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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed.  Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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My 17 year old daughter is leaving 10/2/13. Im so nervous and also hoping I can find someone else with same ship date!

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In the same boat with that BoomMom - I assume since the military was approved for $ that we will still be good to go on Thursday.....Who knows ?  "Keep Calm. Love a Sailor"

I'm assuming the same. We take him to his hotel this evening.. He meets with his recruiter @3 today surely we will know. We havnt heard anything tho.

If your son goes tonight... that might be good news for my son tomorrow... Keep me informed PLEASE on what you find out tonight... and THANKS!

Keep the communication channels open ladies... so we all know what to expect.  I told my son that the only thing worse than him leaving... was him NOT leaving (for him) after all this time.  Hopefully THIS spending has already been accounted for. 

 

I've read that the military is good, that training and recruiting is still going on.  We definitely would have heard something by now if it was different.  Cooked my son's last home-cooked meal for a while last night.  He is definitely my son -- wanted spaghetti.  We are all going out for dinner tonight, with my dad, brother, stepmom included.  Then to the recruiter tomorrow.  Trying to stay strong.  So proud of my future sailor! 

Oh yes that would be worse than leaving...not leaving or postponing. My brain an nerves can't do another roller coaster ride. I'll keep you posted if we are all still a go when he goes in at 3. Central time.

THIS is what I read on a DoD site this morning:

"There is a real chance that boot camp, A-school and some fleet training could be dleayed."

Let's hope for our young men... that this will not happen.

Spaghetti here too :)

I take my son to the recruiter's this morning, then on to MEPS. He leaves tomorrow for GL and as far as I know all systems are go. Hugs, ladies!!

P L E A S E  post of he goes !  Thanks.

I will certainly keep you all posted!

http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2013/10/01/what-we-know-now-about-the-g...

I just read this -- it looks like training goes on, but after boot camp if this shutdown continues, our sailors may be delayed going to A school.

My son's recruiter has confirmed everything is still a "go."

 

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