Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 179 - 180 (Brother Divisions)

[ellen0502]

Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 179 - 180

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!!!

[Jason and Jake's mom]

We haven't received anything.  My son got married in December so the box and the form letter went to her.  Jake isn't much for writing so I will be happy to get just one letter from him!  He was very excited to hear that we booked our flight for graduation.  We didn't know if we were going to be able to afford to go.  Just make hotel reservations today.  My step-grandson just got promoted to E2 today and he hasn't even left for boot camp yet!  He got the promotion for exemplary behavior and because his friend signed up and is going to be Nuke!  His friend is one smart kid!

[mammag]

My son also had to have his wisdom teeth pulled .. He only had 2 and they were both on the bottom.  He was down for 2 days and then it was back to the grind.  I think they may make them have them pulled so that there are no problems later when they are on active duty .. just a thought

[DepthCharge4]

Looking for a mom whose SR. is my daughter's rack mate. My daughter is Ship 12, div 180 SR KT and her rack mate's last initial is SR ?G are all recruits of the same division bunked together?

[ellen0502]

Division are bunked together except for integrated divisions. For integrated divisions morning and evening routine the women in one of the divisions and the men in the other division switch sides, so all males are bunked together and all females bunked together. No integrated overnights. LOL

[DepthCharge4]

So, her rack mate is also in division 180, correct?

[ellen0502]

Well...it could be her bunk mate is in the brother division, since their divisions are integrated, but the brother divisions train together, eat together, etc., all the way through BS.

My sons rack mate was in the same division (his division was integrated), but most of his other buddies came from the brother division. One of his buddies, from the brother division is also attached to the same ship as my son. They went through BC, A School, Some of the same C Schools (different specialties), and are now the same ship.

[DepthCharge4]

This is hard for me to understand, but let me try. She is in an integrated division so her "brother division" that are male are across the hall. Her rack mate may either be in her same integrated division or another integrated division?

[ellen0502]

No worries, it can be confusing. When one division is integrated its brother division is also integrated, no way around that unless one division is all male and the other all female (it happens, but not often).

The brother divisions train together from day one all the way through BS. There are times that they aren't together, study time, letter writing etc. The brother divisions birthing quarters are generally across the hall from each other. During the day the two birthing quarters are assigned to one or the other of the divisions. Let's say division division 179 is assigned room A and 180 is in B. All the activities that are done in quarters during the day would be done in the assigned room for their division.

When activities are done for the day and it is time to shut down and sleep, the girls in division 179 move to room B, and the boys in B move to A. They move because all the girls racks are in room B, and the boys in room A. When morning personal activities are done, they once again switch sides, boys back to B and girls back to A. Divisions once again complete.

Hopes that makes a little more sense.

[ellen0502]

Wisdom teeth are pulled if there is any indication they may cause problems in the future. There would be nothing worse than being at sea, in the middle of nowhere for six months, and have a wisdom tooth go bad with no dentist on board to take care of it. Other teeth can be managed while at sea, not always a wisdom tooth, they can be troublesome.

[DepthCharge4]

I talked with my daughter on Sunday night and asked about her bunkmate that she had told me in a letter had become a very good friend. She asked me to find her mom on N4M, which I did. But she said she was no longer with the same bunkmate, that she had to switch to "across the hall" . I asked why first, and she said there was "girl drama" which made the switch necessary. I was prepared to be The Mom again and asked her if she was the cause of the girl drama, she said no. I tentatively asked if it was her bunkmate,hoping not. She said they were both exemplary recruits and that it was so that the bunk situation could be mixed up where the problems were occurring. First question, Did she really mean "Across the hall"? I thought the men's unit was across the hall. or did she mean across the room? And will she stay with her same division? because her brother division I thought was in another room. (179-180). Next question, Why would the RDC's split up two well-matched and friendly recruits when they were not the problem? Will they still get to interact with one another? I was sad for her. Just wondering

[ellen0502]

DepthCharge4, What I am guessing (can only be a guess though), it is probably a switch to the brother division.

Unfortunately there are some early on that just don't get "it" right away, and others who never get it. If I remember right, approx 10% of the recruits entering BC fail. Some for academic reason, some medical, but others just because they shouldn't be there.

In this case it sounds like a couple of the girls were not adjusting to BC for whatever reason (could be a vast many of reasons), and the RDCs want to give them the opportunity to prove they can become Sailors, or if one or the other, or both need to be sent home. Since study time, and division time etc is all handled in quarters, I am guessing that's when the conflict occurs. Separating the two during the daytime activities can sometimes defuse the situation.

I can again only guess, but I would bet big money the RDCs have watched and knew that your daughter and her rack mate could handle this move with no issue, and directly or indirectly help them sort it all out. The RDCs know what they are doing, and do it for a reason!! They will still get to interact with each other, and no doubt will remain friends for a long time.

Good for your daughter and her rack mate Bravo Zulu to them! 

[diannep]

Thinking that if her division number changed, she would have had to tell her mom that during the phone call re: mailing letters?  So wondering if she is still in the same division, but they have two separate barracks areas for their girls.  Very curious now....so please keep us posted when this "mystery" is solved, Dethcharge4, and you get "the word" from your daughter!  Post it on the main PIR page too!