Two kids and two different PIR dates a week apart.

[Rich Messler]

Wow, life couldn't have gotten any crazier.  My daughter and son left the same time and graduate a week apart.  We live in Virginia.......you know the rest of the story.  BTW, my daughter is on Ship 12 / Div 287 PIR 9/1/11 and my son is on Ship 2 / Div 943 with PIR on 9/9/11.  Its funny but my daughter enlisted at a different recruiting office with a different location for Meps and they were kind enough to get an exception so they could ship out to basic training the same time so they would graduate together.  As it turns out it would have been better with a six month split in time.  Oh wll, I am very proud of them and can't wait until their PIR's.

Best of luck to all of you and your SR's.

Rich Messler, Powhatan, VA

[Bobby L. Favors]

My son also has his PIR on 9/1/11 he is on Ship 7 Div 290, I wish and pray you and your family safe travels and a week of rest and excitement. We are in Ga???? a long way off.