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Comment by southern mom on June 16, 2011 at 2:31pm

I was so excited to see 3 letters in the mailbox today!!! It appears that Div 230 is going thru some intense inspections of their racks/lockers this week!!! My son says it is intense but everyone seems to be doing really good with it!! Way to go 2-3-0!! other than that, he said that the chapel their was really good. He went to the contemporary service on Sunday and said that it really helped him. So, just to send a little word out there, if your SR needs a little lift, ask him to try the contemporary service on sunday morning. He said they had a great group of guys he met there and it was so encouraging

Comment by diannep on June 16, 2011 at 2:02pm

Suggestion on sending photos to your SR.  Scan and print on computer paper...collage-style....and send that way.  Takes less space to store for them...letter will not be thick which would draw attention to it.  You can even scan onto the back of your letter.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 16, 2011 at 1:09pm

Ladies as diannep said, you will be able to communicate with your son a lot more once out of boot camp. I suggest loading Skype on your computer. It is free.  My son calls me via Skype 2 times a week. All you need is a microphone and camera on your computer. It is so neat because I can see him when we talk. I feel like he is next-door.  I think it is really worth having. My husband talks to our son for hours sometimes. It has really brought them closer. 

I heard that Windows Live Messenger has video calling too.

Comment by diannep on June 16, 2011 at 12:59pm

MySailorMyHero:  Hopefully they are allowed to practice their float.  They must pass all before they can do BattleStations--so they have to have passed the swim part by then.  We just had a lady in the 6/17 PIR group whose son struggled with this.  She was so excited when he called at the beginning of the week to tell her that he FLOATED!  So he was on to BattleStations and yesterday became a sailor.  So don't worry....he has time!  PRAY HARD!  :-)

Ladies, as fireteamleaderwife said below:  When communication is re-established with them once they are at A School, it is wonderful!  That is why it is very nice to be able to give them their cell/laptops at the airport.  I was still out of communication with mine until I mailed him his cell at A School (missed the airport visit with him).  He called me a couple of times from a friend's cell until then, and had a phone card, but the phones were a distance from his barracks.  So....get ready....you will be back in touch with your loved ones once at A School and maybe even when in transit there!

Comment by diannep on June 16, 2011 at 12:50pm

Lady:  Here are my thoughts...for what they are worth:  Maybe you could wait for his "I'm a Sailor" call.  This will be coming after he does BattleStations...which will be sometime between Jul 7th and Jul 13th. After you have a nice visit with him as a sailor....because it is a very exciting call!....maybe you could tell him then.  AND...by then, hopefully she is doing so much better that your news will be much better????  You have a few weeks here for her to heal.  That way, he knows about it before PIR and you can really truly enjoy your time with him on that day.  Maybe you can even bring a letter from your niece for him, or a video or something so he can see her?  Can't help but think that the longer you wait on this, the better the news will be re: her...

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 16, 2011 at 12:16pm

Lady-What is his rate? I saw he is going to Pensacola. Cell phones are allowed to go to "A" school with them. You can give them to him at the airport when you see him off. Saturday Departure Sailors (what they used to call GradnGos) usually arrive at the airport between 1-2 AM. Then they prep and wait to fly out. It could be anytime during the day...but we can discuss those details later. You may meet him there and spend time with him until he leaves. There you can transfer cell and anything else he says he is allowed to take.Laptops are usually allowed too. You will definitley have more contact with him.

My son is in Pensacola and I speak with him daily (been there 2 weeks.)

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 16, 2011 at 11:59am

MySailorMyHero, Try not to worry about your Sailor to be. Around week 6 (or after Hell Week) is when they will have the Recruits who failed their swimming tests retake them. Until then, they will be given swimming lessons every day.

In my son's division there were about 8 recruits who could not swim. Out of the 8 only 3 of them were held back and put into another Division. The RDCs, Swimming instructors and fellow shipmates will do everything they can to help your Recruit.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 16, 2011 at 11:38am

Ladylancelot, I lile dianneps suggestion. I think it would be a good idea to contact the Navy Chaplain just so that he knows what is going on. If you are planning on telling your son after Battle Stations or PIR your son might need to speak to the Chaplain.

 

 

 

Comment by keger2001 on June 16, 2011 at 9:49am

Sandy LOL, you make a great point, I just read what I posted before sorry I meant I am glad they DON'T read the mail anymore, ugh!!!

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 16, 2011 at 9:47am

MySailor, Yes, if your recruit fails his swim test he will be able to retake the test.

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