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Division 947
This Discussion is for loved ones of Recruits in Division 947. Your Recruits will be training together, so perhaps you would like to get to know each other on here.
Since your Recruit is in a performing division, you may also want to join the Group, 900's division sailors. There will be information on there that relates to your situation.
Besides playing an instrument or singing, there are also Recruits/Sailors who will do color guard, carry state flags, act as escorts, do rifle guard--lots of important jobs. They are usually involved in the PIR before theirs and sometimes in the one 2 weeks before their own as well.
Here is a site I found that explains about 900 Divisions.
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Permalink Reply by darlene8993 on
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Oh, I hope you are feeling better soon! It stinks that you're getting all these curve balls on top of missing your daughter. Sometimes it does feel like God is pushing us to our limits, doesn't it, but of course He does not. I guess we need to be strong too, since our SR's will be such strong young men and women! After all, I have to keep up with my daughter no matter what! haha Today is three weeks to the day since our daughter arrived at GL. We've made it this far, just another month or so. I'm hoping for a call and a letter this week, I'm a greedy Mom!
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Permalink Reply by jbsgirl1417 on
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Darlene,
Thank you! It does feel that God is pushing me beyond my limits but I know that He does not give me more than I can handle and I need to just trust in Him! It was 3 weeks on Monday for us since our daughter arrived in GL! I miss her so much but I know that she is doing what is right for her. She was starting to not want to go a couple of days before she left and part of me wanted to just scream "DON"T GO!!!!" But, I know that she is doing the right thing and she would have wondered for the rest of her life "What if???" I did not want her to go through life wondering that. I am also hoping for a letter and a phone call. I know I already got one but I am also a greedy mom! She is my girl, my first born, and I just miss her like crazy. I grew up with her as I had her when I was 18....hard for me to believe she is now the age I was when she was born!!!!! We just need to stay strong and remember that they made this decision for a reason and that God is looking over them and giving them the strength they need!
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Hi 947 Moms! I got my second letter today! Everyone be on the lookout for the next few days! Still waiting for that phone call, though!
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Ladies, does anyone know what happens if an SR doesn't pass one of the tests? Do they have the opportunity to retake the test?
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Permalink Reply by KathyMmom on
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Absolutely! I heard one mom a couple of months ago saying that her SR failed the swim test 6 times before he passed it. The RDC's are working hard to help your SR (even if our SR's are so sure about that). They definitely have more than one shot.
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Thanks for the comments about the tests. I've been wondering if we would get to see our SR's in the other pictures, I look at them every weekend! That would be so wonderful, to get an early glimpse of them. Even if it's not my daughter, one of our 947 moms would be really happy! Glad you got a letter, my daughter sounds better this week which is comforting.
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Permalink Reply by Nanttfn on
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Mail day...my favorite day of the week! Have a great Labor Day week-end everyone!!
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No letter for me this week but she did write to her siblings. I am glad she was so thoughtful and took the time to write to them. They need it too. Just wish there had at least been a hi in them for me.
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Permalink Reply by theninjasmom on
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2 letters on Thursday and a wonderful surprise on Friday...we got another letter! I'll have to send more questionnaires...he seems to like those, and I get lots more info that way!
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Permalink Reply by Aaron's mom on
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I got five letters this week. He wrote throughout the week. Each letter sounded more encouraging. He is really homesick, but he says he is ok. That is what I was waiting to hear. Now I know he will be alright. He had wisdom teeth out and has gotten the "Ricky Crud", which is pretty much what they all get. He also assured me he is getting enough to eat. He also mentioned he heard a song on the radio while at dental, and it made him think of home. I heard the song in my car a few miutes ago and I had to smile. Less than five weeks now. We've got this!!!
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Printed lots of questionnaires to send...That way, even if I don't get a chance to write, I will have something ready to send every day. FYI, I printed labels so that we wouldn't have to write the entire address out every time we sent something. I did it to save myself time and make sure I got it right, but my SR asked me to send some to him, so HE wouldn't have to write it out for every letter. That hadn't even occurred to me, but what a GREAT idea!
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Permalink Reply by mrs.cookiemonster on
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What are you guys asking in the questionnaires? I need ideas, I feel like I'm not writing enough!
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