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SHIP 2, DIV 343
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Permalink Reply by Michelervc on
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My son said he had good food last night and I could have sworn he said that he had Starbucks but I was on my cell phone so I could be wrong. Looks like we raised a bunch of kids with great attitudes and a knack for being team players well done ladies!!
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Permalink Reply by Leah Proud Mom of 2 sailors on
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And today the Captains cup!!! What a FANTASTIC group!!! I hope they are all eating Taco Bell and getting some Facebook time, and......PHONE CALLS!!!!
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Congrats to 343 for your Captains cup win!!! HOOYAH!!!!
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Permalink Reply by lanetteinaz on
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Congratulation!!
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Can someone tell me exactly what captins cup is? Someone I know who was in the Navy in the seventies said it had to do with organization but I dont know
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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Here is a link that has an article about CC.
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Thanks so much! Well while I am asking questions I also would like to know what there is to do close by that my son might like to do. Like Megan My flight wont land in Chicago until about 11:30pm so I feel like Im going to try to be pulling things out of a hat. I need some direction and of course if all he wants to do is come back to the hotel room and nap thats okay too. We will be able to spend all day Saturday with him so I would love to hear of some options if anyone knows of any
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Our experience with our first sailor was they were excited to just relax and take a shower alone LOL!! They really enjoy going to the Gurnee mall, it is close and they are ready to be out in the world. They also seem to enjoy the Nex that is off base. They have some money and they usually want to spend some!! In Chicago the Navy pier is nice, but just watch your time. They have been told when they can use the bathroom for 8 weeks,so the first day they are a little tense and are scared of doing something wrong. I hope this helps ypu out a little. Just make sure that you start heading back to base around 8 pm, they have to walk to the ship and it takes a while. They do not want to be late, they will take liberty from them if they are. See you in 4 days!!!!
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thanks so much thats what I thought we are not going to go full steam ahead. We are just going to go with the flow. I hope I get to meet all of you on friday even for a quick hug
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Permalink Reply by msu4ensics on
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I think our SR's won the captain's cup thing.
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Permalink Reply by Megan (Tyler's Mom) on
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I am so excited for PIR! I feel like I have read a ton on here about it, but I'm still a bit on edge. I want to make the most of our time with our Sailor. We are coming from Kansas. Anyone else, by chance? We can't come to the meet and greet due to our flight time. Looking forward to meeting some of you at PIR.
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looking foward to meeting you too! We should all wear nametags with our screen names on them(Just kidding)
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