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Permalink Reply by Jimbo on
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Lena and Shea found each other. Lena wrote that "Shea was talking about how my mom helped her mom find cheaper airline tickets."
Hey! I'm no mom! LOL! It's just fun to see them talking about us...ha ha
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Permalink Reply by Marcia Shea's Mom(Ship3, Div367) on
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LOL, I told Shea, that the sight said Navy for Moms so I don't think I know a Jim I was slow I did not put it together sorry. I am glad they found each other. Where are you from.
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About 45 minutes away from RTC...lol. I used to live in Glen Burnie, though. I loved being able to sit at the end of the runway at BWI and watch the planes!
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Permalink Reply by Dawoman on
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Sure is quiet in here! How's everyone doing? I got my third letter today. Everything is still going great and she seems to be still so excited to be in basic!
Elizabeth :-)
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Permalink Reply by Recruit Mom on
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Hi Everyone,
Like many others in this division, my son is going into the nuclear program. We got our 3rd letter from him yesterday, and I just wanted to share something that he said to see if anyone else has heard the same information. I'll quote from his letter here:
"I have some bad news about graduation weekend. While most recruits get the long weekend off to spend with their families in Chicago, Nukes will be leaving RTC at 1 am on Friday and spending our liberty weekend in South Carolina. We supposedly have 2-3 weeks before A school starts and you are more than welcome to come visit me on a weekend in SC during this time. I am allowed 75 miles off base weekends only"
If this is correct, it sounds like A school won't start until after Thanksgiving weekend. We would really like to go down and see him that weekend because we do have some time off from work, but before buying plane tickets, I just thought I would check this out with other parents. Has anyone else heard this? Is anyone else planning to go down to SC between PIR and A school? Has anyone seen anything else on any other sites? We are not on facebook, so I wondered if there was any information there.
I'd appreciate hearing from any of you Moms out there who might have more information.
Thanks!
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My daughter did mention in her letter this week that she will be leaving the day after PIR but nothing was mentioned about the time in SC. I will ask her in my letter going out tomorrow.
Elizabeth
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Permalink Reply by navyboundkid (Class 1210MT) on
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My son is in a different division, but he is a nuke also. He told me that he leaves at 1 am on Friday like your son. I am trying to plan a trip over Thanksgiving weekend for myself and his brother to visit him in SC.
There's always a chance that things will change and they'll fly out later, but I am not going to get my hopes up.
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Update: I booked a trip for myself and my son (SR's brother) for Nov 22-Nov 29. It ended up being cheaper than going during the busy travel times. I can't wait!
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Permalink Reply by Bryce's Mom - Ship 03, Div 367 on
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My son is not a nuke but did say that he will also be departing at 1 a.m. on Friday.
Sorry about not being on the board - I took my daughters on vacation.
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Thanks for all the good information! It sounds like many of you have heard the same thing. We'll be looking into visiting him down in SC. After PIR.
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I think since we are going to be meeting each other in 28 short days, we should get to know each other better. Here is a short questionare to do just that. You dont have to answer a ? if you dont want to. I'll start. Copy and paste below and then put your answers in bold. (Let me know if you want me to add anything to this)
Whats your name? (First only) Jennifer
Where are you from? Farragut, TN (but originally Frederick, MD)
Are you excited for PIR? Absolutely. I cannot wait.
Do you have other children? If so how many? My SR son is the oldest with 2 younger sisters.
Who are you bringing to the meet and greet and PIR? My daughters, parents and my son’s girlfriend will be with me J
What is the one thing you miss most about your SR? I miss being able to pick the phone up and call him. He hasn’t lived with me for 3 years but I always took it for granted that I could contact him.
Besides seeing and being with your SR, what are you looking forward to most about PIR? Meeting everyone who has been such a great support J Seeing 2 old college friends that live in Chicago.
Name two things you consider yourself good at: Couponing and being a mindful person.
What do you do in your spare time? I am a single Mom, so I am a soccer and volleyball Mom in the fall and a cheerleading Mom in the Winter. I am active in my church and active with whatever my family needs.
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Whats your name? (First only) Elizabeth
Where are you from? Texas and I have the accent to prove it! haha
Are you excited for PIR? YES!
Do you have other children? If so how many? I have four children of my own and two step sons. My daughter in the Navy is the youngest of all so this has brought a whole new world for me with no kiddos to care for at home....not transitioning to well into this new role lol
Who are you bringing to the meet and greet and PIR? My husband, Abe, and my 26 yr old son, Preston.
What is the one thing you miss most about your SR? Seeing her everyday and hanging out with her and her sweet smile, smiling back at me.
Besides seeing and being with you SR, what are you looking forward to most about PIR? Meeting everyone here!
Name two things you consider yourself good at: Being a mom and wife
What do you do in your spare time? I sew, garden and research my genealogy
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