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My Son went to bootcamp on September 20th. Anyone else?
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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Blah...I forgot to edit it when I reposted...thanks for the catch lemonelephant! I'll edit it!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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:o)
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Permalink Reply by cmhs13 on
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My Daughter left for bootcamp on September 27th. I received my 30 second phone call at 10:29 P.M. that night. I received her box on September 30th. I am about to go crazy not getting to talk to her. My son leaves October 24th for the Navy also. I guess nothing can really prepare you for this. I have always been a stay at home mom and never known what it was like to not be able to talk or to see them. I know she said she would call in 3 weeks. Does anyone know what day you normally receive that call? Can they get to call earlier? Any comforting words are greatly appreciated :)
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Permalink Reply by rainmom on
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Well my son left on Sept 21st got my call 910pm on the night of the 21st then the Box came on Tues 27th the call that was made on the 21st the day he left he said he will be able to call in 3wks but i got a 5mins call from him on Oct 1st at 849am OMG he was sad and not doing soo well but he said he passed his test and now has a leadership position I got the Letter form on Monday the 3rd of Oct it was mostly the Letter form on the back he wrote a little note but wow dad and i read that like 10 times :) he said if he pass his physical he will go up another stage i am sooooo happy for and very very Proud and You will too be strong and Hold on i was a mess but this site is very helpful.
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Thank you so much emma. I really appreciate your fast reply. Your words to bring comfort. Thank you again and may God Bless you and your family :)
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You may be in the 11/10/2011 PIR group...could be the one after also.
Here is the link to the 11/10/2011 PIR group:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir-11-10-2011
If that is not the correct one you can easily just join the correct PIR group.
Boot Camp Moms is a good one also. Your PIR group will be the place to connect directly with the moms in your daughters training group.
Here is the link for BC Moms:
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Permalink Reply by carrie_j00 on
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Hang in there! We got a letter last week but I have been absolutely sick beyond belief! His PIR is 11/18 and he is 02. I'm going to join that PIR group! I miss my boy like crazy!!!
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Carrie - here is the link to your PIR group:
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For anyone here: To find the list of current PIR groups you may go to the main page of N4M's (go up to the tabs at the top here and click "Main") and scroll down the list of posts until you come to:
GROUPS: Listed By PIR Date - Pass In Review (Boot Camp Graduation)
Click it and it will take you there.
PIR groups are listed by "PIR", then the date and then the TG (Training Group) information.
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My son went on the same day from San Diego i got the first call from him on Sat morn lasted 5mins 23sec he was sad not sounding too good i got the first letter on Mon yesterday it was mostly the forms they send but he had a small paragraph on the back i cherished and held on to every word he wrote how short it was he said he had 6mins to write dad and i read it like 10 times :) and i sent him 4 letters that same day. It's oonnn now :) we mom are strong we have to be strong for our kids God bless.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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Don't forget the save the letter - has the password to print parking pass. I recommend scanning it and saving the file on your computer as well.
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Permalink Reply by relong on
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I was glad to read your post. My son wrote a few lines on the PIR info I rec'd today and he tells me he hates it and wants to come home. I'm telling myself its only been a week and he's probably exhausted. Hate feeling so helpless and out of the loop. I want to drive up there and be with him and go thru basic with him....wouldn't that go over great? lol
You're right....moms have to be strong
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