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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.
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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/31/2013 TG 29 - 10 Divisions (205-212, 811 and 929)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 05/31/2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Your current Group "veteran members" are:
diannep
LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
ellen0502
♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW
Betsy, son on Stennis carrier
Craig
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 70
Latest Activity: May 31, 2016
WELCOME to PIR 05/31/2013! 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.
~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.
~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.
~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.
~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:
• 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 BPATT'sMom205 on April 29, 2013 at 5:09pm
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thanks ellen0502 that makes me feel better!! :-) actually it's going down that's the killer for me! Trying get some more weight off and ride my bike everyday to help.
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Comment by ellen0502 on April 29, 2013 at 4:22pm
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BPATT'sMom, I have bad knees too so I feel your pain. There are stairs like Guidosmom said, and railings. My 82 year old mother, who rode in a wheelchair to the drill hall, because of distance, made it all the way to the top to sit in the back row with us, so very doable.
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Comment by Guidosmom#66 on April 29, 2013 at 4:15pm
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BPATT'sMom205 yes they are !!! I was told the end of this week will be the beginning of hell week for our boys.. hoping they get to call this weekend so we can give them praise and encourage them for hell week .. XCmomof2 I agree they are starting to sound more certain and confident of the choice they have made ... so excited to see the changes... big hugs and blessing's to our boys..
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hey--I have a question for the VET moms or someone who has been to PIR... the bleachers, do they have stairs leading to the seating? I have rotten knees and would prefer to climb stairs to the row we will sit in... if they don't I'll just get help from my family... thinking of minor stuff...haha :-)
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Guidosmom66--that's so sweet... those kids are all being bathed in prayer aren't they?
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Comment by Momwhoisproud on April 29, 2013 at 3:07pm
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Ok so for this group graduating on 5/31 what week of training is this for them? Just want to see if you get what I get.
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Hell week isn't as bad as it sounds. :) There are lots of inspections (and by RDC's from other divisions), testing on the training they have learned, PFA's, etc. It is just a busy week for them, even more so than the last three weeks of training,
In the pages column, just under the member icons, there is a link to what they are doing day by day in boot camp, there is more information about hell week there for you.
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Comment by diannep on April 29, 2013 at 2:31pm
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Hell week is also the turnaround week for them when you will notice more positive attitudes. They have accomplished alot by this time (4th week of training, about 5th week or so of bootcamp) and they know they will be sailors in just two more weeks after that!
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can anybody tell me what hell week is ???
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Good Morning Ladies!!!
BPATTsMom 205 I just wased my kid in the box sunday lol... however before I did that...... I sat on my porch with a cup of coffee and his sweat shirt in my hands............ lol..... praying for all our boys to come together .... have a great day ladies ...
Pages (13)
- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- What ARE They Doing in Boot Camp? Synopsis, Videos and a Day-by-Day account (up to Week #6) from a Sailor. PLUS-Boot Camp for Dummies!
- Calls from your SR
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- Writing Letters ~ Jokes and Fun Stuff to include in your letters/Contact Lenses and Make-Up
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- Flags and Pennants that your DIV can earn while at BC
- After PIR – Liberty; Sailors Departures from RTC/USO Info
- DIVISION TSHIRTS
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