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Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 081 and 082 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 081 and 082
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
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We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by Navymom2014 on
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I received a 2nd call today also!! Happy day, happy mom! Talked for over a half hour, was great. He was is a great mood and said everything was well. Has a academic test tomorrow but thinks it will be fine. Glad he is doing great and again, loved to hear his voice!
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Permalink Reply by NavymomMary on
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Second call! I was so surprised last night when my SR was able to make a second call! We talked for about 15 minutes. We laughed a lot about my letters and I was able to make it through the call without crying. How precious the minutes were! He said the days are flying by since they are busy but "bunk time" in the evening is tough and when he is homesick.
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Permalink Reply by Renee on
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Just got off they phone with my son. He was getting some info for background/security check. Because then guy he was to meet with wasn't there he had the chance to talk longer (about 45 min). I also got all his letters yesterday!
He's been sick so failed the first pfa because he couldn't breathe and the coughing was really bad. But it was the fever that got him to go to medical. He's feeling better now and thinks next pfa should go well. He said they don't do very much PT and they seem to sit/stand around a lot. He's gained about 8 lbs b/c of the food and not enough cardio. Now, I could tell he isn't liking the weight gain b/c there isn't any exercise w/ it to make it a "good gain". It did take him 3 yrs to gain the 10lbs he needed just to make minimum weight to join, so a rapid gain has him feeling funky. They took their first academic test yesterday and he says the whole division passed. One of the recruits he flew out of Columbia w/ , and we had the chance to meet and hang out w/ at MEPS, is in his ship/div. He did chuckle when I told him said recruit sent his sister a letter. :p
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Permalink Reply by Kristynukmom on
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My son called on Sunday and said he should get to call again on New Years Day during the day. He also said they have some inspections this week.
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My son has also been sick with a cough and said he thought he had also gained weight and didn't make his pushup test by 3 so it sound very similar to Renee's son.
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Permalink Reply by KotasMom on
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Hello all! I just found this group :) my son is 082.. anyone's SR with the last name "Wright" ??
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Happy New Year! My SR, Div 081 placed his third call home today. Again I was not expecting a call since we talked on Sunday night. This time we talked for almost 30 minutes though that was interrupted by an empty phone card and he had to call back. He said it seems like everyone has had some coughing and congestion. He said that the academic test on Monday went well and he has been doing great with the running but the failed the push up test. I asked him about weight gain and he had not weighed in over a week. He was very upbeat and positive. I'm praying that continues over the next several weeks as they face new challenges.
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Spoke to my son this afternoon too. We had just over an hour. Everyone was home so we had him on speaker. It was great hearing about all the things he is doing. A few days of antibiotics has him feeling a lot better, just a bit of cough left. He says the next few weeks are going to be pretty busy. They've been fitted for their cracker jacks and around the 12th they start weapons qualifications. And of course more PFAs and inspections.
One month down, one to go!
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Permalink Reply by Sherri on
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I got to talk to my SR again today! I'm so happy, but he said not to expect another call again until Battle Stations is completed! I'm so grateful that we've gotten to hear from them so much. My husband, daughter, son-in-law and myself will be going to Chicago on the 25th to visit family before graduation so we only have three weeks and three days!! AHHHH! I can not wait! My SR. still sounds really good. He didn't mention being sick. He did say that there were only twenty something SR's that passed the first physical test. Luckily he was one of them. He's always been super atheletic though so I didn't worry about that part. I was more worried about him maybe laughing and getting in trouble. He has one of the funniest personalities ever and is always smiling and laughing. He said he hasn't gotten yelled at so he must be doing good;) Oh yeah, they got their Sailor suits yesterday. He said that the pants are very night wasted and gives them all "camel toe"! Lol! Sorry if that was crude......I guess he's already talking like a Sailor!! Lol!
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We got our third call today and my son said he is feeling better after being sick. He didn't know if they would get another call before the "i'm in" call or not. He thought it would have to be earned. Sounds like he has made some "buddies" and that is good to hear. Praying for good weather to drive to PIR.
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I got another call today too! This time about 30 minutes. He said that he tied in scoring the highest on the test a few days ago! He also said that this division has earned the Academic Flag that they get to keep until we see them at PIR :) He's looking forward to weapons week and hell week. 29 more days cant come soon enough!!!
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