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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on May 29, 2013 at 10:10pm

Tiffani - Sailors departing RTC for TSC GL will have a very short time directly after PIR. Then they will return to their compartments, get their sea bags and personal items, board a bus and move over to TSC GL. Then they INDOC (Indoctrinate) over there. This could take 3-5 hours.

When they are done you may pick them up from there and spend the rest of PIR evening with them. Liberty ends by 2200 hours (10 PM), unless the return time is altered.

Then you have Saturday Sunday daytime Liberty (no overnight). The time each morning can be different (usually very early though :-D) and end time 10 PM.

Even though it is "10 PM, "on time...is late". Always plan for returning your Sailor early (let them tell you when), the line of cars and then the walk back to their barracks takes time. If they're late they could loose Liberty.

ellen should have some great detailed info as her son was at TSC GL :-)

Take it E!!

Comment by Paulamarie on May 29, 2013 at 9:49pm

@Sabrina- I got a call from my boyfriend Saturday. He's the RPOC for DIV 232. He didn't have much of a voice left, but he said everything was good! We only spoke for about 5 minutes.

Comment by Karen on May 29, 2013 at 9:30pm

SoProud  I am feeling the same as PIR gets closer. I am so excited to see my SR and so happy for him because he wants so very bad to be a Sailor.  With that being said the reality that he will no longer be living at home with me and will have very limited time to visit is sinking in.  Oh the mixed emotions of being a Mother.  Proud that they have grown into wonderful young men, exited for all that life holds for them and sad to end that chapter of my life!

Comment by Tiffani on May 29, 2013 at 9:18pm

How long does an SR going to school in GL usually get to spend time with his family after PIR?

Comment by ellen0502 on May 29, 2013 at 8:56pm

MaryElizabeth, They can fly out of either airport, it all depends on flight availability and cost.

Comment by linda1963 on May 29, 2013 at 8:03pm

diannep - thank you for sharing!  I have a friend whos son PIR'd March 2012 and she said the same thing that he wanted to head back an hour early so he was sure he wouldn't be late!! 

Comment by diannep on May 29, 2013 at 6:18pm

CO-Twin is correct.  We cannot post the BattleStations dates here, but you can post that you received one from your SR and let people message you for them.  I like to keep track of them and make a schedule so please friend request/message it to me also when you get one.  Thanks!

The Navy is definitely a "growing up" experience, no matter how old they are.  They learn that they are stronger than they think they are, can do more than even they could have imagined (even those who know they can do alot) and they will serve with pride.  The comraderie they will feel with their shipmates is like no other. 

BattleStations night is a huge "thing" for them.  It is all about teamwork and encompasses all that they have learned during bootcamp.  It is on a ship that seems real (professionally created so it really is like a real ship) and the drills they are tested on which could happen when being deployed  (fires, being attacked, etc) all seem real to them.  If one falls asleep, that person fails, so it is up to all to keep each other awake!  Don't worry, if one fails, they repeat it and will pass.

Don't be surprised if on PIR Day, your new sailor just wants to relax in your hotel room.  Some are exhausted, others may want to get out and see everything after being cooped up on that base for so long, others may want a mixture.  Many want a LONG SHOWER....ALONE....with no shipmates beside them!  HA!  That was my son.  But he also enjoyed just driving around and seeing everything...snow-covered when we were there.  I had to laugh when I mistakenly ended up in a school pick up line with my sailor and his older brother in the car with me.  I couldn't figure out how to get out (small one-lane road) so I just stayed in it for a few minutes.  They were mortified!  I found it quite entertaining!  :-)  Thankfully, we had our chance to get out....but I have to admit, it was one of the highlights of our day.....along with my older son's GPS taking us to a closed-down restaurant for dinner....uh oh....sailor son (who had always been the class clown and entertainer, not too mindful of some rules in his younger days!) panicked.  Said he COULD NOT be late back to RTC....he would just skip dinner, forget it, just get him back on time!  Thankfully, he didn't have to do that since we found a place to grab a quick bite to eat (full of students at GL A School so he enjoyed talking to some of them)....he still insisted on being back on RTC 45 minutes early.  He wouldn't even visit longer in the car with us on base...just said his goodbyes and thanks, and headed back to his ship to ensure he was not late.  He said they are threatened with being held at bootcamp longer and after enduring a longer bootcamp because of holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Martin Luther King Day, and being setback for a week....he had no intention of having to stay longer! 
Sorry this is so long....just remembering here!  It has been several years now since he PIRed but I still can remember it like yesterday!  I'm so excited for you all to experience this!  :-)

Comment by abbyg'smom on May 29, 2013 at 5:35pm

Anissia's Mommy - you're words seem like the expressions of my heart! I too have a daughter that was very dependent on me...I enable this behavior and knew that she had to learn how to fly eventually and that I could just let her "take her time". But thankfully she's the one that chose the Navy path, and thankfully she has taken to it like a duck to water. I wasn't worried, just concerned that my smothering would handicap her ability to be the strong woman that I raised her to be ... boy was I ever wrong ... she has come back and rewarded my lessons to her everyday. Her letters are so inspiring...I read them over and over and cry each time. I am so happy for our strong daughters and can't wait to watch them sprout their beautiful wings and fly! God Bless you and your daughter! Another proud mommy! 

Comment by linda1963 on May 29, 2013 at 4:58pm

Annissia's Mommy - that is awesome!!  Being proud our our children is an amazing feeling!!  I also worried about the swin test.  My son took lessons right before he left.  He could swim but he by no means was a strong swimmer.  The lessons gave him confidence. 

Comment by Anissia's Mommy Ship 02 Div 932 on May 29, 2013 at 4:50pm

Although I miss my SR, I am relieved that she made the decision to join.  My daughter was so attached to my apron strings, & I would try to cut them, but she would hang on to the threads left behind.  The last time I spoke to her, 5/17, I could not believe how much she had grown to rely on herself.  She has never had formal swimming lessons (I know, bad momma), so I was really scared she would fail the swim test, but she passed. I asked her how & she said because I didn't have a choice!  I've always told her that she needed to learn to stand on her own 2 feet, but with my mother & sister also there to catch her fall, she never HAD to.  In a letter she actually told me she was eating salad because she needed to stay healthy.  In her 19 years of living, she may have eaten 1 leaf of lettuce.  No matter what happens, the Navy has already positively impacted her life & I look forward to seeing the person she will be in the future.  All of these small milestones help me cope with missing her, I am so proud & happy for her!

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