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Graduation Questions........
Hi Everyone!!!!!! My name is Robin. My Daughter just got to BC on Tuesday.... still so tearful, but VERY proud of her! I am sooooo confused with what I am reading and what I am being told. Couple of questions for all that have been through it or are way ahead of us!!!
She is going to A school in Florida (we assume her PIR is 3/23 or 3/29) haven't gotten the official letter yet...... anyway
Can she stay over night with us in the Marriott after Friday's graduation?? And then return on saturday?? Or does she sleep in the barracks again and we meet her at the airport to see her off to Florida??? Some say she can sleep over and we have her for "24" hours... others say they did away with it???? Not sure... thanks everyone!
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Permalink Reply by lakemarymom on
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navymommo My son PIR is on the 17th of Feb I had been wondering if he could have his cell phone and computer after PIR. So is it my understanding that if we meet him at the airport we can give him this items to have at A school.
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Permalink Reply by navymommo on
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You are correct.. Can't have them to take back on base at all. If you take them to the airport in a black backpack, they can take them with them to A school Otherwise, you have to wait for the A school address (a pain) and then ship it. Most want their cells and laptops asap.
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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Just an FYI...Plain black backpacks are now issued to the new Sailors.
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Permalink Reply by chihuahua 067 on
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If you go to www.bootcamp.navy.mil and click on the family tab they have a family's guide to recruit training that will answer alot of your questions (including about graduation). In fact alot of the answers are more detailed than the form letter provides. Oh and as a bonus it has a section labeled Navy Lingo (the beginners guide to Navy lingo) and will help alot when you get letters and you have no idea what they mean this section will come in super handy. lol. I hope this helps some.
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Permalink Reply by mandersmom72 on
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how many people are allowed to come to graduation the letter said four buy my daughter said anyone can? I have dfamily that wants to come...
Rose A.
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In July it was four- you need to provide the names to your recruit. Follow the directions in the letter. For my sailors PIR, there was a ship/div page and a PIR page on this site. If there was a family not using their four invits, the family with more than four was contacting the family with less than four to get their guests names on the list of the sailor with <4. don't know if it worked out, I just know people were attempting that. It went to private messaging.
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how many people are allowed to come to graduation the letter said four buy my daughter said anyone can? I have dfamily that wants to come...
Rose A.
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From the RTC FAMILY GUIDE:
Pass-In-Review Access List:
Recruits are permitted to place up to four names on the access list. If the names in the form letter are different than the guests attending, please coordinate with your Recruit as only Recruits may place names on the list. RTC can neither change these names nor release the names of those on the list.
Children age 12 and younger do not need to be listed on the access list and will not count toward the maximum number of guests.
Active Duty and Retired military personnel will not count toward the maximum number of guests,
and do not need to be listed on the access list, but must present a valid Active Duty/Retired military ID card.
Please do not call RTC for additional seats.
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Ladies Thank you for the info. on cell phone and computer.
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