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Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 155 and 156 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 155 and 156
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 Proud momma on
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This momma would like to get to know anyone in these divisions. Gotta stay strong together and help our SRs thru this journey.
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Welcome Enlisted 1024 what field is your daughter going into?
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Yes last Sunday and got a letter too. He is doing well so far but was sick since he got the flu vaccine. Hanging in there tho sounded good. Can't wait to see him. Tho it won't be for long I'm sure. Then off to SC for Nuke school
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Permalink Reply by MikeysMom97 on
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Hi there! My son Mikey is Ship 11 Div 156. His PIR is 4/15! My son got so sick after the flu vaccine! It seemed to linger on forever! I think he's getting better now. He is going to NUC A school in Goose Creek, SC. He said his title will be EM-Engineering Mate. I'm have a hard time learning all these acronyms!! LOL!!
Does anyone know about the appropriate dress code to attend this ceremony? The reason I ask is because I booked our flight with Spirit Airlines through Orbitz....the round trip fare was very reasonable for 3 of us from California to Chicago and back. I don't travel much so I'm not very saavy with booking tickets and what to look for. After I had already booked the tickets I went back in to see what their restrictions on carry on was. OMG....the free carry on has very small dimensions and the normal carry on size gets charged extra! Then I went into the reviews (which I should have done from the get go) and read horrible reviews from very dissatisfied customers! I'm scared but there is nothing I can do about it now....no refunds and no changing! Anyway, I have to pack VERY light so that's why I ask about the dress code. I don't want to take anything extra that is not needed.
It's getting close!!! I can't wait to wrap my arms around my son!!! He's having a hard time...he said he's not sorry for joining but he never thought he would have such a hard time adjusting to being away from his family. He ripped himself away from us like a band aid!!! He went from being with us all the time to the next day far away, alone in a whole new environment. He said he knows it's for the better, however, he never thought he would be such a big cry baby!!! LOL!!! My poor kid...he left being a 19 year old boy to a 19 year old man in such a short time....as a mother I feel my heart bleeding for him, but I know it's for his own good and he needed this kind of structure. Here at home I couldn't rip him away from his video games. He was very responsible with his job after he graduated high school which was a good thing...but the rest of his time was on those darn games!! That was my only complaint...he's always been a good son though...
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Permalink Reply by wildcat92 on
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My daughter is in 155. Excited for her journey and can't wait to hear from her.
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my boyfriend ship 11 division 155 also just waiting on the real letter
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no call yet the only letter i have is the pir letter
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hopefully this weekmaybe it will the the third week
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No letter or call here yet.
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Permalink Reply by SusanS on
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Only about two weeks to go! My son is in Ship 11, Div 155. We've received two phone calls and about 5 letters. I miss him so much but I'm proud of him.
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Same here my son is in div 155 and I'm so excited we are almost there. What is your SRs rate? Where to from PIR?
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