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PIR stories
I'd love to hear about everyone's experiences at PIR.
Here's ours:
We were on our way to GL on Wednesday at about 6 pm when our son called and said "I have very very bad news". My heart sank, but then he went on to say that he will be on grad hold after PIR for "about a week and a half, probably" because some of his paperwork from his nuke physical was lost. I laughed because I was under the impression that we were all HOPING for something like that so we could spend more time with them. He was upset that he couldn't move on and go to SC for A school as planned, but by the time we saw him, he was glad he got to spend the weekend with us.
When we were in the bleachers waiting for the ceremony to start, I was on the lookout because there were 952ers all over the place. I was watching every new group, wondering if I'd be able to tell from far away if I was looking at my own kid. Then, across the drill hall, four or five 952 sailors walked in, and I now know that I could probably recognize my kids from a mile away. I didn't wonder if it was him. I knew. He made his way over. We all stood up but didn't make a fuss (he had asked us not to in a letter). He saw us and smiled a very happy smile. He was waiting near the center of the drill hall, and other people were visiting sailors there, so we made our way down and hugged him and fawned over him and stared at him and we were all SO HAPPY. From that moment on, I was fine. He looked great (maybe a little skinny). I didn't cry like I thought I would. I just felt very, very happy. The drumline was as good as he had told us it was.
We didn't see him again until after PIR. We got to hug him for a few minutes and then he had to go move to THU. He will be there until they straighten out the physical. We waited in the NEX for about three or four hours, and then he walked in and his liberty really began. At that point he was tired and stressed out and just wanted to go back to the hotel. We just wanted to stare at him and (in my case) ask him thousands of questions.
I had reserved our hotel room for W, T, F, and S just in case. We had brought his brother, his best friend (who is active Army so got in without being on the list), my dad, my husband, and myself. We took my sailor back at about 8 every night, and picked him up at 0600. He ate and ate and ate and ate. :) If he is still there next weekend, we will be back to spend time with him at his grandmother's in Milwaukee. We really hope everything is straightened out and he is in South Carolina by then, though.
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How great for you!!! I am sure you loved the extra time, and he just wants to get started!!
Amazing how they looked the same, yet so different! More mature, grown up! My Katie was exhausted! She had BS on Tues. night, then Wed. practice for grad. , not much sleep at all and then after we took her back Thurs. night, she had watch from 2-4 am! So she was exhausted at airport on Friday also! Now she's in San Antonio and happy!
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