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Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 231 and 232 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 231 and 232
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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Oh Christine, I'm so very sorry about the death of such a young person. I know this must be a very difficult time for all of you. Hard to figure out just how to feel when tragedy strikes at a happy time like graduation. Take care and we'll talk when you can come back. In the meantime, I hope you get a call or letter from your SR.
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We do the same thing! My husband and I have a weather app on our phone and have Great Lakes as a saved location. So we get notifications about the weather. Funny how it helps us feel like we're kind of in touch with him!
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My son is 12/232 from Ohio. We also got a call home May 23rd around 9:30 am. He is 20 yrs old and decided to join after attending a year of college. He was excited that he got a leadership position. He is in charge of helping his fellow recruits with their education. We have not received a letter. On the phone he was emotional...."So very happy to hear your voice Mom"...but then explained the first week was real hard after 48 hours of no sleep but said the second week was fine. I've read that the multiple vaccines they receive the first week often result in flu like symptoms. My son didn't complain of this so I hope it means he did not have a reaction. He got his run in on time but said he still needed a few more sit ups and push ups. He didn't seemed stressed about meeting any goals. He said all of his fellow SR's are very nice and they are work together to help each other. He said he has even made a few close friends. Last year my son went away to a college about 4 hours away and only came home on holidays so I don't suffer a lot of separation anxiety. I now just try to focus on how happy I am that he has worked so hard to succeed at boot camp and is doing well.
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Hi Marybookgirl! So glad to have another Mom with a son in our division. We got our phone call about the same time you did but he didn't tell us much about how the PT tests were going. He's been concerned about the tests they have to take, so I hope your son and mine have become very good friends! :) We received a letter last week. It was written last Sunday (the day after the phone call). He said he went to church that morning. I know those first couple of weeks are the worst. I think it will get better. But it's going to be tough all the way through. That's why it's such an accomplishment when they graduate!
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My son is scheduled to go to Pensacola for A school. He is going to study aviation electronics. I don't know how much we can share but my son's name is a three letter name..starts with an M and ends with an X. I am sure he will be a good study helper. He was originally an education major at college...and his ASVAB was...is it rude to post? 92.
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He sounds like a good choice for helping them all study!
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Max came from a family combination of dad=athlete mom=artsy. He excelled as an bassist in orchestra. He went to Ohio University where he enjoyed playing in the orchestra and had the honor of traveling to New York to perform with an award winning orchestra...unfortunately he did not enjoy the necessary classes required for his major. He also decided that his bass playing would not provide a standard of living he wished for. His projected income for a concert bassist was $32,000 with a debt of about $100,000 in educational cost. So he decided to look at a military option because it would provide structure and discipline and a chance to make a career without the debt college incurred. Yes, he is a bit emotional but he is very emotionally close to me so it did not surprise me that he let "loose" with his emotions. He just sounded like he was so proud of him self. Yes the GI bill is a great option.
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Our story is similar. My son wanted to get some type of sound engineer degree. He plays guitar and loves the technical aspect of music. But just like your son, when it came right down to it, what he really wanted to do was be the sound engineer for a rock band! That's pretty specific and not very many people get to do that. And it's probably more about who you know in that business anyway. Someone that we know who has that same degree was working in downtown making jingles. Not exactly what he had in mind. So he decided that he needed to choose something a little more realistic where he can make a living. And there he is, in BC!
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I know what you mean Navymom9828! Our son will do fine too since this is something he wants to do. We did not initiate it either. He did it all on his own. When it came to school, we used to joke that he would do great if he could just take classes in baseball and guitar!
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I have a theory about why the SRs are in the 20 year old range right now. Our boys went in mid May and the ones going in right out of high school had not graduated yet.
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That theory makes sense!
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This is a picture of my son from 2009 during a visit to Boston. Some really nice
retired Navy men took us on a personal "off limits" tour and let our son have a
great time. I am sure they had no idea what an impact this moment had on him
but I'm sure it was one of the reasons he chose the Navy
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