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Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Divisions 219 and 220 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 219 and 220
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 of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area 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 Janet (Grad Hold in BS) on
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It usually takes more than three days to recover fully from the flu so he may have been "under the weather" for a while. Now that he is with the division and they have started training, perhaps he'll get back in the game physically and mentally. I think the letters are going to help all of them, but the Navy tests their ability to separate from friends and family before they allow them to re-connect. I think as time goes on, the SRs will have more time to build friendships and that will help all of them too. My son insinuated that the division is some-what disjointed right now.
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Permalink Reply by GR8RABsMom on
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Today I would like to ask my fellow Navy Moms to join me in prayer for our honorable sons as they struggle to find balance in their division. Their work is challenging, it is exhausting, and they desperately miss the connection of their families. Please, Dear Lord, strengthen our SRs in their endeavors. Help them to bond and pull together as brothers do. Go to them, Lord, touch their hearts, touch their minds, touch the strong shoulders upon which so great a weight has been cast. Guide them, connect them, console them, and help them walk in the ways of your son, our beloved Jesus Christ.
"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strenghthen you. Yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10)
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Permalink Reply by jgmars6 (Jeannie) on
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Amen!
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Posted by Arleen on April 28, 2013
Hi everyone. My son is in Div 220 and will stay in Great Lakes for A school. He called home yesterday afternoon and sounded good. He said they've been told their division has received mail, but they "haven't earned it yet". Hopefully they won't have to wait much longer to get all the cards and letters we've sent our SRs!
(copied and pasted from duplicate discussion for division 220)
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Reply by kikid70 Ship 13 Div 220
Mine is in Div 220 also. I am with you on this. I can't wait for him to get all of his mail. I hope they give it to them soon.
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Reply by Baciandrio
Aww, that's not good. Our SR received only this week letters 6 through 11. Letters 1 through 5 are MIA. (Yes we wrote that much). Oddly enough, they didn't earn mail but they did get a phone call? Interesting.
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Permalink Reply by Heather on
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It's my understanding they haven't trained the mail carrier yet, but possibly that's just my sons division. He's in 219.
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I didn't. Hoping for one today. My mailman is sick of me stalking him.
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