Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 069 and 070 (Brother Divisions)

[ellen0502]

Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 069 and 070

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!!!

[Proud 1 ship 13 Div 070]

So glad to hear him say "I'm a Sailor ". So proud of all the new Sailors. Safe travels everyone

[Bubweena]

Well it appears no one has written here for a long time.  Graduation seems like a life time ago.  My son left there for San Antonio for MA  School.  I am proud to say that he graduated a Distinguished Graduate.  He was already promoted on e in Basic so this means he will make E 4 within 9 months.  I am so proud.  He graduated March 28th, got married April 6th and leaves for Guam for 3 years.  Talk about a busy time.  His bride will have to wait a few months before joining him.  This will be rough on them I know, but they knew that going in.  They are luckier than most as he is not assigned to a ship and will have shore duty.  Of course we all know with the Navy, things can change in a minute.  

I do really miss the  comradary of the Basic Training group.  It wasn't the same with A school, I guess because we could communicate with them directly.  I sure could use some of that now.  I just joined the Guam Mom's site.  I hope they are as supportive as all of you always were.  The thought that tomorrow morning at 6:00am I will be watching my baby walk away from me for 3 years just breaks my heart.  I am excited for them that they get to have this experience.  They plan on using their leave time for traveling as much as possible, means they probably won't be coming home any and I can't blame them.  But in less than a year's time he graduated high school, joined the Navy, got married and will have moved to Guam.  In the middle of this his oldest brother, a 2nd Lt in the Army moved to S Korea.  He is stationed in a camp not even a base.  He is Infantry and is 10 miles from the DNA.  I know there are a lot worse places to be but it still is dangerous.  He hates it.  He left the same week Tommy graduated boot camp and still doesn't'  have his personal belongings.  He lives in an efficiency type one room apartment.  From what I have seen it is very ugly and depressing.  My middle son is hating it having bis brothers gone.

Sorry did not mean to write a book just wanted to catch up.  Please write back if you get this and update me on your Sailor.  Thaanks