We just received our son's box and found his address through his recruiter. He left for Basic last Thursday, so not sure what his projected PIR is. Anyone else early in this process like me? Happy to be able to get the letters of encouragement flowing.
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What a journey. I expect that right now Aaron is going through Battle Stations and will soon be a Sailor. He called Saturday and we talked for about 30 minutes. Family is incredibly anxious to see him on Friday. Thanks for all the support through this process.
Randy, my wife is on N4M all the time. She is going to make the scarves for Div 116 moms. Theirs are white.
Randy Grimes said:
Shanna we received a letter on Thur. He said he was fine but will be glad when it is over.We are still waiting for a phone call though and can't wait for PIR to get here.My wife is on Navy 4 Moms and Moms from each Division are wearing differnt colored scarfs. Our Division is going with Navy Blue.If you would like to look her up her name is Monica Grimes.
Friday, we got a call from our SR in Ship 11, Div 116. He said he was doing well, though hurt his knee doing PT. It's not so bad that he can't march, but he was on light duty. He also said that he was "the stick", ie. the flag bearer, marching in front.
A week ago, I sent him some news articles because he likes to keep up with current events. He said he appreciated that because they do not have any way to access news, papers, or TV.
I am told that that there are only 7 divisions with April 1 PIR date, so this will be a somewhat small grad group.
My wife and I have reservations at the Navy Lodge. We have seen a lot of positive posts about the NL at Great Lakes, and I believe it is the closest lodging to RTC. They told me that since I am non-military, my SR will have to provide his Navy ID upon check-in. We are so stoked, 32 days and counting.
Shanna we received a letter on Thur. He said he was fine but will be glad when it is over.We are still waiting for a phone call though and can't wait for PIR to get here.My wife is on Navy 4 Moms and Moms from each Division are wearing differnt colored scarfs. Our Division is going with Navy Blue.If you would like to look her up her name is Monica Grimes.
Shanna, IT is "Intensive Training". Lots of push-ups, sit-ups, running, etc. etc. It's a disciplinary measure as I understand it.
Shanna Pierce said:
What is IT?
John Banner said:
My son is in Ship 11, Div 116, PIR, April 1. We had received his box about Tuesday last week, his info "letter" on Friday, and today we got his first real letter on Navy stationery. He says that he is doing well, but wants to "fast-forward" to the end. He talked about 3 guys from another division who got IT and glad it wasn't him as 2 of them couldn't move afterwards. His butt still hurt from the peanut butter shot. He misses us, of which I am glad, but he knows what he is doing is the right thing for him. HooYah!
Got the form letter today. Graduation date is 4/8. Made hotel reservations for the homewood suites in Lincolnshire from brochure that came with the letter. Like the idea of a little more room since we will have 2 of our other kids with us. It was great just to see 4 lines at the end of the letter in his own handwriting. Looking forward to his first real letter.
My son is in Ship 11, Div 116, PIR, April 1. We had received his box about Tuesday last week, his info "letter" on Friday, and today we got his first real letter on Navy stationery. He says that he is doing well, but wants to "fast-forward" to the end. He talked about 3 guys from another division who got IT and glad it wasn't him as 2 of them couldn't move afterwards. His butt still hurt from the peanut butter shot. He misses us, of which I am glad, but he knows what he is doing is the right thing for him. HooYah!
The first week which starts when they get there is Processing Week, they get all their business in order, and they fill the divisions up. The second week is usually the first week of actual basic training, and I think it usually starts on a Monday. There are some great videos on this site which explain the process, and show you what happens in boot camp. I think you can access them from the main Boot Camp page, and definitely get them via the videos link at the top of the page.
Like you are am very pleased and proud of Aaron's choice. If you call your son's recruiter they will be able to get his address information for you. Definitely helps to get the mail flowing his direction. I was curious how things initially started. For Aaron he shipped out on Thursday and we got the scripted phone call on Thursday night at 10. Does Week 1 start on a Friday? Does it vary by division?
Van Jaggers said:
I also recieved " the sailor in a box" yesterday Valantines day. As I opened it up my wife started to get that look ( you know what I mean) and I removed Brian's clothes and handed her his shirt which she held to her face for a moment. Brian is following his heart and living his dream , as he had talked about joining the military many times before. I am very pleased that he chose the Navy. When he went through his physical prior to swearing in the doctor whom examined him said he was one the fittest persons she had seen in a long time and said she would reccommend him to Seal duty if he wanted it. We are still waiting on the computer card giving us his address and projected pir date. I found out the other day that your recruit will stay up 24 hours when they first get there at boot camp. The reason is that recruits come from all over and have different time zones so when they finally go down they will wake up on the Navy time
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Randy Grimes said:
Friday, we got a call from our SR in Ship 11, Div 116. He said he was doing well, though hurt his knee doing PT. It's not so bad that he can't march, but he was on light duty. He also said that he was "the stick", ie. the flag bearer, marching in front.
A week ago, I sent him some news articles because he likes to keep up with current events. He said he appreciated that because they do not have any way to access news, papers, or TV.
I am told that that there are only 7 divisions with April 1 PIR date, so this will be a somewhat small grad group.
My wife and I have reservations at the Navy Lodge. We have seen a lot of positive posts about the NL at Great Lakes, and I believe it is the closest lodging to RTC. They told me that since I am non-military, my SR will have to provide his Navy ID upon check-in. We are so stoked, 32 days and counting.
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