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RCU SHIP 04 DIV 741

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Seamen Recruits are here getting medical treatment for minor injuries. FIT DIV is also in this area.

Location: RTC Chicago, IL
Members: 203
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2023

It's hard not knowing! That is the purpose for this group. Most likely if you are here your SR has had trouble keeping up or not passed a PFA due to some sort of minor medical issue. Often it stress fractures bringing SR's here. Know this when you don’t get a call that is a very good thing. Calling them is not a good thing and it can negatively impact your SR to have his or her “Mommy“ calling! They are harder on them in this DIV than any other. They want them up and out. The best thing you can do is sends tons of mail. Send scripture and motivational mail. I know my SR said reading the Bible was considered a sign of weakness here. When you get a tearful call motivate. Stay positive and encourage you SR. This is a small detour to greatness and getting the I'm a Sailor call! Recruit family and friends…“Navy mom friends are the best“…to send your SR mail as well. NMH for you all!!

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Comment by Phillies on September 27, 2012 at 11:55pm: Babbs- so sorry to her about your daughter. Mine went through just about the same ordeal (except in her heal). My daughter healed up and did not have a PIR. After she became a Sailor - she had to wait at THU - temp housing. We were able to visit her then and actually spent a lot of time with her then. Mug more time spent compared to if she dd have a PIR.
Prayers to you and your daughter. Try to stay positive :)

Comment by babbs on September 27, 2012 at 11:48pm: Hello everyone. Just got a call from my daughter tonight. She is just 2 weeks from PIR but was found to have a stress fracture in her leg. I realize situations are different but typically how long of a recovery should we expect? I'm just hearbroken for her, she was so close but now we hav to focus on healing. Will se still get a PIR after she heals and completes bootcamp? Thanks for any answers.

Comment by Jolene2Sailors on September 27, 2012 at 10:10pm: Hmmm...Tea3...maybe we're supposed to meet each other. :) We plan on going to GL even if our son has a private capping ceremony. We cannot stand the thought of his being "free" for even a few hours and our not being there to visit with him and buy his supper. :)

Comment by Idamom on September 25, 2012 at 8:13pm: Well, Jolene, that is when my son is supposed to graduate as well. I know just what you mean, my husband and I talked, after we got the bad news call, saying how there must be some reason these things happen and only God knows the plan. He has it all worked out. Hope you feel better and let me know when, for sure, your boy gets to graduate.

Comment by Jolene2Sailors on September 25, 2012 at 5:51pm: Tea3...my son was supposed to graduate this Friday. Due to God's grace (no joke), I came down with a fever last night and have felt pretty lousy today. Why is that God's grace? I am happy I won't be flying to IL feeling like this. I would hate for him to catch anything from me right before A School. I know that sounds weird.
Anyway...he hopes to graduate either 10/12 or 10/19.

Comment by Idamom on September 25, 2012 at 5:11pm: That is interesting. My son asked for news as well. Any news, so there you go. I am going to do the same thing I tried sending a newspaper this morning....it was small as we are from a smaller town, but it was still too bulky, so I am going to find the news and print it as you have, Jolene.

Angel, I almost bought a magazine today, but then was afraid I would send it and he would get in trouble, so am going back to printing and sending stuff. It will have to do. He said they could receive manila sized envelopes, so will try that a few times. I can stuff a lot of articles in there for him. Right now I am going to read thru these 144 pages and see if I can get all my questions answered. Jolene....I like your pic! :) How long does it make it for your son being in boot camp?

Comment by Jolene2Sailors on September 25, 2012 at 1:46pm: My son asked me not to send books, and he is an avid reader. His worry was that if it got into the wrong hands he could get in trouble. Instead, he asked for sudoku puzzles. I found a website that offers free printable ones, so I included those in letters to him. The last time we talked, he said he had more than enough and to please send news articles...any news articles. I have no idea what it would be like to be without information.
Here is what I have learned:
Three pages of typing paper in a legal-size envelope requires one stamp.
I get articles from yahoo and copy them into a word document
if you decrease all margins to 0.3 and set everything to a size 12 font, you can fit approx 5 articles on three sheets of paper.
I have a generic printer, so I print out pg 1, flip it, and print pg 2 on the back, etc
There are three things he always gets: 3-5 paragraphs of a personal letter, a Bible verse, and a brief handwritten "I love you!" The rest is stuff I think he will find interesting.

Comment by AngelW (Ship 07 Div 060) on September 25, 2012 at 10:11am: Welcome to the group. My son was in "Fit", but has long since moved on in his Navy life. I don't have the answer to what they do all day, but many people have written here that they can have a book, I don't want to give bad information, so I will leave that up to someone who does know.

I just want to let you know that you and your sr's are in my prayers. This is a great group of people to help guide you and pray with you.

Remember this - it is so much harder for us than it is for them. they have all of the information on day to day and we just go crazy. Stay strong and always believe.

Comment by karis on September 25, 2012 at 10:02am: I received a call from my SR that he dislocated his shoulder during IT. He won't be graduating with his division and will be at GL an additional 6-8 weeks. Does anyone know are they given more time to write letters or make any additional phone calls since they are not doing BC things?

Comment by Idamom on September 25, 2012 at 9:56am: Thank you sammy, I will give it a try. I am also wondering what do the SR's do all day every day in this unit? Are they allowed to work out or swim to keep up their strength? He said he was bored.....