PIR additional guests

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Permalink Reply by Cyndy on July 12, 2009 at 4:09pm

We had a similar situation and a friend of my son only had two guests, so we were able to register our additional two guests under his friends name. It was not a problem at al.

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne on July 12, 2009 at 7:12pm

There's no way of knowing what the chances are of your additional guests getting in. It all depends on how many divisions are graduating, whether the sailors in those divisions are all having the maximum of 4 guests attend, etc. If you bring extra guests, you just have to go with the understanding that they may or may not be able to attend the ceremony. That being said, my son's PIR included 14 divisions and 1016 sailors. I have no idea how many guests attended. The bottom of the hall was filled and so was most of the upper deck. However, there were seats available up there.

And yes, we had an "additional guest", too. We knew that our "extra" may or may not be able to see the ceremony but she knew that in advance and was willing to wait in the reception area if there wasn't space available for her.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle(zac's mom div.282) on July 13, 2009 at 6:58pm

my son put zzz and family on one line and xyz and family on the other line and abc and family on the 3rd line and xxx and family on the 4th line so does that mean he can have all these families attend or just us 4?

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Permalink Reply by Paula on July 12, 2009 at 10:24pm

If you list the guest under someone else, it should be fine. ENJOY, one of the best days in my life watching my HERO!

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Permalink Reply by panny on July 13, 2009 at 10:35pm

How early should the additional guest arrive?

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Permalink Reply by Christine S. on July 14, 2009 at 7:07pm

Our sailor graduated in early June. At that PIR there were only 8 divisions and yes we had 1 extra guest. We arrived at the gate around 0600, so the earlier the better. We had no issues with getting our extra person in, but like you have heard before there is never a guarentee. I suggest the all guests arrive together in order to sign in under your sailors name. Everyone will need photos IDs. Good Luck and enjoy the ceremony!

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne on July 14, 2009 at 11:48pm

I agree w/Christine - the earlier the better. And yes, you should all arrive together. Since you've only got one car pass anyway, it may be easier, too. don't stress too much over this. I've never heard of anyone who was turned away because there wasn't any seating, but there's a first time for everything. And I've only been around for about a year, so I don't know nearly what many others on this site do. Just pack the tissues and the camera and ENJOY this most incredible moment in your sailor's life.

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Permalink Reply by Patty on July 14, 2009 at 10:58pm

Casey,
We are going up next week for PIR and our sailor has a friend in his division who put an extra name down for us. He didn't have four going. BUT we are supposed to say that our family member is a guest of so and so. So ask your sailor to ask around.

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Permalink Reply by Xololady on July 17, 2009 at 2:43am

Good question. I am going but my son doesn't know yet. Do I have to be on a list?

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Permalink Reply by auntnotmom on July 19, 2009 at 12:08am

yikes,,,,,,,,i think yes u must be on his list of 4

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Permalink Reply by indybova on July 19, 2009 at 3:14pm

SueJ/Purple Pig, thanks for all the info you share with us. I understand that only 4 guests per recruit are guaranteed to get into the ceremony. My questions are what happens with the "extras" while the 4 per recruit are being seated? If we all come in one vehicle, will the extras be allowed through the gate? And then, will the 4 on the list be allowed to proceed to the graduation hall while the extras wait in the reception area until it is determined if there is room? What I don't want to do is hold up the 4 of us on the list while waiting to find to out if there is room for the extras. From what I am reading, the 4 on the list will want to get into the hall to get the best seats we can. If all cannot get through the gate, should the extras just taxi or shuttle in a separate trip? Thanks again for all you do. I hope this makes sense.

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Permalink Reply by indybova on July 19, 2009 at 1:45pm

I know that 4 guests are all that's guaranteed to get into the graduation, but what if we have other people who, knowing this, want to take their chance and see if there is room after each recruit's 4 guests are seated? Should we all enter together or do they only allow the 4 through the gate? We are trying to decide if we should all come from hotel in one van or what? I am reading that the "extras" must wait in a reception area until it is determined if there is add'l room, so this leads me to believe that we can all enter the gate at the same time; however, the last thing I want to do is cause confusion at the gate and delay us 4 who are on the list. If we should NOT enter at the same time, how will the others get in since we only have one parking pass? I know I can try to see if the hotel has a shuttle or have them taxi to the gate, but wondering if there are other options?
Thanks for your help!

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