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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 Z's girl on April 11, 2011 at 2:10pm: I'm so glad I found this. My bf left on 4/5. He is 29 so older than a lot of the guys but he joined because he could not find a civil eng job. Does anyone know when they will be able to send letters or any form of communication? I new to this so I have lots of questions.

Comment by Lujos mom on April 11, 2011 at 12:49pm: My son also is to attend Logistics school, in Meridian, Mississippi. I'm still having problems with US Cellular and getting my son's cell service suspended! My son has been out on his own, for over 3 years, and thus has his own cell phone plan. US Cellular is telling me that I need Power of Attorney in order to suspend his service! I have faxed his Navy "contract" (blacking-out social security #) to US Cellular...his recruiter said that would be enough...and reccomended doing just that...but when I phone my son's cell I still receive his voice mail...which I should not be able to do if his service was suspended. I just hate the idea that he still has to pay a cell phone bill when he is not able to have or use his phone for 8 weeks! HELP!

Comment by NavyHubby81(Ship 02 Div 929) on April 11, 2011 at 12:29pm: Well, I am hoping for a 5/27, but after reading how most of you had your sons or daughters leave the same day as my wife (4/5) I believe this might be the right place.

Comment by diannep on April 11, 2011 at 11:43am: Welcome, Kayla. You may be in this group, or the next one. Stay here until you know for sure (form letter received with info on it) and ask questions! I am a veteran mom, along with Jessica, Lala, Betsy, and janlee...so we are here to help!

Comment by wildcats92 on April 11, 2011 at 11:20am: Thanks to all that are posting here, I am new to this. My daughter left for BC 4/5/11. I am hoping I have found the right group. I have been watching all the posts and that has prepared me for what I have gone home to find.... I got home Friday after reading posts about the "kid in the Box" and found my daughters. It was very hard but at least I was slightly ready to find it after seeing that some other mothers with same BC dates had gotten theirs.

Comment by Luvn_my_Navy_son(ship 11/div184) on April 11, 2011 at 10:50am: Verizon will suspend cell phone service with no reconnect fee for "military orders". You have to take the letter that most of us are still waiting on :)~

I also realized that my son could be one of the rcts being trained for mail :) LOL He went in for logistics.

Comment by mmiles 11/186 on April 11, 2011 at 10:25am: Hello! Through ATT was easy to suspend his phone simple click of a button on my online acct! My son has a smartphone so I did change the phone on his account so that I could take all the features off his line to save some money, so now I am only paying the $9.99 to have him on my family account. That's not too bad. I can readd his phone and his internet plan once he is in A school when I send him his phone.

I dont know yet which weekend my sons PIR will fall on so I joined this group as well as the 5/27 group.....like most of you still waiting for this "official letter" I keep hearing about! LOL

Have a great day!!

Comment by GailMindyHouston on April 11, 2011 at 9:09am: With ATT you have 14 days to submit their enlistment papers. My son's came home in his "kid in a box" and so I plan to make copy and fax today. I guess each provider is different. Also, I am wondering how much it will really save me for 8 weeks, i.e. worth the hassle of suspending and unsuspending? Although I imagine my son will want a new and improved phone as soon as he can (A School???)

Comment by Lujos mom on April 11, 2011 at 8:40am: My son arrived at RTC on April 7...so I'm guessing (and hoping) that I am in the right place! I'm very anxious to receive my son's address as I began writing him a letter on April 7 and am adding new "news" and encouragement every day...and plan to mail the letter as soon as I receive his address! Has anyone got info on how to get their cell phone service "suspended" until graduation? I've been gettting the run-around from my son's cell phone company! (VERY FRUSTRATING)!!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by diannep on April 11, 2011 at 8:09am: GailMindy: Yes, the recruit who handles the mail must be trained before the mail delivery starts. So it is usually held from them for the first 2 weeks of bootcamp....also, for those using an address from the recruiter, please check it with the one in the form letter when it arrives...sometimes they are a bit different. The form letter should be the updated correct one. Other letters should get there, but it will take a bit longer if the address is not correct.