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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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October Adoption Announcement... USS SHOUP!
Welcome to our October adoptee announcement... drumroll please...
This month's adoptees are the crew of the mighty USS Shoup!
The crew has been deployed for approximately 5 months and they are not turning back anytime soon. This is a small ship so they don't have access to many comfort items. They are in need of support from home to boost morale and spirit, we need to send them some love!
The Shoup crew is 300 strong and includes 60 females and 240 males. They do have access to microwaves.
Let's send the taste and flavors of Fall--- include packaged apple goodies, pumpkin and spice treats, etc.
Their wish list includes:
-noodles
-beef jerky
-hygiene items (soap, shampoo, chap stick, hand sanitizer and deodorant)
-females: feminine products (PLEASE PUT AN "F", for Female, ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX)
-instant coffee packs (just add water singles)
-juice packs (just add water singles)
-sudoku and/or funny page
-non chocolate candy (skittles, starburst, sour patch kids??)
-mini Pringles can chips
-protein bars
-granola bars/cereal bar
-most important CARDS AND LETTERS from home
Pillowcases will not be needed, they have received them in the past
Shipping dates are Oct 21 through Oct 23
OK Moms, let's do what we do best, send the love that the crew on the USS Schoup deserves.. READY--SET--GO!
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Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on
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Chelita... that is the fun of this group... one person gets and idea and it builds from there!! Yahoo for you... what fun that will be!!
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Permalink Reply by Tammy B (Chris' Mom) on
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AWESOME!!! THANKS EVERYONE
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Permalink Reply by valeriejean on
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Funds have finally loosened up a bit, so I will see what I can gather when we get back from NM next week.
I LOVE the idea of all the pies in a jar...very ambitious...I did cake in a jar a couple of times, never tried the pie!
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Guess what day it is... (you thought I was going to say humpday right? haha) WELL it is humpday but it is also a good day to plan what is being sent to the crew of the Shoup!! Please let us know if you have any questions and feel free to share ideas. We are in this together!
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Permalink Reply by PAM (GM MOM) on
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count me in don't know at this point how many boxes but will let you know. I have a stash of treats I need to be using.
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WA moms have a packing party scheduled for the 20th.. We will post pictures of all the fun!!
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Permalink Reply by MomByHeart on
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I have a box worth of body soap/shampoo I will be sending. I also have a few friends who are scoping out their Christmas card stash and a few who said they will contribute snacks. I will let you know when I see what they come up with.
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I have someone who wants to donate a bunch of hotel soaps and shampoo. Will that work? if not for this adoption should I collect them for another one?
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Send them in a share box (write on the outside of the box "share" and they will dig into it), our adoptees are grateful for anything that is shipped! Thank you so much!
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Permalink Reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on
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You can count on pictures from the MA Moms packing party!!
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Permalink Reply by Chellita on
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Operation "Sailors, Socks and Pie" is definitely a success :)
It has been a 13 hour day for me.
I had super help from dear, life long friends and also from a new MA Mom, allboyz5, with whom I have many connections!
She was great!
We have to re-visit about a 1/3 of the jars, they didn't seal properly so its back at it in the morning. But I'm confident we can make it work.
OH!! I have 300 pairs of the most yummy socks!! Thick, beautiful socks from Renfro Corp.
White, navy, brown, green, black, crew, knee, peds..
I am going to wrap each jar in a pair of socks and tie them up with jute twine.
My mission for this week is to come up with a label I can print out and stick on each jar, this has been an effort but so very joyful. There is a whole lot of love in each one of these jars!!
I also have many letters coming, probably 25 from my mother, and I've been told "a whole bagful" from my niece in Seattle who had her 7th grade class each write letters as a service project!
I need to get some sleep now.
I hope you all are having as much fun with this as I have!!
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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YOU ARE AMAZING!! This is an amazing project and we all thank you for working SO hard for our heroes!
What about printing out the Molly's labels and stick one on each jar????????
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