Ship 12 Division 049, PIR 1/27/12

[Tonya]

Please join this discussion and let us know what you find out about our PR's while they are at boot camp. It would be nice to know who else will be graduating in this division.

[Tonya]

The guys do not not have any down time to spend money and do not get to go anywhere. The only place they would be able to spend money is at the NEX on base. Most of that stuff is necessities like soap, toothpaste, paper to write letters, Navy uniforms and such. All of these things will be deducted out of his paycheck. When he went through processing he filled out a paper saying where he wanted his money to go, either in a Navy account that he set up, or his home account. He would have needed his banking info such as routing number, account number and name of the bank. If he didn't have those memorized then he probably has an account with the military now. They did get paid on the 15th because I received money in our joint checking account, but they did take out all of the expenses for Uniforms and necessities, so if your SR is an E1 or E2 then there may not have  been  much of his check. I heard that one person only had about $50 left out of his first check. Hope this is helpful :)

[kylesmom]

i keep askimg my son in my letters where his account is set up he hasnt answered me,I found a paycheck from his work on his dresser when i was trying to straighten up his room,that little stinker has money laying all over the place,i need to deposit that check its for quit a bit of money and i dont know where to deposit it.  I shouldve asked him when he called but at the time i wasnt thinging of that stuff,he did tell me his camos are too big and i said to get another pair and he said are you crazy i have to pay for those and they are expensive lol  see when its his own money hes spending he dont want to spend it at home all he had to buy with his money was gas for his car and whatever "toys"he wanted.  

[hopeful]

Thank you for the valuable info. I just worry about these things all the time.I just want my

son to work really hard be happy because he is working so hard.I love well earned money the most but people come before that. He has a great spirit and I just want him to know what he earned.

[ProudOfGar]

I didn't realize how bad in denial I was with Christmas til this afternoon...LOL! Marissa, my daughter, danced today at the xmas parade I was standing by the stage waiting for their turn to preform, a Christmas song was playing and I heard the word "honor"! Oh yea, I lost it and started balling like a baby! I did not want to be there I did not want to hear Christmas music I did not want to be around all those people! I couldn't not watch my daughter preform though. I simply put my head down so no one would stop me and ask if everything was ok (that would have put me in the fetal position forsure) and walked to the other side of the street where there were hardly any people and struggled through! She drives so as soon as she was done I bolted to my car and came home.

This would explain why I don't have a tree up or any presents bought!!!!  I guess I think it is going to do itself cause I am sitting at this very moment on N4M instead of putting a tree up. I keep telling myself that I want a tree up to take pictures of to send to my son but I am still sitting here after telling myself that for 2 weeks. I don't know how I am going to get through this Christmas thing!

[hopeful]

I live in Florida in Port Richey and I still have a tank top on. I am too having a hard time with Christmas coming and my son not being here. I put up my tree early in November and I had Thanks giving and Christmas and Christian's birthday all early before he left.His birthday is really Dec 23rd. I still feel like I do not want to do Christmas any more without him but his 17 year old brother is really developmentally 9 or 10 years old so it would be harder for him without Christmas and Christian.

[kylesmom]

i wasnt going to buy a xmas tree this year either,my daughter shes 21 she said mom thats not fair for me and shane(my husband,my kids stepdad)kyle wouldnt want you to not have a tree. I thought about it and i did get alittle tree thats in a pot so i can plant it aftere xmas but the only decorations i put on it were homemade ones my kids made in school when they were little,i have one with kyles little hand made into santas head and one with his picture in the middle of a wreath made with puzzle pieces. Trust me,i cry everytime i look at the tree its very hard for me this year as well,kyle loved xmas lights he used to arange his bed to where he could see the xmas lights outside when he slept, I was teasing him before he left and told him i was going to send him some lights so he could decorate the barracks we had a good laugh but you know what i did,i decorated his room with lights so when he comes home on leave he can have xmas lights.:(   its very hard,i know,and everyone keeps telling me it will get better,but im with you,i wouldnt even celebrate xmas if it wasnt for my daughtere and my husband. When i talked to him the other night i did real good not crying until he started talking about all the letters i sent him and he said he cries when he reads them,i started crying when he said that and then he started crying and i promised him id stay strong and that i know he will be home soon and i just keep telling myself that. So hang in there your def,not alone i am feeling the same as you,this sight does help after i read yours i felt wow thanks someone feels the same way and im not alone.      god bless and go buy a tree lol  :)

[Tonya]

Tomorrow is Sunday ladies! Our SR's will get a few hours to themselves to just breathe and relax. Try to do the same for yourselves, because we will all be getting the letters that they will write tomorrow some time this week. We didn't all get calls this past week as we had hoped, but we will probably get a letter this coming week. Hang in there. If they can do it, we can :)

[ProudOfGar]

Well Sunday was even worse I stayed in bed all day (I didn't even log on here) thank goodness I am up and at work today! My husband is home from work still from having surgery the week before our SR left so he pulled the trees out of storage last night and before I left for work today he asked me which one I wanted put up. Of course since he is being a good hubby and trying nicely to nudge me I smiled and said "your choice suprise me" But honestly neither cause they are both so big but obviously I'm not going to go cut one down or go buy a small one like I had wanted so if he is willing to pull one out and have it together when I get home I guess the least I can do is put the new "US Navy" ornaments on it that I bought over 2 months ago! I know I have a 16 year old daughter that is having a rough time with her brother being gone and she keeps acting like none of these things bother her but I know its got to be making it harder on her that I am acting the way that I am! I have to work til Wensday so these are my days to try and get a game plan together for Thursday and Friday to pull this together. That way come Saturday if I want to stay in bed I can and my mom can't grip at me!

[Cathy Sean's mom(ship12/Div049)]

Hey proud of gar... I had a day like that myself on Thursday. I was trying to buy my son a christmas card and had to walk out of the grocery store crying! The cashier asked if I was alright and and said yes but I wasn't! Its been so hard to try to get into the spirit of things for my other 2 kids. I don't know how I am going to get through the holidays without him here. not that I have a choice but so hard missing him so much!!

[ProudOfGar]

Ohhhh as nice as it is for the general public to notice that a stranger is in pain and want to help.... that is the worst thing that can happen for me....don't ask my why but if someone shows the slightest concern for me when I am even close to breaking down I become a complete mess. I am going to try gettin it together of course I know in my above post I sound like I have it together the real test is going to be getting home and actually doing it! So I will have to let you all know how that goes!

Did you get the card bought? I did get that done early I wish I had realized how much easier it would have been if all this was already taken care of and just there! Oh well! I have his card and I HAVE to get it in the mail today as well! Good luck to you I had found a really nice one that talked about pride and such at Wal-Mart!

[Laurie]

I also received a short phone call on Thursday evening from my son. He idn't have time because he wanted to call his Dad also. My ex husband and I made a pact that we would call each other after we heard from our son so we could fill each other in on how he is. So, between the 2 of us, we get a lot of info. He said he had passed all of his tests and was doing well. It was just great to hear his voice and how upbeat he was. I cannot wait to get the new updates soon.

Take care all and love all of the info everyone is sharing.

Tonya: my son said he knows your husband. I forwarded some info about what you received in your first phone call and my son told me,"Hey, I know that guy." And that he talks to him so I thought that was nice!

[hopeful]

I am still waiting on a call. I'm taking the phone everywhere. I hope to hear from him. I bet

my son is 1 of the 4 in the Bible Study. He is so God Focused . Thank goodness because

right now I believe they need that the most because with faith you can do almost anything.