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What to bring to SR after PIR
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Permalink Reply by salpetty on
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Do not bring all of his stuff. There is definitely no room. At bootcamp he is issued a black backpack. He will use this as a carry on if he flies elsewhere to A school. Basically bring a laptop (if he has one), and cell phone. Maybe one change of civilian clothes (he won't be able to wear them for a couple weeks). Many SR's request a few pairs of their own underwear. Remember they've been wearing what they were issued. I ended up bringing a couple outfits, some underwear, a pair of flip flops, laptop and cell phone. There bascially isn't room for anything else. When they get to their A-school and see how much room they have and what they really need, you can send some stuff at that time. Even with the small amount I brought my daughter, there still wasn't room for all of it.
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Permalink Reply by ProudNavyMom,NavySchoolofMusic on
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Hi Sherry,
My SR also asked for a bunch of stuff; 4-5 shirts, 2-3 jeans, 2-3 pairs of shoes, & his phone, iPod, & laptop. They are given a black bag that is supposed to be pretty big. We are lucky to have 3 going to PIR so we should have enough room if the stuff won't all fit.
He even wants us to bring his trombone (He's going to serve the Navy as a musician), which we will be able to use as a carry on.
We'll see...
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As far as the size of the backpack, it's not huge and they most of them already will have stuff in it. Remember, everything they were issued ( a lot of stuff!!!) has to be crammed into a seabag, garment bag, and said backpack. But it's definitely a good idea to bring a couple out fits that way they can choose which to take if they have to scale down.
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Permalink Reply by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on
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i brought his cell phone and a charger, a coup;e pair of new underwear he hated the tighty whities... i gave them to him at the airport and he pulled out ALL his mail from boot... made some room in his backpack hahahha when he got to A school he was able to buy what he wanted.
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