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Comment by sandi8 on February 20, 2013 at 7:36pm

Well, maybe a few with that attitude helped them grow into a positive force! Maybe they ALL feel like their division does not function well at first. It must take a lot of hard work to get that many people to work together and use teamwork. Please let me know what your son says in your pile of letters! I'm hoping for one more next week!

Comment by taylormom010313 on February 20, 2013 at 7:24pm

Sandi. This is great news. I hope my letter is good this week then. Maybe he just expected to much. My son has always wanted everything prefect and just do what you are told. Lol. Not much patience for people. Not even me. Lol. He puts a lot of pressure on himself also. Looks like they did good. Yay. Can't wait to see what he has to say.

Comment by sandi8 on February 20, 2013 at 7:16pm

Jen-What a great idea! Your daughter must have loved that!
Just got a letter. My son says that Division 101 is ranked #1. (Hope you see this, Taylormom!) He says they did the tear gas on Saturday and it was incredibly painful :( Also said he gained 10 pounds which is a good thing for him! He sounds very happy in the letter and excited to be almost finished! I hope every one of you will find a letter tomorrow or Friday!

Comment by ellen0502 on February 20, 2013 at 5:39pm

5timesblessed, The parking pass from PIR is not really a pass on to base on the TSC side, the gate guard is the one to make the call as to whether you can drive on to base or not, but they did look at ours every time we were at the gate.

If where you are staying isn't too far from base, go back there for a couple hours after PIR, and take a break. The phone call from my son was 3 1/2 hours after PIR, and there were only five divisions, so it will take a while.

classicplghtg, They cannot have their phone until Friday evening after returning from liberty. They can use their calling card to make the call to you on Friday, but like I said, some are offered a cell phone from another sailor to make that call.  My phone rang Friday afternoon and I hesitated answering it, it was a call from Washington state, his "roommate" let him borrow his phone.

Make yourself a note to ask for the password from your son when you get the "I am a SAILOR" call if you haven't already received it from him. I am sure one of his division mates that is around will know it. You can print the pass up until the morning of PIR.

Comment by diannep on February 20, 2013 at 5:11pm

classic:  The GL A School students cannot take their cell phones when they move over to that base from RTC after PIR.  They need their phone card to call you...or hopefully some can "borrow" the cell of a sailor already in school there.  Once you return them from their first Liberty time with you, they can return with their phones.

Those staying on RTC PIR night cannot have their phones.  You must meet them at the airport the next day (most fly out then) to hand them their phones.

Comment by classicplbghtg on February 20, 2013 at 4:58pm

ellen0502 thanks for info can they have their phone to call us otherwise can they use their calling card from another phone. if not when can they have their cell phone; I am bringing it with me. My son never gave me a password cause he forgot to put form letter in mail i called POA and they told me his division has the same password and he could write it to me  and for some reason he must think they have different ones cause he told me he would ask when things calm down .typical of my son he did tell me we were on his guest list but i wont be able to park i will have to walk hopefully he will send it time is almost here and i am nervous.he is in division 104.

Comment by jen on February 20, 2013 at 4:53pm

5timesblessed - I found my father-in-laws group photo from bootcamp - 1951.  It was such a large photo, I couldn't scan it at home.  Took it to the local photo store and had it digitized.  He was division 918 - his granddaughter is 914.  Printed the photo along with a photo of my father in his Navy uniform - 1947.  Used that for stationary to write to my daughter.  She can be proud of the Navy tradition.

Comment by plum121 on February 20, 2013 at 4:49pm

Thank you for the information I really appreciate it! I must remember gate passes !!!!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on February 20, 2013 at 2:52pm

i had PIR on Mar02 of last year..... SUPER COLD   and it snowed in the afternoon

Comment by Dena on February 20, 2013 at 2:22pm

I got a mid-size car on priceline for $15 a day even though we plan on using a shuttle to goto the PIR.

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