SheilaD

Female

Florham Park, NJ

United States

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I am here to support my: Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?: Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...: Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...: Navy for Moms is a great website - supportive, helpful and addictive!

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Oct 18, 2010
Philly5 (Justin's proud mom)

hey there Justin is IT, what is Thomas? Good Luck to the both of you also :)

Aug 21, 2011
Judi(NavyMom)

Hi- I'm not the most saavy facebook user either! LOL If you log onto facebook and in the search bar type in US Navy Recruit Training Command. you should find it If you "like" it then it will be kinda bookmarked for you. I tried to cut & paste but it didn't work. If all else fails if you give me your facebook name,I think I can send it then. Let me know. LOL I know enough about computers to get me in trouble! LOL The trivia question to day was really hard!!

I pray you get your letter today. I tell ya...I feel much better now.

Hang in there.....Judi

Aug 30, 2011
jkruth

I received my letter on Monday. To say I was excited to see my daughters handwriting was an understatement. I hope you receive yours soon so you will know for sure. I am new to all this Navy stuff, my husband was Army it is different.

Aug 31, 2011
Judi(NavyMom)

Thank you so much!! Not a whole lot to do, just monitor the site. Veteran mom,Fireteamleaderwife,has been my mentor. She walked me through the process.

I will forward this to her, and she will explain everything.

Thanks again-

Judi

Sep 2, 2011
suems2

Hello SheilaD. My son is on the USS Kersarge, ship 11, but he is in division 317. What is your son specializing in?

Sep 10, 2011
suems2

Actually, he is still on this "ship" at RTC, Great Lakes. His PIR is next week Friday the 23rd. He will then be going to Groton, CT for A-school as a STS (sonar technician submarine). He says that he will not actually be on active duty for likely another year or so.

Sep 12, 2011
beckmcs

Good morning! Yes, it was so nice to hear my son's voice. I so hope they can earn another call before the "I am a sailor" one right before PIR. My son also said they were struggling to work as a team but that it was starting to come together. Everything I have read says that weeks 4 and 5 see great strides in that area and they become close and start working hard for one another. He passed all of the physical testing but the sit ups by just a few but thinks he will have it next round. He did say he has added 3 inches to his waist! At 6 feet tall and 125 pounds he was looking forward to bulking up! Our boys will be headed to separate coasts for A school. Mine will be at the DLI (Defensive Language Institute) in Monterey, California for CTI (Cryptology Technical Interpretive).

Sep 18, 2011
PMSingMOMof3(11/351)

You sis in law lives here? Is she complaining about the heat too? LOL. I'm from Mass originally, only here for 6 years.It feels like I moved 3 feet from the sun.

Whatever info you need, I will certainly do my best to get for you. I'll inbox you my name so you can find me on FB too. I still haven't gotten a phone call yet. I'm ready to slap him when I see him, just for making me wait. Steven set up his direct deposit the day before he shipped off. He did all of his paperwork then. In his letter he said he was in a great division, that everyone worked as a team. I'm grateful for that. He's actually doing very good. Div 350, I'm guessing the 2 are brother divisions. Where is he shipping to after PIR? He goes to Groton for Sub school. From what it seems like, it depends on where your A school is. I haven't sealed today's letter yet. I can ask him how he found out about liberty. He'll probably get that before he picks up a phone and calls me. I'm so excited for you that you did hear from him!!!!

Sep 18, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

I sent you a message with all the info for placing an order. Let me know if you have any questions. you can also reach me through regular email at: uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com

Sep 18, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

There isn't an order form really. you just send me the list of things on the email I sent you. Let me know if you didn't receive that message. It should be in your inbox on the top right side of your page. I will send it again now just in case you didn't get it.

Lora

Sep 25, 2011
Philly5 (Justin's proud mom)

HI Sheila. How are you doing? I don't remember if i posted back to your comment about what rating my son is...anyway he is IT Information Technican. 24 more days!!

Sep 27, 2011
Philly5 (Justin's proud mom)

hey there --- to add images to your page go to MY PAGE, then look underneath your profile picture and click on Customize. Then under themes you will find Make it Unique. Go to the middle tab and Side Image. What i did is google images- find the one you want and right click on it and save to desktop. Then you can upload it for this site:) Let me know if you have any questions!

Sep 30, 2011
Philly5 (Justin's proud mom)

and...can't wait to meet you also!

Sep 30, 2011
BethFromNJ - Doc's Mom

Hi Shelia, I'm down in South Jersey, in Mount Laurel. I'm having a get together on Sunday November 4th. Would you like to join us? Are you on Facebook too? If you are you can friend me there at https://www.facebook.com/beth.hofstein. Look forward to getting to know you too!

Oct 29, 2012