PIR questions

[firemedic07]

How many people can you have at your PIR?

[poddoc]

I believe that it is 4 people. At least that is what the recruiter told me.

[NCMEDIC]

They say four but many have had a bunch more without any problems. We only took four because we figured the one time they would enforce the rule was when we were there...lol.

[NavyMomx2]

The allowable is 4, however, someone in your div/ship may not have anyone to come, so you can make a trade. He can write down four more of your family members to come for him and then you guys can take him out at least once during the weekend for dinner or something. Kind of a win win situation.

[cousinIT]

i've known people to have more people come in with them...
it just depends on how many people there are, i guess

[paigethegreat]

My ENTIRE family wants to come to my graduation. I leave in 5 days for basic so thats been like the big question. I hope its more than just 4.

[Kristie]

Just a note of caution. You may want to call the public afairs office and check as our youngest daughter's boyfriend is currently in BC and his mom got the package, they are now saying that with security measures everyone's name must be on the list and they must have ID......so you might want to verify this.

When my 2 graduated it was not a problem to have more than what was on the list.

[akd72085]

Hey Everyone, My boyfriend just graduated from Basic last friday, make sure you get there super early because there's a lot of security you have to go through. They are only allowed 4 people and the names have to be on the list at least like a week before and you need ID to get in. At one stop you have to give your recruits name and division so they can check names on the list that the recruit handed in. Very nice ceremony, there were 842 graduates last Friday. Only got to spend about 45 minutes with my boyfriend before he had to get back to his compartment and grab his stuff to head out to the airport though which stunk. Hopefully after sub school he gets a weekend to come home though, keep your fingers crossed =o)

[ProudNavyGirlfriend]

Oh, now that sucks. If it's only 4 people, Zach and Gabby and my mom can't come for Matt. Because it'll be his mom, his dad, makayla and me. Do you think if you call in after he sends his list of "suggested 4" that we could call and ask and then provide the names of the extra people that are coming?

[KYmom]

Just remember the more people that come the more people you have to share him with. LOL....

[ProudNavyGirlfriend]

Very, very true. XD And I'm gonna be a little selfish when I get him back. :P LOL!

Really, its up to him. If he wants to have Zach and Gabby there too, or any of his other friends... I can bite my tongue. ;)

[carlylynn72]

I've heard that if he meets someone at bootcamp that doesnt anticipate having anyone come or doesnt have all 4 spots filled, then he could use their tickets. Dont quote me on that, but it may be a possibility if he really wants everyone to come!

[ProudNavyGirlfriend]

Hmm! Maybe so. I'm not sure what Matt wants, though. He is looking forward to having family there but he never mentioned friends. It is only an 8 hour drive from where I am at so I can drive Zach and Gabby up with me :) road trip with friends is always fun... but I guess we'll see how it goes.

[KYmom]

Usually they just want mom- dad, brother, sister and g/f. They don't get alot of time and they normally just want to sit back and relax at a motel somewhere.

After 8 weeks at bootcamp they come to appreciate their immediate family more and want to spend that precious little time with the ones that matter the most to them and that will always be there for them.

Don't be shocked if after awhile his former friends aren't that important to him anymore, and they have been replaced by bootcamp and A school buddies.

[akd72085]

I agree with KYMom, they said on the website not to call and ask for extra tickets. At my ex's graduation there were 842 graduates, plus you figure each graduate was allowed 4 people, there were lots of people trying to cram into the NEX and the cafeteria after the ceremoney. Don't be surprised if you notice a huge change in your Sailor. On Carly's comment, your sailor will need to discuss the ticket situation with his buddies so they can get names on their list before the ceremony. I think they need all names to be on the list at least a week before PIR. Your family, if listed under a different recruit will need to know the Division and Recruits name in order to get in.

[ProudNavyGirlfriend]

Yeah, I looked it up on the website too. Only 4 and no asking for extra tickets. That's ok, though, I don't think he was expecting them to come but I had written in one of the letters I sent that they wanted to see if they could come. So I don't know... I guess I'll worry about it when the time comes around? Lol. I wish it was sooner... XD

[dallasnavywife]

Going through the same issue myself. There are 7 of us that want to go....and obviously 4 that are allowed. So my parents cant go, or his best friend...just his mom and dad...me....and our daughter. We talked about it before he left...(after reading this site) and he is going to see if any of his buddies have extra tickets. Then we will let that person hang with us for dinner and stuff....as a thank you.
When does he graduate?
Sean's Division is slotted so far for April 3rd!

[ProudNavyGirlfriend]

At my brother's graduation we had a shiza ton of people that came! There was me, my sister, Joyce (his wife), my dad, my mom, my stepdad and my stepmom, my stepbrothers, my little brother, my brother-in-law, a few of Daniel's friends... I swear, it was huge. We probably were the loudest ones to scream when Daniel walked up on the stage and announced his name and what city he was from.

[akd72085]

They do not call individuals out, just announce the graduation Divisions and I think they asked us to hold our applause until the end. They do go through a thing with all 50 state flags and you can cheer when they call your state lol

[ProudNavyGirlfriend]

Oh, I read on the site that they check id's and the card that the recruit turns in to make sure they have the right amount of people coming into the graduation....