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Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 14, 2012 at 11:03am

under normal circumstances- I've got to remind everyone of call policy....you are supposed to get two...yes...exactly two calls....one on arrival at RTC ("I'm here..") and one at the conclusion of Battle Stations ("I'm a sailor...") ALL other calls are "gifts" from the RDC's and are generally earned

Comment by Pete Mullally on August 14, 2012 at 9:24am

The RDC's are in control of what happens with all of these div. My son had his PIR on 8/3 and phone calls are far and few between for his div., where other div. had more frequent calls. The SR's are encouraged by the RDC's to write and in some cases they are given a specific time to write. Also no matter what your kids told you before they left, write, write, write them letters.

Comment by Alan Heydenreich on August 14, 2012 at 8:17am

Michael we got first letter in week 3 and then a phone call in week 4. so hang in there it seems to vary.

 

Comment by Michael King on August 14, 2012 at 7:36am

My son starts bootcamp today and I was informed it would be 3 weeks before we could talk again. Anyone else here wait that long or is this common?

Comment by Crystal Stoddart on August 14, 2012 at 12:49am

Joseph it takes about 2 weeks and you should get a letter with all his information. They have so may things to go through before they make it through.

Comment by Joseph Gonzalez on August 14, 2012 at 12:19am

Is there anyone who can tell me when your notified of PIR for enlisted?

Comment by Joseph Gonzalez on August 13, 2012 at 11:50pm

Well my Sailor was dropped off at the recruiters this morning and heading to boot camp, didn't really know how much he would be missed here at home. Kind of a bitter sweet day we are so proud to be Navy Parents and look forward to sharing my Sons experience will he serves his country.

Comment by John Shafto on August 13, 2012 at 11:22am

My son flew out 7/3 and will PIR 8/31. There can be holds and also delays due to passing all required tests, illness etc. so no date is final until a week or so before, no gurantees.

Comment by Phil Shannon on August 13, 2012 at 11:17am

Our daughter was only at boot camp for 7 weeks and 4 days. She got put in a division where most of the others had been there for 1-2 weeks before she showed up. She says she thinks it was tougher because she had to wait for others to tell her what they had learned already, while she was making mistakes the 1st couple of days. It was tough until she got up to speed, but the good news is the short overall time until PIR.

Just based on our recent experience, be careful on figuring it will be 8 or 9 weeks. I'm glad it worked out this way because I would have had a tough time getting days off 1 or 2 weeks later. 

Comment by Bill Morrison on August 13, 2012 at 10:52am

So does the "9 weeks" of basic include the one week of indoc?  I am trying to calculate when my SR is graduating, so that I can make travel arrangements!  He reports to MEPS on Mon, Aug. 27.

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