Shipping to RTC 21 Oct 14 from NYC

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Permalink Reply by Chris Holmberg on October 14, 2014 at 5:27pm

My son shipped out on the 7th. It was the 2nd hardest day off my life. Next to my Father passing away. The 2-3 days after aren't very easy either. Got his box of stuff today....make sure someone is home to sign for it. Now im just waiting for his letter with his address and PIR date.

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on October 20, 2014 at 6:58pm

Dropped him off at the recruiter this afternoon, but we'll be there for the swearing in and the departure.  We're starting to miss him already!

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on October 21, 2014 at 3:11pm

We were at MEPS in Brooklyn this morning and got to say goodbye as he boarded the bus to the airport.  We expect the call around 11pm- midnight.  The adventure begins!!!

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on October 21, 2014 at 10:35pm

He called around 9:30pm, sounded tired, nervous and scared.  He said he'll call again in about 3 weeks.  Now we wait for the box and then the letter.  Already the suspense his killing us>

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 21, 2014 at 10:37pm

the days will go slowly but the weeks will fly by.......

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on October 25, 2014 at 3:49pm

We are hearing that the next TG doesn't ship in until November 4/5. We also hear that the December PIR schedule is December 5, 12 and 31, with no PIR scheduled for the 19th or 26th.  That would put our son's PIR on the 12th or the 31st.  We wondering if anybody has heard anything like that?

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 25, 2014 at 3:53pm

sounds about right for the holidays...........things get a little complicated around Christmas

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on October 28, 2014 at 9:23am

We got the box yesterday afternoon, now we're just waiting on the letter!

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on October 30, 2014 at 9:56pm

Haven't got the letter yet but from what we are hearing it may be Ship 4, Division 803 (AIRR)

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on November 1, 2014 at 10:50am

We got a call from him this morning about 11am from area code 847.  He said his graduation is definitely 12/12, and that his division is 803.  He also said he's starting to adjust to the Navy routine(making the rack, folding clothes, shining shoes, getting yelled at), the food's not bad and the PT isn't that intense yet. 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Greenlee on November 5, 2014 at 7:06pm

My son is in A school now having just finished Boot camp and he too never talked of going to college prior to this. I was talking to him about boot and his experiences and he starts talking about what his plans are for the future...He wants to resume his language training and start to take college courses...Something that he never expressed prior to going in to the Military....I was so Proud to hear him express that desire and that coupled with the technical and real life experiences he will gain during his time in the military will truly serve him well. Good luck to your SR...time will fly and you will be at PIR before you know it.

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Permalink Reply by Pat Misterbee on November 7, 2014 at 8:31am

Can anybody fold clothes or make a rack? We got his 1st letters from him yesterday and it was apparent they were written around 10/27 and 10/30(before the phone call). He said of all the guys in his division, he's the absolute worst at folding the clothes and making up the rack! He's concerned that this will be the reason he may get held over to 12/31. We hope he'll get the letters we sent for encouragement soon.

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