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PIR 3/25/11 Div 109-114 and 919
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Group for sailor recruit families graduating on 3/25/11. Div 109-114 & 919
Members: 74
Latest Activity: Apr 4, 2013
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Discussion Forum
Ship 07 DIV 114
Started by Kathy (Ship 07 DIV 114). Last reply by zStratMom Aug 7, 2011. 126 Replies 0 Likes
Any one else?
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom May 1, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
Ship 07/Division 110 | USS CHICAGO
Started by ProudNavyWife Ship 7 Div110. Last reply by txnavywife320 Mar 29, 2011. 256 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else with a SR in Division 110??
Ship 07 Div 113
Started by Jean-9 ship07div113. Last reply by Jean-9 ship07div113 Mar 28, 2011. 86 Replies 0 Likes
Hello, Does anyone have a loved one on Ship 07 Div 113? I just received the form letter from my Son. Thank you.
Facebook group started for PIR 3/25
Started by cyndaroo7. Last reply by cyndaroo7 Mar 24, 2011. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all! Don't forget to come to our facebook group for PIR 3/25! It's a secret group and we can give more information that we can here as the RDC's can't get in. Send me a message with your FULL FACEBOOK NAME (how it appears on your facebook page)…Continue
Ship 02 Division 919
Started by Sherri (mom of Kirsten). Last reply by metoo0522 Mar 22, 2011. 32 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else?
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Comment by diannep on February 26, 2011 at 11:23am
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Yes, SuSu. You need more info. If he cannot "hang out" after PIR, sounds like he would be GradNGo to Great Lakes A School? Are you sure he is supposed to go to Pensacola? My son was GradNGo (flying out Sat)...we got PIR day until 8:15 with him (he wanted to be back way before 9 curfew since he didn't want to chance being late!). You also would be able to meet your sailor at the airport on Sat. if he is flying out.
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Comment by SuSu( Ship 07/Div 109) on February 26, 2011 at 11:20am
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Thanks for the claraification. I think what I will do is give him the questions like mulitple choice maybe then I can get him to give me better information. Only thing he said was I am grad and go so I can not hang out after graduation. So maybe he heard half of the conversation.
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MissingSailor: Yes, thanks for the RTC post. I knew about that....but read below in my post to SuSu what the discrepancy is. The RDCs are still using the term "GradNGo" to include those flying out. RTC says that is incorrect, but the SRs are still being told that. We are trying to avoid confusion on this site by saying that GradNGo here includes both those staying at GL A School moving over on PIR day....and those flying out. If the RDCs start to tell the SRs that they are "Saturday Departures," we will change our lingo here! :-)
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Comment by MissingSailorD (Ship 07 Div 109) on February 26, 2011 at 11:15am
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Just checked out this site http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com/
It seems like there's always snow in Chicago around the month of March :( Now I'm starting to worry about flight cancellation and beating myself up for choosing to stay a day later (on Monday) than leaving to Chicago a day earlier (Wednesday instead of Thursday).
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SuSu: He's going to Pensacola though, right? So if he said GradNGo, then according to RTC, that is not the correct term, since only those staying for A School in Great Lakes and moving over there right after PIR are GradNGo. That is where the discrepancy is. Your SR used the term GradNGo, which is what he was told, when he is flying out. According to RTC, he should have been told that he was Saturday Departure.
On this site, we use GradNGo to mean those moving over to Great Lakes base right after PIR...OR...those flying out to A School Fri or Sat. Just so all are clear on that!
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My SR just stated he was grad and go. he didnt say anything about Saturday , so I am unsure. I guess it is up to him to let me know if it is Friday leaving or Saturday
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diannep-This is from FB
U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command Grad & Go recruits only refers to those recruits who stay in Great Lakes for A School and check into their school on the same day as graduation. Your recruit is a Saturday departure and only your recruit can tell you exactly when his flight will be. If they are not on a chartered flight, then yes, you may give him his cell phone and other items.
The gf who asked the RTC the question (about giving him his belongings) said it was her bf who said the whole division will be a Grad & Go. I guess the SRs are using the term more loosely (maybe even the RDCs) but I've been going with what the RTC posted.
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SuSu: There are no "divisions" in A School...it is set up differently. I would just search the "Groups" for the different Pensacola groups, read through their posts, and get your info that way. But, yes, you are correct in that there are different rates (jobs) in Pensacola that would have different length of time for A School.You will find the group that fits your SR and get lots of info there.
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Just a question to throw out there: Have any of your SRs called or written that they are "Saturday departure," or do they say "GradNGo?" Trying to see if the "Sat Departure" terminology is being used in bootcamp for those flying out....
And if they say GradNGo, do they then tell you they are flying out on Sat? Because if so, then the GradNGo terminology is still be used to include both GradNGo to Great Lakes (what RTC says is the true GradNGo meaning)...and those flying out.
Let us veterans here now so we know how to address this in future PIR groups! Thanks!
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I assume there are all different schools in Pensacola along with different divisions there as well? How long is A school? Does it depend on what you are assigned too?
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