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Alumni of PIR 8/26/11 (13 Divs - 269-280, 941)

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A group for folks who had sailors graduate from boot camp on August 26, 2011.

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Latest Activity: Jul 28, 2012

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Comment by diannep on July 12, 2011 at 3:42pm: Sandi: If you can leave from Ft Lauderdale, I would look into flying Southwest Airlines to either Milwaukee or Midway (Chicago). They don't charge a change fee if you have to change your flights for any reason (if sailor is delayed in graduating, etc)...and your first 2 checked bags are free. I would recommend that you book through Sunday just in case your SR has weekend liberty.

We liked Residence Inn Waukegan. Great hotel, PIR shuttle, hot buffet breakfast,etc. Bout 4.5 miles from base.

We didn't know about Southwest when we went and flew from Miami....had to change our reservations due to SR being asmoed (setback). Chi-CHING! So I would look into SW fares. We also rented a car...I would recommend that over taking taxis, etc if possible.

Comment by emextx 09/280 on July 12, 2011 at 3:38pm: I received the form letter yesterday and the the http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil website is not working. Is anyone else having that problem?

Comment by Reggie_Ship11/Div274 on July 12, 2011 at 2:56pm: Sharon did you book your flight yet? or are you waiting a bit? we were informed to wait till closer to the PIR date...like 3 wks prior...but i'm a bit reluctant to wait that long? advise?

Comment by tysmom on July 12, 2011 at 2:05pm: I found Ramada to be a decent place to stay. They also had a free shuttle to PIR. Breakfast is served early that day. And there is a meet and greet there every Thursday 6-8 pm. Most of the motels do not mind changes they are used to this on an almost weekly basis.

If you need to fly Southwest is usually cheaper and they have 2 bags checked free, I think they are more accommodating if you need to change your flight. Try for Milwaukee, traffic in Chicago is awful....we drove and we missed the m&g because of traffic and we were not the only ones who missed it.

RTC tries to get a majority of the SRs out on Sat and it can be early...2am...but you can meet them at the airport and get a pass to go to the gate with them....so much to learn!

Comment by Jana on July 12, 2011 at 1:13pm: Water works Mom-I was planning on leaving Thursday and yes, we are flying. I considered driving, but my daughter will be in school (that is the first week of school) and I don't want her to miss any more days than she has to. I don't know yet if my son will be a grad and go, so I'm going to make plans to stay until Sunday, and I guess I can change them if things change. I think if you fly Southwest, they don't charge a fee to change, and I have heard that the fares might be cheaper if you fly into Milwaukee instead of Chicago, so I'm going to check that too. I haven't made my hotel reservations yet, but plan on talking to my best friend who is going with me today to try and get things going. My son will be going to A school in San Antonio from what I understand. I guess theirs is a coed division.

Comment by Theresa C Leal (09/DIV 279 on July 12, 2011 at 12:27pm: I am in San Antonio texas and I now where that is it is pretty there. Are you flying up to Grad ? where are you going to stay? when are you going to leave from there?

Comment by kiminaz (ship 11/div 274) on July 12, 2011 at 12:17pm: The navy website just updated their website with the PIR 8/26. It's a total of 13 Divisions - 269-280 & 941. Just thought I would share!

Comment by Cathy_ProudNavyMom on July 12, 2011 at 11:39am: And we also have a group established for Div 270 at:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir8262011

Comment by atc.mom(7/272) on July 12, 2011 at 11:26am: is there a group for SHIP 07 DIV 272 yet?

Comment by Brenda72 on July 12, 2011 at 10:54am: Thanks so much for all the help...helps relieve al my stress and worry and I will be calmer on that very emotional day.