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Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 16, 2013 at 4:30pm

oh wow... your hubby PIR'd  a month before i got to Orlando  after that I went to Memphis for A school, got stationed with VP23 up in brunswick maine.. my son is 4th generation sailor,  Oh your sweet, no need to thank me .... I was my duty and honor to serve..  Keep yourself glued to this site..  even after boot.. I've guided a few moms thru PIR and Aschool...  oh yes... FLEXIBLE is the key...  2 weeks to go!!!!

Comment by Kelly W on April 16, 2013 at 4:11pm

Barbydahlzz: my husband went to BC (August 88) in Orlando and A school in Pensacola (PH3). He spent a few years in Memphis and then was assigned to the USS Orion and was stationed in Sardinia. Needless to say, he loved Italy! This site as been so helpful to me. I want to learn as much as I can, so when my husband and son swap their sea stories I can hopefully understand what they are talking about : ) My sons PIR will be my first and I already have a plan. One thing I have learned from this site is to be flexible. Thank you and your son for your service!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 16, 2013 at 3:10pm

Kelly...oh your welcome.... My son's ship has been in the yards for a year.. just went to the wet side of the base..  the ships had some new equipment installed and now gearing up for some sea trials....  he loves his ship even though he hasn't been out on deployment ...  Im also a navy vet so we swap "sea stories" even though he's been in for only an year and a half... he talks w/ my step dad (navy vet as well) and they share stories too...   my son's ship is sched to move homeports in a year... BUT you never know what tomorrow holds... have you seen a PIR??  where did your hubby do his boot? what was his rate??  I was an AME and went to boot in Orlando back in 88

Comment by Kelly W on April 15, 2013 at 9:51pm

Barbydahlzz: thanks for the response. I am definitely going to plan on staying until the Monday after PIR. I don't want to miss anytime I may have with my son. My husband is a Navy vet, so that will give us the time to visit the Naval museum and other points of interest. How often is your son out to sea? Does he enjoy his job?

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 15, 2013 at 7:52pm

Kelly W....  my son PIR'd in Mar 2012  he's also a 4yr so he too was a grad n go..  the san diego flight was late in the afternoon so we got to spend the whole day with him at O'Hare.. My sailor got orders to the JPJ and is still in San Diego (homeport)  heading out that next month....

Comment by d o on April 15, 2013 at 6:26pm

Our son graduated boot camp in 2010.  We went to PIR and he left the next day.  I am very glad we went, because PIR is something no mom should miss.  When he landed in SD he had all this free time since it was going to be a while before his class started.  So there we were in Chicago thankful that we got to finally see him, and he was out in SD with nothing but free time.  I still would not have missed PIR and the joy of taking him out to his 1st civilian dinner to celebrate.  We spent the afternoon together, he showed us the base which had been his life and we made sure he was back at precisely the right time so that he didn't get his whole unit in trouble.  We then got up at dark thirty and met him at the airport in the USO to give him all the personal things they sent home in a box so he would have it out west.  I wouldn't take a million dollars for that memory.

They are really something to see right out of boot camp.  They keep looking over their shoulder making sure they doing everything exactly right.  (Even carrying their raincoat, without a cloud in the sky.)  After SD they are so casual, it's like night and day.  He was considered a Grad and Go.  I guess they need the bed space in Great Lakes.

Comment by Kelly W on April 15, 2013 at 12:26am

My son leaves for BC on 6/18/13. He was told he will be going to STG in San Diego. Which is great as we live in Northern Nevada and SD is only an 8-9 hour drive. My question is, typically how soon after PIR do they leave for SD? He signed up for 4 yrs active and 4 yrs inactive (I don't know if this makes a difference). I would like to plan for our trip to PIR and want to spend as much time as possible with my son. Any tips/advice would be appreciated!

Comment by Mike'sMomShip03Div171 on April 14, 2013 at 5:48pm

Thanks so much, Barbydahlzz Alum 09/075!!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 14, 2013 at 10:56am

GOOD MORNING...  Mike'smom...  he will mostlikely spend time after boot in Great lakes waiting for ATT school... since he's a 6yr sailor..  hahhaha NOTHING to do with AT&T..  he will move across the street the day of PIR.. from my experience those that move across the street get a very short liberty that day (PIR) but also have liberty on sat and sun UNLESS they have to pull watch..  after ATT classes are done, then move to San Diego for A school...   but things change DAILY .. hahha  My sailor is a 4 yr enlistee so didn't have ATT .. but has been to classes even while attached to his ship... he says "an STG IS NEVER DONE WITH SCHOOL" lol  looks like you're almost ready for PIR    HOOYAH!!!!

Comment by Mike'sMomShip03Div171 on April 14, 2013 at 9:47am

Good morning, jillymom. Thanks for your input. Mike is in for 6 years. Does this help? Thanks again-

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