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Comment by terrijeann ship 12 div 101 on January 21, 2011 at 11:19am

LaLa ..thank you so much for the information.. I have been worrying myself sick..wondering when he would be able to sleep and if he was warm enough..my son arrived at BC on 1/18/11.  He is not used to the cold weather..I had nightmares of him shivering laying on the floor trying to get a few mins of sleep...you have eased my mind...I'm anxiously waiting for the "kid in a box" and letter with his mailing address.....

Comment by uoflgrad68 on January 21, 2011 at 11:17am

I just got his box. So sad.. I called the recruiter for his address and division number. Hopefully I will get it today. I will at least feel like I am doing something when I can start sending him letters.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 21, 2011 at 10:21am

They are usually up for 36+ hours when they first get there. We believe this is their way of getting them all "in" the same time zone because they come from all over the place. By the time they go to sleep they are mentally and emotionally exhausted. But after those first 3 or 4 days they get on a schedule and they have lights out pretty early and they get plenty of time to sleep. Most of their training is indoors. They are usually outside very little and then it is to go from one building to another. They have all the proper clothing for very cold weather and even their faces are covered when they are outside.

For the Meet and Greet- The Ramada Inn has a Meet and Greet the night before every PIR. They do a great job and have have hot and cold snacks and it is free. You only have to pay for your drinks but we took our own bottled drinks in with us to save money. The Meet and Greet is for all Navy families who have a recruit graduating the next day. There will be some there who have never heard of N4M's (sad I know). Some groups decide to have a separate Meet and Greet but most go to the one at the Ramada and then maybe plan on going out to eat together somewhere close by with all their friends from N4M's. It is totally up to you as a group what you do. You will hear some horror stories about the Ramada Meet and Greet being a smoked filled bar and it is just not true. They don't allow smoking in there at all. It is help in a bar like setting and is a little dark but the this is a family event, everyone brings their kids, they have a mic that they will pass around and allow you all to introduce yourselves and talk a little bit about your sailor. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We had a great time when we were there.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 21, 2011 at 9:56am

Please don't take it personally, if your recruit gets ragged about you. The RDC's will find something to rag them on. It could be big feet, hair color, name, nose, the way they walk or run, whatever they can think of. If they want to rag them about something they will. You being on N4M or not will not change that. The recruits will think the RDC's are awful for the first few weeks but the halfway point they get much nicer and the recruits will actually like them and have so much respect for them. They will help them in so many ways. They want them to succeed. They are doing their job right when the recruits are successful.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 21, 2011 at 9:50am

Diannep is right about the RDC's I didn't even use my sailors name in my screen name at all and her RDC still figured out who I was. He looked at my pics of her. Most of which have now been removed. He wasn't mean to her or anything like that. But he did mess with her for a few days. He made comments about pink sunglasses and a red jeep. Her bootcamp haircut pic she was wearing bright pink sunglasses and there was another pic of her sitting in her brothers red Jeep at her going away party. It took her a while to figure out how he knew about these things, first she thought he had been to her facebook but it was set to private and then she remembered N4M's web page. She laughed about it but not all the RDC's are so "cool" some of them rag the recruits about their moma being on this site and missin' her baby lol. So if you make your page private, especially if you have pics of your recruit, and don't use their name then it would be very hard to figure out which recruit you belong to.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 21, 2011 at 9:42am

OMG Beth, I heard on the news this morning that it was supposed to be -20 today in WI, and that was actual temp not windchill. Now that is bone chilling cold. I am not sure but from what I have heard I think the salt doesn't work unless the temps get above 30 degrees. I guess it could give traction though lol. They had walkway runners and mats for steps on Good Morning America this morning that were heated and strung together like Christmas lights. They stayed warm and kept all the snow and ice melted. Very cool :)

Comment by diannep on January 21, 2011 at 8:27am

Just a hint to all of you.  Some of the RDCs (your recruits' leaders) DO get on this stie and read the posts.  Jessica, Lala, and I suggest that you do not use first names here when referring to your recruit.  Last names are prohibited...military security.  So if anyone is using a last name in a screen name, please change it.  It is really best to refer to your recruit as "my son, daughter, bf, fiance, husband," etc. First names are NOT prohibited, but they will identify anything you post to your recruit...which isn't always a good thing.  Just a suggestion!

Comment by diannep on January 21, 2011 at 8:22am

...and NavyMaMa...as far as being in the correct group, this is probably it, but just stay on here until you hear otherwise so you can get information! 

Comment by diannep on January 21, 2011 at 8:21am

NavyMaMa:  I agree with Lala.  That is cutting it close with your move.  Even with the box...because even though Lala is right in that it normally arrives within a week, sometimes it may take a bit longer.  And some get the form letter before the box...rare, but it does happen.  So...I agree with her that you need to use another address...is there someone in the state you are moving to that you are friends with who will allow you to use THEIR address?  Just to ensure that you receive both the box and the form letter? 

 

 

Comment by SeabeeWifeDawn(ship 02 DIV 918) on January 21, 2011 at 12:47am

Angie, Thanks for starting this group!

I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you over the next eight weeks!  I thought I was prepared for this but sending my Hubby off & then getting the call was much more difficult than I anticipated!  At least work is a distraction, I seem to have the hardest time during my drive home from work.  Usually I will call him & we'll chat while I'm in the car & now, the closer I get to home the more the tears start to flow.

At least I've had some lol moments the last couple days too.  My brother-in-law is an O6 and after I updated my hubby's status he asked if he should call & ask them to be nice to him.  I'm sure Hubby will get a kick out of that (after he gets over the heart attack of thinking "I sure hope he wasn't serious")

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