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October Boot Camp Family

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This group is for Moms and families with loved ones leaving for Boot Camp in October any year. It was started with a group leaving in Oct. 2009.

Members: 137
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2019

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Comment by Mom of a Corpsman on October 16, 2011 at 11:50pm: Where are you staying at Tank's Mom? I have booked at the Ramada Inn

Comment by Mom of a Corpsman on October 16, 2011 at 3:53pm: Just booked my hotel and car wooohooo....

Comment by Pentwater98 on October 16, 2011 at 8:51am: lynn joe and geoffs mom - I went ahead and resent the two letter that I had already sent him. I told him in both letters that may get them again.. Thanks for all the support. I was doing really good until he said that he wasn't sleeping well. The last few days have been hard but I got some sleep myself last night so I am in a better place today..

Comment by Mom of a Corpsman on October 15, 2011 at 9:20pm: Hi dsmcgee
my daughter arrived at Great lakes on 10/5. I hpoe you get your letter very soon.
I am sending out letters that have been waiting for the address it seemed like years instead of days. Have you joind the group PIR 12/02/2011 on here?

Comment by dsmcgee30 on October 15, 2011 at 9:07pm: Hey Velvet,

my daughter is ship 09 div 016 as well.. when did your daughter leave? and wow she sounds like the same size as my daughter...LOL! I didnt get my letter yet and im getting impatient..its dragging slowly. I've checked the mail EVERYDAY and nothing yet!

Comment by Mom of a Corpsman on October 15, 2011 at 4:52pm: I got the "LETTER" woooohoooo she wrote a short note on the back she sounds so good.She said she got fitted for her uniforms she is an extra small and even those are slightly big :P She said she does miss us but so happy she has finely started this chapter of her life. I am such a Happy and Proud Navy mom...of coruse the mail man almost had to die because he was waveing the letter in the air out of my reach don't mess with a mama who wants to here from her daughter......

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 15, 2011 at 5:21am: DarkRider - your form letter should have the PIR date on it. You will most likely (actually I am pretty sure!) be 12/02/2011 as it starts with Division 009.

Here is the link to that group:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir12022011

Blessings on your total recovery!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 15, 2011 at 5:18am: To any newcomers to the site:

Here are the current PIR groups. Just click the link, it will take you there and you can join.

            PIR: Dec 2. 2011             TG 03

            PIR: Nov 23, 2011             TG 02 - 4 Divisions (007–008, 801 & 902) note it's Wednesday
            PIR: Nov 18, 2011            TG 01 - 7 Divisions (001–006 & 901)

            PIR: Nov 10, 2011      TG 52 - 8 Divisions (367-372, 823 & 952) note it's Thursday

            PIR: Nov 4, 2011               TG 51 - 8 Divisions (361-366, 822 & 951)

            PIR: October 28, 2011   TG 50 - 7 Divisions (355-360 & 950)

            PIR: October 21, 2011     TG 49 - 7 Divisions (349-354, 949)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 14, 2011 at 4:09pm: Comment by Denise (A Seabee Mom)

Each year, RTC coordinates the Thanksgiving Adopt-A-Sailor program for a select group of recruits. This year's program on Nov. 24, 2011 is for those recruits who will graduate Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 (Training Group 3 and 5) as they are the senior divisions who will graduate the week and two weeks following the holiday.

These recruits will be given the opportunity to send home information and the necessary form that must be completed and faxed back to the Public Affairs Office. Only your recruit may send the information and only one form per recruit will permitted. Do not call our office for a form or additional forms; you will need to contact your recruit to request the information if you have not received any. All forms must be received by our office by the close of business Nov. 21, 2011.

Do not expect your recruit to be available for adoption if you do not communicate with our office prior to Nov. 21. Do not "surprise" your recruit by showing up to adopt him/her without informing your recruit beforehand.

On Thanksgiving morning, immediate family members only (mother, father, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, grandparent, spouse or cousin) will be allowed to pick up their recruits and take them off base to spend the day with them. They must be back in their ship (barracks) by 8 p.m. The recruits must remain within 50 miles of the base and no exceptions will be made.

Those recruits in Training Group 3 & 5 who will not be spending the day with families will be adopted by local civic organizations such as VFWs, American Legions, churches, etc. These generous organizations adopt anywhere from 10 to 150 recruits. They take the recruits to their organizations where the recruits spend the day feasting, playing video games, watching movies, having access to phones to call loved ones, play sports and simply relax and enjoy the company of the organizations. Many of these organizations hold fundraisers to be able to provide the recruits with a complete, traditional Thanksgiving meal. No recruit in Training Group 3 & 5 will be left behind.

- Thank you Denise for posting about Thanksgiving Adopt a Sailor. Here is one about when the forms will be sent and some other info.

>>U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command Forms will be mailed out beginning the week of Oct. 24.

>>A recruit can bring along another recruit from the same Training Group. However, the buddy recruit's name must be listed on the form.

>>If your recruit is in one of the eligible divisions, they can only invite one other recruit from the same training group to join them; not two.

*Also, the reason it is TG 3 (PIR 12/02) & 5 (PIR 12/16) is that there will not be a PIR the week of December 9^th. RTC occasionally does not ship recruits in a few times a year.

>>There are a few times each year where we do not have a graduation because we do not ship in any recruits. Thus, there is no graduation on Dec. 9. (RTC FB)

*That being said, we will not be looking to form the next PIR group, 12/16/2011, until next week. I’ll start “recruiting” for that at the end of next week.

Comment by Maja/Ship 09 Div 16 on October 14, 2011 at 2:57pm: Wish I would've checked in last night. Would've taken Mom - Pentwater98 advice. Too late, I just mailed 5 letters. Ugh!!