PIR

[Scotia123]

My son goes to BC on June 10 so we are guessing his PIR will be in August. Does anyone know if they still have the Ceremony outside?my son seems to think everything is done indoors now.

[Angie]

Everything is done inside now..also PIR has been inside for over 20 years now...with the exception of a special PIR that was held on Ross Field a few years ago.

Your son is correct!

[lemonelephant]

By counting 9 Fridays and then knowing that PIR could be the week before because he is arriving on a Monday or a Tuesday, his PIR will either be 08/02/2013 or 08/09/2013 depending on when his division forms.   (See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones).) The only time they have had PIR outside in recent years was for the Centennial celebration on 07/01/2011.

[Scotia123]

Thanks for that information Angie and Lemonelephant.........so many of our friends (and my husband) are retired navy guys and it has been 20yrs or more since they joined the Navy so they only remember how it was for them.This website is fantastic and so helpful.

[Angie]

If they went to bootcamp in San Diego, or FL their boot camps where outsides. 

[Mia the US Navy wife]

Dear Scotia123,

I have a question, how your son became a Green Card holder?  If he became through marriage and has only the Conditional status until 2 years is up married to his wife, he then has to first submit the form to remove his Conditional status.   The next step is the US Citizenship process.  I do not know your situation, but no one has mentioned that in any of their discussions.  Just for anyone who does not know the processing but is curious, i hope i fulfill some quests.   As you all know, there are only so many ways to become a US citizen.  One of those is marrying a US citizen.  When a non-immigrant marries an US citizen, let's say in US, his first Green Card awards a non-immigrant a Conditional Immigration Status for only two years, category CR1,  The next step is, in order to become a Permanent Green Card Holder,  on three months prior to two years since the Non-immigrant obtained his Conditional status the now Conditional Resident alien, must file a form I-751, to remove the Conditional status.  This process usually takes about 90 days, and sometimes requires the office interview, before the immigration official to establish a bona-fide marriage.   Once the evidence provided determines the eligibility for removing the Conditional Status, then the Conditional Resident becomes a Permanent Resident, with the category IR1, for one more year.  Subsequently exactly one year from the day, when the Permanent Residency Status was granted the Permanent Resident files N-400 form for a US citizenship, which depends on the load, shouldn't be taking longer than one year with the Swearing Ceremony included, to honorably have earned the US Citizenship  The entire process shouldn't normally take more than 3 years, but in a real world, takes a lot longer.   

However, i am not familiar with the processing when the recruit enters the BC, while in that Conditional Status, what happens then?  There are two block roads to jump over, the change from the Conditional to a Permanent Resident Status and to become an US citizen.  I think that this is a very interesting topic to discuss.  I know one of the ways to become an US citizen is to join the US forces but outside of the US territory.  However, what about the above scenario i described above?  Does anyone know the answer to it?  As we all know the Immigration issue is very current in the Congress right now.  I feel as many people would be interested to know, what is the current policy in regard to this particular issue?

I hope that there are some people who had their questions answered and maybe some more who are wondering????

Take care all, the ones whose loved ones were already blessed to go through the BC safely and successfully, are the BC right, will enter soon or are thinking about it!!!!  Always think that we are really blessed to be living in this wonderful country, the United States of America, and we all have common goal!!!!  One for all and all for one!!!  In Solidarity, marika.