Anybody heard that ship 2 Div.918 earned another flag for doing good in training this week? Heard through the grape vine that they did, just wondering? Also does anybody know if they are doing Battle Stations this week? Been sending him letters but don't know if he's receiving them because he is not writing back!!!! Can't wait 03/14/14 just around the corner to go see our SRs (sailors).See ya'll at Meet and Greet with the sarge.
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Hi, I am a newbie to Navy Dads. My son Steven is in RTC with a PIR date of 3/28/14. He is on Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Div 123.
First so very proud of him and all his fellow recruits. What a big step in their lives. Although it looks to be one of the coldest winters for the Great Lakes I am confidant that they all will be looking back on this experience in 10 or 20 years and be thinking it was one of the best times in their lives!
I hope you all are getting the letters and phone calls from your recruit. I actually had a third one from my son just yesterday. (he was using a calling card he purchased at the Navy Exchange) We got to talk for about 25 minutes. That plus the 40 minute call we had with him on Sunday gave us a much clearer picture of how he is doing and how things are going. He said his Division may (?) be able to earn one more call home
If I may, for those who may not know I will try to give a few bullet points on the overall status.
As of today (2/27) PIR 3/38 class will be in WEEK 3 DAY 1 of training. By tomorrow they will be at their halfway point in training.
Swim tests are all done. Most recruits in his division did well. Just a handful need some extra training. My son said so far the swim tests was his BEST day by far!
Most everyone seems to have a cold.
Div 123 needs some help in their marching. They are all testing OK, but are not a top level Division just yet.
Yesterday they were fitted for their "Dress" uniforms (blue winter and white summer). My son thinks he looks best in the dress blues with the "dixie cup" cover (hat)
They get another haircut next week
He is getting about 7 hours of sleep...not a real GOOD sleep but good enough
The food (chow) seems to be above average. My son was never a breakfast person but he now loves the eggs, bacon and blueberry pancakes (and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal). They get 12 minutes to eat (in silence)
They have started PT. My son is lucky to be in great shape (unlike Dad) and so this was never a concern for him
IMPORTANT!. Keep them letters coming! He told me that receiving letters from home is VERY important to all the recruits. Even just a card or quick note. I write him something every day. He says the worst feeling is when they have mail call (each weekday night) and your name is not called. I asked him to send me the names of any of his fellow recruits who do not seem to be getting any mail so we could send them some words of encouragement. He thought that was a SUPER idea and is ending me two names. I would encourage you to ask your son/daughter to do the same.
I asked my son, so is boot camp, better, worse or about what you expected. He said it what what he expected. I asked him if he regretted his decision to enlist and he responded with a very confidant No!
He sounded more relaxed and settled in when we spoke yesterday. He is meeting some good people...perhaps some of your sons...(Ship 13 Div 123 is all males). Working as a team is critical.
And finally, apparently you have to stand in line for EVERYTHING ! :)
We all need to be big time proud of them. Will post more if I learn of any good new info. Will look forward to reading other posts as well. Hope to meet some of you at PIR.
Best regards,
Paul
Since my son recently joined and he had college behind him, we were looking into Student Loan deferment.
In a nutshell, it is next to impossible to defer Government Student Loans these days. This can become very important because a few months after College is done, the payments are starting to come due.
If you cant pay, this will impact your credit rating and if you have a low credit rating that in turn can impact your security clearance.
The recruiter did not know this one either and when I gave him the form he was very happy since he did not have the info yet.
I am adding the form to this post. Look at the definitions in section 6 and 7.
hi everyone hope all is well in navy dad land and beyond:) my son is doing great met a girl already and seems so well adjusted I am so proud.I think he is visiting in may so I look forward to that .God bless everyone.
Just received my sons P.I.R. date and we are so excited. Hoping that everything goes well. Praying that nothing would happen to change this day!! Hopefully I would meet other family members that have their love ones PIRing this date in-order to keep abreast of what's going on w/ our SR.
Thank you.
Ex-Sailor here glad to be aboard and excited about my son deciding to join the NAV. (A Fine Navy Day with another opporutunity in which to Excel!)
My son has a ND contract and is awaiting his Report Date to Great Lakes and is gearing up by keeping in shape. Main concern at this point is Navy Dive Prep School in Great Lakes. If anyone knows of help information, suggestions, tips, or who has a loved one with recent experience with this prior to going on to Panama City, any kind notes would be deeply appreciated. Thanks Much!
