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ALUMNI OF PIR 02/17/2012 TG 13 — 07 Divisions (069–074 & 913)

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This group is for families and friends of Sailors graduating on February 17, 2012. We can share information, concerns and ways to connect as we continue the journey from bootcamp to PIR and beyond.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 105
Latest Activity: Oct 29, 2013

OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmust importance. Please take the timeto read the Opsec and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names are not 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 remember someone 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 January 13, 2012 at 7:53pm: Yay for more phone calls, I had those cysts as well, but not when I was that young. Man they are painful. Glad she is getting better quickly :-)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 13, 2012 at 5:27pm

Comment by diannep on January 13, 2012 at 4:34pm: Congrats on the calls!

And, astrid, OUCH on the ruptured ovarian cyst she had. I had some of those...painful!

Comment by MissuLandri on January 13, 2012 at 3:16pm: Hey everyone! Got a call yesterday from my man! Best feeling ever to hear his voice! He is miles and miles away and yet he still makes me smile wide and gives me that warm feeling inside! I hated getting off the phone tho saying goodbye all over again but the 8mins i had was the best 8 mins ever!!! I hope everyone gets a chance to feel the way I did! :) oh and 2 sets of letters and a phone call this week... BEST WEEK EVER!:)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 13, 2012 at 3:00pm: Hope all of your recruits are feeling better today...astrid, ooo...oww...glad she is better!

So glad to hear you are getting these ...and these !

Here is a chart of the RPO COC (Recruit Petty Officer hain of Command) and a link to the RTC website that explains each position.

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http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/recruit_petty_officer.asp

Also your recruit will wear a collar device:

Comment by GYPY86 on January 13, 2012 at 1:22pm: Good Morning- Glad to hear that calls are being received. Got my call from my SR yesterday and it was great. We spoke for 20 minutes. He sounds happy and that is all a mom ever wants for her child. He shared that he went to the dentist for 2 cavities-this must be the week for dental work. May your day be full of blessings.

Comment by astrid on January 13, 2012 at 11:40am: Good morning, so great to hear many are getting calls. I had mine yesterday too. She is going good for the most part, also working as a yeoman. She did need to visit the ER on MON for a ruptured ovarian cyst but had one day of bed rest and two days of light duty and I guess back to full today. Wow that was a shock, but she is dealing very well with it. And graduation date seems to stay on schedule. I guess it's a good think she had her wisdom teeth pulled last year :)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 13, 2012 at 11:32am: Good Morning, so glad to see some are getting calls. It does your heart good to get to hear their voice. Keep a pen and note pad handy with any questions you want to ask. Once the phone rings and you see that area code all the questions you have will leave your head lol. And you won't remember what they say unless you take note lol.

Comment by lakemarymom on January 13, 2012 at 10:49am: Good Morning: Got a call from my son yesterday, it was very exciting to hear his voice. Said he is doing good but homesick. Very proud his div (072) doing very well, he is also Master-at-arms.

Comment by diannep on January 13, 2012 at 10:44am: Wisdom teeth are removed in case they could cause problems once the sailors are deployed. Not all get them out...they "watch" some of them, or if all are in and very straight and perfect, they may leave them alone. But it probably is the most common procedure done at RTC.