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pookyj commented on Gregsmom's group 'PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937'
Ryan made it!! I am so proud. It was so good to talk to him finally. He said he is very tired and will get to go to bed around 8pm. I am so proud of our guys and girls! Only 6 Days left!! Lisa
July 24
pookyj replied to Gregsmom's discussion 'MEET AND GREET AT FLANAGANS' in the group PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937
There will be 6 of us. Thank you for organizing.
July 21
pookyj replied to Kathy in NC's discussion 'Where are you staying? (Updated)' in the group PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937
Kathy, After reading where everyone is staying, I think I messed up. We are staying at the Motel 6 which is 4 miles from base. We will probably be in the ghetto, lol
July 19
pookyj replied to Kathy in NC's discussion 'DIV list' in the group PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937
Kathy, Thank you so much for doing this. That is awesome! I can't wait to meet everybody at graduation. Lisa
July 18
pookyj replied to Roxy70's discussion 'Looking for parents with loved ones in DIV 261' in the group Boot Camp Mom's
I have not received any calls this week but I did get my weekly letter. Actually I have not even talked to him on the phone, the girlfriend got the 1st phone call. It only took about a week to stop crying, lol. Ryan's girlfriend said that Ryan tol...
July 16
pookyj replied to Roxy70's discussion 'Looking for parents with loved ones in DIV 261' in the group Boot Camp Mom's
14 MORE DAYS!!!! I can't eat, sleep or think, lol. Everytime I think about seeing my boy in his uniform I cry. I don't know how I am going to make it through PIR without sobbing (good sobbing though :) I'm glad to hear that the boys are chuggin' r...
July 16
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July 16
pookyj commented on Gregsmom's group 'PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937'
I don't see a meet and greet planned for July 31st PIR. How do you get one organized? The countdown clock is great!
July 5
pookyj commented on Fierce3060's blog post 'GREAT LAKES'
I can't wait for July 31st when I get to feel that rush of emotions. I can't stop crying right now I can only imagine what it is going to be like then! The mac n cheese thing is too funny. Lisa
July 4
pookyj commented on Gregsmom's group 'PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937'
My son Ryan is in DIV 261 USS Hopper ship 3. Were from Boise. We will be at graduation. We are driving to Great Lakes. Should be a very interesting 1700 mile trip with a 4 year old, lol.
July 2
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PIR July 31, 2009 - Div 260-267 & 937
July 2
Sissi commented on pookyj's blog post 'Can you fail BC?'
Lisa, I worried too with my son but it all turned out well. It's only week 3. Trust me on this, the Navy really does want them to succeed.
June 29
Barb commented on pookyj's blog post 'Can you fail BC?'
Lisa: We had made all our arrangements to go for the ceremony for completion of Boot Camp, when we got a message on the answering machine from an unknown guy. Found out later, our Sailor had gotten a friend of his who could make a phone call, call...
June 28
pookyj replied to nypsychnurse's discussion 'Looking for moms of recruits in Div. 261' in the group Boot Camp Mom's
We are going to graduation. We finally got the graduation packet yesterday. Already made my reservations, YAY! I still haven't received a phone call yet. That makes me kinda bummed :( Maybe tomorrow.
June 27
pookyj commented on pookyj's blog post 'Can you fail BC?'
I want to thank everybody for posting your comments. You have no idea how much you have helped me not to go into panic modes many times already. Thank you so much. Lisa
June 27
carols_kitchen commented on pookyj's blog post 'Can you fail BC?'
Also remember that unless you got the news by phone, the mail news is already older information. I have faith in your recruit.
June 26

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Can you fail BC?

I have some questions that I need answered. I could call the recruiter but they never return my phone calls. (And sometimes I think they tell you what you want to hear ; ). My son is in his 3rd week of BC and he failed the dead mans float. Does he need to take the whole swim quals over again or just that portion. Also he said that he failed his baseline PT test by a couple of pushups. I know that I am probably jumping the gun being so worried but I can't ask him these questions and N4M's is the… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2009 at 1:45pm — 10 Comments

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Received our 1st letter today

I just wanted to write and tell everybody that we received our 1st letter today from Ryan. He left for BC on June 3rd. He says that he is very homesick but I guess that was to be expected. After he got through telling us that he was homesick his very next sentence was that he was proud of himself on what he has accomplished so far. That made me cry (again). He said that he failed the dead mans float but he is not letting that get him down and he says that he will pass the next time, that I have… Continue

Posted on June 19, 2009 at 9:28pm — 2 Comments

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Just waiting

I'm new to Navy for Moms. Ryan came to me literally one day and said that he was going to talk to a Navy recruiter. I told him that I would go with him. He needed to be in the DEP's program because he had his GED. He would have to wait at least 3 months to leave. I thought that I had prepared myself enough. Boy, was I wrong. Ryan left on June 3rd for basic training. I though that was the hardest thing. I think it was actaully when I received the 30 second phone call. He sounded "scared". Not sur… Continue

Posted on June 7, 2009 at 9:10pm — 6 Comments

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At 9:55am on June 29, 2009, Proud Mom of V-ABE in training said…
Still waiting on a address and no letter or box. Going to call recruiter here soon to see if she has her address yet. Reading the comments from people and the encouragement everyone gives to everyone helps alot. Take care and I am here if you need me. I carry my phone around with me like its a part of my body. I do not want to miss that call. Scares me. Hugs to everyone
At 9:04am on June 21, 2009, LynnA said…
Just wanted to say thank you for your encouragement I recieved a letter friday from Chris. He sounded really home sick as well. It was wonderful to recieve that letter but I cried as I was reading it. I miss him so bad.. He said in his letter that it was tough but he's done fine so far. He just kept saying he missed everyone he said especially you mom. He said he couldn't wait to see us at graduation. Oh yea and he said he wanted to make us proud especially my husband. You could just tell that he was really home sick. That made me really sad. Have you recieved your sons stuff for graduation yet? I haven't and I would like to get a date I'm pretty sure our sons will graduate at the same time because there div are so close more than one div graduates together.
At 7:46pm on May 18, 2009, Karen Gallagher said…

Welcome aboard!! We are so glad that you are here! This is a great place to meet others that know exactly how you feel!
We have something for everyone here groups from boot camp moms to overseas moms and moms that like to scrap book. We have meet and greets to events that the moms set up to meet each other and have dinner or an outing. There are groups to help you with each and every step of this wonderful adventure that our children have chosen called the US Navy.

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At 4:19pm on May 18, 2009, Pat said…
Hi & welcome to Navy for Mom's:)) You will find a lot of answers, support and encouragement here. My daughter, Ashley, has been in the Navy since July 2007 and is an IT3. What will your son/daughter be doing with the Navy? If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm glad you joined and look forward to hearing more about you & your recruit. Pat
 
 

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