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Let's get to know each other! Ship 07 Div 050 Families
Hello to All!
Let's just start with introductions. I'll go first :) (I kind of have to, I started this discussion).
My SR is 19 and had been on again/off again about joining the Navy pretty much his whole life. I think today's economy really helped him to make up his mind about this. However, Navy runs in our family. I was raised a Navy Brat and almost joined myself at one time. Not joining has been a regret. But, life didn't turn out too bad. I'm happy, healthy, have a great husband and thank God I have job.
My SR is supposed to go on to Aircew "A" School in Pensacola after bootcamp. But there had been some discussion of Nuke School. So, I'm not sure which direction he is going in yet. The contract says Aircrew, but this is the Navy..."the needs of Navy" may come into play.
Ok...next person!
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Permalink Reply by Stefanie ProudUSNavyMom:) on
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Wow I cant believe that I just found this group today!? Well here goes: My son is 18 (Ship 07 Div 050) and signed for the Navy back in Feb 2010, so I've had awhile to prepare. (haha thats what all my friends told me who's kids are away in college and get to see them on holidays and random weekends.) I discovered that letting go of my 18 yr old son for good was a lot harder than I expected actually it still is:(. He's staying a GL for A school for an additional 27 weeks and will be a Gunner's Mate. I am so so so proud of his decision to join the NAVY and can't wait to see him on the 21st.
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Permalink Reply by Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050 on
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Welcome to the Group sajersey! Better late than never! I hope you are coming to the Meet and Greet the night before PIR
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Permalink Reply by FranJim454 on
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Hi - My name is Frances and I am a stepmom to our SR. He came back to live with us two years ago and had been getting letters from colleges since his Sophomore year of high school, one of which was for West Point. He didn't know what it was and he and his mother were throwing the letter away. I was shocked when I heard he was getting letters for West Point since they are not in the habit of soliciting students unless you score in the top 10% of the PSAT. When I told him what it was he decided to try and apply and we got so far as to go to a meeting where he found out the Army really wasn't his style. We live around water and he loves boats of all kinds and had an opportunity to attend a wooden boatbuilding school for free during high school. So we encouraged him to try Annapolis. Since he wasn't going to have time to meet the foreign language requirement for either school (or any university for that matter) he chose to go ahead and enlist in the Navy and has looked forward to it ever since. He worked very hard to lose 50 pounds he needed to lose and went through many trials at MEPS (lol) before finally becoming a DEPer. He has been chomping at the bit to get to boot camp and now wishes boot camp was over, as I am sure many of them do :) My husband and I are very proud of him and wish him well in whatever he does.
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Permalink Reply by Ellen B on
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What an awesome journey he's (you've) taken so far... Congrats Frances, welcome, once again, and cannot wait to meet you in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!!! HOOYAH!
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Frances...wow, what a great background! Sounds like your SR has a great head on his shoulders.
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