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Ship 3 Div 253

Hi there, my son left for BC 06/19/12. We have not received the official letter yet but the recruiter called and gave us the address and Ship 3 Div 253....wondering if any others with same ship/div? Very thankful to have others to talk with and share experiences in this journey
Kellie

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Permalink Reply by Mibarra on July 6, 2012 at 8:33am
Glad to join our ship 03 Div 253 family. My daughter from California is in the group. Just knowing others in the same group is like therapy. Can't wait to 8/17, but flights are so expensive.
Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 19, 2012 at 9:48pm

Welcome Mibarra :)

So very true...it is very much heart warming to be with others that understand exactly what you are going through on any given day!  We too found that flights were just too much for the 4 of us so we will be traveling by car and enjoying seeing some beautiful states that we have not had the pleasure of seeing :)  ....I tell myself that in hopes that traveling for 2 days won't make me crazy LOL  :)

Kellie

Permalink Reply by Mibarra on July 6, 2012 at 11:42pm
My daughter is in the same ship/division. See you 8/17
Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 19, 2012 at 7:24pm

Hi Carm0926,

So glad to "see" others that have son's or daughters in 253 or brother div 254....makes it a little more bearable :)  Wonder if our sons have met...probably :)  Hope you are doing well! I just got back after being gone for 3 weeks and I was so excited to know that I had a stack of letters waiting for me from my SR...it was so good to "hear" his voice!

Kellie

Permalink Reply by mski73 on July 15, 2012 at 1:11pm

Michelle,We have sent lots to our daughter as well and her last letter saud she and some others havent recieved much mail os of the 4th, But we recieved a call from her yesterday and it seems she is starting to get mail now. Maybe it was just slow to the start!. I know how you felt though it mad me sad thinking she was not getting anything.. I just keep sending every day as well as cards, But it does sound like they have awesome RDC's most the moms I have chatted with on FB said thier SRs say they love thier RDCs so that is very encouraging:) Did you get your call yesterday?(SAT)

Mel

Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 19, 2012 at 9:44pm

Hi Michelle,

I am so sorry that the one his GF received yesterday sounded like he was having a hard time. I can tell you that I too received that type of letter and it literally ripped my heart out and I was beside myself. Enough that I over- nighted  a letter to him to try and give him the advice he was asking for and to try and re-focus him. I can tell you that it was the hardest week waiting for a response from him but I received my letter today and he is just fine and said that he just went through a funk...my hope is that is the same for your son and that he is better today :) I can't imagine them holding mail so I sure hope that is not the case...I would suggest just continuing to send as often as you can and mention in the letters that you are writing all the time and missing him! :)  

(((hugs)))

Kellie

Permalink Reply by tshoelson on July 17, 2012 at 4:04pm

Hello...my son also left June 19th and is in Ship 3 Div 253. Happy to meet you all and can't wait to see my baby one month from today!!!

Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 19, 2012 at 9:34pm

Welcome Tshoelson :)  Counting the days right until PIR? This roller coaster sure has been up and down depending on the day...glad to have another that understands the emotions of joys and sadness through this journey. 

Kellie

Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 19, 2012 at 9:31pm

Just wondering how many of you are able to make it to PIR? My husband, son, daughter and I will be coming from Idaho and looking forward to meeting you :)  

Kellie

Permalink Reply by mski73 on July 19, 2012 at 10:39pm

my husband, my daughters Fiancee and bithe of my daughters grandmothers will be attending! 5 of us we are comeing from 3 different states as well, We are coming from FL, the others DE, MD & NJ!!lol I just hope there is no problems with having the 5 person I was not likely, but I know that this is a large graduating group too!!

 

Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 20, 2012 at 5:37pm

Just wanted to share these with you....I found a map of RTC Great Lakes from http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/survival-guide-for-navy-for... that provided a diagram of our SR's area where they are at. This has helped me so much just knowing where my SR is sleeping and where he is spending his time in BC. I then went to google earth where I could "actually" see the location and thought I would share with you. Hope this helps you as well :)

Kellie

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Permalink Reply by ProudIdahoNavyMom (Ship3 Div253) on July 21, 2012 at 10:00am

just for anyone that is counting....30 days until we see our SR's!!!!!  So excited, we are all on the downhill slide and I for one cannot wait to see that young man and the changes that will have taken place over the 8 weeks since he became a Seaman Recruit (soon to be a Navy Sailor)!!! 

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