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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/19/2013 TG 23 7 Divisions (151-156, 923)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/19 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 04/19/2013!
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• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.
Some Suggestions:
~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.
~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option
~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".
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Comment by TJCsMom on March 7, 2013 at 3:33pm
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I think you are right, Debi. I really shouldn't speak up like I know everything! LOL I know my SR who is in Division 156, is in Week 1 of training. Which, I think, would mean he is in a push division. He better be paying attention and working hard, so he doesn't make me wait another week or so for him to pass some test!! :)
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Comment by Debi on March 7, 2013 at 3:26pm
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TJCsMom I read that too..I wonder if your SR was in a push in division. I can't say what my SR is doing because the voice mail message from last Sunday was so garbled that we couldn't understand it. I'm hoping that he'll get a chance to call soon and that I don't have to wait until the "I'm a Sailor" call. As far as the dates/training I think I'll call his recruiter and see if he can check on where they are in the training calendar. Who knows...
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Comment by AndrewB/Mom on March 7, 2013 at 3:05pm
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Dusty's mom My heart goes out to you! Big hugs and prays sent your way!! I know how you feel- trying to hold on for each day! We are in the sme boat-Keep pushing yourself and lets hope we get a letter or phone call tomorrow-Can not wait til 4/19
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Comment by dustysmom16 on March 7, 2013 at 2:58pm
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sorry to be the downer of the group, but kinda having a sad day, thought about my sr all day. hope hes doing good:) miss him a lot!, but ordered our ribbons today and the middle of the 3 week were getting there moms!! april 19 wont get here fast enough!!
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Comment by melindy on March 7, 2013 at 2:57pm
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Missing my girl.... 16 days since she left. Can't wait for tht phone call or letter.
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TJC's mom-just wanted to say when my son called that Saturday he said they start training on that Monday because they had to wait for more recruits to arrive-so maybe they have a certain schedule and kids just have to wait and they do it together
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I so hope I am NOT passing on incorrect information. If one of the veteran moms can confirm any of this, I'd be greatful!! :/
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Ok, this is from the Boot Camps for Moms Forum, under "What will the first day be like?" (And I do believe our SRs are in a Push Divison.
"To guestimate the PIR date, count 9 Fridays after your SR arrived to get the most likely PIR (graduation) date, but then know that it could be the week before if s/he is one of the last to fill a division from the previous week and is in a "Push Division" (this happens more for those arriving on Monday or Tuesday) or the week after (this happens more for those arriving on Wednesday or Thursday or in the wee hours of Friday if the RTC skips a week and does not have PIR, which happens most often around the Christmas and New Years holidays, but can happen anytime). It is more likely for a recruit to be at the RTC for 8 or 9 Fridays than for 10 Fridays. Counting Fridays until PIR may also help to make the time pass more easily than counting days.
Here is how things went for a recent recruit. The recruit arrived on Wednesday and there were not enough recruits to fill the division. Thursday: P-1, Friday: P-2, Saturday: P-Hold, Sunday: P-Hold, Monday: P-3 (New recruits arrived that night who would fill the division), Tuesday: P-4 (P-1 for others in the division), Wednesday: P-5 form letter mailed (P-2 for others in the division), Thursday: P-Hold to wait for others (P-3 for others in the division), Friday: P-Hold to wait for others (P-4 for others in the division), Saturday: P-Hold (form letter received by family), Sunday: P-Hold, Monday (federal holiday) P-Hold, Tuesday: P-Hold to wait for others (P-5 for others in the division-form letter mailed), Wednesday: 1-1, Thursday: 1-2, Friday 1-3 (form letter received by another family in the division), Saturday: Hold, Sunday: Hold with Holiday Routine (the first opportunity to write for all in the division), Monday: 1-4 (division received mail for first time), Tuesday: 1-5, Wednesday: 2-1... If they needed to wait for those who arrived on Tuesday as well, then Thursday was 2-1 instead of Wednesday. This recruit is in a Push Division and will have 9 Fridays (P-2, P-Hold, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, and PIR) while others in the division will have 8 Fridays (P-4, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, and PIR)."
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It makes sense, though. If recruits are arriving on different days, at different times, and all have to begin training at the same time, they would have to "hold" some longer than others, to form a Training Group. Right?
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IDK...and please don't take me as an authority....I just know my SR said they would start training on Monday. Our recruiter told us that he would most likely go to GL (as a DEPPER) and have to wait for the TG to form up, which could have been a week or longer. And it sounds like that's what happened.
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