Battle Stations
Does anyone know when Battle Stations will be for recruits with a PIR of 1/16/15 ? I want to make sure I don't miss the call that my son is now a salior!
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General Discussion (1115)
Phone calls during boot camp
Hello all my name is Patrick Clatke my son Ryan just got to Great Lakes on October 16 at around 12 mid Chicago time. I got the scripted 30second call. I made it, you will get box with belongings, will call again in three or so weeks. This is all new
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ok so my sailor went in as a HM but his recruiter said he was staying in Chicago for A-school but A-School for HM was moved to Texas so i assume if thats true he is flying out on saturday sometime so i dont want to book extra days if i dont need to.
Read more…Slugs......
Have a son or daughter going to DC area then they may be come slugs too. What exactly is a Slug in short a hitchhiker. Our daughter lives in Woodbridge Virginia and didn't relish the daily drive to and from the Pentagon. The DC area has HOV lanes
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Last night while at a neighbors having dinner I received a phone call from my sailor. It was so wonderful to hear from him. He sounded great and shared some of his experiences at basic training. All in all it is going very well. He said a few of them
Read more…Ship 02, Div 950. PIR Oct 24, 2014
My son shipped or on Aug 25 for boot camp and we have not heard from him since, other than our kid in a box and the formal letter stating his address and PIR date. I am just curious if anybody else has heard from their SR...letter, phone call. I look
Read more…Form Letter has arrived! TG 11, Ship 03, Div. 073, PIR 23 Jan 2015
Well, that was much faster than I was expecting! It's exactly 7 days since he got there and I got the form letter just a few minutes ago. He must be in a push div. because he will be there exactly 8 weeks.
Gosh, this makes it very exciting! Now I can
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Our sailor has decided, with dry dock lasting 'till at least 2016, she has to have a car. Does anyone have experience with helping their sailor buy a car, we were thinking we could do the purchase here and bring it to VA. I assume it would be cheaper
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Just wondering if anyone else had any problems receiving the portrait package after Boot camp, or was missing anything from it. If so, any info on who to contact would be greatly appreciated!
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Got up this morning, made coffee, and was sitting back at my desk minding my own business when the wife said that RTC Command had uploaded some pictures on facebook of the recruits. 612 pictures to be exact. As I took a sip of coffee, the wife (She w
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Since it appears most if not all have received their letters if they have kids graduating 7 Nov, thought I'd start a new thread for us all to communicate. REALLY getting excited about going to see the graduation! Can't wait. Already have my reserva
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Hi, Anyone out there with someone on this ship and division? Would like to hear from you.
Thanks,
Read more…Pensacola Schools Command
This is directed to the Sailors waiting to class-up. They can volunteer at the National Naval Aviation Museum on NAS Pensacola, Florida. See their LPO/Chief for details.
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It's a brisk 28, geez! Up and getting ready to roll out. Fellow dads post photos here later.
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Seems my young sailor is struggling and it's only day 5 for him. He is saying he made a mistake and wants to quit. I hope the TI 's don't give up on him. He has never been a boys boy meaning he is soft. Lacks self confidence and motivation he never t
Read more…Sightseeing in Chicago while attending PIR
Anyone else making plans to visit Chicago for the day while attending PIR? My wife and I are planning at least one day in Chicago while we are up that way. Thinking about visiting Willis Tower, the Field Museum and the local aquarium. Our plan is to
Read more…New SR
I got to attend my son's swearing in and see him off at MEPS in Seattle yesterday (11/13/14). He was able to call from O'Hare. Anybody know how long it takes the Navy to get his address to me, ship, division, et al?
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