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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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ALUMNI OF PIR 3/16/2012 TG 18 — 14 Divisions (087–096, 807–808 & 918–919)

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This site is for families and friends of Sailor Recruits with PIR March 16, 2012. This is a great way to share information, concerns and to connect as we continue the journey through bootcamp to PIR and beyond.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir03162012
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 124
Latest Activity: May 18, 2013

Welcome to PIR 3/16/2012

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OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Recruits/Sailors 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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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 3/16/2012 TG 18 — 14 Divisions (087–096, 807–808 & 918–919) to add comments!

Comment by diannep on February 26, 2012 at 4:05pm: vickie: That doesn't sound right if he is staying in GL. Who told them this? If the RDCs told him, he will be under the authority of the GL base after PIR...so THEY determine his liberty, not RTC. He may miss some liberty due to watches though--but should get most of the weekend daytime. Once he moves over to GL A School base right after PIR, he will be "briefed" on everything before he gets liberty with you.

Comment by mom2kandq on February 26, 2012 at 3:55pm: Rebecca, I LOVE your description of time as "dark thirty in the morning." Made me giggle and think of my Senior Chief grandfather who passed away 22 years ago. I have been thinking about him a lot lately (we were close) with K being the 4th generation enlisted Sailor in our family to go to boot at Great Lakes. I know he is looking down on her and is very proud. Within the next year or so, my son will be there also and Grandpa will do the same then.

Comment by vickie-SailorMom on February 26, 2012 at 12:29pm: I'm hoping a veteran mom can help me out with this question..... I received a letter from my SR yesterday and he said that he'd more than likely only have liberty on Friday afternoon... not Saturday and Sunday!!!!!!! He's staying in GL for his A school and in all the hundreds of posts I've read since this journey began, I've NEVER heard of this..... I hope and pray he's mistaken about this.... help anyone???

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on February 26, 2012 at 11:23am: Oh sorry .... It was for a packing party to go overseas to a field hospital . All you new moms should check out and join Molly's Adopt A Sailor . Gives you lots to do a great place to meet other wonderful moms . You would be amazed at what Navy Moms can get done !! Also lots of volunteering time and effort makes our young men and women seem a lot closer than where they are .

Comment by A` on February 26, 2012 at 10:58am: Ok I have to ask Sheryl....why are you packing up syrup and pancake mixes?

Good morning navy4moms! I got letters Friday night but have not had time to respond. Thought I would do that today but looked at all the laundry and dirty house and....oh well! I will stay up late tonight and get the letters done! I love getting his letters now if I can get just one more phone call!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 26, 2012 at 10:53am: Good Morning everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday, more prayers for your pup FTLW. I hope the little darling finds her way home :-) You know there was a dog on the news a few days ago who found his way home 6 months after being lost and I am not sure how but that dog ended up clear across the country lol and still made it home :-)

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on February 26, 2012 at 10:39am: thanks to all the Massachusettes Navy Moms for coming out to pack up syrup and pancake mix, and goodies yesterday . It was so nice to see you again and great to make new friends ... I will miss you all but stay in touch East Amherst , is t the end of the earth :) act of valor was intense last night .... Great job description for all our SEAL and SWCC GUYS .. Hooyah only 19 days now ....

Comment by diannep on February 26, 2012 at 8:40am: gonavymom: So sorry about your hospitalized pup...oh my. I can understand preparing for the worst, but praying for the best! Hoping that you have that pup home soon, recuperating in your home.

Keep the faith, FTLW! You just never know....dogs are amazing!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 25, 2012 at 11:13pm: I have some catch up reading to do!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 25, 2012 at 11:10pm: Folks,

Thank you all so much…your kind supportive words mean a lot!

I am sorry for the “just a dog” comment…did not mean it in a frivolous way. Ours are definitely family. We have Border Collies…and have competed with our old boys (almost 12 and 13) in Sheepherding trials. A ranch in a farm loving rural State is the retirement goal. One thing at least…I got you to share some wonderful stories about your beloved furry Family Members!

Still no little dog. She does have a collar on with a tag…but she does not go to strangers well. Like I said “she has issues”…we have spent $$$ and much time but there are some things that no amount of sheep have fixed. Basically…she gets “lost” when she steps one foot off of our property. (sigh)

Thank you all again.

FTLW