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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 Parrothdgal on April 21, 2011 at 4:00pm: Booking tickets tonight! Was up @ 3am worried about my daughters last letter. :( I wrote her a very long letter and sent her a ton of Air Force and Marine jokes...LOL! I hope it helps.

YEAH!! wildcats92!

Comment by cruisinkitkat(Ship 04/Div 812) on April 21, 2011 at 1:54pm: Ok I'm jealous. J/K. I hope when I get home from florida there will be something in my mailbox. But I am not gonna be upset if there's not. I know my son and I know that he will write when he can. I just hope he can soon. Lol. Congrats to all that are getting letters.

Comment by wildcats92 on April 21, 2011 at 1:50pm: Just got my first letter from my daughter, SO very happy right now. I am feeling like I can make it through this. Funny to hear her go through the ups and downs of her journey. She is writing journal style letters so I get to hear all the good and bad it is nice to hear her quote some of the thing we said to her before she left and thought they did not sink in, but appearently they did.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 21, 2011 at 12:09pm: My son has wanted to be in the Coast Guard for what seems like forever and I was fine with that. He has heard how hard it is to get in, almost impossible and that is why he has been thinking about the Navy instead. Right now he is leaning towards the Navy but is also considering becoming a police officer. Some kids are book smart, like his sister and never struggle in school and score very high on the ASVAB and get to pick whatever rate they choose when they join the Navy. Some kids are better at hands on things and don't do well on tests, like my son. He has now asked me to buy him a book called ASVAB for Dummies lol. So he can study and he is getting the Blue Jacket Manuel so he can learn everything in it. It is the A-school that would be the real challenge for him. He is such an easygoing young man and so happy with life and I don't want to see that change. But I know God has a plan and whatever it is I will except it and support my son 100%. I will say if he goes into the Navy look for him to be the one who designs the Division flag. He is an incredible artist and his teachers want him to be an architect :-) Thanks for all the encouraging words ladies. This site still gets me through each day :-)

Comment by LoriMN - Ship 11 Div 185 on April 21, 2011 at 11:09am: Ship 11 Div 185 - I am in such a better mood today after getting letters from my son yesterday, he said he has made a lot of new friends, and everyone is super nice, he also said they dont get much sleep, but he said time is flying by so fast, and the food is great! I would also like to write someone if they are not getting letters, please send me names and address of two if someone has them. I booked at the Candlewood Suites $93.00 a night, it has living room, kitchen, and bedroom so there can be some space to visit and might feel a little like home. I can wait to see my son June 3rd!

Comment by Fluffymom on April 21, 2011 at 10:08am: Lala - I have to tell you my story - I have three boys - my youngest was the first to attempt to go into the Navy - and he had some problems and after my heart went through thinking he was going and that I was losing my baby I all the sudden had him back and life was good. then about a month later my oldest thought it was a plan for him because his best friend was in and thought it would give him a career and some options - he didn't know what he wanted to do.

He found out he had to take 15 hours of college to make up for getting his Diploma from a non traditional high school. so we went through getting all the information and he saved and saved to pay for it - then found a wonderful job working on computers so decided not to go.

I knew God had a plan and things were going well.

Of course then my middle one finished college at a trade school and decided he wanted more training and the Navy was the place to go

I had two other chances to get used to the idea so things went well this time - it was crazy how fast it all went and smooth after all I went through the first two times. God is good and will make sure this is right for your son before it is a reality for you. and if he does decide to go then God will be there for you to help get through it!!!!!

Prayers for you and your family Lala,

Comment by diannep on April 21, 2011 at 8:43am: p.s. Your son sounds like a gem! He will make someone a wonderful husband someday...I can feel your fears for him in the Navy in addition to your daughter being there....but God is GOOD, Lala, and so I say.....give this all to Him!

Comment by diannep on April 21, 2011 at 8:41am: Lala: She is just the cutest....still think that she and my son would have been an adorable couple! HA! But she found a good husband, and he is happiily in love right now too...so all's good!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 21, 2011 at 8:29am: mmiles- I believe all those milestones we are there for while they are growing up is a huge part of what kind of man or woman they will turn out to be. The navy just helps them reach it a little quicker :-)

I find myself trying not to cry as I read all these posts. My youngest son will be 18 this summer and if he chooses to he can finish his senior year of high school by Christmas. He also wants to join the Navy and I am just so unsure of how I feel about that. Don''t get me wrong, I love the Navy. But they already have one of my kids. And Cory is so different than any other 17 yr olds I have ever met. He doesn't go out and party or hang out with a bunch of friends. He is polite, respectful, the teachers think he is the greatest male to ever have walked into their high school. He has had a job for almost 2 years and spends all his free time as a junior volunteer for the Rescue Squad. He had a girlfriend for about 7 months last year but since they broke up he doesn't even care about dating. He says girlfriends create too much drama lol. He is growing into such a good, strong man. I just don't want to see him change. Does that make sense or am I just crazy? lol Things have never been as easy for him as it was for his sister. They are night and day different and I don't know if he is ready to in the military. Or maybe I don't know if I'm ready for it. Here is his pic with his sister, taken at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. His favorite place to visit since he was a yr old lol.