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Ship 09 Div 360
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Permalink Reply by JamieKaye on
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Okay great I'll be sure to join. Thank you an definitely I'll always have an open ear. The support system makes everything so much easier!
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Permalink Reply by navmomtera on
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My son is a Nuke and he is not 360 but in their brother divsion 359.
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Permalink Reply by CoastalKat (Ship 09 Div 360) on
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My son isn't a Nuke like some. He's Aviation Structural Mechanic. A School should be in Pensacola, FL. Still no letter. :(
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Permalink Reply by johnnasuzanne on
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my guy is headed for Pensacola too, Aircrew so he has NACCS next. and i just got my first letter!! tears of joy :) so i'm sure you'll be getting one soon!
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Permalink Reply by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on
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johnnasuzanne...congrats on your letter. I didn't get one today. I sent stamps, so I know that he can mail one. My son is a corpsman. He will go to San Antonio next. Almost wish he was a nuke since that school is in our home state. I've never been to Texas, so that will give me a good reason to go.
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We're from Texas but my SR hadn't been to the Alamo since he was 3 & didn't remember it. We took a little weekend jaunt before boot camp & enjoyed staying downtown & seeing the sites. I think any of you moms whose kids end up there should certainly try to get a visit in. It was very inspiring walking the area & seeing the soldiers with their families.
And, please remember to visit the rest of Texas!
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Permalink Reply by spontino on
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I didn't get a letter either redjacket, hopefully tomorrow!! I didn't send stamps until today though, I didn't know I was supposed to...hopefully someone shared theirs or he was able to get them at NEX....fingers crossed for tomorrow!!
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spontino...I sent stamps in his wallet because I wanted to make sure he had them. I assume the can get them there if they have money. I don't see why they would provide paper and envelopes and not give them access to stamps.
I posted on his facebook to send messages and i will print them and mail them to him for anyone who doesn't want to write. Already got two responses. Not everybody is a letterwriter and I thought he's like to hear from someone besides me.
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Permalink Reply by AJM MOM on
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Great idea jacketfan24... might try that too. Such good ideas for letter writing all of you have, I sent the questionnaire out yesterday. Texas is my home, we love it. Not much green here this year due to the lack of rain, but we love it all the same. Hope your son does too!
Looks like we have alot of boys in all parts of the Navy! Takes all areas working together, thanks to all of you who have allowed your sons/daughters to defend our nation's freedom!
All 9/360 moms....... thought we could share some highlights from our SR letters, so that maybe we could piece together what they are doing and when. That way if one of us is still waiting for a letter it will give us some kind of news.. like I said before "any news is good news".
I got two letters from my SR today... both postmarked Monday 9.19.11. Highlights are: They arrived in their ship on about a week after he arrived, he said they call them compartments. He said it is large, the size of our local highschool (3 football fields). Great food, the division 360 made a decision not to eat any sweets(he loves sweets, so I am sure that is why this was important to write). He said he was missing home, but all was good. Next letter written on Sunday, 9.18.11, He only had time to write one letter he said, everything was going good (YEAH). He said Sundays they can write letters, shine their shoes, go to church, and even talk a little bit , something that is very rare (sure that is hard for him). Still a little homesick but he is doing better. Said he passed his swimming test but failed the first PT test, as he missed the running by 50 sec, did great on push-ups and sit ups. He said he is getting our letters. To keep writing he likes to hear from us.
Hope this will help any mom/wife/girlfiend/grandma waiting on a letter.... UNITED WE STAND!!! Thinking and praying for all of 9/360!! GO TEAM!!
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great idea ajm mom!! i'll shre the highlights of my letter as well :)
received a long letter from my SR today postmarked 9.19.11 written 9.18.11. he was a little homesick but said the food was pretty good and has fruit loops every morning for breakfast (this was important because we used to eat fruit loops every morning together before he left). he said that it was hard but getting easier and although his muscles were sore every night he could feel them getting stronger. they are doing a lot of intensive training but he says he feels like it is going to be a great division (yay for 9/360!). he passed his swim test but did not mention his PT. he is receiving all my letters and he says they help. and of course that he loves me :)
and AJM MOM, the whole not talking thing must be driving my SR crazy. he knows no stranger. also he said that they get to write twice a week. i don't know if that means they'll be sent out twice a week or just two letters sent out Sunday. i can't help but hope it means coming out twice a week. either way, Wednesdays are now my favorite day of the week!
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I got lucky and received two letters. My SR bonked his head and had to go to the hospital, but he said he was in and out and was fine. He's missing home and mentioned times going by slow. I can't believe they gave up sweets. My boyfriend is addicted to candy..poor boy. I'll just have to bring him some to graduation :) I'm so excited for October. mshouse0--Did you and your husband already do the navy experience?
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you are lucky! i cannot wait for another letter and i just go mine! yea i got that time goes by slow too...and i don't think the sweets thing is going to be an issue. and i'm bringing him a case of ale 8 for graduation. its made in KY and he loves it!!
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