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Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 802
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Division 802
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sjtina, cor and a couple more ladies will be joining this discussion to answer your questions about the "800" division.
Although your SR is still in BC, what they are doing may be slightly different from what the other divisions in this training group are doing. It is also recommended that you go into your "settings" (clickable link on the right side) and change your privacy setting to "private" and change everything to friends only.
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Permalink Reply by BeachBeth on
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For what it's worth, our SR says he's the youngest one in there and really looking forward to seeing family and pre BUD/S. Can you believe that it's only three weeks. The letter was short this week. Had to iron before watch. Would love to have a picture if that.
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Permalink Reply by Mumser on
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We finally received the form letter. Pretty sure our son had it all along and never mailed it, typical. We have our tickets and have started packing already! He said he has had a sore throat for two weeks and was considering going to the clinic or whatever it is called. Naturally I have been worrying ever since. Says the 802 has not
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Permalink Reply by CiCi on
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We were told by his recruiter that 802 was going to be the hardest division of all, and likely harder than 803 & 804 so I'm not entirely surprised they've not passed an inspection :) Hopefully they get there though!
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Permalink Reply by sjtina on
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CiCi more than likely its just a few who are not passing inspections, but they are considered a team so they all get beat. I remember the first time I heard my son say they got beat and I was mortified, but he laughed and explained its just additional PT or some sort of mental punishment like saluting for 2 hours straight.
Believe me 803 and 804 are going through the same as 802. They will all join together as a class in PreBuds, which should be Class 305.
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Permalink Reply by JJ on
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Hi Everyone,
I just joined this group today. My son is in this division too. I have received two phone calls, the initial one saying he had arrived and a second one a few weeks later. I received a letter, the only letter I have received to date, on the day of the second phone call. I also received an e-mail from him in regard to some important business he needed to deal with but there was no chit chat to go along with that. But no more letters. Typical. I confess I'm a little jealous that your sons write you. I hope that in the future he can call more regularly as I can't see his letter writing dramatically improving. My son sounded pretty crappy(sick) when he called but planned on doing nothing about it. He was in great spirits though and enjoying himself and his new buddies. He seemed sure he had made the right decision. I'm really happy for him. I'm proud that he has such drive and direction. What more could a mother ask for? I look forward to meeting all of you at PIR.
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Welcome JJ. Sickness seems to be the norm for the guys going through BC. Most of them do push through without going to medical. They see it as a sign of weakness for themselves and worry about a delay in training if they go. Some of these respiratory problems they get can get worse and should be treated eventually. The are all such tough guys and I give them a lot of credit for doing what they do while sick.
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Good to have another on board. Our son, too, has had nothing but positive comments. No doubt he is ready for the next phase, but it's great to hear he's motivated. We started working on his room this weekend. Definitely a bitter sweet time. We are dropping some letters off tomorrow and realized that by the time he gets them he will have less than two weeks left. Where did the time go? Hope to meet you in a couple of weeks.
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Permalink Reply by mel4russ on
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I heard from my sons best friends mother. She was really concerned about all the drinking at college and her son loosing his scholarship. I am so grateful my son is dedicated and driven and doesn't have that temptation. There is always a bright side. This suffering now is temporary especially compared with a son who is partying his way through college.
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Permalink Reply by EOmom on
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Our son is in this division also, and still no form letter yet. I have received a nice letter from him and both our phone calls from him. When he left, he said we shouldn't come to his graduation, and I didn't think i would be able to get the unscheduled time off from work. I am now pretty sure I will be able to get it off. Do I need the form letter to get the pass for graduation?
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