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Comment by BBWinthemoon on January 3, 2011 at 11:12pm

i think that my brain is going to explode, so much information, just when I think i know what is going on....there is more, just don't add anything more to the dance, typing and shuffling routine.

Comment by amyfond on January 3, 2011 at 11:11pm

Lex's mom- I'm trying to keep myself busy lol

Comment by tackijacky on January 3, 2011 at 11:11pm

guess we should count backwards from 2/11 to maybe try to figure it out...lol...has anybody got a recent letter with a date and training week and day?  I cant help my son has written me yet

Comment by Arwen on January 3, 2011 at 11:06pm

Lex's mom, they may have been there four weeks, but because of the holidays, expect your recruits to be there for closer to ten.

Comment by Arwen on January 3, 2011 at 11:02pm

Regarding P-days and when to expect calls:

 

Because of the winter holiday schedule, boot camp does not accept new recruits for two weeks. However, they also want to keep the system going without a break, so they "stock up" on recruits, and hold them. They may be in holding (extended processing) for full two weeks, sometimes longer, in order to make sure a new group begins training every week.

 

The second phone call, the "I'm still alive" call, usually comes at the end of the third week of training (day 3-3, 3-4 or 3-5).

 

The third call, the "I'm a sailor" call, usually comes during the 7th week, but occasionally happens during the late 6th (day 6-5) or early 8th (day 8-1) week.

 

There are five training days per training week, weekends and holidays are not counted as training days.

 

If a division has not yet completed their 8 weeks, they will stay at boot camp after PIR to finish any training that was not complete before PIR. Fortunately, RDCs manage to cram a lot of the unofficial training into P-days, so they are often not as far behind as their training-day schedule might indicate. My son's division had to stay 3 additional days after PIR to finish training.

Comment by Lexsmom on January 3, 2011 at 11:01pm

fondzysgrl- You are such a good N4M wife and mommy!

Comment by amyfond on January 3, 2011 at 10:58pm

So excited I'm making our 2 month old daughter a sailor dress with a sailor hat to match her daddy at his PIR :)

Comment by Lexsmom on January 3, 2011 at 10:53pm

Tomorrow will be 4 weeks already? I hope my girl is saying, "Wow we are already half-way there!" Keep your eye on the prize recruits!

Comment by Arwen on January 3, 2011 at 10:14pm

There are 2 different Navy hotels: the Navy Gateway Inn and the Navy Lodge.

 

Navy Gateway Inn is a suite-type hotel for those with military ID only. It is primarily meant as temporary long-term lodging for families who have arrived but not yet moved into their apartment or home, and for those who are on temporary assignment for a week or two. If you are a wife/dependent with a military ID you can stay at the Gateway Inn, but they discourage its use for PIR.

 

Navy Lodge is similar, but less formal, with smaller rooms for shorter stays. Some rooms have kitchens. Most require the sailor to be there at check-in, but the Great Lakes Navy Lodge has a somewhat different set of rules. For PIR only, families can stay at the Lodge as long as they have their recruit's name, ssn, and division number.

Comment by himmiemom on January 3, 2011 at 10:07pm

BBWinthemoon.....My son knows me pretty well and I can only imagine what he thinks I am up to while he is gone.  I am like a big kid.  Only my balance isn't the best anymore.

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