I should have said in my original post, his A school is there at Great Lakes so he will not be getting on a plane.  I assume he will just move out of one place and into another. His PIR is July 15.  I have seen other groups to join on other dates but not this one.

i was wondering if there are any great steak/seafood places near the base - without having to go into Chicago - we don't know the area and would probably get lost - i just want to relax with our boy and let him chill on his cell phone for awhile before Liberty is over for the evening...thanks in advance & Southern Blessings, Cindy

This is my first post on NavyMoms, what an amazing site with tons of great information!!  My son Zachary is in ship 10 Div 264, I would love to touch base with moms of sailors in that ship. He left for basic on June 21, his PIR is August 19. What an exciting event for our family,we are all so proud of him. Still have not recieved a personal letter from him :(  His form letter arrived about a week after he left.  I do have a silly question, Is there reserved seating at graduation so that you…

Hey ladies I'm looking for information on having the Navy move a spouse after they get married. I know this question had been answered a couple times. Any link or info would be appreciated!

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Before my son left for boot camp on May 23 he asked us to bring him his phone and laptop when we come up for graduation.  Are these things he can really have at "A" school?  His girlfriend wants to bring a small gift for his graduation also.  I just have no idea if he is allowed to have personal things with him after boot camp.  Does anyone know for certain?

I got my SR's box today..

It had his clothes, and shoes, and a brown camoflage New Testament Bible in it.  He kept his Bible with him and sent this one back home; it is really neat looking.  :) 

It was nice to have his clothes :) 

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I got another call today.  He called me yesterday and said he was doing okay.  He sounded good.  He asked how everyone was and said to tell everyone HI...

He gave me an address and said he had already written me a letter and that his things had been sent home.  He said that he possibly would be getting to call once a week. 

Im glad things are going well for him…

well, all the fireworks are almost over, i'm wondering if my son had a good day today???? I know it wasn't a good day for me~~all i did was think about him.  I cried most of the day yesterday it seemed like.  Everytime i turned around, i was scwalling about something - but i knew it was because i was missing him. I am writing his letter in the morning and i am enclosing a prepaid, addressed to us card…

Thank you to all the fine men and women,past and present who have fought for our freedom.May god bless everyone of you and keep you safe! 

I was reading some of these Blogs and had noticed some indicated their recruites got to G.Lakes on June 6th and just got form letter indicating PIR was July 29. My SR got to G.Lakes on June 1st and when i recieved his form letter it indicated his PIR was also July 29th. How is this????

One week ago at this time I watched my son get into a Highland Express to head to Chicago, Ill. to leave his life with his family and begin a new adventure and start his new life as a Navy sailor...I was a lot of emotions all rolled into one.....VERY PROUD....excited for him because I knew this was something he had always wanted, but I was also sad because I knew I was going to miss him soooo very much.  He is an awesome young man and I so want him to be everything he wants out of his life…