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My son leaves January 4th for boot camp. Anyone else out there leaving then?
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Permalink Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on
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sunshine when is your PIR
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Permalink Reply by sunshine73 on
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His PIR is March 4th which has a group already. I haven't found anyone else in his division, yet.
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Permalink Reply by Mommabeast(Ship 03 DIV.087) on
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Hang in there sunshine, there should be others popping up,and we will be close to each other,same ship different Div..
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Permalink Reply by ET3andNavyWife (Ship02 Div916) on
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your sons are most likely in "brother divisions" which means they share a compartment but then (if it is an integrated division) they split up to do their daily routine, but usually only travel to the same places a few minutes apart.. Does that make sense?
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Permalink Reply by Jean H (ship 12 Div 091) on
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Thanks Sunshine and Mommabeast. I finally got an e-mail from my son's recruiter with my son's address. Wow you ladies are good with your prayers. Thank you so much.
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Permalink Reply by Conster1114 on
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Hi, my daughter is leaving MEPS today from Tampa, FL. When should I be expecting her to call home and let me know that she made it to Great Lakes okay?
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Permalink Reply by Coltonsmom EM-3 on
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Ours came at about 10:30pm, but he did not have as far to fly. Your call will be short. Mine said "Hi, I'm here, you will get a package. You may get another call, I love you, bye". You probably won't even have a chance to say anything back before she hangs up. Training starts immediatley even though they are processing. We got his box in a few days and a form letter this past Friday. They get to write on Sundays, so about a week after that you should get thier first real letter. That is what we are waiting on now. Your recruiter should be able to get her address about 2-3 days from now.
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Permalink Reply by Nick's mom (Ship03Div087) on
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In reply to Conster1114, my son called me when he landed in Chicago and still on the plane. Then he called me at 1:30AM in the morning to tell me he had made it to boot camp. It was a short 4-5 second call. "Hi mom, I'm here, I will call you in about 3 weeks, I love you, bye."
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Permalink Reply by oceanblu on
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Hi Nick's mom. My son Letief has left from Atlanta on the 5th of Jan, 2011, to Great Lakes. I am excited to be in touch with you.
Thank you.
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Welcome! You will find lots of good information on this site. It's so nice being able to communicate to other mother's going through the same thing. What ship/division is your son in?
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Permalink Reply by StaceyW (MM Nuke Girlfriend) on
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My boyfriend left that day and is in Div 916 Ship 02. Anyone else's other half on the same?
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Permalink Reply by 2navymen02div915 on
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My oldest is laundry petty officer and his younger brother works for him...
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