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Comment by G-Mom on January 17, 2012 at 9:27am

Is the leather lined? Is it a snug fit? (Making layering difficult)

The length is also important...you want to cover you lower back down past your hips if possible. I buy from Lands End a lot and I have never had a problem when buying coats.  You can even call them and get advice on a particular coat after you check them out. 

Pairing gloves, scarf and hat with your leather coat could really be a good option. From what I have read about PIR there is a bunch of walking outside and it is windy due to proximity of the lake and that wind can cut right through you.  Also, as example, it's drizzly today and you want to wear something that can handle rain or snow.  

Seems like a lot of prep for us southern gals but if you do end up buying, just know you'll be prepared for visiting your SR in another cold climate they might be in!

Comment by G-Mom on January 17, 2012 at 8:59am

Krspies.....do you know anyone you can borrow gear from?  Any friends who ski? Or????  That being said, if you really need to buy a coat.  Lands End has some good deals right now.  I'm from Houston and don't have a bunch of cold weather gear either.  I bought a down coat, which hen paired with a polartec shirt (also at Lands end) kept me very warm in freezing conditions where I had to be outside a lot. The down coat was great as it "rolled" into a small, lightweight bundle for travelling.

Down Parka and ThermaCheck Top

Lands End Warehouse Event Ladies Outerwear

I do not work at or for LandsEnd-LOL. But where I come from they are the only reliable source for finding winter gear when I need it......

I hate being cold and have been stuck before feeling miserable. On PIR day the last thing you want to be focusing on is your frozen feet! On that note......Wool socks are a must! (I get itchy so put thin cotton underneath!)

And Earmuffs. Out walking around in wind especially your ears may just want to fall off! They have some (guess where) and everything is on sale!

Comment by diannep on January 17, 2012 at 8:45am

eljac:  I should explain that the shuttles are actually taxis used as shuttles that morning ($3/pp each way).  The hotel orders the number that they need.  We had to tell them we were taking the shuttle when we checked in and specified which one we wanted to be on.

Yes, FTLW.  We recommend that you don't write to the SRs a week within PIR because they may not get the letters before they leave.  They say they are forwarded but you know how that goes (glad your son received his!)...and like you said, we recommend for those who still want to write them that they copy the letters and take them with them to PIR just in case.

Good morning all.

Comment by navymom88 (02/Div911) on January 17, 2012 at 7:22am

Winter Storm advisory for GL location.... Please let it come now and get out a bit system for our PIR date

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 17, 2012 at 1:37am

Krspies - Your Sailor may actually write you and tell you when to stop writing.Most on here recommend to stop writing in the 7th week (correct me if I am wrong vet moms!)...If you DO write,the mail is forwarded. BUT there have been instances where the letters have not made it to the Sailor. Stuff gets lost. Now, I wrote late and my son did receive the letters at his "A" school about two weeks after PIR.

My "guess" on the lost mail is when a Sailor might move around a bit in the first month or so of "A" school. I know that some ratings they are at o0ne place for a couple of weeks and then gom to another location...so the letters must just have trouble catching up with them.

Now, that being said...some just really want to right...so many thoughts are going through our heads those last days! So, we suggest either mail them,make copies for "just in case" OR just write them and give them to your Sailor at PIR to take with them to read.

Comment by navymom88 (02/Div911) on January 17, 2012 at 1:35am

Krspies I was wondering same thing????

Comment by Krspies - CTN Mom on January 17, 2012 at 1:28am

I've been gone for a few days and you ladies sure have been busy! lol my phone is blowing up with all the emails I'm getting from your responses.  

Someone else on here is coming from Northern California, (Gayle?)  I just wanted to wish you luck traveling with 2 children.   

It's funny that you are all talking about coats because I'm a military brat myself and have survived stations in Omaha and North Dakota so I'm familiar with cold weather but I've lived in California for more years than anywhere else so I'm somewhat of a warm weather person myself.  I was just telling my husband the other night that the light thin long sleeved shirt I had on was about the warmest clothing I own.  I do have a coat by California standards but not by Chicago standards.  I don't even own a sweatshirt.  I think I'm going to have to go PIR shopping. LOL  I'm just not sure if I really need to purchase a scarf and gloves and boots for one weekend.  Gawd, I hate winter clothes!

This is sort of off topic of weather but does anyone know when we should stop sending letters?   What happens to any letters that arrive after he's gone to A School?

Comment by G-Mom on January 16, 2012 at 10:17pm

Thanks Diannep...I get it!! It is up there...DUH!! There will be a lot! Fantastic.

By the time bootcamp is over, hopefully I'll have this all figured out!

Comment by eljac913 (Ship 12 Div 053) on January 16, 2012 at 10:04pm

Thank you Diannep...We are actually staying in Waukeegan.  We hope to arrive on Thursday afternoon sometime.  I will check on a hotel shuttle.   

Comment by diannep on January 16, 2012 at 9:37pm

10 divisions...all of the ones listed in the title of this group up top!  They lose SRs during the course of bootcamp and then gain some back from earlier PIR groups who had been delayed (asmoed).  The average per division at PIR is usually 65-75 sailors, give or take a few.  So you are looking at anywhere from 650-800 sailors in this group.  That's ALOT! 

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