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Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 011 and 012 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 011 and 012
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 Merissa1992 on
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I got one that was a page and a half long :) it was amazing that he had enough time to write that much.
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I'm so excited to find my SR's Ship/Div...I have received 3 letters and 3 phone calls. He has had some challenges but is forging ahead. I'm so proud....he has a long list of friends in his Div. :)
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Welcome. From what my SR wrote in his first letter, they are all making friends and becoming each others support system as we can only do so from a distance. So glad of that, hated the thought that all he had as a lifeline was letters from home.
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Same here my sr said he has made friends. He can make friends with a stranger in a couple of minutes lol no shyness and so outgoing. Glad you finally found us :)
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Permalink Reply by Kim65 on
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My son hasn't said anything about friends so I really hope he isn't isolating himself. He said he's doing great and loves it but I'm worried he won't open up to anyone.
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@Kim65 I quoted some of my SR's first letter earlier, but here is the full quote " I've made quite a few friends, in fact our whole division is one big family. Out of the 74 (?) -his question mark, not mine- of us I'd say 65 of us are already really close friends. The other 9 are just more of the quiet type, but we still treat them like family". So know that he has a support system there, whether or not he chooses to fully engage with the other SRs. If he's liking the experience, he's probably okay with the social side of things. And it could be there is too much else to convey, and he doesn't mention friends because that is just part of the experience.
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Thanks for the reassurance. I haven't heard anything from him since the 15th, the last couple days have been really hard for some reason. Almost worse than it was when he first left. I wish he'd call but I'm thinking this is Hell week so I doubt I'll hear from him.
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Hello everyone :) how are y'all doing today?
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Hi....I received mail today. HELL WEEK is
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Yes got a letter too, and my SR said everyone passed Marlin Spike. Good job to all the moms and dads who raised SRs who are making us proud.
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What is marlin spike?
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