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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 15, 2011 at 6:02pm

mumziepooh, reading your post brought tears to my eyes. What a very sweet young man you have.

Comment by Ragdollrae HM A school SA on February 15, 2011 at 5:36pm

Very very nice, mumziepooh. Thank you so much for rubbing in just how inconsiderate my son is!! Hehehe - you are fortunate to have a thoughtful son. I would say that maybe it has to be with him being older, but unfortunately, mine is 21. All I got were some dirty clothes, of which, the socks were so stiff that they could stand up on their own!

 

But- I have not been fine and didn't need anything else to put me more over the edge. Maybe he actually WAS considerate. Yes, that's it and the way I will choose to look at it from here on out! :0)

 

I got my box in Texas yesterday also. I am awaiting every day for the "letter" which should tell me which PIR group I should stay in. I have signed up for both the 4/8 and 4/1. I am actually hoping for 4/8, but will have to see. THere are moms in the 4/1 group that already received their letters and their child left the same day as mine. I have heard them say that 4/1 is the date given to them. I just have to wait and see.

 

I took the advice of sending jokes from Jessica. They help and actually keep me laughing too while I am writing.

 

Comment by diannep on February 15, 2011 at 5:29pm

Hi, everyone.  I'm joining the group as another veteran mom like Jessica and Lala, and other veterans who I'm sure will join.  Please ask any questions you may have and one of us will try to answer when we check on the PIR groups.  My son graduated a yr ago, just a week after Jessica's.  Welcome to Navy bootcamp!

Comment by jim'scupcake on February 15, 2011 at 4:35pm

mumziepooh.  What a nice son (coffee mug surprise).  Had to laugh about him being older..when I went to basic training, we had a girl who was probably 24...she was soooo "old" (most of us were 18)..we called her "Grandma".  How funny that seems now!  Thank you for the giggle! Still waiting on my box~think hubby is going to swing by the house and see if the mail arrived yet!  We made a pact not to open anything unless we are together!

Comment by ntz4laa (HM Mom) on February 15, 2011 at 4:26pm

About the paper work in your box.....  I went to my daughter's travel briefing after her swearing in and what they do is....One recruit (highest ranking and oldest) is responsible for carrying all of the official records of the recruits that are traveling together.  The other recruits are given a copy of their official records "just in case" they need them.  They are told to hold on to them at least until they get to GL.  They can then keep them there or send them home in their box.

Comment by mumziepooh on February 15, 2011 at 4:22pm

Hmmm - son left on 2/8.  No letter yet but I would suspect this is his PIR.  We will see.  Got his box in Texas, yesterday.  Waiting on the letter.  Must be coming by Pony Express (see - many of you thought the Pony Express was defunct but nooooooo - the Navy uses it to torment poor Navy Moms).

 

My son is older, 24.  He has his bachelors degree so I am quite used to him being out of the house.  I am NOT used to not hearing from him all the time and he graduated last May and was living at home since August so I became accustomed to his thunking around upstairs.  It is waaaayyyy to quiet around here now.  Even the dog is moping.  However, I was fine.  Just fine.  Got the box of dirty clothes and was just thankful that he had worn underware and that it was rather new.  Whew. 

 

Then, Valentines Day.  My husband gave me a little box.  Not from him - from my son.  He had given it to his dad before he left.  That did it.  A Navy Mom coffee mug - I am quite a coffee fanatic and he knows.  I can have my coffee, think of him, pray for him and write to him.  Well, 'just fine' went right out the window.  It was the first time I cried.  Apparently I needed it!  LOL!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 15, 2011 at 11:28am

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day. I got flower, candy, and dinner. It was very nice and much appreciated.  I thought of something last night. I wonder if the RDC's will give the recruits a hard time with their PIR date being on April Fools Day lol. I am sure it would be hard to resist but since they will be sailors by then maybe they won't. I was supposed to be born on April Fools day by I fooled my mom and waited an extra week lol. I hope all of you are experiencing this absolutely beautiful weather that we are having this week in NC. Looking forward to 70 on Friday YAY!!!

Comment by jim'scupcake on February 15, 2011 at 9:33am

Good morning Ladies.  Ok.  I decided if I don't get the letter or the box in the mail today, I will go ahead and call his recruiter.  I am lucky in the fact that i had joined the ARMY when I was 18..and have a little feeling of what it was like and what he is going through.  I keep asking my own mom if she cried when I left and was sad when I was gone...I guess at 18, I dont remember that.  She assures me she was sad and crying (so yeah, I am not crazy)!  I do remember getting mail, and how important that was (and that was 27 years ago).  I loved my home town newspaper.  My mom had gotten a subscription for me, and had it sent to basic training in SC.  One day I got like 10 papers (the Drill Instructors used to carry the mail out to us in a big Santa like sack, this DI was not happy with me...I was doing extra pushups all day long...but I did get to keep my papers!

Comment by Ragdollrae HM A school SA on February 15, 2011 at 8:10am

Great info, Jessica. I have been utilizing the "no call" is good news, but I can't say that it makes everything easier. I am so surprised. My son did not live with me for a year before he left, but we talked regularly. He called me frequently and I would call and wake him up. Wow, how much I would love to hear that grumpy guy right now. I wouldn't even complain that he can be so crabby in the mornings!! I think it is knowing that the road is probably a bit rough and I would be the person that he would reach out to at times of trouble to help assure him that everything will be ok. It is that helpless feeling of not being able to be "Mom" when you feel that you should be there.

 

I just felt like getting that out. I do understand that no call is a good thing right now and I am not writing to him about the calls, but I sure would love to get a call from my little guy just to hear his voice!

Comment by ProudmominNC ship 02 Div 921 on February 15, 2011 at 6:50am

Jim's cupcake.  You won't be bothering the recruiter...it is their job!  Call him.  You'll feel so much better having an address.

Rhonda

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