Ship 07---- Division 174

[Brandis_Mom]

Since we will all be sitting in the same section of the bleachers at PIR, maybe it would be nice to have us all post something here in this section.  We could keep up with what the Division is doing by the letters others are receiving from this Division as well.

[Tricsious (07/174)]

Can I ask you when you left and i am assuming you are a male?  Kind of hard to tell from this.  My dtr is in 174 and I have been hearing of some of the discord between 173 & 174.  I am wondering how this affected the div and was it more a rivalry issue?  Just curious and we are all saddened by this.  Us moms have all been coming together to support eachother and we were taking comfort in hoping our loved ones were doing the same.  We were all extremely saddened to hear it is worse than we had suspected.  Thanks for your insight.

[Div174StarboardWatch]

the rivalry between the two divisions was created by the RDC's, making us want to be better than the other division from who got better test/inspection scores to how many passed the PFA/Swim Qual to just what division could get ready and out of freedom hall faster. I do know that most of the guys including myself got along pretty well we look at each other as brothers we take care of each other. but from what some of the girls have said that there was a lot of tension between the girls all the reasons i don't know but i do know that there were several girls who just did not want to be there and you could tell.

The Chief of 174 told us guys that its natural for the guys to come together quicker then the girls. He said he saw it with every division he pushed so that could be a part of it to. I wish we could use names and stuff but if you want more info email me i would love to help. hoo yaa 174

[Brandis_Mom]

I can understand the rivalry between the two divisions, but inside each division, you would assume they would all strive for the same thing, but then when you get a few that does not want to be there, sometimes they do make it harder on everyone else.  I know my daughter is struggling to stay there, and that the tension inside the female side of things can at times get a bit unbearable.

 

 

[Tricsious (07/174)]

I agree.  I know some are stronger than others, but they are all in the same boat.  I just can't understand the bullying!  Rivalry can be a great motivator.  Women tend to respond differently than men though.  They can tend to rip eachothers eyes out instead of a healthy competition.  It's obvious that has happened.  I hope they can find the human element in one another.

[Patti (7/174)]

Women are catty. Young women, especially. It is us trying to strive to be better than the next girl, better than the men. Women have long had to fight for their positions in life, and I think this is just another venue for that.

I think in the long run they will do just fine. They probably need this rivalry to succeed in the Navy, or anywhere else for that matter. If you've ever had a female boss, you know what I mean. The worst bosses I've EVER had were women, not because they were "bad" and didn't know what they were doing, but they were CATTY.

Men just go with the flow. Women want to change it.

[chilidawg92]

Where you with my son told me his friend was sent home because they thought he had cancer

[Brandis_Mom]

Oh boy, I could absolutely hurt my husband, of all times for him to give me a cold and on top of that a sore throat, so ladies, much to my dismay, I may not be able to finish 200 of the ribbons I was hoping to make for everyone, but my husband came up with a grand idea that will work and will look nice and it will even be better for scrapbooks. 

We printed three out already, we made the ribbons from cardstock a deep navy blue with gold lettering for their division, since Navy colors are blue and gold, he suggested I leave the other side blank for people to put names or whatever they want on it, or if people want me to, if they will send me names or what they want printed on the other side, I can do that for them.

As far as how they will attach to the clothing, I can either hot glue a safety pin to the back or I have already cut out one and used some scotchtape and attached it to the back and it is working just fine. 

Let me know what I should do, I don't want to print out 200 of these and no one want to use them, that would be such a waste of ink for my laser printer.

Hoping I feel better soon, I don't want to be sick on the plane ride or at PIR, I want to enjoy that day to the max.

 

As you can see by the image below, I can get three ribbons on a sheet of cardstock, and I would cut out the little triangle at the top of the ribbon so it looks more like a ribbon.

[Patti (7/174)]

So sorry to hear you are sick!!! Whatever you can do for the ribbons is fine. Heck, even if you wanted to just print out the Navy emblem and stick it on a blue ribbon from the dollar store! Which actually...isn't a half bad idea.

Would it be possible for you to upload the emblem, we can print it out ourselves for those who have a printer (or bring it to Walmart to get it done for a few cents!) and then tack it to a ribbon we can purchase ourselves? I'd hate to see you try and do all of this while you should be getting rest. OR...make hubby do it, as pennance for making you ill ;)

[Tricsious (07/174)]

We don't seem to have to many on this site so I have no idea how many to expect.  My dtr said there were 70 last I heard.  That is alot of people and alot on you.  Have you started this task yet?  Why don't you come with what you have to the meet n greet and when they are gone they are gone.  I hate to think of you being ill doing all this.  Your dedication to our group and our SR's is to be commended though!  TY for pushing and coming up with these ideas.  I have not a creative bone in my body!! 

[Patti (7/174)]

I agree...time to delegate!

[Brandis_Mom]

Went to the doctor and was told I have walking pneumonia but got some antibiotics and it should make me feel better by next week.  Thank you all for your concerns, but will start printing out as many as I can, if possible if one or two of you kind souls will pack scissors in your bag, if I don't get them all cut out in time, before we leave maybe the ones I didn't get cut out one of you can cut them out for me.  But I am planning on cutting them all out, that does not take too much energy and I can do that while I am all snuggled up in my warm blanket in my chair.

 

I have felt so bad I have not even been able to write my daughter and let her know, I am sure she is wondering where all her letters are, I have been writing her daily and now it has been 4 days since I have written to her. Will try to get a card off to her and let her know why the lack of communication and wish her and the rest of them luck during BS.

[Brandis_Mom]

Received two letters and a Mothers Day card from my SR and she sounded happier and a bit more relieved that BattleStations were just around the corner. Said she found someone that she could run with to help improve her run time and once she gets that down she will be good to go.

She did say for the most part that the division is getting along better, but there are a few that all they want to do is mock other girls, and just being as she said a "witch" but spelled with a capital "B". so for her to say it that way, the person must really be acting up.  Not that my daughter is perfect, but it does take a lot to set her off and this one person seems to have found the button to push, this person even threatened her, but all in all, she says she is going to try to ignore the troublemakers and get by until PIR, when they for the most part all will be parting ways.  It is a shame that some females does not or do not know that this is the time to build strong relationships that could last over their Naval career, but it is their loss.

Anyway, I know each of us always like to hear what our soon to be sailors are up, my daughter says they are in for lots and lots of inspections, a big test and some intensive training.