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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/06/2015 TG 17 - 7 Divisions (101-106, and 917)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/06/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, Il
Members: 43
Latest Activity: Mar 12, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 03/06/2015! 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 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 105 - 106 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by BootsnPanama Mar 4, 2015. 32 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by diannep Mar 3, 2015. 3 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 101 - 102 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by vicsadoll Mar 2, 2015. 8 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 917
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Buffie67 Feb 28, 2015. 5 Replies 1 Like
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisons 103 - 104 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by diannep Feb 28, 2015. 12 Replies 0 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Feb 11, 2015. 4 Replies 1 Like
Comment Wall
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Comment by Cindy on January 25, 2015 at 4:06am
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Got my first phone call Saturday around 3:25 CST! He sounded great and told me he was Mail Petty Officer??? Did I get this right with the title? Sure made me, his dad, and older sister feel better to hear his voice.
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Comment by CatMom509 on January 25, 2015 at 2:27am
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Navymom,
Any of the hotels that diannep listed are great! I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Waukegan. They have a hot serve yourself breakfast and an indoor pool. A McDonald's is right next to this hotel too.
I flew into O'Hare and it was an easy drive to Great Lakes, like 35 minutes. It is a toll road and I rented the IPASS with my rental vehicle for the convenience. Didn't want to bother with exact change at the tolls. (Some manned, some not)
If your SR will be flying out for his/her A school, then you can stay at Navy Lodge no problem and he/she can visit you there. If your SR has A school in Great Lakes, then please book at another hotel~~
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Comment by crit2015 on January 24, 2015 at 9:33pm
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Received my phone call today :) Such an enjoyable conversation w/ my son. He was also able to talk w/ his little sister. Of course he is homesick but hanging in there. Giving it his all!! Div 106
Oh- has to have wisdom teeth pulled Monday. Prayers for a speedy recovery!! Must train!
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Comment by diannep on January 24, 2015 at 7:54pm
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Congrats on the calls today!
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ncnavymom: No need to be embarrassed....I did the same thing when my son was there. I was SURE I spotted him in a picture, printed it out, even took it with me to PIR to show him...he said: Mom, that is NOT ME! Hmmm....sure looked like him to ME! They all look so much alike with their haircuts, uniforms, etc! I hope it IS your son!
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Just got off the phone with my son. Ship 11 Div. 106. He doesn't need to have his wisdom teeth pulled! He sounded great!
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Comment by Navymom on January 24, 2015 at 7:00pm
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Just got a call from my daughter. Ship 3 Div 102!!!She got to talk for 20 minutes. Sounded so much better than last week! Sent her band-aids and she loved it!! What else can I send for blisters? She said a lot of the recruits have them! Thank you everyone on this site for letting me know they would be calling this weekend!
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Hey all! Has anyone heard anything on DIV 104 calling as of yet. By the way, on the pictures that was posted, I am almost embarrassed to say, I think that was my son on one of the pics! Now that's sad, not sure its my son or not! lol
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Comment by adpsmom on January 24, 2015 at 6:58pm
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Fingers crossed that I will get a second call on Sunday, too!!!
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Comment by BootsnPanama on January 24, 2015 at 6:56pm
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I got a phone call today. The free phone cards I sent with him did not work. :( Someone let him use the rest of their minutes. We did get to talk for a couple of minutes and he sounded good. Thankful for the few minutes that we did talk.
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