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Comment by Liberty on February 28, 2014 at 2:08am

KJT- That is an excellent idea to leave the phone at the hotel! I will also do that. We will be leaving on sunday and will have to take him back in the afternoon. I am sure that he will be tired as well. Thanks again!

Comment by KJTsMomma on February 27, 2014 at 12:29pm

Hi All - I wanted our son to talk to us, instead of his head into his phone.  So we left it at the hotel when we went to pick him up on PIR day after they moved to new barracks.  I figured then he'd have to talk to us and answer all our questions.  :)  He got his phone and ipad at the hotel and had a TON of FB messages and a TON of emails and the texts started flying.  So it may have been a bit onrey of me to not take it when we went to pick him up, but he wasn't upset and I enjoyed being able to chat with him without his phone in front of him. 

Sunday - I think they can be picked up as early as 6 a.m. (and Sat. too) and returned by 10 p.m.  My son chose to sleep in a bit (I don't blame him).  I think hubby went to get him around 9 a.m. then we went out for breakfast and then to a movie at Gurnee Mills mall.  We are 3 hrs driving distance from GL so we dropped him off around 5:30 p.m. so we could get home at a decent time that evening.  I think he was ready for some R & R after a extremely busy 8 weeks of boot camp and a full weekend with us.  It feels better after PIR.  Now we can talk more often and text which makes this Navy Mom feel a little better.  Still miss him a TON, but at least there is more communication.  I'm only a little bit further than some of you Moms, but glad I can help.  I love this site - it really helped me thru the 8 weeks of BC.  Let me know if you have any other questions, I'll help if I can. I don't know the answer to "can he come home before PCB".  I hope so and hope to know that answer in the next 3 weeks.  I'll keep you posted.  :)

Comment by 2navykids on February 27, 2014 at 11:57am

I feel so blessed and thankful I joined navy for moms to learn all this info you all are a wonderful bunch of ladies...there are questions I having answered that I didn't even know to ask...I do hope there is a couple days where he can come home before he heads to PCB...

Comment by 2navykids on February 26, 2014 at 9:23pm

This is such great info....I figured right after PIR my SR wouldn't want much..more when they go to Flordia....and KJTsMomma do you mean right after PIR don't give them their cell but later on when they are able to leave for the evening we can give it to them?

Comment by Annabel Lee on February 26, 2014 at 9:16pm

KJTsmomma, thanks for sharing! Was wondering about that! I just got a call from him, and it was so great!! He's doing well, sounded upbeat, and so determined to do this. I feel much better now....

Comment by KJTsMomma on February 26, 2014 at 7:06pm

Oh - FYI - don't take their cell phones and laptops etc. to PIR - they will call when they have moved over from Boot Camp to regular base.  My son walked out to the Navy Museum for us to pick him up.  Then my husband went back on base with him to sign him out (drove).  We were only able to drive on to the base with our Sailor in the car.  Then my husband could take him back to the new barracks & go in and sign him back in.  He was able to take the electronics back with him on that Friday evening. We did bring him a pair of jeans, a sweatshirt, sweatpants, & ll his own underwear (he was happiest about that).  I'm only a little ahead of some of you Moms so I'll try to help with what I've been thru this far.  :)

Comment by KJTsMomma on February 26, 2014 at 7:00pm

Hi All - my son is still at GL and should start EOD Prep next Monday.  He tells me that they can have cars (truck in his case) in PCB & Ft. Walton Beach (Eglin).  He doesn't know how long he will have between EOD Prep and when he needs to be at PCB.  Hopefully, a few days to be at home and then drive to PCB which is probably 18 - 20 hours from our home.  He also thought he'd only be up in GL for 3 weeks after PIR, but that changed to 6 weeks.  I think he said PCB would be 8 or 9 weeks then about 9 months at Eglin.  But we all know with how the government works - worse than us women changing our minds.  :)

Comment by sonofabeach on February 26, 2014 at 6:04pm

Hi Liberty -- I think the "accommodations" in Panama City were standard navy barracks, shared with one or two other guys.  Elgin is an Air Force base and the barracks there are really nice - more like staying in a hotel.  My son had a room to himself. Not sure if that is standard or not.

I brought a black backpack to my son's PIR and he made me take it home.  He bought a cell phone FIRST THING after graduation, and some new running shoes. Other than that, he said he didn't want to haul a bunch of stuff.  Eventually I sent him his car, which became like a mobile storage shed for mostly work out gear.  Priorities seem to change pretty quick at this stage of their lives, from my perspective.

It's great, though; and they all seem so happy and confident.

Comment by Annabel Lee on February 26, 2014 at 4:43pm

2navykids-I'm not sure about what he can have after PIR.. I've asked him in a letter, but I haven't received his answer yet... I dont mind a trip to Florida either! :)

Comment by 2navykids on February 26, 2014 at 2:20pm

Thank you Annabel lee I was just wondering when we could bring some of his stuff to him...will they be in apartments type living or ? Or will they not be able to have anything till after all their training? I guess I just trying to plan ahead.."don't mind a trip to Flordia at all

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