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Ship 11(USS Kearsarge) Divisions 319 & 320 (brother divisions)
Welcome to the discussion group for divisions 319 & 320. These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the main wall to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion groups as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important
Every single concern is genuine
Every single member is important to us
We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by ProudMama on
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Finally got a letter!!! Relief is an understatement ....he was very upbeat, saying things like it's not as bad as I thought it would be, & the food is great! He said they all call him "Mississippi" & come over to him at night just to hear him talk lol. This letter did my heart so good :)
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Permalink Reply by ProudofMyBoy on
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That gives me a lot of hope:) Guess I'll be rushing home at lunch to check the mail (like today would be any different from yesterday haha)
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Permalink Reply by Laurie ( ship 11-Div 319 ) on
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I did that yesterday. I sat down to lunch at the break table n started reading other moms posts about getting letters. No being able to wait I went home n waited for the mailman. I felt like a little kid at christmas when she gave me his letter. It was the bright spot in my day. Your will come soon!
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No luck today:( But it helps a lot to know you guys have heard and it's mostly positive.
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My letter was upbeat too. He sounded excited to have gotten his dog tags n uniform. He is proud to be on his way to becoming a sailor. I will ask him about your son Missippi in my next letter to him. Shall I tell him to leave the poor boy alone n let him sleep?
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Ha! No...he said they are getting 8 hrs of sleep every night so he's obviously good with that.
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Permalink Reply by Idamom on
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I finally got a letter today. Then, tonight, a phone call. I was so flustered I can't even remember what was said. I certainly wasn't expecting that. He said he answered a question correctly and was rewarded with a 5 minute phone call, which seemed like it was only 1 minute. It was wonderful. He said he will be able to call again next week, so I am assuming they are going to let them start making calls. Hooray.
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We got out first letter today form our son Joe. He says things aren't that bad and missing us is the hardest part. He received his dog tags and uniform and is feeling very proud to be an American !
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Permalink Reply by Jesse's Mom on
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I got 2 more letter's today. He said he passed his swim test easy but is worried about the physical one. He sound great and loves the food there. He said if anyone is hungry it is their fault. They offer so many choices. It is such a relief to hear from him and he sounds good.
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Is there a navy for dads sight? My husband was asking?
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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There is!! They aren't as chatty as this site, but here is the link.
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The first letter can pull at your heart strings a lot. They can be homesick, they are getting yelled a lot, nothing seems to be going well and they might even question why they decided to do this.
The second letter should be better as they are getting a little more settled into the routine. The third letter may go either way, but by the fourth letter things will look much brighter, the division will be doing better as a team (although you may here that some are still talking too much), the RDC aren't yelling quite as much and they will be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
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