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Permalink Reply by navymom12592 on
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The gas chamber will make their heart rates skyrocket, but once they are all out, then they will laugh because it was so easy. They each have to go in, take off their masks, state their name and social. They stay in there until the last person does the same. Usually groups of 5-10. There's a video on this site.
My son sent me the password to print my gate passes. YAY
If they aren't writing letters, then they are studying. They have a choice. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time with them soon. I'm looking forward to my trips to Florida. ;)
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Permalink Reply by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on
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Hello Navy Moms,
Ok just got back from sons PIR on 12/2 and let me tell you it was so emotional and made me so incredibly proud! WOW..THEY LOOK SO ...well words cant describe how great they all looked in there uniforms, standing so tall and proud! I am so looking forward for 12/16 and doing it again :) This time I know to get some rest (IF I CAN) before we leave so I am not sooooooooo tired on PIR day.
I just cried and cried and hugged like crazy my new sailor when they called liberty, don't remember when I ran that fast! LOL I lost my husband in the crowd I ran so fast for my son! haha
Already getting goose bumps thinking of the grad ceremony again :)
Can't wait to meet up with y'all and enjoy some food at the Meet&Greet, think I might just go to Sarges at the Sundance, we started out at the Ramada cause we were staying there but from what I could tell after we got to Sarges it looked like much better food, cheaper drinks, and more information :)
So tired from this weekend... resting up to do it again...
Dawn in MI
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Oh me too...I am so excited (again) ...We drive up on Thurs morning, it is about 5hours, not bad :)
the days can't pass by quick enough for me!!!
HUGS
dawn in MI
PS: I will be with 2 little girls and my SR's friend who is a girl (but he doesn't call her his girlfriend?WEIRD to me) and I will have blue ribbons on that say our last name and div 019
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Permalink Reply by Seabee2be (ship 04 Div 019) on
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I was just wanting to see if anyone has heard from any of their SR's about Battlestations for this division yet. I have already printed my pass and read my letters from my SR but he never mentions anything about it. I try to read as much as I can to be as prepared but I still feel like I am missing so much information.
Tickets have already been purchased and looking at going to one of the meet and greets. Which ones are others planning on going to?
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Permalink Reply by NavyMomma89 on
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Hello all,
I got a letter from my SR today, and it started out SO good but started going downhill somewhat. He started the letter on Nov. 29 and was so excited because he scored the highest in his 40-50 person group in digital firing. He was really looking forward to the next day for "live fire", because if you scored certain high scores you could be eligible for certain pins they could wear at graduation, etc. He said he thought he had a good chance of earning one of those pins. The next day he wrote was Dec. 1, and he said he wasn't able to participate in the "live fire" because he got that pink eye that was being passed around!!! :( He was so disappointed. To make things worse, he said they took their recruit photos and photos for their ID cards and he still had pink eye and the photos are horrible. :( Oh boy. I feel so bad for him. My husband reminds me that these are just little things in the whole scope of things, but I could just tell how disappointed he was to go from being at the top of the mountain to the valley below within in a matter of about 24 hours. He finished the letter, though, on Dec. 3 and said that Ship 4, Div. 19 is really coming together as a team and have earned all their banners in Academics, Athletics and one other thing and said as long as they continue to do well that they can earn additional pennants on top of those to display at PIR. He said he passed his physical and Tests 1 and 2. He told me when he "thought" battlestations would be, but I'm not sure he was certain of that 24-hr. period. He said as a division they scored very well on their tests and have really improved on their marching and weapons turnover or something.
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I am truly sorry to hear about your SR. Thank you for your post. It is more than what my SR was telling me about. If you hear anymore I would love to know about it. Thank you.
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I'm sorry that your son has such a rough week. I wish my son wrote me such detailed letters. He doesn't write much. He's been gone 3 months and I have 4 letters from him. Last time he called he said he was the division "stick". He said he calls cadence and is carrying their pennants. I'm hoping he's doing.g that in PIR.
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Permalink Reply by majrobertson on
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Oh, it is so rough to "hear" their struggles in letters and know you can't do anything to help them. It will be all over with soon though, and we will be able to give them a big hug!
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Ladies, whenever you get your "I'm a Sailor" phone call, please post it here in this group as well so that the rest of us can be ready for OUR new Sailor to call. :) We're flying up Thurs. afternoon. Look forward to meeting you all! Lori, Houston, TX
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We are leaving Texas around noon'ish on Wednesday. We are driving a rental car up. We want to be rested for Friday morning. We're also meeting my Sailors gf for the first time. He's got surprises for her. ;) I can hardly wait to see my son again. It's been since October 5th when he left. He had a 2 week setback about 3 weeks in. I've heard that Div 019 Sailors going to Pensacola for A School won't be leaving GL till 12/20 but I don't have any confirmation on that yet. Sadly, my sailor probably won't get to come home for a few days. :'(
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I am soooo excited too and am ready to go!! We are leaving from Arkansas early Thursday morning and we hope to make it to the meet & greet at Sarge's. My son was set back for two weeks too, and it seems like forever since I saw him. He goes to Mississippi for his A school, and I am thinking he won't get to come home for Christmas either, but since it is close (about 8 hours), we are hoping to drive down and see him around that time. Be careful on your drive!!
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Great you are coming to the meet and greet, so are we :) We are driving from Detroit, MI, so not to bad, about 5 hours :) I can't wait to get moving... I did this 2 weeks ago with other son, yes 2 PIR's 2 weeks apart :)))
Very exciting :))) can't wait....hope to meet you there.
Dawn in MI
soon to be in Great Lakes for PIR GOOOOO DIVISION 019!!!!!
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