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New Sailor here to help answer any questions you may have
Hi i'm Nick and i am a US Sailor in school right now and i wanted to join to help answer any questions you may have so ask away.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Nick hasn't been around so you'll get us...
(he's probably very busy...)
They don't get their letters right away, each division has to have a recruit trained to handle the mail. About three weeks. Keep writing, and number your letters. Phone calls are not guaranteed, even if the division gets to make calls, there's always someone who misses out (dental, on watch, etc). No news is good news.
Challenge coins come later, although you can get one for his boot camp graduation. Don't get one for his rate until he finishes his A school.
Graduation gifts... remember they must carry everything you give them, and if they aren't going to school in Great Lakes, they can't take anything with them until they get to the airport. Watches which meet uniform standards are good, although many choose to go to the mall with their sailor and let them pick one out. They can't have civilian clothes right away ... funny, but boxers are very desirable!
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Permalink Reply by MBMOM on
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Thanks so much. My SR did have wisdom teeth out, I did get that much in my letter...LOL but by the time he wrote was back in training and did not indicate a PIR date change. If the date does change is the only way that I find out is through my SR?
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Yeah, yeah I know. But hell, I called it my rate when I was a sailor, so it isn't high up on my nitpick list.
Rating. There.
Now mixing up boats, ships and barracks, that drives me nuts. Arrrrrrr. (LOL, see the pirate joke?)
And apostrophes. It is not mom's or oversea's or kangaroo's anything which is not the possessive case. When in doubt, lose the apostrophe. Not loose. ARGH.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Or he got in trouble for not getting his COC's approval to be on this website
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Iam new to this...My son is at BC and iam going crazy not talking to him..Ship 09 Div 327
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Permalink Reply by LaSue (Ship 2, DIV 948) on
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How long is A-school for ABH?
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Thanks so much for all the information, this is helping me understand the process at BC. I have wrote letters everyday to her, and I am patiently waiting for a response from her. The "No news is good news" is driving me up the wall, however I don't want any bad news, but I want to hear her voice, I want to know she is doing okay. Are daughter is constantly asking when is she coming back home, and to top it off last night are daughter asked me "Do you remember when Momma use to be here? She have to come back, I miss her." After we said are prayers, I went into the bedroom and cried like a baby.
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Permalink Reply by Ship 12 Div 307; Lauren's Mom on
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Hello Nick,
Let me just say, Congrats and thank you!
My daughter will be heading to Pensacola, Fl after PIR 9/28/12. What can she expect the first few weeks there? Also, any suggestions on places to go and do after her Graduation in Chicago? -
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Permalink Reply by Harley Gramma on
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What determines whether they wear their dress blues or dress whites? At first I thought it would be seasonal, but I've seen pictures from June and July with some in blue and some in white......just curious
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Thanks for the info. My grandson PIR is 10/5 so I assume they all will be in dress blues
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My grandson's PIR is 10/5/12 and then he goes to A school. Since he doesn't get the chance to go home, can you tell me how he would go about getting registered to vote?
Thanks for your help and your service
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Thanks so much for your quick response. Appreciate it very much.
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