ALUMNI OF PIR 11/06/2015 TG 52 - 10 Divisions (369-376, 820 and 952)

SMW729:  Absolutely, it will get better for him....so keep the faith!  Still in the early stages which is a challenge. 

Good Morning All !

Ange80:  I agree with CatMom.  We have all of the form letter info on this site.  In fact, I will post a link to it in a moment.  You just need that password.  I assume you have the mailing address since you received a letter from your SR, right?  Did your SR give you ship/division numbers?  If not, the recruiter has these.

Ange80:  Here is the form letter:

http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/the-form-letter

Suggested hotels from others on here are:

Navy Lodge (book in your SR's name if you do not have military ID yourself)

Springhill Suites, Residence Inn, Courtyard, Holiday Inn Express....all about 4-5 miles from RTC, near Sarges MeetandGreet held for you all the night before PIR.  Call these hotels directly and ask for the Navy Graduation discount.

mommacnavy: Hang in there.....it is so emotionally up and down for them and for you too!  It DOES get better and will be worth it all at PIR!  So keep your eyes on the prize!

Hello everyone, first to the moms who's sons RPO, this is awesome! I was feeling down this past week ups and downs so true, this morning for call which  made my day, no letter tho, only the first one. He tells me that. Although they can write any night he is so exhausted by the end of day, that he just wants to sleep,  he was afraid he wouldn't be able to call because he has guard duty. So for the moms that didn't get calls today its more aweful for your son\daughters so ALOT iof frustration going on. They r so busy with inspection coming up, he tells m during PT they finally got to hear music, although from the 80's it made a difference! They played thrillwer from Michael Jackson and the son from Frozen, lol of course I broke out and started singing "let it go let it go" lol also telling me they coming together as team, which is the best news I heard. It's gotta be frustrating for all of them dealing with different personalities, backgrounds etc of the SRs they r with. I told him this morning that remember you and others chose to be there and that fo some, its the only choice they had. I have been putting extra letter of recruits that do not have support of anyone there. I encourged him to lead by example. This is path that leads to noble and honorable things and a life which is lead with integrity! There is nothing personally that I could ask for more.. I am sorry for being long winded here but I just had to get it out! I am keeping my eye on the day we all watch our children/grandchildren March into that auditorium! Every night I light that blue candle look to the stars and pray for our kids and us moms here! Don't ever loose hope the best is yet to come‼♥

Please excuse my typing mistakes. Have a great weekend, we are almost there.

My sailors daughter; you might want to consider anddin a letter also my son tells me they get mail before they go to bed and how sad for ones that don't get any, " they haven't anything to go to sleep with" it is heartbreaking. Mimi so glad you got the call! Yes I hear that the haircuts well lets says nnot like going to the salon, that a for sure! Time to light the candle, so grateful for this site, can't imàgine the state we all would be if we didn't have it. We're almost there. I can't wait.

My sailor daughter:  My son would have been one with not one there at MEPS before leaving for GL.  But that was HIS choice, not mine.  He was 23 and wanted to say his goodbyes the night before at the hotel.  Soooo....maybe some of those you saw actually had support, but preferred that they not be there at MEPS because it may have been too hard to say goodbye?

*one with NO one there

My Sailor daughter & diannep - my niece went to MEPS & on to boot camp a few years ago... her dad, mom & sister were all at the hotel and planning to go to MEPS for the swear-in, but they were all such a mess that my niece told them she doesn't want to cause that much of a scene & they shouldn't come. At least her grandpa lived kind of close and was able to get over there to take pictures of it to give to them.  But, for a lot of the morning it probably looked like she had no support at all.  Not saying there aren't recruits without support, but just putting your mind at ease that it probably isn't as many as it looked!  I'm just glad my son believed me when I promised I would hold out on crying until we left :)  I only cried a little bit at MEPS...

My Sailors daughter no offense taken here.  I just put letter in with son and asked him to give to recruit that didn't receive one.   In case not everyone knows, DIV 370 got the scholastic flag, not completely know what that means? Diannep do u know?  I saw post oon fb about it, took me awhile to navigate to find, not great with social media. The closer PIR comes the slower my days are going. Also I read about meet and greet that centerpieces are sometimes made for division by moms. I have some nice ones that I made for sons going away party, I will bring with me. TraG151 if he was one that got sick or had wisdom teeth pulled he may like I said before playing catch up and now if he is better he may have got guard duty on the times they were given to call. Hang in there,, remember No Call is a good call! I know sounds aweful, but its true.

The other thing that happens if you do not have the gate pass for PIR is that when you return your sailor to RTC that night, I don't think you can drive on base.  Your sailor will have to walk from the gate, but that is no big deal....good exercise!    :-)

My Sailor Daughter:  Don't think anyone was offended by what you posted.  Just wanted you to know that it wasn't quite as bad as it seemed!  Nice to know that more than you thought will have support during Bootcamp!

For those who did not receive the form letter for whatever reason, just write or ask your SR during a call for the password to be used to download the gate pass 11 days before PIR..  Since your SR wrote it in, he/she should know it.

Good Afternoon!

Amazing04- AMEN! 

My Sailor daughter- I agree, no offense at all!  I just wanted you to be assured that it probably isn't as bad as it seemed to you also :)  On the same note, there really are some not getting a lot of support, so YES to extra letters to those SR's! I honestly can't believe what the lady said to you last summer... ignorant is right! 

TraG151- HANG IN THERE!  I'm so sorry your SR hasn't called.  Praying you will get a call soon and hear his voice!!

Just wanted to let any moms staying at Navy Lodge who wanted to bring family pet, I gave up family suite pet Friendly room, son going be disappointed but Princess Bella Luna only 5 months old . I'm afraid flight may be to stressful. I will be nervous wreck as it is. Also Navy Lodge has shuttle to PIR for 2 dollars, starting at 6am, only 1 mile from base! 

diannep, thanks you always have the info we want or need. Now just going drive cause wanna spend every last second with him. It was hard enough leaving him at hotel doorif I have to watch him walk away from the gate....  I'm having ALOT of anxiety, over this whole experience, will it ever go away?????? Just saying..

The Rocksmom:  The anxiety will disappear on the morning of 11/06!

My Sailor daughter:  Email RTC (email address in your form letter).  Tell them that your daughter was setback and you need new password info.  You will need to give them her original info:  PIR date, ship/division number, name, and the password she gave you.  They will then email you back with the new info.

Good Morning!

Found it, thanks so much!!!

Mandimae:  They are very good about letting the SRs call when there are natural disasters going on close to their families.  I hope you all are ok!  My mom and her friend are trying to get up to Boone NC....she was to fly yesterday, but thanks to my sister in law who lives up there....she said do not come then!  So they are flying up in the morning.  Hoping things are better then.  I know it did your SR good to hear your voice and to know you all are ok (I hope you are!). 

I am so glad everyone is ok, I was at the gym yesterday, and was watching Nikki Haley's breaking news, it's just aweful. I will keep you all who are down there in prayers. Also it's wonderful that they can call home, they most likely don't know that it even happened, it's got to be a hugh relief to hear them. The one thing confusing I heard from Haley's was "it's the worst flooding in 1,000 years" I wonder where that's recorded?"

Mandimae83- glad you are all ok!  And that does say a lot about the people that are in charge of our recruits right now!  Thanks so much for sharing that news, as well as the news that you are safe!  I'm sure your son was relieved to hear you are all ok :)

Hi Friends!

      "But now, Lord, what do I look for?

       My hope is in You."

                                        Psalm 39:7

Greetings!

     "If you keep my commands,

      you will remain in My love,

      just as I have kept My Father's

      commands and remain in His love."

                                         John 15:10

Good Morning!

Good Morning to you diannep and all my fellow Moms.

Can you all believe we are halfway there?  I am so excited.

A month and counting!!

This IS getting exciting!  30 days!  Mandimae83- so cute that they are packed & ready!  

TraG151- So sorry you still haven't gotten a call :(  it's probably a bummer for him to have his birthday there too.  I'm sure he knows his family and friends are all thinking about him an extra lot today!  Praying he does, and that he has an extra good day today!  And you too :)