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BATTLESTATIONS

This is the final test for your SRs. It is a 12 hour overnight drill. They arrive at the Disney-created realistic ship (USS Trayer) at night and complete the drill early in the morning. They are tested on everything they have learned and anything that they may encounter when deployed on a ship. After they complete this, there is a capping ceremony where they trade their recruit caps for their sailor caps, they have graduated, and they are now sailors! They are kept up for the rest of the day, doing their activities, etc...but have some down time...where they can make the I'm a Sailor calls, drink an energy drink, eat a candy bar, etc....The calls usually come in after 2 pm GL time...and can go for quite a while, so have the phones handy all day!

They go through with their brother divisions. They start with the lowest numbered divisions and move up....800 and 900 divisions go randomly. Up to 4 divisions can go at once...2 sets of brother divisions, or even a set of brother divisions with an 800 and 900 divisions. Sometimes only one set of brother divisions go through, sometimes one set plus the 800 or 900 divisions. Your SR will tell you when their division's is scheduled. They can start BattleStations on Thurs a week before PIR for the larger groups, or not until Sun or Mon of PIR week for the smaller groups. They do not have them on Fri or Sat nights because of Captains Cup on the Sat before PIR -- a fun athletic competition between the divisions in this PIR group. This is what a Chief said about BattleStations: 150-300 recruits go through a night, 3-10 of them will fail and have to repeat it another night, and TEAMWORK is the most important thing. If the SRs keep their mouths shut, listen and focus, and work as a team, they will pass.

Here are the brother divisions in this PIR group:

103+104, 105+106, 107+108

918

Please ask your SR when BattleStations is for that division and post on here and on the main board so I can start the schedule. HOOYAH!

******BattleStations Schedule******

Thurs, Mar 10th/Fri, Mar 11th Div 103, 104

Mon, Mar 14th/Tues, Mar 15th Div 105, 106, 918

Tues, Mar 15th/Wed, Mar 16th Div 107, 108??

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Permalink Reply by diannep on March 1, 2011 at 8:37pm

Most likely Tues, cinder. But please post if you hear!

Permalink Reply by Rosalinda(MAA MAMA) on March 1, 2011 at 9:35pm

My son is in Div 108 and don't know anything yet

Permalink Reply by KatrinaF(Ship 07 Div 106) on March 2, 2011 at 11:19pm

Thanks for posting this schedule, so helpful.

Permalink Reply by diannep on March 3, 2011 at 9:19am

You're welcome. Trying to get an accurate one. Hard to do when there is conflicting info from the SRs which is where we get the info. Kind of a mess with the 3/11 group now....did they start last night or tonight? We shall see! Two different PIR groups (3/4 and 3/11) are claimiing that their SRs went last night...doesn't happen. Only divisions from the same PIR group go together...individuals who have failed the first time or were delayed in training may join a different PIR group for BattleStations, but not entire divisions.

Permalink Reply by lorena on March 4, 2011 at 4:07pm

Thank you for the information...
When do we receive the "I am a sailor call"?

Is that after battle station? if they pass?

If they don't pass does the graduation get set back?

Thank you

Permalink Reply by diannep on March 4, 2011 at 4:14pm

Yes, you should receive a call the day they finish (it is an overnight drill). Unless they have watch...then the call may come the day after. If they don't pass (most do), they get a chance to repeat it and will pass then. They usually make it to their PIR.

Permalink Reply by lorena on March 4, 2011 at 5:42pm

Thank you so much

Permalink Reply by diannep on March 4, 2011 at 6:08pm

You're welcome!

Permalink Reply by lorena on March 4, 2011 at 7:17pm

My daughter is staying in GL for A school.

Is she what is called grab and go?

I know we have the weekend with he. I also know she has to be back Friday and Saturday by 9pm and Sunday by 8 pm.

After she graduates where do we picked her up and what time?

I am not sure how the procedures work...

Thank you

Permalink Reply by diannep on March 4, 2011 at 10:15pm

lorena: She could be GradNGo --or not-- if in GL. If she is GradNGo, she will move over there right after PIR, and then use her phone card to call you when she is finished (about 3-5 hours). You pick her up and then she can visit with you during the days, but will have to be back at night. They use to allow overnights for some that were on GL A School base, but starting with the 3/11 group, they no longer allow that.

You will give her hugs after PIR...then she will leave you and you all can return to the hotel, etc. When she calls you after she moves in (make sure she has a phone card with her...no cells until she returns to the base that night), she can tell you where to pick her up. Don't worry.

But...if she is not GradNGo...she won't move over to GL until the next week. She will then have the same liberty time with you, except she will leave PIR with you. She will also return to RTC and not the A School base.