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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

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 24, 2012 at 9:48am: you know that janitor didn't have a clue what he was doing when he messed with the kid of a Navy Mom, we run in packs ya know :-) Is she sure she dropped it and lost it? Maybe he took it out of her bag. One of the local school here has been on the news 3 times this week because some of their students were stealing stuff out of the gum bags of visiting players there to play basketball.

Comment by diannep on February 24, 2012 at 8:37am: A: Wonderful news! Yes, seems that he should have turned it in for sure. Sounds like when he was "discovered" by your daughter, he probably feared for his job if he didn't come up with a story...and fast! :-) But glad that God allowed your daughter's/janitor's paths to cross so she could discover it. Wheeew! Will she tell your SR the story at PIR, you think?

Lala: So glad that power steering flush wasn't terribly expensive and they found out what the brake issue was.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 24, 2012 at 1:03am: Thanks so much A' It turns out flushing the power steering wasn't that big of a deal and not too expensive. The reason the break light was on and it was out of fluid was because a break cylendar was bad and that was a little more expensive to fix. But it is all good now and back in the driveway. I am lol'ing a little on the inside and I bet he never ever makes that mistake again :-)

Now, what the heck, that is a bogus story and it doesn't sound like that janitor should be working in a school around kids. I don't buy that story at all. But I am SOOOOOO glad she found it and got it back and that her neck won't be snapped lol

Comment by A` on February 24, 2012 at 12:48am: Ok update on the necklace...your NOT going to believe this!! Well first let me say this....Lala, Im so sorry your son made that mistake! It had to cost a pretty penny to fix it. Hope all turned out well and that you are lol-ing in real life too!

Necklace....daughter was walking to trash can at school today to throw something away. Janitor walked up to empty trash can and she noticed a necklace he was wearing and walked off. Then dead stopped and say hey! He turned around and she said YES, um, where did you get that necklace I think its mine! Ive been looking all over. Janitor said where did you lose it. In the gym on game night. She told him the story and he said yes, its yours then Im sure. I was wearing it in case one of the kids saw it and they would know it was thiers.

After I got so excited we had it back I said wait! Why the hell didnt he turn it in to lost and found! Apparently her teacher said same thing too! Good news is, after our SR hugs her neck he wont snap it!! Ok, ok, that was harsh but I am joking!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 23, 2012 at 11:26pm: Sorry I was MIA today, I had a lot to get finished today :-) Besides all the normal stuff I have to do in a day today I had to deal with getting our truck fixed. My son put break fluid in the power steering container instead of in the break fluid container lol. It has been one of those weeks but man it was sure nice outside here today 70 in the mountains of NC, it felt like late April :-) It makes me want to plant flowers and make the yard all pretty :-) But I am too scared old Mr Feb will show hims self again lol.

Comment by diannep on February 23, 2012 at 9:55pm: Rebecca: Here's a link that may help you understand some of the abbreviations she may have used:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/forum/topics/navy-bas...

Comment by diannep on February 23, 2012 at 9:50pm: Well, they have changed the rule on the NWUs to being allowed to wear them to/from work, and they can now stop at a store, etc. Before...they couldn't do that. But PIR sailors...have to be in dress uniform PIR day...peanut butters next day if still in GL.

proudmom: I thought the same thing about trying to find the same charms on the internet...Ebay maybe. Seems that most anything you want these days can be found on the internet. I still hope that they can find the necklace...but if not, hope they have luck with the internet. I wonder about offering a reward for anyone who returns the necklace??? No questions asked???

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 23, 2012 at 8:52pm: You're correct proud mom...no NWU's in public.

Comment by diannep on February 23, 2012 at 5:09pm: I found my son was VERY aware of the rules and petrified to violate them. He was even willing to sacrifice dinner when the restaurant our GPS took us to was closed! Thankfully, he didn't have to do that...we found another quickly. But he told me no way was he going to be late back to RTC...and actually had us drop him off 45 minutes early (but you do have to allow a good amount of time for them to walk back to their ships).

As he said they were told, "if you are ON TIME, you are LATE!" So he knew to get back early....

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 23, 2012 at 4:51pm: Also, watch the PDA...I'll bump up the "Proper Public Behavior..."post.

Your Sailors will be given an in-depth briefing on the do's and don'ts...follow along with what they say. Go to the Family Guide Page 2, top of right hand column to read the basic Rules on Liberty that is provided for the family memebrs.