Son leaves in 4 weeks

Posted by Alan Bland on December 4, 2015 at 5:14pm

Good afternoon Dad's,

I was wondering if any group was active on here and this seems to be the most active group.  My son leaves for RTC on the 5th of January, we are so proud of him and what he's going to be doing.  I have enjoyed reading everyone's posting about boot and PIR that it has helped me and my wife to know what to expect.  Thank you

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  • Brian hooks January 29, 2016 at 1:16pm
    My daughter is at boot camp she left on January 6th she is on ship 2 div 915 So proud of her, the first few days for were tough got a call home crying but gave her tough love and she called 5 days later doing great. Got a letter yesterday and she was promoted to petty officer 2nd class responsible for passing out weapons and keeping log book up to date. Did I say how proud we are of her


    Brett Mills said:

    My son shipped out on January 5th also. We received "the box" yesterday and his form letter today. We have letters ready to mail first thing in the morning !!!

  • Alan Bland January 13, 2016 at 9:47pm
    I already have a for page letter ready to go. I'm going to start another one tomorrow so he'll get a couple to start with.
  • Brett Mills January 13, 2016 at 7:57pm

    I got a call from my son today. He was needing some more information for his background check. He couldn't really visit much but he said all was going well and he liked it so far. he said they were probably going to get to call home in the next couple of weeks.

  • Jon Suter January 13, 2016 at 12:48pm

    My son shipped out on Jan. 6th. We got "the box" yesterday as well. Hoping to get the form letter soon!

    I'm anxious to start sending letters!

  • Brett Mills January 12, 2016 at 11:34pm

    My son shipped out on January 5th also. We received "the box" yesterday and his form letter today. We have letters ready to mail first thing in the morning !!!

  • NavyDads Admin (Paul) December 16, 2015 at 9:43pm

    Did you read thru our Great Lakes Lodging Guide in the PIR Group? http://www.navydads.com/group/pirtipshintsandhelps/forum/topics/gre...

  • Todd G. December 16, 2015 at 8:56pm
    Alan there are several places great to stay. We are going to stay at the Navy Lodge. It seems to be the closest and most liked as well, I got a lot of good feed back from the Springhill suits Marriott as well. Good luck. I think that whatever choice you make will be a good one.
  • Alan Bland December 16, 2015 at 6:30pm

    Todd,

    Can I ask were you decided to stay while at PIR?  I'm trying to figure it out so I can do some preplanning since my wife and I will be driving in from Arizona for his graduation the beginning of March. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
     
    Todd G. said:

    Hi Alan. Welcome! My Son arrived at RTC on 1 Dec. I understand where you are coming from when it comes to being proud of your Son. I too am extremely proud of my Son! His PIR date is 22 Jan. We have already made arrangements and reservations. Watching our Sons walk out in their dress Blues will more than likely be one on the best days of our lives! There is great info here and also Navy Moms. Great site as well. Congratulations!
  • Todd G. December 14, 2015 at 5:39pm
    Hi Alan. Welcome! My Son arrived at RTC on 1 Dec. I understand where you are coming from when it comes to being proud of your Son. I too am extremely proud of my Son! His PIR date is 22 Jan. We have already made arrangements and reservations. Watching our Sons walk out in their dress Blues will more than likely be one on the best days of our lives! There is great info here and also Navy Moms. Great site as well. Congratulations!
  • Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom December 5, 2015 at 10:24am

    Welcome Alan.....There are many Active groups that you will find as you progress through the journey. Ask away as questions arise. Enjoy the Holidays and best of luck to your Son!

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