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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/27/2012 TG 10 — 07 Divisions (047–052 & 910)

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This site is for families and friends of Salilor Recruits with PIR January 27, 2012. This is a great way to share information, concerns and to connect as we continue the journey through bootcamp to PIR and beyond.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 76
Latest Activity: Oct 7, 2012

Welcome to PIR 01/27/2012!

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Comment by diannep on January 6, 2012 at 9:09am: Ditto what CoMom said, navywife. Wow...time to claim the verse that the Lord will not give us more than we can handle during times like this...because it is so hard at times! Lots of prayers for you and hugs...

Good Morning all!

Comment by CoMom92 (Ship 03 Div 047) on January 6, 2012 at 1:00am: Oh Navywife! I just wanna give you a big hug. I pray God gets you through the next week with His love and peace. So sorry to hear about your loss.

Comment by navywife11 on January 5, 2012 at 9:19pm: thank you ALL for the birthday wishes to my daughter, yes i do NOT know how i have survived THIS long during BOTH of my childrens birthdays and holidays with out their daddy and my hubby :( i guess you can say my praying for strength has led me the way! we went to the zoo for Giannas bday, when we got back i got unexpected news that my grandmother has passed :( and i got letters from troy so needless to say my day has been filled with ups and downs :( i will be praying EXTRA hard tonite for EXTRA strength :( thank you again for the birthday wishes to my daughter :) wish i could speak to my man right now :( thoughts and prayers are WITH YOU ALL

Comment by momma2many on January 5, 2012 at 9:16pm: SOFA'SMOM: we'll be depending on the bus and train, as well. Maybe we'll see each other! lol

Comment by momma2many on January 5, 2012 at 9:14pm: I did go to the recruiter with my son the first time and we did discuss military life-- compared what he was hearing with my experience... but he swore in alone, we took him to dinner the night before he shipped and dropped him off at the hotel. We went in, kissed him in the lobby and left. I did feel guilty-- because I felt we kind of were stand off-ish. He's 19. But I felt it was right, and although he wasn't ADAMANT, it was what he said he wanted. --

After saying goodbye to all his siblings and taking pictures we got halfway to CLE and realized he forgot his promotion to E2 paper... so instead of goodbye-ing all over, I dropped him off at the corner near our house and I drove back and got it so he wouldn't have to go thru the whole emotional thing again! LOL

I've been offline, I missed you guys. :) planning my trip-- any of you guys taking the train?

Comment by sofas mom ship 03 div 047 on January 5, 2012 at 8:46pm: Mindy...I do appreciate the thought. I know it will get it together.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 5, 2012 at 6:30pm: ATTENTION!!

Someone posted that they would not be able to attend PIR and wanted to send their Sailor something. I haven't had a chance to look through all the posts (7 PIR groups worth) so I am posting this to try and find you! (I will still look later!)

The MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) has Recruit Care Packages (clickable link) that you can order for new Sailor as a gift.

Here are the details:

A great way to say "Congratulations" to your recruit upon completion of the Navy's only boot camp and Pass-In-Review. This care package is filled with all the stuff to help your recruit enjoy his/her weekend liberty...which is well deserved!

The care package** consists of a Commemorative Coin, a luggage tag, a portable Frisbee Flyer, an "I Survived Navy Boot Camp" pen, three Naval Station Great Lakes postcards, a movie pass (to the on-base theater (Ross Theater), a cookie, a candy bar and your personalized message including with an MWR Gold Card ("Discount & Reward" Card). All inside a Naval Station Great Lakes String Backpack!

Only $19.99 (Visa & Mastercard accepted)
Call and order yours today 1-888-317-6971.
Anytime Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm, central time.
We experience a high call volume during lunchtime (approximately 11am-1pm.) If you do not get a hold of someone, please leave a message!

The order deadline is Noon two days prior to your recruits graduation.

Money Orders Accepted:
Morale, Welfare & Recreation
Care Package Order
2601A Paul Jones St.
Great Lakes, IL 60088
Must be received no later than 48 hours prior to graduation. Please enclose recruit's name, graduation date,
division number, ship number and a personal message.

Email:
Email your questions or concerns to enlistedrec@mwrgl.com
Please write RTC Care Package in the subject line.

**Contents subject to change without notice.

Comment by diannep on January 5, 2012 at 5:57pm: Yep, PatricksMom. You sure aren't alone! It was hard for me because I had been so involved in my son's life up to just about that time...much TOO involved, but being the mother of a class clown is not an easy mission! This child exhausted me...especially after my hubby died when he was 15 and it was now all up to me....sigh....but I think him living away for a little over 1.5 yrs (even though close enough to get home every now and then and for me to visit for a day)...helped him to want to start buckling down more.

So, I had mixed feelings when he didn't want me involved in the Navy process...part of me shouted YAH, and the other part was like AWWWW....he was very blessed to have a good recruiter who was honest with him...and gave him everything he had promised. My son/I knew nothing about that beforehand--how sometimes they aren't like that. We felt very blessed!

Comment by Patrick's Mom on January 5, 2012 at 4:43pm: Ladies, I can't tell you how comforting this latest discussion is to me. My son did EVERYTHING on his own. Never met his recruiter, didn't witness his swearing in, or his leaving with his recruiter. I thought I was the only one. My son had just turned 21 and his father and I were/are extremely proud of him for making this positive decision about his life, but I know definitely felt left out of things before he left. Soooooo glad he WANTS us at PIR!!! It would take nothing short of a raging bull to keep me away!!!

Comment by Jones on January 5, 2012 at 3:49pm: My son didn't want us at his swearing in either. I never met his recruiter and he made us say goodbye on the street out front of the office. We spent time with him the night before he left but he didn't let us come inside the hotel either. He is a little older as well and I agree that it must have something to do with being independent. It was difficult to respect his wishes but we did it and he appreciates us for it.