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PIR Graduation

Hi all,

I am very new at this and haven't recieved any info from my son yet who shipped out 9/23/14. Does anyone have any idea when PIR Grad. could be so I can start to plan. Also how long does it take to get any word form him either a letter or phone call. Missing my son.

Thanks to all you Navy moms this web site has been soooooo helpful.

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Permalink Reply by Jwn's Mom on October 13, 2014 at 7:57pm

My son left for boot camp on September 23rd and his PIR is scheduled for November 21st. We received his "box" not too long after he left and his form letter just a few days after that. Since I received his address, I have been mailing batches of letters regularly. At his farewell party, I had a "writing station" with paper, pens and envelopes for guests to write letters/notes of encouragement. All of those together with the ones I've been writing everyday since he left, I plan to mail every few days until a few days before his PIR.

I've received three calls since he left. The first was his "scripted" call saying he arrived safely and that I would be receiving his "box" soon as well as the formal letter. Then one the first Saturday from when he left and then the other just this past Saturday. JOY!