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Comment by CatMom509 on May 20, 2013 at 3:25pm

Good Afternoon!

     "Ears that hear and eyes that see--the Lord has made them both."

                                                                            Proverbs 20:12

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 20, 2013 at 2:26pm

I saw some very scary storms on the news. I hope all of you who have been or are in the path of these storms are safe. Please be careful out there :) You all are in my thoughts and prayers.

Comment by ellen0502 on May 20, 2013 at 1:46pm

You're welcome annitad05, Printing off the gate pass seems to finally make PIR real!

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Comment by Hayden's Mom 12 207 on May 20, 2013 at 1:38pm

I can not imagine making this journey alone..thank you all so much for the information and tips. It is so exciting to move into the PIR stage of bootcamp. Love each and every one of you <3

Comment by annitad04 on May 20, 2013 at 1:33pm

@ellen0502 - THANK YOU!  Have my Gate Pass Printed!

Comment by ellen0502 on May 20, 2013 at 1:19pm

On step closer closer ladies and gentlemen, gate passes are available!!

www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp

Comment by diannep on May 20, 2013 at 8:46am

Good Morning!

annitad: You are very welcome.  We are still here to get you through the end!  :-)

MomThatLovesHerSon:

Here's a link that may help:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir05312013/page/pir-what-to-wear-...

Comment by annitad04 on May 20, 2013 at 8:31am

Wishing a blessed week for everyone. 

@Veteran Moms, I want to sincerely thank you for all your patience and valuable info, we newbies could have never done this without you!

@Jana, keep those candles lit for all of us (thank you!) and the prayers, I can help with those too!  For all of our SR's to finish this journey without further illness and injury and that they see there hard work rewarded in becoming SAILORS!

@Momthatlovesherson, I too have regressed and have no idea why.  It had gotten somewhat easier, but yesterday, was especially rough.  1 Week and 4 Days to graduation!!

Comment by Jana on May 20, 2013 at 7:20am

My candle is lit I am home today continued prayers Give them no harm but Just Sweet Success <3

Comment by CatMom509 on May 20, 2013 at 4:59am

MomThatLovesHerSon,

At the Midway Airport, you meet them on the 2nd level going through the right doors of the terminal. I believe it is the terminal with Delta Airlines.  If you park in the off terminal lot for $14 all day, the shuttle driver knows exactly where to direct you when he drops you off.  I tipped him even though we had no luggage with us because he was very friendly and informative.

When your Sailor lets you know when they are leaving RTC, you estimate at least 1 hour to get to Midway and 40 minutes to get to O' Hare.  My Sailor daughter boarded her bus at 12 midnight, the buses left to travel to Midway airport at 12:30 am.  We left our hotel in Waukegan at about midnight (maybe 12:15 am) and went striaight down the 41 which changes numbers several times as I described in my "Pertinent PIR Tips" above.  My second daughter had her phone's GPS guide us.  We arrived at the Red Lot terminal parking lot about 1:30 am, waited for a shuttle in the warm shuttle waiting area about 10 minutes, then arrived at the terminal about 1:50 am.  Took the escalator up to the 2nd level and all the Sailors (about 250) were up there listening to a guy yacking away.  Many parents and families were also waiting around in the area.

He processed the groups whose airplanes were leaving first.  That day, the ones leaving for Texas' had to board their plane at 5:30 am, so they got their boarding passes first then the next group maybe going to Norfolk (I'm guessing here), a couple more groups, then the Pensacola group's plane was leaving at 11:00 am.  So, your SR will tell you the exact times of everything.  When we all had our boarding/gate passes, I think it was about 6:00 am and all the food places were now open.

I don't know about if you arrive later.  There is a way that your Sailor needs to come back through the checkpoint to get you through, but I don't know how that is done.  Not sure if he would be allowed to wait for you and not go through the checkpoint.  They all go to the USO to drop off their paperwork and backpacks for holding.  He's a Sailor, not an SR.  :)

See above and to the right "PIR:What to Wear/Bring PIR Reference Group Forum Links" under the members' photos.  I made my own list.  First was the stuff my Sailor wanted: comfy underwear/bras, clothes for her to lounge around in our hotel room, a couple casual shirts for her to have at A school, cell phone, cell phone charger, treats, then our stuff -- all carry on toiletries had to be 3.4 oz limit each and put into a quart size zipper bag (see online requirements). I also brought a zipper freezer bag with some baby wipes in case my Sailor got something on her dress blues, which is cheaper than the Tide pen.  If you get that, then give that pen to your Sailor--he'll need it more than you do!  Oh, a thin hand towel for your Sailor to sit on? If you are checking in baggage, there is no size limit on your toiletries.  Look ahead on the Weather Widget up above for the forecast and don't overpack!!  This coming Thursday and Friday is in the 50's which is pretty cold in my book.  Who knows about next week?   Hope this helps you a bit~~  :D

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