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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/16/2015 TG 10 - 7 Divisions (061-066, and 910)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 01/16/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 49
Latest Activity: Jan 25, 2016
WELCOME to PIR 01/16/2015! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP
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Discussion Forum
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 910
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Martha Jan 25, 2016. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 063 and 064 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by NavysisterDIV064 Jan 14, 2015. 16 Replies 1 Like
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 061 and 062 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by robin918 Jan 13, 2015. 55 Replies 3 Likes
Division 062- battlestation
Started by navy2014. Last reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW Jan 10, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Meeting your NEW Sailor at the Airport/USO info
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW Jan 8, 2015. 9 Replies 1 Like
Flight Info Card
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW Jan 7, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 065 and 066 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by RV_Mom and Dad Dec 15, 2014. 2 Replies 2 Likes
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 9, 2014 at 6:20pm
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Regarding actual gifts for Christmas, no the Recruits may not receive any kind of care package during BC. It will be thrown out.
The only exception are one set of contact lenses with a small amount of solution and females may receive light make up for photos and PIR.
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Comment by diannep on December 9, 2014 at 6:17pm
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Stacey: ellen, the creator of your PIR group page, had a sailor in a push division. They get everything done, but usually on their own schedule. We have never heard of a push division not graduating! :-)
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Alicia: They are bussed to the airports starting around midnight or a little after. They check in around 4 a.m. No need for you to spend the night at the airport. My suggestion is that you drop off your sailor at RTC after Liberty and then head back to the hotel to get some shut eye, then leave for the airport around 3 a.m. or later. Since they usually have to be back on RTC by 8 maybe 9 pm, you would be dropping off at the latest by 8:30 (they have to have time to walk back to their ships)....so should be able to get at least 6 or 7 hrs of sleep before heading to the airport. Your sailor will have flight/airport info by PIR. Be sure to ask for it. Some sailors don't fly out until later in the morning or afternoon, and have a long wait. The first ones to fly out usually leave around 6 or 6:30 a.m. So, if your sailor has a later flight, you may be able to get more sleep before heading there! Glad you are staying through the weekend.....although it doesn't happen too often, occasionally some sailors fly out on Sunday rather than Saturday....so that would give families an extra day with their sailors! We advise all who can to stay at least through Sunday. Those with sailors over at GL A School (they move over there shortly after PIR) will have Liberty for the remainder of Fri after they move over there (takes several hours), Sat, Sun AND Mon (Martin Luther King Day....federal holiday).....so all with sailors staying in GL for A School plan accordingly if you can!
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bookofacts - You are good on what you sent. The ten dollars is not too much. He can keep it locked in his A/B drawer in his wallet.
The recruits are instructed to only bring a very small amount of cash with them to BC (for food along the way to RTC) as they do not really need it. They are issued a NEX card with an amount on it ($150-$200 drawn from future pay) for necessities.
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Comment by StaceyLynn on December 9, 2014 at 6:12pm
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Yes a lot of push division my son is in division 061 and they are a push division as well
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No pkgs can be sent to the SRs for Christmas or any other time....only pkgs that may have personal supplies in them they requested from you that they cannot buy at the NEX like a certain brand of personal care products. The Christmas card with a phone card/small amount of cash inside is fine.
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I have to run out the door...another Mom will be along soon I hope and I will also chime in on the AP. Be back soon!
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Comment by bookofacts on December 9, 2014 at 5:57pm
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I just sent him a regular Christmas card with a wrapped phone card and $10.00 inside the card. I didn't send a package or anything.
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Alicia - That's a lot of Push Divisions, and I am puzzled why such an early one as 062 is one, but who knows ;-D
Yes, that is true about the Holidays. I never actually thought about it being a Push that way. Sometimes the Divisions can be formed but are on HOLD if their is Federal Holidays where they cannot start Training. OR Because of the Holidays RTC does not receive Recruits and so the Divisions are incomplete and must wait for more to arrive. Those waiting, like your son,have a bit longer P-Days.
Really BC can be from 7 1/2 weeks to 9 Weeks and even longer during Christmas time. When RTC goes on Holiday Stand down on the 19th, they will stop receiving Recruits that day or just before it. Those Recruits that arrive that previous week or so,will be in P-Days for two weeks or longer as no Training is started at that time. So they will have about 10 weeks in BC. Some like this, most don't ;-/
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I'm not sure if they can even receive gifts for the holidays does anyone know if you can send them anything?
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