Navy For Moms2024-03-29T09:24:41ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1953912568?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/pir5072010/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=19v5g5z1n1phf&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAre there any Moms of new Sailors heading for Master of Arms A school?tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-05-11:1971797:Topic:36947152010-05-11T20:59:57.383ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
<p><strong>I've heard that more graduates from ship 12 are heading to Texas and I would love to hear from you. So far I've heard they will leave on May12th. </strong></p>
<p><strong>I've heard that more graduates from ship 12 are heading to Texas and I would love to hear from you. So far I've heard they will leave on May12th. </strong></p> Medical Dischargetag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-05-03:1971797:Topic:36725912010-05-03T03:08:09.794ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
<p>Is anyone familiar with this subject?</p>
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<p>My daughter fractured her femur and dislocated her hip. This injury required surgery and she now has 3 pins in her leg/hip. I am just wondering about this. It seems like it will be a</p>
<p>Is anyone familiar with this subject?</p>
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<p>My daughter fractured her femur and dislocated her hip. This injury required surgery and she now has 3 pins in her leg/hip. I am just wondering about this. It seems like it will be a</p> Information on PIR. Tickets, liberty, etc.tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-04-21:1971797:Topic:36396842010-04-21T15:04:12.549ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
A lot to read but very helpful. I found this on another discussion.<br></br><br></br>Here is a list of things I have seen asked about frequently. Feel free
to cut and paste to posts elsewhere to answer people's questions about<br></br>
PIR weekend.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></br><br></br>Graduation Tickets</span><b><br></br></b>No,
there are no actual physical tickets. Your sailor will provide a list<br></br>
of names to the Navy, which will be put on a master graduation guest<br></br>
list. When you arrive at Great…
A lot to read but very helpful. I found this on another discussion.<br/><br/>Here is a list of things I have seen asked about frequently. Feel free
to cut and paste to posts elsewhere to answer people's questions about<br/>
PIR weekend.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br/><br/>Graduation Tickets</span><b><br/></b>No,
there are no actual physical tickets. Your sailor will provide a list<br/>
of names to the Navy, which will be put on a master graduation guest<br/>
list. When you arrive at Great Lakes they will ask your name and your<br/>
recruit's name and check the list. If you are on the list you will be<br/>
admitted.<br/><br/>Your recruit will only get four slots, any extras have
to wait outside until they know if there will be "overflow" space.<br/>
There is usually a decent chance to get a couple of extra people in at<br/>
small and medium size graduations (10 or fewer) but don't try to get in<br/>
and extra 10. At larger graduations the hall is usually full and<br/>
"extras" are turned away.<br/><br/>If your recruit knows other recruits
who don't have anyone coming, or who don't have all four of their slots<br/>
filled, they may add your recruit's extra guests to the list.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hotels</span><br/>There
are a lot of hotels in the Great Lakes area to choose from. The closest<br/>
is Navy Lodge, which is within walking distance of RTC Great Lakes<br/>
gates. Many of their rooms include full kitchens. Ramada Inn, four<br/>
miles away, hosts a PIR Meet & Greet for families the night before<br/>
PIR. You do not have to be a guest at the Ramada to attend. The Ramada<br/>
also includes a pool.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Parking</span><br/>There
are two ways to get into PIR: drive on base with the parking pass,<br/>
which you can download and print out 11 days before PIR, or you can<br/>
take a shuttle (taxi) from your hotel which will let you off at the<br/>
gate.<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/rtcgl/upcoming_grads.asp">http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/rtcgl/upcoming_grads.asp</a><br/><br/>If you drive you will need to be ready for a lot of
waiting: at the gate to get on base, at the parking area to check-in,<br/>
and again at MCPON Hall. Be prepared to be in line at the gate at 6<br/>
a.m. to get to your seats on time. Make sure you keep the form letter<br/>
that you received near the beginning<br/>
of boot camp. It has the password you will need to get the parking<br/>
pass. Be sure to type it in all capital letters.<br/><br/>If
you take a shuttle (taxi) from your hotel to RTC Great Lakes you will<br/>
be let off at the gate. It is a shorter walk from the gate to MCPON<br/>
Hall than from the parking area and there are fewer (and often shorter)<br/>
lines for waiting.<br/><br/>Be prepared for the weather (cold, wet, hot, etc), you may be waiting outside for a while.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seating</span><br/>If
possible, you will be seated in the stands across from the place where<br/>
your recruit's division will stand. If your recruit is in a 900<br/>
division this may not be possible, because they are spread out across<br/>
the entire hall.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grad & Go</span><br/>There are two types of "grad & go" sailors. Those who have a school at Great Lakes and those whose schools are elsewhere.<br/><br/>Those
whose A school is at Great Lakes will return to barracks and move their<br/>
gear to A school. It will take a few hours, but after that they will<br/>
get weekend liberty.<br/><br/>Grad & Go sailors whose A school is not
at GL may only have a few minutes with their family before leaving for<br/>
the airport, or may fly out on Saturday and will have Friday liberty. <br/><br/>In both cases, families may meet their sailor at the airport (at the USO) to spend some time with them before their flight.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overnights</span><br/>Sailors will <span style="font-style: italic;">NOT</span>
be allowed to stay with you in your hotel overnight. They must return<br/>
to their barracks or school each night BEFORE curfew. If they are not<br/>
in their barracks by that time, they may lose liberty for the remainder<br/>
of the weekend, so make sure they return early, just in case there is<br/>
heavy traffic or some other unexpected delay. RDCs do not accept<br/>
excuses.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">Please have your Sailor back early. The line of cars to get back is long and some have to run back to avoid being in trouble. Family is allowed to eat and shop at the NEX with their Sailor so this is a good way to check it out and bring them back early.</span><br/><br/>Curfew varies, depending on the division. 8 p.m. is
standard, but divisions may be able to earn (and lose!) extra hours, up<br/>
to midnight. Your recruit may not know his or her curfew until just<br/>
before they are released for liberty.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday holidays</span><br/>Sailors
who PIR before a Monday holiday often have that Monday for liberty.<br/>
Check with your sailor, not all holidays are Navy holidays!<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Liberty range</span><br/>Sailors can not travel more than 50 miles from Great Lakes. No exceptions, even if your home is only 55 miles away.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Liberty" vs "Leave</span>"<br/>"Liberty"
is a short period of time a sailor has off, usually a weekend, lasts 72<br/>
hours or less, and are restricted to an area within 50 miles from base.<br/>
This is a fleet-wide policy, not just boot camp, to make sure sailors<br/>
can report back to their command within an hour during a crisis.<br/><br/>"Leave"
is the same as civilian "vacation" and during leave sailors may travel<br/>
to most places. Sailors must request leave weeks to months in advance,<br/>
inform their command of their itinerary (where will they be) and may<br/>
not change plans without informing their command. Sailors will NOT get<br/>
leave between boot camp and A school, except for some sailors who<br/>
graduate just before the winter holiday standdown. <br/><br/>Most sailors get their first leave between A school and reporting to their first duty station.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cell phones</span><br/>Sailors
may not keep a cell phone (or anything else) in their pocket. They may<br/>
not talk or text on the phone while they are walking, and they may not<br/>
bring their cell phone (or iPod) back to RTC with them. Grad and Go<br/>
sailors who have already reported to their A schools might be allowed<br/>
to keep their cell phone or other electronics.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Driving:</span><br/>Sailors may not drive a car while on PIR Liberty. <br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Standing Duty</span><br/>Freshly
graduated sailors take turn standing watch on PIR Liberty Weekend.They<br/>
may stand watch at night and be very tired in the morning, or they may<br/>
be required to return to barracks for a few hours to stand watch. This<br/>
is not something special to boot camp, this is a standard Navy-wide<br/>
practice, though at most commands there is no liberty on the day they<br/>
stand watch.<br/><br/><b>Public Display of Affection</b>
<br/>
In the Navy physical forms of affection such as hugs, kisses, and<br/>
holding hands while in uniform are known as a "public display of<br/>
affection" (PDA) and are forbidden.<br/>
<br/>There is one exception: families saying goodbye to a sailor before
a deployment or greeting a sailor returning from deployment or long<br/>
separation. Boot camp counts under this exception, with limits. One<br/>
enthusiastic hug of greeting and a quick kiss are acceptable. French or<br/>
extended kisses are not. Nor are extended hugs, hanging off your<br/>
sailor, etc.<br/>
<br/>Hand-holding at any time is forbidden. There is a compromise, and I
consider it to be a fairly romantic one. A sailor may offer his arm to<br/>
his girlfriend/wife/mother, she lays her hand in the crook of his LEFT<br/>
elbow in a formal escort-type pose. Likewise, a female sailor can take<br/>
the RIGHT arm of her husband/boyfriend/father with her left hand. In a<br/>
truely romantic gesture, men may lay their right hand over their lady's<br/>
hand (to keep it warm, or for skin-to-skin contact). The sailor must <span style="font-style: italic;">always</span> have his right arm free to salute an officer or properly displayed flag.<br/><br/>
Also, just because you aren't on base, don't assume they aren't<br/>
looking. RDCs and other boot camp personnel also go to the mall, out to<br/>
restaurants, to Chicago, etc, and they will be looking for new sailors<br/>
breaking the rules. Some may actually be assigned this job in popular<br/>
venues. Even if they run into the recruit by chance and are just out<br/>
with their own family, they will report the new graduate. You won't<br/>
likely see them because they will not be in uniform, but they will see<br/>
your sailor.<br/>
<br/>
And no, they won't punish YOU. They will punish your sailor when s/he<br/>
returns to barracks. The most common punishment is to have their<br/>
liberty revoked the next day, or if the behavior is observed on the<br/>
final day of liberty, new sailors can be retained for an extra week of<br/>
boot camp. These are not idle threats. They actually do it.<br/><b><br/>About uniforms</b><br/>Your
sailors will be wearing their dress blues (after Labor Day and before<br/>
Memorial Day Weekend) or dress whites (from Memorial Day Weekend to<br/>
Labor Day Weekend) on Friday at PIR and after. <br/><br/>Be sure to
bring a lint brush or sticky roll for your recruit to "clean<br/>
up" his or her blues. The blues are wool and pick up just about<br/>
anything. If you are bringing a pet, bring one of those sticky-tape<br/>
rollers to de-fur your sailor.<br/><br/>Be careful with whites, they show everything.<br/><br/>On
Saturday and Sunday they will be wearing their service uniforms, aka<br/>
"peanut butters," which is a khaki shirt and black slacks or skirt. In<br/>
the winter they may be cold in the short sleeves, so make a stop at the<br/>
Navy Exchange so they can get a uniform sweater and a name tag (but<br/>
have them check with their RDCs first to make sure it's okay). <br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">If
there is any inaccurate information in this post, please send me a<br/>
message and I will check on it and make corrections as necessary.</span> Hotelstag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-04-12:1971797:Topic:36116192010-04-12T00:16:45.622ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
Hi Everyone,<br/><br/>Well I just book my flight to Chicago. I live in Texas. Any suggestions for hotels that are close by that I can use the shuttle to get to graduation and back and that is not limited to graduation so my sailor can get back later on.<br/><br/>Thanks<br/><br/>Joyce<br/>
Hi Everyone,<br/><br/>Well I just book my flight to Chicago. I live in Texas. Any suggestions for hotels that are close by that I can use the shuttle to get to graduation and back and that is not limited to graduation so my sailor can get back later on.<br/><br/>Thanks<br/><br/>Joyce<br/> Ship 12, unit 178tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-04-08:1971797:Topic:36027602010-04-08T15:51:38.557ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
My son arrived on 3/10. His name is Chris. His job will be administration and was told he would go to A school in Mississippi. Anyone else out there have a sailor going to Mississippi? Just think they are half way thru bootcamp. I can't wait till graduation on May 7. Counting the days. Hope he calls again soon. I am so very proud of him. We should all be proud of what our sailors are doing.
My son arrived on 3/10. His name is Chris. His job will be administration and was told he would go to A school in Mississippi. Anyone else out there have a sailor going to Mississippi? Just think they are half way thru bootcamp. I can't wait till graduation on May 7. Counting the days. Hope he calls again soon. I am so very proud of him. We should all be proud of what our sailors are doing. Ship 12 Div 181tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-03-24:1971797:Topic:35567772010-03-24T17:44:18.467ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
I didnt see a group for DIV 181 so i thought i would start one. My Fiancee is in this Division. If anyone has any questions about boot, feel free to ask, I graduated Nov '09.<br/>
I didnt see a group for DIV 181 so i thought i would start one. My Fiancee is in this Division. If anyone has any questions about boot, feel free to ask, I graduated Nov '09.<br/> Ship 12 Div 183tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-03-23:1971797:Topic:35525122010-03-23T04:00:57.572ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
We received the letter today saying our son is in this division. Anyone else have a loved one here?
We received the letter today saying our son is in this division. Anyone else have a loved one here? Ship 12 DIV 179 loved onestag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-03-23:1971797:Topic:35521642010-03-23T01:53:25.505ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
My boyfriend is in DIV 179. Anyone else have loved ones in this DIV?
My boyfriend is in DIV 179. Anyone else have loved ones in this DIV? Ship 012 Div 182tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-03-22:1971797:Topic:35510852010-03-22T20:51:08.406ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
Any one have a child in this unit?
Any one have a child in this unit? SHIP 12 DIVISION 178tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2010-03-18:1971797:Topic:35401162010-03-18T23:06:31.343ZAlyciasMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/jmk2368
Anyone have a loved one here?
Anyone have a loved one here?