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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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PIR 6/3/2011 TG 29 Div 185-192, 812 & 929

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Welcome!! This is a group for family and friends of recruits who are expected to graduate on June 3, 2011!

Members: 105
Latest Activity: Apr 2, 2014

Hello All! My name is mmiles (aka Michelle) I am now the new ADMIN for the group since LisaB received her letter and her Recruit will be graduating a week earlier! If you have any questions please let me know. Also please remember do not type in the last name of your recruiit any where on thie website....big NO-NO for the Navy!

Remember we are all in the same boat, have many of the same concerns, have many of the same questions, expiriencing the same emotions! Basically we all need the same support! So please use this group to get any support you need! I hope you will all be able to attend PIR so we can then finally meet in person as well!! THANKS!!!

Be sure to go to the events page and RSVP for the Meet & Greet Thursday night before graduation! This is a free event even if your not staying at that hotel.

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Who has received a "I'm a Sailor" call: Please include division and time of call if possible and if you know if the whole division passed.

Started by LeeLee. Last reply by Hold Fast Mom Jun 2, 2011. 26 Replies 0 Likes

My Daughter called me at 3:34 pm central time on Wed. May 25th. She is in division 187 and stated all passed in her division. We talked for 20 mins.

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Comment by mmiles 11/186 on April 25, 2011 at 11:10am: LOL. I'm sure my son would rather be at 6 flags on some days!! I got my plane tickets but still need to get my room!! Easter was very hard yesterday and my younger kids mentioned a few times how weird it was that their brother wasn't home. My youngest (turns 9 tomorrow) and my RC always seemed to find joy in figuring out ways to irritate eachother as much as possible! There is a 10 difference in their ages........yet my youngest is starting to have a hard time with him being gone!! Breaks my heart for him but at the same time this might be a good thing for their relationship......to see how much they really do love eachother!!

I'm from Everett, WA......about 30 mins north of Seattle.

Comment by Meruhnavywife on April 25, 2011 at 11:00am: @CrazyNavyMom: quick question; how late would you recommend being able to get a decent hotel for PIR? My mother-in-law isn't sure if she is driving/flying/or able to come at all, and I'm concerned about her ability to get a hotel room.

I am booking mine already because some friends of mine are staying at the Candlewood Suites, but I'm worried that if we wait too long to decide, we might be stuck with no hotel, especially since we have so many divisions graduating on the same day...

Comment by zmommaopoindexter on April 25, 2011 at 10:57am: Thank you Meruhnavywife and CrazyNavyMom for the positive reinforcement--I have to keep encouraging the Grandmas and keep telling them the moment I get a letter or phone call that I will let them know. My SR is Yeoman for his division so I understand that he probably has extra duties but he loves to be busy-the couple of months before his ship out, he went stir crazy! Corola: the Six Flags is FUNNY--one of them would have to pick up a cell phone and let us know they were having fun--LOL BTW CrazyNavyMom-I'm impressed that you have a scrapbook for your son-I'll probably have a scrap'box'! I printed off some comics to go with his letter today but the puzzle pages are a great idea too. Again, thanks so much!

Comment by CrazyNavyMom(NukeET-GC,SC) on April 25, 2011 at 10:44am: Hey all..Im an oldie!! My son graduated in March.. You guys are so lucky you will atleast have warm weather at PIR.. lol. I know about now you start living for those letters... but as my son told me, he lived for the letters too. I sent him pictures of things and people... i just printed them on regular paper so he could throw them away without feeling guilty, of course he didnt throw them away. Later on in his stay I sent him a large manilla envelope addressed to me, with 4 stamps on it so he could send home all the things piling up. I also printed off jokes off the internet about military... I sent to him, as well as a few freinds he had that weren't getting mail. I printed pages out of puzzle books, and attached the answer guide to it.. Writing is a thing most of us are no longer use to... its hard.. so write a letter from the cat, dog, chicken..whatever.. and by all means, answer your phone no matter what it shows.. I missed my first call...

start getting ready now for PIR. Our group was very close and we all purchased the memory ribbons from LALA.. it was cool, cause at graduation we could see who all was from Navy 4 Moms...just find ribbons. I just added my ribbon to my sons scrapbook. Lala lurks around here somewhere...she has pictures... she is one of us.. been there done that.. also.. wanted to tell you about taxi cabs...omg, the live to suck your money. There is a man named Sarge that can help you with transportation up there.. I will locate his number and post it in a bit...

Comment by TK on April 25, 2011 at 10:35am: @Meruhnavywife - Thank you once again for a great message! I've been telling myself all along that, no news is good news. I choose to "connect with a positive vision." Being positive keeps me sane. I miss him so much. Only 38 days to go!

Comment by carola on April 25, 2011 at 10:15am: 09/191 still no letter no call if someone talks to their SR in another div can you ask if our division really exists or if our kids are at 6 flags pretending to be at boot camp...

Comment by hapsmolmr on April 25, 2011 at 10:09am: I'm from Northern California -- near San Jose, Silicon Valley. We came home early yesterday from our cabin (where there is no cell phone reception) just in case our son could call -- no such luck. Maybe sometime this week or next. In his letter he said his division has trouble being quiet so I have a feeling they might lose their phone priveledges as that seems to me to be an appropriate punishment for too much talking. We'll just have to see. Nothing I have control over so I just need to let it go.

Comment by Meruhnavywife on April 25, 2011 at 9:55am: I know everyone is discouraged by no letters/no phone call. Yes, no phone call can be bad, no letters can suck, but if something bad happened (like, getting sick, or something that would prevent them from going through boot camp) you would know immediately.

My mom was worried because I hadn't had a phone call from my husband, but my sister-in-law had several calls from my brother; I reminded her that with the exception of the first phone call, the rest were "I'm sick in quarters."

They may have lost privileges for their phone calls (which does stink), but losing privileges isn't something that would prevent them from getting through boot camp on time. Being SIQ for an extended period of time, not passing tests, these are things that would cause your recruit to be ASMO'D and you would receive a call if they were, because it would likely affect their graduation date.

Getting in trouble is part of boot camp. Getting yelled at and told that you're a piece of shit, is part of boot camp. Losing privileges (with the opportunity to earn them back) is part of boot camp. No news is still good news, just tough to deal with.

Just over 5 weeks left :)

Comment by Fluffymom on April 25, 2011 at 9:52am: I have a question for everybody.....where is everybody from?????

we are in Texas - Dallas area

Comment by Parrothdgal on April 25, 2011 at 7:20am: Tiffsmom... I was in the same place yesterday. Praying for my daughter. I know she would have gone to church. I feel so much peace in knowing that the Lord is with her for all of this. I was holding on to that phone yesterday as if it were a check for a million dollars! After dinner I dropped it and broke my cell phone! UGH! Had to forward my calls to my son's phone. Shew! Still....no call :( I really was hopping for one on Easter. 6-3-11 is going to be a GREAT DAY! It's the not knowing that's hard. I hope I get another letter from her soon. Bought the plane tickets over the weekend!! :o)