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10.28.11 PIR - Going to Nuke School
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Permalink Reply by angela on
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Hey my son is going to Charleston, SC. I am really excited about PIR. I can hardly wait to see him on Friday. So proud of him.
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Permalink Reply by Genie on
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Mine too! Got 2 letters today and he is very excited to start the next part of this experience. I'm anxious to visit in Charleston. I've heard it is a delightful city. So glad you started this group.
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Permalink Reply by AJM MOM on
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Hi angela and geni. My SR is so excited too. Glad to have you here. I know it's going to be great getting to know you all. My SR will be going to school to be MM what are yours?
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Last I heard, I can't say positively though, it was ET school. We're still waiting for the phone call. I'm getting very anxious.
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Permalink Reply by navmomtera on
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My Sailor is going to Goose Creek as well and he is also a MM so I guess they will be there together!
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Welcome friends! I know we will all soon transition over to Nuke Mom's group for discussions and information, but lets not loose sight of each other, our men have overcome allot to be where they are and i know each of us are so very proud of them. I personally am so thankful for communication lines again!! Lets stay in touch with our SAILORS and with EACH OTHER!!
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Permalink Reply by JerrysMom on
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I talked to my son for an hour this evening! He flew into Charleston yesterday at 13:30 EST. It is so great having contact with him again! I wasn't even bothered when he didn't reply to my texts right away, because I knew he at least was getting the messages and that is comforting. He's such a polite young man now. He was always a good kid, but now the rolling eyes weren't there anymore. He really seemed interested in what I was saying and wanted to talk to me. Amazing what a change has transpired in only a couple of months! :-)
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Permalink Reply by Bandito's Mom on
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My son's PIR is 11-4, going to Nuke School too. Did your Nukes all travel to SC together? Did you go to the airport to see them off? Wondering how early we really should be at the airport. Did they know their flight time the day before or did you have to wait until they got to the airport to find out their flight? Were they the first flights of the day?
Oh, trying to second guess the Navy and be prepared for not knowing is soooo hard. Thanks for any insight as to what we should do.
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Hi Bandito's Mom - There were 11 Sailors on my son's flight to Goose Creek. I am sure out of the 516 Sailors that graduated Friday there were probably others on different flights. Also he flew out of O'Hare. When he called me after Battle Stations to tell me he "is a Sailor now" he knew then when his flight on Saturday was. Of course they were the last to do BS - he called Thursday the day before PIR. They left the base at 4:30am and his flight was at 10:30am. We got up there at 8am and spent 2 hours with him and a couple other Sailors that were with him. I hope this helps!!
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Hi! We didn't know until the battle stations call either and he was so tired he could barely talk because it was about 7:30 the night after. After PIR, we learned that they would be leaving about 3:00 in the morning to go to O'Hare. We met him there about 6:30 to give him his electronics (yeah! Phone calls!). They traveled together as their DIV so there were about 12-15 going to Goose Creek from 360. United gave us passes so we could go through security and get some breakfast and visit until their flight left about 8:45. Our son said today that the new training group should start in a couple of weeks, so your son will be with ours.
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navmomtera and Genie, thank you both very much for the info. My son's Div was the first thru BS and had a whole week in between BS and PIR, so that may be why he didn't know his flight yet. He basically said they fill the flights with who shows up first. However he did say they were waking up at 2am to go to the airport, so I imagine he could be on one of the first flights. I think I will find out when the checkin counter and when USO opens. -- He is married, so will also come home to move DIL and drive across country before class. I hope he does start with your training groups, it would be hard to just miss the start and have to wait for the next class. Wow 12-15 from 360, that is a lot, there are 5 in his Div.
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