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ALUMNI PIR 4/01/11 DIV 115-120, 806
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DIVISIONS 115 - 120 & 806
Members: 79
Latest Activity: Oct 15, 2014
Discussion Forum
Ship 11 Div 120(purple)
Started by Overtheedge(S11/D120). Last reply by mysailorson May 18, 2011. 116 Replies 0 Likes
This is where my son is..anyone else?
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom May 1, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
Charleston, SC/Goose Creek Nuclear A School ~ Here we go again!
Started by quiltblue. Last reply by quiltblue Apr 22, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
We all just celebrated our Sailors Graduating today and most of us have really enjoyed our afternoon with them. I really don't want to give him back to RTC! My sailor will be learning how to be ET (Electronics Technician), originally he was going…Continue
SHIP 11 DIV 115~*Yellow*~ :)
Started by Clay'sGirl (Ship 11 Div 115). Last reply by quiltblue Apr 5, 2011. 84 Replies 0 Likes
Its a place for us to meet :) Has anyone else by chance found out if their loved one is in this Division by chance?!
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Comment by janlee on February 16, 2011 at 7:34pm
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The sooner the better...that way she will have your paper and envelopes when she is able to write back...and she wont have to purchase any..
My sons first letter he sent to me was sent on BC stationary and BC envelope...and i could tell by what he had written that they hadnt given him any of the mail we sent. But a few days later...i received another letter inside of a self addressed stamped envelope i sent him ...and he made reference to my letters, so i knew they finally gave him his mail.
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Yes...just send sheets of paper in an envelope. Dont over stuff it,,,,any 'puffy' envelopes will be made to open in front of RDC'a. Nothing will happen...its only paper..but just so shes not made to feel uncomfortable or scared...you know what i mean? They dont want to be single out for any reason...lol
You can send as many envelopes as you wish with paper in them....if you dont mind having to use so many stamps...haha
I sent my son 4 envelopes a day sometimes. Some had a letter in, some had a questionare in. sometimes i just remembered something i forgot to put in the one letter...so i wrote him another one and sent them all.
It doesnt matter how many you send or when you send them...they will give them to her when they are ready.
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Comment by NavyJane 11/116 on February 16, 2011 at 7:27pm
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I just got my first "real" letter from my daughter, not a form letter. I am thrilled, it was like getting a check in the mail or something! She said she is sick with a bad cold - that one person gets sick and since they are in such close quarters, they all get sick. I hope they give them medicine! All in all, she sounded well, just trying to adjust to boot camp. Anyone else out there have a daughter/son in ship 111/Div 116? She said they are a small division, only about 60 recruits.
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Comment by Mrs. Shalamar (Ship 11 Div 115) on February 16, 2011 at 7:17pm
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Thanks ~ seems we just jumped the gun. we tried hard to make sure she was as prepared as possible she was able to keep the stamps they didn't come back so I will send the paper and envelopes out soon. I have received her mailing address, do you think it would be ok to send now?
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You can send her paper and envelopes...a notebook might be a little too big.
They probably sent it home because she cant have anything for the first few weeks except what they let them purchase from NEx (toothpaste, shampoo, etc...) When they are allowed to start receiving their mail (about 3 weeks in),,thats when they let them have the paper, envelopes, stamps, etc...they are allowed to purchase those items and receive those items.
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Sailor mom ~ In my recruits box the note book she took with her was returned and so were her envelopes can I send her smaller paper and envelopes to use or should I not send anything?
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Comment by Conster1114 on February 16, 2011 at 6:57pm
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Everyone,..... thanks for the kind words about the PIR. We live down here, in Florida and are trying to get prices for the hotel, food, gas, and anything else we might need. The only way we MIGHT be able to do this, is not pay our rent. See, we have a son, who is 3 years older than his sister, who is in BC, and he is in the Marine Corps. When he graduated in 2006, we were given $300 to help us with expenses.
We drove up to Paris Island, SC and stayed 2 nights. The thought of NOT seeing my daughter graduate and see her smiling face after almost 11 weeks, is heartbreaking. I keep saying a prayer everyday, that somehow, my family can drive from Florida to Illinois, to see our giggling, sweet, happy, young woman.
Now my son, is currently stationed at Camp Lejune, NC for a special class. We were going to pick him up on the way to GL. We wait to see what happens. So my daughter may need to be adopted by another family. I have not told her yet that we might not be coming up there. Only time will tell.
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 16, 2011 at 4:27pm
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I wasn't there, when my sailor finished A-school there wasn't enough room on board for another female lol. So she went to C-school and completed that before Christmas. But I can tell you she was freezing on that deck, she is one of the sailors who had the job of unloading the entire ship. And she missed this deployment as well, her squadron didn't go on this one. I am not sure when she will have her first deployment. Looks like it will be a while.
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Comment by KayleeLynn32 on February 16, 2011 at 12:40pm
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Anyone get a letter yet? :/
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Comment by TexasSailorMom on February 16, 2011 at 11:23am
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JessicaB-Sailor Mom- Yes my son is in div 806, he is goin for SEALs, his PIR date is 4/1
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