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***********BATTLESTATIONS!************
This will be held the week of PIR for this group because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Normally, they would have started that Thurs night (a week before PIR). But not with Thanksgiving that day. There are none on Fri or Sat nights, so they should start for your recruits on Sunday night, Nov 28th. Please start asking your recruits for the date their division will go through.
They can go through with 2 divisions, 3 divisions, or 4 divisions. The 800 and 900 divisions can go with 2 brother divisions, or with each other.
Here is a great link so you know what they do during this time:
www.navytimes.com/news/2007/09/navy_bootcamp_070909w/
Please post below and on the main board when you get a date! for your division---make sure to put the division number that you are reporting for. I will keep a schedule on here and Sherri can start one on the main page too.
**BATTLESTATIONS SCHEDULE**
Tues, Nov 23rd Div 09, 10
Mon, Nov 29th Div 11, 12, 13, 14
Tues, Nov 30th Div 15, 16, 17, 18
Wed. Dec. 1st Div 903
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Permalink Reply by momclf (ship03 div 018) on
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So I understand that BS is a 12 hour test, but what time of day do they begin? Do they finish in the middle of the night? I am just wondering if I should be expecting "the call" at all hours? I have not been able to talk to my recruit, was not home for his call and instead of calling my cell, he called his girlfriend. I have only gotten 2 very brief notes from him with virtually no information. I feel like a mole, living in the dark about everything, thank goodness for this site.
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Permalink Reply by Linda (navynucmom) on
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my son told me his call would be at 4pm on the 30th...he has BS on the 29th. I don't know if they are all like that, but that's what he told me last week.
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Thank you for the information, I really appreciate it. We live 13 hours away so we will be leaving to come to great lakes on the 1st and I want to make sure to tell my son to call the cell so we dont miss it. I really appreciate any information I get on here.
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she was asking about the call, not the actual BS...I'm sure if she could talk to her recruit, she would! I was just sharing what I was told about the CALL, not BS.
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and, if you go to the link diannep posted, it tells you what time they do BS...just saying!
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Permalink Reply by diannep on
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Ok, no worries about the dates or times of BStations---all is ok....it is an overnight drill....and the I'm a Sailor calls start coming in around 2 pm GL time (the day after the posted date above) and can go for a long time depending on the number of divisions that go through or whether they have PIR practice before they call. So be ready all day long...cell in the bra is recommended! :-)
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Permalink Reply by Sailor'sGirl NukeWife on
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yes i do!!! i always have my cell in my bra hahah
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Permalink Reply by fyrwife (EM Nuke mom) on
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Sorry, I just didn't want to give info that would cause feathers to fly. According to my son's letter, Ship 9 Div 12 will be in Battlestations from the 29th to the 30th.
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Thanks! I totally understand. There was a big mess about this BattleStations info but it really was a facebook issue (the guy who posted it from RTC was the one that Lynne talked to...he was surprised that it affected N4M's since it was strictly a FB issue with too much detail being shared on there). So we are ok! I'll post it up top!
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Permalink Reply by nursemom on
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Matt is in Ship 02 Diiv 903 and wrote last week that he would be tired at PIR since they have Battlestations the day before.After reading about battlestions that must mean Wednesday night December 1. Not sure tht is just what he said. Debbie
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Thanks, nursemom. I will put it for Wed up top and see if any others confirm.
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