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Comment by PopwouldbeProud Ship11 Div65 on December 31, 2011 at 10:26am

Who/when are the scarf colors determined? Is it up to us, or do the SRs decide and tell us?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 31, 2011 at 10:20am

I will add something else about the scarves. Some PIR groups choose to do this and the whole PIR group goes with the same color so that they know they are all from N4M's. They do this because some Div's are only represented on this site with 2 or 3 members and they wouldn't really stand out in a crowd. And, since many of you in this PIR group have already ordered ribbons to wear as well you can do both. Last winter a whole PIR group did white scarves and wore the ribbons on their scarves. If you want to do the scarves and do different colors maybe you could do them one color for brother DIV's that way there are a few more people wearing each color.

Comment by jrbmom19 on December 31, 2011 at 8:54am

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Comment by lovestocrochet on December 31, 2011 at 8:29am

Thank you for the photo information.  Good ideas.

I'm so excited that we got another letter yesterday!!!  He seems to be doing good, getting over the shock and making friends.   He seems to have a good attitude about it all.

Comment by Arwen on December 30, 2011 at 11:27pm

Regarding boot camp pictures - they tend to be terrible, especially for the price. I suggest scheduling a formal portrait session either PIR weekend or set something up for while they are in A-school. If you do portraits while in A-school you can get poses in each of their four uniforms. Even JC Penny portrait studio pix are better than what they get at boot camp. Also, if they earn a Sharpshooter or Expert pistol ribbon while in boot camp, it won't be in their boot camp portrait.

Do get the yearbook and PIR DVD. The yearbook will have the boot camp photo so you can eventually see just how bad it was.

Comment by Arwen on December 30, 2011 at 11:18pm

Division scarves -

A tradition among winter PIR groups is to buy inexpensive scarves in designated division colors, and wear them to PIR.

When a whole group of parents from a division all wear a certain color, it identifies them to each other (I spotted one of my division fiancées in the San Francisco airport long before I ever got to Chicago!) and when sitting in a group it makes for a united bunch that the recruits can spot from their places on the floor.

My son's division drew gold (we had a lottery for who got which color), but discovered it is hard to tell gold from tan or yellow, so I would advise avoiding middling colors like that. Stick to basic colors (primaries, black, white, grey, brown) that are easy to find. Some divisions who have a lot of breast cancer survivors, or who have family members who are fighting breast cancer, use pink scarves.

Scarves are easy to find in stores right now, and online there are some really nice ones on websites like Lands End or LL Bean. I found mine on Amazon.com.

Many people simply go to a fabric store and purchase 2 yards of polar fleece in the right color, and cut it into strips for easy, cheap matching scarves for the whole family. Many find it to be a great way to pass the time before PIR to knit a scarf, and some even knit matching hats.

By the way, recruits wear a WHITE scarf with their uniform. They have a very specific way they have wear them, one my other son adopted after seeing how efficiently warm it is.

Clothing for PIR -

Yeah, it's going to be cold, but you won't be outside much. You will start at the visitor's center (nice and warm indoors) and walk a very short block to the MCPON Hall, which is also heated. You will only need your coat while you are walking from your car/taxi to the building, and from building to building.

Think about it this way, your recruits will be wearing their dress blues - the equivalent of a nice suit and tie. Dress in a way to compliment his formal appearance, at least business casual. Blouse or nice sweater (layer a warm cami or tank under it for warmth), and slacks or a skirt with heavy tights for warmth. Be respectful - no miniskirts or revealing clothes (which are typically a much bigger problem in summer than winter).

If you're not particularly comfortable in that kind of clothing, keep in mind it's just for PIR. Once you leave with your recruit you can change into jeans and a sweatshirt (or whatever you prefer) before going on to other, less formal activities.

The sidewalks are spectacularly clear, they have a whole camp full of recruits who can be pressed into service to shovel snow, 24/7. It's not so far that you need walking shoes/sneaks, wear whatever shoes you are used to, and that work with the weather and your outfit. At my son's PIR there was everything from Uggs (very appropriate for the weather) to stilettos.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 30, 2011 at 10:25pm

Rewrote this:

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Hopefully it reads better now!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 30, 2011 at 10:23pm

That's great NJ!

Comment by diannep on December 30, 2011 at 7:38pm

lovestocrochet:  I bumped up the "Photo" discussion above.  Read through it.  Written by Jessica, one of our N4Moms veterans.  She says on there that you cannot order individual pictures without first ordering a pkg.  Pkg A is the best deal (the $140 one).  You can also call Photographic Services at NEX and discuss this with them:

847-578-6205

Some ladies wait until their sailor gets home, and then they take their own piks of them in their uniform or take them to get them done while home, if you decide not to order from the bootcamp piks.  But I think your sailor will want the bootcamp piks of the whole division. 

Comment by lovestocrochet on December 30, 2011 at 7:20pm

Does anyone know how much it will cost to get the pictures?  I just saw somewhere that the cheapest package is $140.00...that is way too much.  I'm talking about the picture of them with their uniform in front of the flag.

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