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My son left on 3/9 for Great Lakes bootcamp...anyone else?
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Permalink Reply by soonergirl99 12/159~5/6/11~Big E on
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My son left for BC on Thursday, March 10, 2011 ~ the day after your child left for Great Lakes.
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Permalink Reply by M63052 on
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I guess you are anxiously awaiting news too. It is kind of hard isnt it? I am hoping to get an address in the next couple days so I can at least start to write.
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I have watched some of the videos and they really do help. This site has been a blessing to me, answering so many questions and finding others going through the same things. I did get an address today along with the box. I cant wait to get a letter from him though : ) Have you got a PIR date for your son?
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Permalink Reply by Marie on
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Once you know your PIR date, there will be Facebook pages just for your PIR where you can get to know others graduating the same time. My son graduates 3/27 (left for BC on Feb 2). I have learned so much since those days waiting for the box and the letter......seems like a lifetime ago and yet has gone by so fast. Good luck to you and your SR's (sailor recruits)
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Permalink Reply by PoliceWifeNavyMom on
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My daughter left for Great Lakes on the 9th also.
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Permalink Reply by Valtameri on
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Hi M,
My son left the same day. You might like to join us on the 5/6 PIR (graduation) group.
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Permalink Reply by ebigirl on
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My son left on the 9th also.
Valtameri: When did you find out when PIR is? s this for all of the SR's that left on the 9th? orry to sound stupid...but "the box" is going to my son's girlfriends house.
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I just took a guess based on the PIR date for the recruits in the previous week.
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Permalink Reply by mommajilloffcsn on
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My son left March 8th. Does the one day make a difference? Or do the ones who all came in the same week get the same PIR? Valtameri, you already have his PIR date? How is that? M63052, I am hoping for his address, too. His little brother and sister already wrote to him twice, and me as well. I really hope his PIR is 5/6!!! We have had a hard time figuring out if his PIR will be 8 or 9 weeks after arriving. Our nephew was there for 9 weeks, but is that because it was over Thanksgiving and Christmas? or is that the norm? Wait & see right?
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Nope, just a guess. I don't have anything yet. You'll probably be 5/6. I do know a March 7th that is 4/29.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Holland on
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My son leaves April 23rd. I know that won't help you but if you get any informatio on your son please pass it along, that way I will know what to expect. I pray that everything goes well with your son.
Anna
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