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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/06/12 TG 07 — 09 Divisions (029–036 & 907)

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This is for each of us who are anxiously anticipating that special day on 1/6/12 when all the effort, support and worry is coupled with our recruits hard work and dedication and will come to fruition. Each tear shed and moment spent on sleepless nights will not go away during the next eight weeks, but to know we have a support system where we all share the same goal, will help lift our spirits as we continue through this exciting journey together!!! Let the countdown begin!!!:)

mome2jord started this group but has had to leave for another PIR group.

allie4298(ship07/div036) will be the acting group leader.

Thank you to you both!

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 73
Latest Activity: May 31, 2012

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Comment by mome2jord on November 18, 2011 at 10:55am: Diannep....yes I agree the easy part will change....lol! He is finishing up his third week of being there but his second week of official training. He said they had five days of processing and paperwork and then training started on the 7th day. Can't wait for the next letter!!!:)

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2011 at 8:37am: Chris'Mom: Although their pay is deducted for uniforms, they are eventually given a uniform allowance. $2700 sounds a bit high...but you will see that there is alot deducted from their first paycheck for supplies, etc....I never saw my son's pay so can't give you figures. I know that many question why their first paycheck was so little...that is why. They will receive their first paycheck about 3-4 weeks after arriving, usually. It will include backpay. They are all paid as E-1s no matter their rank while in bootcamp. Those who are E-2 or E-3 will get backpay after bootcamp to make it up.

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2011 at 8:32am: As far as the number of recruits in his division, they will lose some of those (either discharged or asmoed - seback - to rejoin another PIR group in the future). They will also gain some recruits back from those who were asmoed from earlier PIR groups. Usually divisions PIR with between 65-75 recruits, give or take some. The average division starts with about 88 SRs.

My sailor also liked the food. Did you all know they cannot talk when eating? Not one word!

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2011 at 8:28am: mome2jord: The EASY part will change...and fast! They are probably either still in processing days or just starting training. The physical/emotional part of it can be quite challenging in the early weeks, but gets better by about training week #4, which would be about 5-6 weeks after the arrived. So glad that he is happy! Just get ready for the up and down emotional rollercoaster for a while, and know that if you get a letter where he sounds discouraged, no worries...by the time you get it, he could be on top of the world. That is the way of Navy bootcamp!

Good morning all!

Comment by StevenHMmom on November 18, 2011 at 6:08am: FTLW......I thought about this after reading all the posts.....I will have to confirm

Comment by mome2jord on November 18, 2011 at 12:09am: Oh, the other thing our son said is that there are 90 in his division and he said it was too many people. I am curious if that is a normal division size or if it is on the larger side. He did say the food was good and they have something new everyday and they can have as much as they want to eat. I know that makes him happy!:)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 18, 2011 at 12:02am: StevenLDMOM - have you received your form letter or info from the recruiter confirming this? Most on this division arrived by the 7th. Boot camp is running about 9 to 10 weeks for those in PIR 01/06 and 01/13 because of the holiday schedule, rather than the 8-9 weeks.

Comment by StevenHMmom on November 17, 2011 at 11:48pm: My son left with his group on 11-14-11 and is scheduled for PIR on 1-6-12....
does anyone kno what ship they are on?

Comment by chadsmom93 on November 17, 2011 at 11:06pm: Yeah got a letter today!! Chad is in 07 034
Sounded good.

Comment by Chris's Mom on November 17, 2011 at 9:33pm: Got two letters from Chris today!! Yay! He sounds good, although he miisses his mama..:) one thing that surpised me. He said they spend about 2700.00 on their uniforms. Does anyone know if that's accurate? He also said that he has tons of respect for the drill sargents due to how hard they work with little time off. He dislikes them but respects them. :)