continue
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 17, 2011 at 10:04am
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Wife64- I agree with Trish, it must be your decision and I think whatever you decide to do will turn out fine. You definitely wouldn't want him to find out from someone else. If you do decide to tell him maybe you can play it down a little. Maybe you can tell everyone who may be writing him to not say anything that you want to tell him yourself and maybe you can wait for a phone call from him to tell him, then he can hear your voice and know that you are okay. I am so glad that you are okay and if your dad is anything like mine he will make you feel welcome and take good care of you. I will add one more thing, there is a little know thing about insurance companies. They will only want to give you the book value but don't sign anything, do some research, you may be able to get quite a bit more. Most times you can negotiate for replacement value. Look for the same model/make/year of your car and see what they are selling for in your area. Then fight for what you deserve.
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Comment by Sailor's Wife 64 on January 17, 2011 at 9:44am
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OMG Deb--I LOVE couponing! It's one of my main hobbies. Right now I am temporarily not buying stuff before our PCS but it's kinda killing me not getting in on these deals. Your find is incredible!
I usually shop CVS extra care buck deals with coupons and use those extra care bucks on next week's purchases for ECB and so forth. So other than initially, I pay no money out of pocket :) I love CVS!
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Comment by trishfit on January 17, 2011 at 9:24am
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Wife64... I would never want to tell you to lie to your husband, most especially when you guys talked things through before he left. You and only you can decide what is best to tell or not to tell. This is a very difficult situation for you. :( God bless you and thank goodness you are okay! It is wonderful that you have a support system (parent) there to help you through this difficult time.
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Comment by diannep on January 17, 2011 at 8:53am
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minkur: Just because he is going to A School in GL doesn't mean he is GradNGo. Some of them don't move over to A School for several days....they are held on RTC until then. So you need to hear from your recruit about GradNGo...he is the only one who will know.
If you can hold off on the travel arrangements a little while longer, he may find out in another week if he is GradNGo or not. But either way, he would have the weekend with you so at least plan to stay through Sunday.
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Well the only thing that makes me want to tell him is that before he left he gave me explicit instructions that if something went wrong that he WOULD want to know. I'm still trying to decide but definitely leaning towards NOT telling him.
It will be torture keeping this from my husband. I'm going to have to lie in all of my letters and act like I am still at our apartment and working and everything...but that's something I can do if it will make his life at boot camp easier.
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Wife64: I SO agree with Arwen. PLEASE don't tell him right now. I know that is hard for you, but you don't want him worried about you, about you having no car now, etc....so if at all possible, I would try not to say anything. But if you think he could hear about this from a friend who writes him or another family member, then you might have to. So glad that you are pretty much ok....sounds like it could have been so much worse. Thank you, Jesus! Hoping that you aren't too sore today.
It may be kind of nice t be with your father for these last few weeks of boot camp...to have the company. Someone to talk to. Eases the anxiety!
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Comment by Tchrmom Lisa on January 17, 2011 at 4:10am
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I was thinking the SAME thing Arwen. Wife64, I'm glad to hear you are okay, and there is nothing he can do to help you. Let him concentrate on what he needs to do now. Being able to complete his training is challenging enough. Worrying about you will only distract him. You don't want to do anything to jeopardize his focus!
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Comment by Arwen on January 17, 2011 at 3:52am
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Wife 64, since you are okay and he needs to concentrate on boot camp, DO NOT TELL HIM.
PIR will be early enough to give him the news. By then, he can see for himself that you are okay.Worrying about you is the worst possible thing for him right now. I know it feels dishonest, but, just for this one time, hold off for a while.
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What stung the most is I was crying that I missed my husband and all of the well meaning EMTs were like..you can see him soon he will get here in no time. Then between sobs I had to explain he was in Navy boot camp so he wouldn't be able to just meet us at the hospital. That was torture--"he will be here soon." No, no, no, he will not. Ugh :(
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Today has been the hardest day for me thus far, harder than Christmas. I was driving down a 55MPH road and some guy blew a 2-way stop sign and smacked right into me. I'm ok, just a few bruises and I needed 5 staples in my head.
I'm dreading writing this letter to my recruit. He will be so worried and upset.
So now since I have no car (and the insurance will total my '95 for 800 dollars) I am moving in with my dad until we get orders to SC.
I am thankful that I and the other driver are OK but it was just so hard going through it without my husband. So hard. I just kept spontaneously breaking down because I missed him so much.
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