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1st Phone Call
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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Hello...I'm a mom who has been through BC...thought I'd throw my "two cents" in!
It is a scripted (they are told what to say) phone call...very short and to the point. They only get one, "I'm here" call...sorry :-(. They are told that they MAY get to call again in three weeks...this is never guaranteed. Some have ratings (Navy speak for "job") that require a security clearance and so will call home (or they will call whoever can provide the information they need) for a couple more references. This could happen within the first two weeks. Again, this is a very short business type phone call.
Then...individuals and /or Divisions can earn a call home for various reasons...keep that one in your prayers!
Hang in there...it does get better!
Your in CA. So am I. I received my sons "box" about a week after he arrived and the form letter with all of the info eleven days after he arrived. The form letter will have the PIR date, the Ship/Div they are in, correct address, the password for the gate pass that gains you entry to RTC on PIR day and possibly a short note from your recruit. It will also have a greeting from the Navy and lots of other important info about PIR itself. Don't throw it away. The password for the gate pass is confidential, and the form letter is the only place you can get it from (other than your recruit). (If she sends this to the one she called you can get the info from them...only one form letter per recruit will be filled in and mailed out.)
My recruiter emailed me my sons address (had the Ship/Div info) but it was incomplete. Recruits move around a bit the first week they are there. "P" days, processing days, can take up to a full business week. Because of this I started writing letters but waited for my form letter to actually send them. I DID join my PIR group based on the recruiter info because I knew that if it changed or was incorrect I could just move to the correct PIR group. Your recruit won't be able to start writing letters until about the second Sunday that they are there. So don't expect mail until the third or even fourth week after they arrive...but be pleasantly surprised if it is earlier!
Here is a post on how to write letters:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir11182011/forum/topics/letter-wr...
The best thing you can do is keep busy and try to relax! Do your research about BC on the New Moms group "Pages" section...I know there is a lot of good info there.
Join this group, Boot Camp Moms, to connect with other moms who's recruits have arrived at BC:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmomsThe PIR group that could possibly be yours (PIR 11/23/2011, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. PIR is normally Fridays. The exceptions are national holidays) should be formed this week (within the next day hopefully) I will post this on Boot Camp Moms (the above link I gave you), so watch for it there.
You can also find the current PIR groups here:
http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date
Hope this wasn't TMI...but I do hope it kept you "busy"! ;-)
Welcome to Boot Camp...Mom!
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Permalink Reply by GirlsGoneNavy on
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Thank you for all the much needed support and info, I will be living on all those sites given, print out everything that might hep me not go crazy and also having you and all the other kind people right here when I feel so alone that I can say my thoughts and like angels everyone is watching over me. I have this site on a navy app on my phone, so it's always with me... Thank god for smart phone apps!!
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Oh and the form letter envelope will also have a brochure for hotels to stay in and dining and such.
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Permalink Reply by ginnlynn on
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I never did get that first call, now you got me thinking maybe he called some else? Oh well it's been over 5 years now and things are good. Those first few months were rough and I cried alot, let yourself feel sad and soon she will call and you'll be so proud at her PIR!
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