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Daughter leaves from Indy July 23, 2012
Hi N4M members. Does anybody have a loved one going to BC on July 23rd from Indianapollis?
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Permalink Reply by Rox (FN-EM/Nuke School) on
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Same day as Josh now...
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Permalink Reply by KathrineA on
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Question....if they are all leaving within a couple of days of each other....will they possible have the same PIR date. Or does each different date have a different PIR. I was told that PIR is always on a Friday.
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Hey Kathrine! From what I've seen from watching this site for a few weeks, It looks as though if they leave within the same week, they are all in the same PIR. Some will have fewer processing days than others. When is your loved one scheduled to leave?
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My son is headed for the hotel on Sunday. We are going also to spend time with him that evening....staying at the hotel because it's a couple of hours from our home. Then on Monday morning he goes to MEPS and we will go to see him sworn in and then he is off to the airport and headed to GL.
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Permalink Reply by GBATTS (ship 02/div 945) on
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I was wondering/hoping the same thing! It would make me feel so much better if I knew some of our kids would be going through this together.
My daugher leaves from Indy on the 25th.
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It would just be so nice to have and idea of some of the other young men and women that he will be spending his time with. I have always had a ton of kids at my house. All of my sons friend hang out here all the time. These are the people that will be helping to support him through this and he will be helping as well. Which one is the compassionate one who will say "everything will be okay." Which one will be the strong one that says "Suck it up." Which one will be the funny one that will make him laugh when he needs it. And which one will be the serious one that helps to keep him serious about his studies etc. My son falls into the category of compassionate/funny. Okay maybe I'm thinking to much...LOL
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Permalink Reply by sparkyjo-PIR 09/21/12 Div 303 on
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Good morning,
The days are running out!
My daughter had to be at the recruiter's at 7:00 this morning. Then he was taking the deppers to to MEPS for Navy Olympics. I don't know what that is.
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Never heard of the Navy Olympics....interesting.
Yep, our days are running out too....too quickly. Haircut tomorrow afternoon. I need to be sure and get a couple pix of her tonight. Will leave home on Tuesday morning to meet with her recruiter 1.5 hours one way from home, then have her to Indy 3.5 hours the other direction. Will stay all night in the hotel, and she'll go over to MEPS early Weds a.m. My husband and I will go over that morning to see her swear in and take off. Not sure what all happens on that Weds, or what time she'll actually leave.
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Oh, wow. Now our shuffling her around doesn't sound so bad. Tuesday I have to take her 30 minutes west to the recruiter's. Then he takes her back east to MEPS in Shreveport, LA. It will take me about an hour to get to MEPS. I'm not sure when she gets sworn in. She is calling the recruiter tomorrow to find out. I have a day of vacation on hold for either Tuesday or Wednesday. If I'm not boo-hooing too bad afterwards, my mother and I can have lunch at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants while we're there. And there is a great stained glass shop in Bossier City (Shreveport's twin city across the river).
My daughter is spending our last day of quality time in bed asleep. At least I can go into her bedroom and look at her every few minutes. Tomorrow she is off to go see the Rangers one last time this year. Then Tuesday, she's gone!
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I've never heard of the Navy Olympics hum...when you find out, I'd like to know what it is.
Maybe it's just what the recruiter call MEPS because of all of the paperwork and hoops they have to jump through to go through the last MEPS process.
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I googled it, but didn't find much. I found a something about a MEPS in New York had had a Navy Olympics. I guess deppers from all around gather for team competition. I guess it's just some kind of fun.
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I'm been reading the posts on our group and other groups from the moms whose sons and daughters have just left and those that finally have PIR date. And I'm so excited for the moms who have just received the box and the letter.
These groups are so helpful. It's kind of like google. Any question you have someone else has just experienced it or has the answer.
Sorry I'm not as good as expressing myself like worried mama. I think she may be a journalist in her other life.
I hope we can all meet in a couple of months.
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