ALUMNI OF PIR 03/30/2012 TG 20 — 14 Divisions (097–108, 809 & 920)

Congrats to all of the new sailors!  Prayers for the last group to go through!

Congrats to all the new " Sailors". I will be on a plane when my son should call. I hope  I get it!

I didn't get the " I 'm a sailor " call .  My son is in Div 920 and said he would call on the 26th.  We waited all last night and tonight but no call.  I guess unless we hear different we  will still plan on being there Friday.                                                    

Congrats to all of you with Sailors!  Sharing in your joy and praying for safe travels to see your loved ones in a few days.

Congratulations on Divisions 099, 100, 101, 102 NEW Sailors!

alismz - Thank you for sharing your grandpa t story...how wonderful.

alismz - Did you have specific questions about P-Cola? All I know is that Corry side is mostly for IT's and Cryptology I believe. The NAS side...Naval Air Station Pensacola is where Aviation goes to school. I know that Corry has all branches training there...NAS may also.

???Don't know if I answered you! Let me know!

Both considered to be a part Naval Air Station Pensacola...they call Corry Station the "Corry" side and NAS is the other...but they are not directly connected to each other. My son said he went to NAS for a Change of Command ceremony and a couple of other times. There is a shuttle that takes you there.

Here is the Naval Air Station Pensacola Website. When you click "About" Corry Station comes up on the bottom.

http://cnic.navy.mil/pensacola/

Congrats to all the Sailors!!! :-) I know Div 100 is sleeping well tonight. Love to all!

Oooo Snickers...now I'll always think of you when I eat one!

Pplllbbb...me too!...as far as knowing more! At least as far as BC goes. My Seabee is still "new" and a reservist so I am not inundated with the Navy life...we'll see. Have to learn about Army now as that is where my middle one wants to go!

Well good morning everyone.  Leaving in the morning,  Congrats to all that got their calls "I'm a Sailor"  107, ours should be soon.  Who knows, maybe they moved up to last night. 

Congrats to all of the new sailors yesterday and the ones who will be getting their caps very soon!  Safe travel today for those leaving for PIR!

ok so im confused about when exactly Liberty starts and when we can steal our sailors from RTC... help

Praying for you all as you receive your I'm A SAILOR calls and for safe travels!!!

...and to all of you heading to Sarge's M & G, look for alismz at or near the Welcome table for SHIP 12/097 wearing a Hawaiian lei...would LOve to see our NAVY family no matter the SHIP or DIV!!!

...and to our veteran family, i cherish the encouragement, listening ear and celebration that we have shared...and will to come : )

...to you my sweets, FTLW ((hug))

Only 3 more hours of work and then we are headed to LAX for our trip to Midway!  Super excited and can't wait to see our Sailors march through the doors.  Thank you for N4M and for the support.  It was great to see that other moms were feeling the same thing!!  Hope everyone has a safe trip!

Big meet and greet tomorrow. Please pass on the world I have purchased enough food for 200 people

@ ILoveMySailor/Fiance-11/105 - Liberty after PIR depends on where your SR is going to "A" School.  If they are attending A school at Great Lakes, they start processing into A school almost immediately after PIR, so they will have to leave shortly after PIR to begin that process.  It can take up to 5 hours so you may or may not get much time on Friday with your SR.  All SRs neeed to be back in barracks Friday night.  However, if you can stay the weekend, you should get time with your SR on Saturday and Sunday, but not overnight. 

If your SR is going somewhere else for A school, you will have the afternoon after PIR, but your SR will have to return to barracks that evening.  They will be transported by the Navy to the airport on Saturday, and you can meet them there and stay with them at the gate until their flight leaves. 

@ ILoveMySailor/Fiance-11/105 - Correction - not SR, Sailor!

Don't miss SARGE's post below about his food purchase for his MeetNGreet.  For more info about the MeetNGreets, click on "Meet And Greets" at the top of this page!

Currently 0.5 miles and 43 hours away from my sailor!

Welcome to Navy Moms. My name is John Spadaro, AKA Sarge. My profile NAME is OLDSARGE. I host the Meet and Greet every Thursday before the PIR. If you plan on attending, please RSVP. It’s ok if you don’t. I also own a taxi service and provide low cost service for parents and friends and families alike FROM AND TO the airports. See my profile for all the details. I can answer most questions about the area and Graduation protocol; just call me at 847-212-0246. Advice is always free. Congratulations. I have 2 PDF’s you may want to download. Tons of info.
John Spadaro
U.S. Army Retired

SamsMom.. What division??

did your sailor happen to say if all the divisions passed?

Added a Discussin that has the link to the RTC Website for your Honor Graduates.

My sailor said that he will be on "Spot 10" at graduation and he can't move from that spot until we get to him. What does that mean? Where exactly is he gonna be?

I thought I would share a pic I took today. I was watering my hanging baskets and this is what I found :-)

It is finally time to leave and head to PIR, thanks goodness right? I am so thankful to all of you for allowing me to get to know so many of you. I am happy to have "cyber" met you :-) Have a great time and please travel safely. Here are some tips for PIR. 

If you are planning to drive to the base: don't line up in the far right lane the morning of PIR. That lane ends, so stay to the left of it and it will save you lots of wait time. If time allows check your route the day before PIR.

When you get into the PIR Hall take some practice shots with your digital camera. Change your settings until you get the best pictures possible with the lighting and environment you are in. Your pictures will come out much better and you will be glad you took the time to do it.

If you go to Gurnee Mills Mall keep track of the amount of time you have. That mall is huge and there are no pass through stores or hall ways to work as short cuts. It is Z shaped so if you start at one end you have to go back to where you started the same way you came. And, you don’t want to get your Sailor back to the base late.

Past PIR attendees- Do you know how much a cab would be to go from a nearby hotel to the base for PIR?

Future PIR atendees- Is anyone else planning on taking a cab? If you are.. do you happen to be staying at the Great Lakes Motel because I would like to share one!!

I would use the shuttle but it leaves at 6:15 and I would like to get there earlier than that!

 

eyeronics if you can find someone to share the cost I would reconsider the shuttle. If it leave at 6:15 and you can get on that early one you should be there plenty early enough. The gates don't open until 6;30 so no one gets in before that.

Lala and Cor... But people line up at the gate right? I wanna be first row..

Traveling today to see my Sailor at PIR tomorrow it's also his 20th birthday.  Proud Navy Mom.

Yeah they do line up to get in. If you are planning to take pics the first row may not be the best seat. We sat 6 rows up on the lower section and had great seats. We left our hotel at 6:30 am avoided the far right lane and was through the line, checked in and in our seats by 7:30. We had 13 divisions.

Congrats to all the new Sailors Bravo Zulu

Lala- Okay that's exactly what I wanted to hear! Thank you :) 

Virginiagirl- Be happy that you are finally so close to him!

Congratulations to all the new Sailors and their families.  We will be there in just 2 more weeks.  If you take any good pictures of the chorus, I'd love a copy of them.  My SR is in 922 and 920, 921, and 922 are supposedly performing tomorrow.  There are other moms in the 4/13 group who would love pictures of the band, drums, and flags.  Thanks in advance if you are able to snap one for us!  We are still counting the days, but you are counting the hours!!!  HOOYAH!!

Hope all are having a good day!