"my daughter graduated today (ship 12 div 126) and it was absolutely fantastic. There were 6 of us, but my daughter was able to put two on shipmates lists. what a beautiful event, and as a father it really makes you proud of how far they have come. I…"
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How do I know if my son will graduate boot camp this weekend?
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Boot Camp Graduation
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Eric Nikkel replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"It all depends on how many divisions are graduating. We brought 8 people to 4/6/12 PIR..not to many divisions. We brought 2 cars. They will check I.D. at second gate towards graduation hall. But were it really counts is when you get into the hall…"
Chuck replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"Use this link to get to the Navy Recruit Training Command FAQ page for the answer to almost all of your questions.
http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/faq_family.asp"
NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"Danny, you are allowed to print as many parking passes as you need. Within reason of course, but having two passes for two different cars is ok.
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Joe Percival Sr replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"hey for the october 14 graduation there are 11 divisions graduating....it even says right on there how many will be graduating on the particular day"
Theresa replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"Nothing like trying. If there is room they might allow others to enter. There was a group in front of us at my son's PIR 9/23 and they had more than 8 people in one group so you never know.
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Theresa replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"Actually they do. When you pass through the first gate they check id's. Then you go through another check point which has a metal detector, here they check id's match the person as well. Then you go through one more check point. At this…"
Theresa replied to Niles Galloway's discussion Boot Camp Graduation"Only 4 adults are allowed on the list but you could write to your son and see if it would be okay for her to get added on or not. It all depends on how many divisions are graduating that day. My son's PIR they had 520 sailors graduate, but…"
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- At 11:05am on April 1, 2011, Christine Grinter said…
- My son's PIR date is April 8th and I cannot find the paper with the password for the gate pass. What do I do?
- At 6:22am on July 15, 2008,
Navydads co-admin (Terry) said… - Niles, “Welcome Aboard”. I am glad you found us. I can relate to your being nervous but as EG said we are in this together and we can lean on one another. Please fell free to look around the site and get involved. Don’t hesitate to ask question or to answer questions. I have a younger son in the Air Force and my oldest is in the Navy. He is in “A” school right now. You may consider joining the group “Ask A Sailor” and “Bootcamp”. Yeah you might want to start your own group. This site is for you. We are all here to help and be helped. You are among friends.
- At 10:20pm on July 14, 2008,
E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin said… - Niles welcome and thanks for joining us Navy dads. Don't be nervous we are in this together. Jump right in and feel free to share concerns, join groups, and ask questions. We are your support group. My sons name is also Evan so we have something in common already. What is your son doing? Is he in bootcamp? I hope this site can be of help to you. I'm so glad to have another proud Navy dad like myself. Again welcome to family. EG
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