Son leaves in 4 weeks

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Permalink Reply by Hello2u on December 4, 2015 at 10:23pm

congrats! Vet Mom here, it's going to be a wild ride! but worth it! Hooyah!

Permalink Reply by Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom on December 5, 2015 at 10:24am

Welcome Alan.....There are many Active groups that you will find as you progress through the journey. Ask away as questions arise. Enjoy the Holidays and best of luck to your Son!

Permalink Reply by Todd G. on December 14, 2015 at 5:39pm

Hi Alan. Welcome! My Son arrived at RTC on 1 Dec. I understand where you are coming from when it comes to being proud of your Son. I too am extremely proud of my Son! His PIR date is 22 Jan. We have already made arrangements and reservations. Watching our Sons walk out in their dress Blues will more than likely be one on the best days of our lives! There is great info here and also Navy Moms. Great site as well. Congratulations!

Permalink Reply by Alan Bland on December 16, 2015 at 6:30pm

Todd,

Can I ask were you decided to stay while at PIR?  I'm trying to figure it out so I can do some preplanning since my wife and I will be driving in from Arizona for his graduation the beginning of March. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
 
Todd G. said:

Hi Alan. Welcome! My Son arrived at RTC on 1 Dec. I understand where you are coming from when it comes to being proud of your Son. I too am extremely proud of my Son! His PIR date is 22 Jan. We have already made arrangements and reservations. Watching our Sons walk out in their dress Blues will more than likely be one on the best days of our lives! There is great info here and also Navy Moms. Great site as well. Congratulations!

Permalink Reply by Todd G. on December 16, 2015 at 8:56pm

Alan there are several places great to stay. We are going to stay at the Navy Lodge. It seems to be the closest and most liked as well, I got a lot of good feed back from the Springhill suits Marriott as well. Good luck. I think that whatever choice you make will be a good one.

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 16, 2015 at 9:43pm

Did you read thru our Great Lakes Lodging Guide in the PIR Group? http://www.navydads.com/group/pirtipshintsandhelps/forum/topics/gre...

Permalink Reply by Brett Mills on January 12, 2016 at 11:34pm

My son shipped out on January 5th also. We received "the box" yesterday and his form letter today. We have letters ready to mail first thing in the morning !!!

Permalink Reply by Jon Suter on January 13, 2016 at 12:48pm

My son shipped out on Jan. 6th. We got "the box" yesterday as well. Hoping to get the form letter soon!

I'm anxious to start sending letters!

Permalink Reply by Brett Mills on January 13, 2016 at 7:57pm

I got a call from my son today. He was needing some more information for his background check. He couldn't really visit much but he said all was going well and he liked it so far. he said they were probably going to get to call home in the next couple of weeks.

Permalink Reply by Alan Bland on January 13, 2016 at 9:47pm

I already have a for page letter ready to go. I'm going to start another one tomorrow so he'll get a couple to start with.

Permalink Reply by Brian hooks on January 29, 2016 at 1:16pm

My daughter is at boot camp she left on January 6th she is on ship 2 div 915 So proud of her, the first few days for were tough got a call home crying but gave her tough love and she called 5 days later doing great. Got a letter yesterday and she was promoted to petty officer 2nd class responsible for passing out weapons and keeping log book up to date. Did I say how proud we are of her


Brett Mills said:

My son shipped out on January 5th also. We received "the box" yesterday and his form letter today. We have letters ready to mail first thing in the morning !!!