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Comment by Tamme on September 21, 2010 at 12:34pm

There are no tickets. Stephen just needs to list the names of all who will attend on a sheet they will give him at boot camp. I would suggest making that list for him and having it put it in his wallet. His wallet is the only item he will be able to keep. Everything else will be sent back to you in a box which you see referred to on the website as the "kid box."

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on September 21, 2010 at 12:30pm

great, thanks for the info. Stephen's father and I are divorced. I remarried and so did he. I beleive we only get four tickets and will have to split them. I guess a small hotel room would be sufficient, however Stephen's sister is heart broken. They are very close and she is so sad that she will not be coming along.

Comment by Tamme on September 20, 2010 at 3:30pm

I forgot to answer you on hotels. When you receive the letter from the Navy with Stephen's division (about two weeks into camp), you will receive a brochure with several hotels and the discount number to use for reservations. We stayed at the Homewood which wasn't too far away but there are hotels closer. The Homewood was nice because it had suites and was easier for our family. When we went back to Great Lakes to visit when Wade was in A-school, we stayed at the Navy Lodge but Stephen would have to sign you in so that wouldn't work the night before graduation, unless someone in your party is in the military.

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on September 20, 2010 at 3:23pm

Wow. I hope so. How neat would that be... Let me know the plans you will be making for PIR. Hopefully we will have chance to meet in person.

Comment by Tamme on September 20, 2010 at 2:54pm

I will try to send you some pictures. I bought the book on amazon.com but you may want to try your Barnes and Noble. Willie leaves on November 15. That means there is a very good chance they could be in the same division. Willie will be 20 in October so that would be great if they end up together.

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on September 20, 2010 at 2:15pm

Hi Tamme, Did you at least take some pics. I would love to see them. I have heard PIR is very emotional. It must have been wonderful to see your son. What hotel did you stay at or would you recommend?

Duty, Honor and Commitment? Is this a bood I could purchase at Barnes and Nobles?

Stephen is off to BC Nov 16th. He will miss Thanksgiving, Christmas and his 18th birthday. I am planning a big party for him the week before he leaves to celebrate all that he will miss. I am starting to get antsy... It is less than two months away.

Comment by Tamme on September 17, 2010 at 2:25pm

Catherine, it is good to hear from you. I am also surprised at how quiet this site is. I couldn't get my hands on enough information before my son went to boot camp. I am so dreading going through this again. PIR was absolutely wonderful. It will take your breathe away. It is so exciting to see them after all that time. I couldn't wait for it to be over so I could run down and hug him.

Take your own video camera though. We bought the video they do but it is taken of the entire graduation class, which is huge. My son was a division flag holder and I was so disappointed we didn't take a video camera. They did all kind of moves with the flags.

I meant to tell you to purchase the book "Duty, Honor and Commitment." It is all about Navy boot camp.

What date does Stephen leave? Let's keep in touch.

Tamme

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on September 17, 2010 at 9:50am

Hey Tamme..How was PIR? I bet it was wonderful!!!

There has hardly been any activity on here. I know there has to be more people out there with loved ones leaving in November......

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on August 25, 2010 at 2:31pm

Hi Tamme, Welcome!

Glad you found us. My son Stephen has been studing and his recruiter did mention that he wants to promote him to E2. He has been training hard and even brought a few potential recruits to a meeting.

Looking forward to sharing throughout our sons new journey!

Comment by Tamme on August 20, 2010 at 5:27pm

My son is scheduled to leave November 15 from Charleston, SC. This picture is not of him but it is the picture attached to my name from his twin brother who had PIR on September 11, 2010. Yes, we are getting ready to deal with all of this again. I haven't upgraded his picture to his uniform but I guess I better post one with both of them since I still stay in contact with the other group.

I am looking forward to getting involved with N4M again with new friends. I can't express to all of you enough how much help, guidance and support this site will give you. I wouldn't have been able to make it without all the wonderful Moms and girlfriends I got to know through the Boot Camp group and then on to our Division group. We had a great Greet and Meet and we all still stay in constant contact.

To answer the one question about the book. Yes, do tell them to study and try to go in as an E-2. My Corpsman didn't do it because he thought he could just make it up at boot. He did pass it at boot but then they lost all their paperwork so he had to wait several months after boot to become E-2. It isn't that much of a pay difference but I would think worth the wait. I am still trying to convince Willie to do the same before he goes.

My son, Willie, going in 11/5 and has signed up for EM. I'm not sure where the A-school is for that yet. He graduated in June 2009 but wanted to join the Coast Guard. Since they seem to be on hold until 2012, he decided to join the Navy. Going from Marine Biology to EM doesn't make sense to me but I think he took just whatever job came open. At least it will teach a good trade. My other son is a Corpsman. Looking forward to communicating with all of you.

Tamme

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