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Boot Camp PIR October 15, 2010. Join us here!

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Comment by LindaB(Ant'sMom)10/15 on August 29, 2010 at 9:49pm: We made our reservations at the Candlewood Inn Suites. It's only 2 miles from the Ramada so that's not too bad. I can't wait for meet & greet. We're gonna have so much fun!

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on August 29, 2010 at 9:47pm: To Dillons Mom ... what pamphlet sent home? With an actual letter or in "the box"? Haven't received a letter yet from my son, just copies of his contract etc that were stuffed in his civilian clothes.

Comment by GJS-NavyMom♥Ship 12 / Div 342♥ on August 29, 2010 at 9:32pm: sobe- Thank you so much for the advise! We are driving with two cars... My father is older and driving separate from us, so I will let him know!
****** I am so glad this website is here, what a big help! I can't imagine what my Mom went through with my brother going in the Air Force 25 years ago!

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 29, 2010 at 8:00pm: My boy was the first to arrive for his group so he's there a week LONGER. I'm still crying.... :( I would have gladly sent him a day early to gain a whole week!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 29, 2010 at 7:56pm: Some of the last ones to arrive for a group will only be there 7 weeks. My daughters PIR was a full week before we calculated it to be. :) That was a GOOD thing, A very good thing lol.

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 29, 2010 at 7:52pm: Hi foaling-lady & MeganMcK! I think if your recruit got there by Tuesday 8/24 they will be in the 10/15 Group. From what I have seen on here, there isn't going to be a 10/22 PIR. That week is being skipped. I don't know why but have heard they do that occasionally. The next one will be 10/29. We know that because some people have already received their form letter showing 10/29 as the grad date.

Comment by MeganMcK on August 29, 2010 at 7:41pm: Foaling-lady, from what I understand that sounds right. My husband got there on the 24th and from what I have been told, that is the day of his PIR as well. Let's hope because that is sooner than I expected:)

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on August 29, 2010 at 7:40pm: Hi guys ... I still don't have the ship or division #s for my son (from the form letter I'm supposed to get but haven't yet), but he managed to call his girlfriend Friday and tell her that graduation date is 10/15. This seems awfully soon since he got to boot camp on 8/24. Anybody else have that start and end date for their kids?

Comment by MeganMcK on August 29, 2010 at 7:33pm: I am confused. I just saw that someone had on here a PIR date of 10/29. What happened to 10/22? Not going to be one for that day? I am just so anxiously awaiting the letter so I know for sure when my husbands will be. It doesn't make sense to me??

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 29, 2010 at 6:26pm: I can't say for sure I know the boot camp routine because I went through it 20 years ago... but I'm sure the basics are still similar. I recall things being like the way Jessica's son described it. We studied as a group in our compartment and also I used to study with my bunk mate. When I was in boot camp, they gave us the Bluejackets Manual. Click on the link and it will take you to the different revisions.

The manual was basically our lesson plan. We had MANY hours of classroom learning and lots of things to memorize. We didn't have a lot of down time because there was always something that we tended to be studying.

We also spent time cleaning our compartment... buffing scuff marks off the floor was a constant battle and we did that often. During those times, we often were able to chit chat.

At first our RDC's were there all the time. The first few nights our RDC slept in our barracks with us on a cot in the office. Then, after time, they began to expect us to know the routine and we were left to our own during the evenings.

I was the Education Petty Officer for my division so it was my job to keep track of all our tests and grades, etc. If someone needed help, I often studied one on one with that person in the evenings. When everyone does well... the entire division is rewarded. When one person fails, the entire division can be punished. Most things in boot camp become a team effort.

There aren't late night cram sessions because Taps (lights out) is at a specific time. I recall being very tired and slept when they let me sleep! ;) The only person awake in our compartment was the person standing watch and occasionally someone would be up studying in the head (bathroom) or ironing or something... trying to be prepared for the next day. But that was the exception.