Ship 09 Div 013
PIR 03Dec2010 From central Indiana, Seabees BU. Any other families of recruits have this in common?
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PIR Jan 14th, ship 12 div 040.
this is for all the dads for ship 12 div 040, hope to hear from all of you.
Read more…Great Lakes RTC area dining
The wife and I are going to the GLRTC on Thanksgiving day to "Adopt our Sailor" for the day. Having not been there for 30 years I want to ask those who have been there recently about the area. We pick him up mid morning, and I think he has to be ba
Read more…P.I.R 1-14-11 Ship12 division039
Looking For Parents of sailors with same P.I.R or ship/division # to share info ,tips ,and pointers .
Read more…SHIP 12 DIV 033
MY SON ARRIVED AT RTC ON 11.03.10. WOULD LIKE TO MEET ANYONE IN THIS SHIP/DIV. WE ARE FROM TEXAS.
Read more…PIR after 12/22/2010
Has anyone received a letter yet regarding PIR after 12/22/2010?
Division 32 PIRs on 12/22 but our son is in Division 34 and we don't know if they will do a PIR during the week between Christmas and New Years or wait until the first week in January.
Ship 4 Div 19
Anyone else with a son or daughter on Ship 4 Div 19 ? Waiting on his letters to arrive and the first phone call.
SHIP 12 DIV 34
Anyone with a recruit in this group? My son arrived at RTC November 3 and we were able to get his ship and division from his recruiter today. This is his first time away from home and also his first time in a cold climate as we are from Florida. H
Read more…Navy Lodge
For those attending PIR, you can stay at the Navy Lodge. Great Lakes is the only NL that allows families to stay without the service member being present. The room rate for 2 queen beds, microwave and fridge is $65/night with no tax! You have to exp
Read more…Navy boot camp, a little about what it's like and some advice for future sailors.
I have two kids that went through Navy Boot Camp in 2007. Both are doing well and love their jobs now. My son is an OS and my daughter is CIWS-FC.
I posted my sons letters home from Navy Boot Camp here. They are in reverse order.
One Dad's Journey Through the Bootcamp Experience
Thanks to Bill S for this great summary of his experiences with a son in bootcamp:
From Nov 18,2009
I thought I would try to relate my experience and emotions as a parent watching and waiting as our son went off to see the world via the Navy. I have
How to Order a PIR DVD/Video
From RTC FAQ's
The Navy Exchange Photographic Services at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes offers each graduating recruit the opportunity to purchase division and individual photographs, a division Cruise Book, which highlights the Recruits’ B
Read more…Greetings!
I was a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) from 2002-2005 so I may be able to answer any questions you may have about what your recruit can expect to go through while at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. I trained over 650 of my own recruits and a
Read more…NavyDads cards
To all of the navydads memebers,Ii would like to let you all know of an idea that Navydads Admin. started here about 6-8 weeks ago.Paul had the idea of business cards with the Navydads logo on the front of the card and the sailors creed on the back.I
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