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PIR Gift?

Hello All!

Graduating from bootcamp is such a huge milestone for these sailors! I feel it most definitely deserves a gift of some sort. What did you guys give to your sailors or plan to give to your sailors for PIR?

Thanks so much!

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Permalink Reply by Minnie on March 20, 2016 at 9:13pm

I gave my son a couple of challenge coins at the airport. He was so excited that he got them and was surprised that I even knew about them too. He was so limited as to what he could take/carry with him, that we waited until he got to fl and he decided what he needed and had room for. The other thing he asked for was a picture of all of us sent to his phone. Oh yeah underwear at the airport too! I was surprised how sentimental he became after boot camp so us waiting was the best. Hope this helped a little and congratulations!

Permalink Reply by thinNavyblueline on March 20, 2016 at 9:16pm

I've heard a lot about the challenge coins, I may have to get one! Exactly! Them being limited makes it hard to know what to get them. Thank you! Still have a while to go, but the planning seems to make time go by faster!

Permalink Reply by Minnie on March 20, 2016 at 9:24pm

We got him a ship coin and an Rtfc coin. I guess it's considered good luck for them to carry their ship coin so that even made it more special. I bought ours at PIR before the ceremony. There is a lady who sells them there. Planning did make it go a little faster for me too. We also wore ribbons and decorated the hotel door when he came to the hotel he loved that too! When is PIR?

Permalink Reply by thinNavyblueline on March 20, 2016 at 9:56pm

I love that idea! Did you make the ribbons or buy them? I'm hoping to decorate the door too! Seems like such a cute tradition! PIR is 4/22, about half way there!

Permalink Reply by Minnie on March 20, 2016 at 10:48pm

I actually ordered them but they could be made. They were a blue and yellow ribbons that had an anchor pin. Then on one side of the ribbon was his division number. It was really cute! The door decoration was great when he got to the hotel and it was really neat looking at other people's doors. We stayed at Navy Lodge so there were quite a fee decorated doors! I hope the time goes fast for all of you and your sailor. Have you received phone calls and letters yet?

Permalink Reply by thinNavyblueline on March 21, 2016 at 12:27pm

That sounds really cute! I'll have to look into it! I've been starting to look at door decorations, that's where we are staying! I've received quite a few letters!

Permalink Reply by Minnie on March 20, 2016 at 11:10pm

I bought the coins right before PIR inside the hall. There was a lady there that sells them. She also sells them the night before PIR at the navy lodge. I ordered the ribbons let me check to see if I have the address of the lady that did them. The door deco was really neat and my son was surprised. I will look for the ribbon lady's address and post it.

Permalink Reply by Minnie on March 20, 2016 at 11:22pm

It's uniquememorymakers.com and you can find her as Lala ribbon queen PIR ribbons. Very nice lady and I ordered at the last minute and she got them to me on time!

Permalink Reply by Blondefaith on March 21, 2016 at 9:04am

Can anyone give me ideas for how to decorate the hotel door the weekend of PIR? Also, are the ribbons for each of us to wear or just to give to our Sailor? The Challenge coin I purchased was from Craig's page on FB and the coin is beautiful as is the blue velvet box to display. I think both cost roughly $30.00

Permalink Reply by Anti M on March 21, 2016 at 9:11am

The ribbons are for you to wear.

Permalink Reply by thinNavyblueline on March 21, 2016 at 9:44am

If you have a pinterest i suggest going on there, tons of ideas, or just google! I would suggest getting many ideas and then crafting it to be your own. I would hate to prepare an idea then find out someone else in the same hotel had used it too!