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Graduation?
How many of you plan on or have gone to graduation? It is a long distance for us , my husband has not flown since he was a teenager and I'm not sure I could get him on a plane anyway! We are from a small town so city traffic seems intimidating to me though my husband is a truck driver. (He HATES traffic,too) Our son doesn't go to boot camp until Feb 23 ( his 21st birthday!) but I am trying to work this whole thing out in my head. I have look at airfare/hotel/car pkgs and about choked!
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Permalink Reply by Connie(Memphis Belle) on
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Good going! you'll get the hang of it and it never hurts to end up on the wrong page anyway...i've learned a lot by surfing around N4Ms!!!
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Permalink Reply by navymalespouse on
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My wife graduates boot camp, March 18th! I am really excited. We are definitely going to see her!
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HOOYAH !! you're all going....that's what we love to hear!! an observance we made at our son's PIR---Sailor Girls ROCK !!!...seriously... I MEAN IT!!!
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There will be six of us! I seriously can't wait to see her. I know they say 4 but....
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SIX??? wow your SR girl is lucky!!! have some CRAZY fun!!!
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Permalink Reply by CaroleY on
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We had one extra too and my son's roommate put my other guests name down as his guest and that was just fine with the Navy. Jake told us when he called the second time to say he passed Battle Stations. All Jake told me was to remember that his brother was a guest of the roommate and the name. At checkin, the Navy personnel were great bec guess what, I kinda forgot the roommates name. I had a variation of it..lol. They looked it up my our name and it worked. They want you all there too!
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Permalink Reply by crmom on
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I'll be paying my trip off for the next few months, but it was worth every penny. I would go again in a heartbeat!! I've never in my life felt the amount of pride and joy at seeing my son accomplish something so transforming. It was a priceless experience that you shouldn't miss if at all possible. We flew into Midway, but I would try Milwaukee if that's easier to get around and cheaper. I wish that I could see it and experience it all over again with my son because it was incredible.
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you are sooo right!!! spent too much at the NEX, hotel was a disappointment, restaurants left a lot to be desired and that crazy Chicago wind...would do it all over again exactly...those moments at PIR are a memory that can not be dimmed by any thing that didn't go as planned!!! and ohhhhh.....when i realized how tall and straight he stood....wow!!!
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Permalink Reply by Pearl Harbor MA on
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What is NEX?
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that stands for Navy Exchange....a store for military personnel and family....lots of neat stuff at good prices. if you go you can get your Navy Mom shirt there : ) some NEX are small and some are really big. some have the basic stuff and some are like a department store.
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Permalink Reply by Navymomof3 on
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My daughter's PIR was Aug 2010 and we drove from Atlanta. Yeah it was a pretty long drive (12 hours) BUT it was well worth it. This is something you wont want to miss. Heres the thing...my son leaves for bootcamp on Thursday and I swore I wouldnt drive again..lol. Guess what we cant afford for all of us to fly so we will be driving again. :=). I cant wait to see him coming through that door so we can cheer him on! HooYah!!!!
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