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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

Welcome to PIR 01/06/12

OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmust importance. Please take the time to read the Opsec and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names are never allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but discouraged as their RDC's read this site and can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture.

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 16, 2011 at 11:35am: Thanks Betsy, I know you will be very glad to be in a larger place. Especially since you will be able to share Thanksgiving with some very lucky Sailors :-)

Our daughter and SIL get to come home for Thanksgiving and we told them to bring their friends lol. So far there are at least 2 extra sailors coming to spend Thanksgiving with us and we are so excited to have them here. I wish I knew their moms :-) We will definitely set up the computer and let them skype with their families. I know one of them is from Washington state and the other from somewhere is CA. We are very proud to be able to have them visit in our home for a few days :-)

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 16, 2011 at 11:22am: Lala, lol about FTLW.

That is so sweet of you to have done that. I bet he truly appreciated that and it was such a nice gesture that I'm sure it meant so much to him. I totally agree with you, your life and thoughts change when you become a military family.

My husband and I have already decided that starting next year, we will host some sailors or soldiers every Thanksgiving for dinner. (I wish we could do it this year, but we are in a very tiny apartment and there is barely enough room for the two of us). I can't wait to buy another house soon, so I can do that. I have always been big on volunteering, but it's always been in my children's schools, scouts or our church and now I'm looking forward to doing things for our soldiers/sailors/vets. It's funny how your life changes, but it's awesome that it can be in such positive ways. :)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 16, 2011 at 11:02am: It is amazing how much your life can change when your child joins the Navy, or other branch. Waiting in line for a fundraiser concert last night I gave all my cash to a disabled Vet and thanked him for his service. It makes my heart sad to see a veteran sitting in a wheel chair having to beg for spare change when he gave so much to our country including his leg. God Bless him and all those who have served our Great Country and those who are still making that decision to serve every day.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 16, 2011 at 11:01am: they are awesome, I don't think she is human, she never sleeps lol :-)

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 16, 2011 at 9:48am: FTLW, where are you getting your emoticons? I love them and would love to use some too. Care to share? :)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 16, 2011 at 4:59am: They don't actually mail it out until the first day of training, Before that was Processing days. Then it can depend on where you live but, that isn't always the case. I know...absolutes...with variables!

...YAY!

...YAY, I got my form letter.

...hey they left the kid in this one!

Comment by mome2jord on November 16, 2011 at 12:20am: @chadsmom...we have not gotten our form letter either. I'm wondering if some of them are delayed. I hope so. I run to the mailbox everyday...so hoping for tomorrow!!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 16, 2011 at 12:13am: I hope the holidays work out for all of you. The good thing is that even if your recruit is part of the adopt a Sailor and you can't go lots of them are able to make phone calls to their families. Many of the people who adopt them let them use their cell phones :-) I hope everyone who can't go at least gets a very special phone call.

I was a crazy day for me, I had to sub in a 1st grade class, so many teacher around here are sick that I was called by 5 schools wanting me to work today. Then this evening my husband and I had date night YAY, we went to a fundraiser concert for the local Children's hospital and saw Casey James, Josh Thompson, Lee Brice, Thompson Square, Sunny Sweenie, and Kellie Pickler. It was awesome. Lee brice has a new song getting ready to be released that is military based. It is called "I drive your truck". It was so good and brought tears to my eyes. So be watching and listening for that one. Then when we were on our way home we got a call that the police were at our house. A drunk driver took out our mail box and 4 others and did some property damage and then landed on the neighbors porch. We are just thankful that everyone was okay. What a day...

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 15, 2011 at 11:20pm: This was posted on RTC FB:

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command The recruits graduating Jan. 6 & 13 will be eligible for the Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor.

November 1 at 6:34am

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command
.....Recruits eligible for the Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor program will be those graduating Jan. 6 and 13. They will be sending home the necessary paperwork about two weeks after they have arrived to RTC.....
November 5 at 7:08am