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SHIP 11 / DIV 116 PIR 4/01/11
Lets keep visiting even though our Sailors have all graduated BC and most have gone all over the country! I was truly blessed by meeting all of you!
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Permalink Reply by quiltblue on
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Excellent! I really want to find some friends for my son that will be going to Charleston and the Nuke school, they are so busy right now, that is not something they are even thinking about yet. But, if we become friends and find each other at the Meet & Greet (after PIR), then we can introduce our guys to each other. Later we might have to create a N4M Group for Nuke School! I will be sending you a private message soon!
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Permalink Reply by gingersnapShip11Div116 on
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My son left DFW on the 2/3/11 also and he is in Ship11 Div 116. Has anyone received a real letter yet? We got the box and the form letter. I was hoping they got to write last Sunday.
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Permalink Reply by NavyJane 11/116 on
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I just received a letter from my daughter today and it looks like she wrote it on Sunday. Where is your son going to A school at/for?
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Maybe we'll get one tomorrow. I'm not sure yet about A school. He was hoping to reclassify after he arrived. Hopefully he will put all of that in a letter soon.
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Permalink Reply by soccer mom on
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I'm excited to hear that some of you have already received a letter this week! It takes about 4 days for mail to travel from Chicago to Tx. I will definitely be stalking the mailman today:)))))
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Gingersnap, NavyJane, SoccerMom 4/01/11, Traverler, Chastity, Conster1114, and Clay'sGirl, Reggie, Azjulie... Just got a letter from my son!!! He said that 115 is the "brother" division to 116, so they many things together. He said the bunks in his division are the Jokers of the groups and he worries that they will get divisional wide PT if they get caught. Three guys in 115 got IT punishment one afternoon... he was glad he didn't get it because at the end of it, two to them couldn't move!
He wound up getting the Peanut Butter Shot... he says his butt hurts from that... I am very interested in learning about this!!! Maybe an allergy shot???
He must have purchased stationary because this is on GL NTC paper. I told him that he can use the backside of the letters we write to him to write back to us, that way we get the letters back (for his keepsake book) and we get answers from that letters questions. My Dad did that during WWII with his parents and sisters. We have mailed three letters so far, but I haven't put any SASE in them, I will start doing that with the next mailing!
I am making a list of all those in 115/116 Divisions, since I now know for sure that they are together during all the training.
Found out from EagleMom (her son is stationed overseas) that letters usually arrive on Weds/Thurs. So those days are the days to watch for them. During all eight weeks her son was at BC, she only got them on that days.
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We got a letter today too. My son also says there are a few people who are getting in a little trouble but that he has managed not to so far. He wrote on the Navy stationary also and squeezed a million words onto a couple of pages. The letter looked like he was writing in a rush. He is missing his family really bad and wants lots of letters. What a great idea to write on the back of your letters. Everyone on here is helping me and my son's fiance so much. My son is going to A school for AECF. Thank you.
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Gingersnap.......Congrat on your letter, too! My son mentioned in his letter that the hardest part was the separation from his family & friends..........So I am even motivated more to write him every day:))) Just think as we hopefully get letters weekly.........the time will fly by & we willl all be in GL for PIR on 4/01/11:))))
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I want to be able to meet all N4M's, does anyone know how to set up the Meet & Greet? or is that something that happens as part of PIR? I like the idea of Lala's ribbons, but for our division, I would like to do something even more specific. Like a flower pin? or something that we can identify from across the room as 116 and since 115 is the brother division (they do everything together) maybe we can include them too. Give me your opinion, it's something we all can make for ourselves, or purchase. Please buy her ribbon if you want, but I probably won't be doing that, I gotta save my money so we can drive to PIR!
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Quiltblue.......I have & am continuing to look for the best venue for our "Meet & Greet". I think there can be sevaral planned if it is convenient for some to have it on the evening before (Thursday, March 31st) & others might want it to be after PIR ceremony. I think it might be best to wait a few weeks so that there might be more that join our group prior to PIR.
I have looked into the Ramada Inn because they see to always sponsor a "Meet & Greet" the night before all PIR's. They do however asked for a headcount a week before so they will know how to prepare. I think it would be prudent to wait a little so that more moms can weigh in on the options. As for the ribbons, I absolutely love them & will order several & if we (as a group) would like to have a certain item of clothing /color.....etc......that certainly can be planned, as well. I'm sure we can be creative with whatever we choose. The most important thing is to be able to recognize our division & let ourSR's know by the color/ribbon how to spot us out of the other divisions. It's exciting to start thinking about it:))))
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Would you Ladies be interested in wearing the same color scarf on 4/01/11 and any kind of meet and greet? So that we will stand out to one another and our sailors. If so what color would you like?
Do you want a separate color from the other divisions or all the same for PIR? Remember only the N4Ms will have these.
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Janlee stated that maybe we want to adopt a color to wear, and have our scarves as well. Dads and others could be included that way as supporters for our division. Division 115 is leaning towards yellow. Maybe we can do green, like a grass or lime? A nice color just before Easter time!
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