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Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 267 and 268 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 267 and 268
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.
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Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by Coreena on
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I'm sure she is doing fine! We have all day to sit and worry about our baby girls. They on the other hand are kept so busy they probably don't have a lot of time to think about home till they get in bed at night. I'm having an easier time then a lot of the moms on here because my daughter is almost 20 and has been moved out for 3 years already. I remember when she did move out I was pretty emotional and sad. I can't imagine if she moved out and joined the navy when she was 18. Our kids are doing great I know it
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Hi, Coreena:
Thank you for the positive feed back. It's not so much her not being home as it is not knowing she's okay. She spent a year at college, but we were always able to communicate with each other. I hate this shutoff feeling. Makes me sick to my stomach. I'm sure this will pass, but it is really taking its toll right now.
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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One of the hardest things to adjust to with the Navy life is "No news is good news".
If you are not hearing from your recruit it means everything is ok. They are healthy, uninjured, and cruising right along through Boot Camp. As much as you want to hear from them right now, in just a few short weeks you might not want your phone to ring. No phone calls...no problems.
Boot Camp trains the loved ones too. I can attest to that, as my son was just sent to sea again, and won't be back in home port (thousands of miles from me) until the end of the year. I may or may not hear from him for weeks or months. It never gets better, but it does get easier, I promise!
Hang in there!!!
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My stepson was in the USMC and when he was at boot camp there was zero communication except letters. So no phone calls, and that is what I expected to happen here. In fact when I did get that first call (besides the one to say I'm here gotta go) I did think something was wrong because I thought they wouldn't be aloud phone calls. Now I've gotten 3 calls just to chat! This time away has actually brought us closer together and we have communicated through letters and phone calls more now then we did before.
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We know we shouldn't get our hopes up for a phone call, but sometimes, it's just impossible not to wish for one. We also know that because she will be on sub, we really need to get use to this. I just don't want to. There I said it. I feel better now that I've pitched my fit. LOL. I never said she could grow up and leave home, but she did it anyway. Damn kids. ;) Thanks for letting me rant.. We are all going through this together and we raised strong kids that we are all proud of. I'm thankful for the strength in numbers.
Ellen how on earth did you get that smiley hug? I love it and thank you. :)
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Permalink Reply by Kkd on
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OK ladies go to Armed Services Blood Program Great Lakes page on Facebook, & div 267 & 268 are doing their blood drive today & they are posting pics of the SRs in these Div. I know everyone wants to see their loved ones faces if possible
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Permalink Reply by destinykb on
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I saw my husband in the photos! I even got a individual photo because I am donation blood on Monday to the program!
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Found 3 pics of my daughter! She looks like she is totally in her element! I miss her a lot, but I know she is living what she is doing.
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