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ALUMNI OF PIR 06/22/2012 TG 32 — 9 Divisions (187–194 & 932)

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A place to meet other people whose SR is graduating on the same day. We are here for you if you need to cry, laugh, share or anything in between.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 76
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2013

Welcome to PIR 06/22/2012

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Comment by Julie (ship 3 division 188) on May 6, 2012 at 9:34pm: Livia you are lucky... I wish I got a phone call soon... I miss my husband terribly..

Comment by Livia on May 6, 2012 at 8:57pm: I'm a lucky girl, I received my first phone call tonight! It was a five minute call. Apparently he got to call for having shiny boots, hahaha!

Comment by JMT1366 (Ship 3 - Div 188) on May 6, 2012 at 7:53pm: I'm really hoping for a letter or call this week. Just want to know he's doing well.

Comment by Skyla (SHIP 07 DIV 191) on May 6, 2012 at 5:58pm: @JessicaB- He will be calling my cell. I don't even have a house phone :P No point these days with everyone attached to their cell phones.

Comment by Julie (ship 3 division 188) on May 6, 2012 at 9:07am: Good morning ladies!! Hope yall have a great sunday... Guess what? Another week down.. We are getting closer ladies.. It will be here before we know it.

Comment by diannep on May 6, 2012 at 8:11am: When my son was at bootcamp,. most of his calls came on the weekends. I have seen posts were ladies got calls in the early evenings. Like Lala said, they can happen at any time....they may even write and tell you a day they are "scheduled" to call...but many times, the calls don't come on that day. They can lose them for so many reasons...many times, not their fault (lack of time, change in schedule, etc). Sometimes the division calls, but your SR may have had watch, etc and may miss it.

So just keep that cell with you at all times...at the mailbox and in the bathroom too! If you miss the call, it is possible they can call right back, but with a line of SRs behind them, not likely. I kept mine on even in church (on vibrate) and held it in my hand, sitting on the end of the pew so I could make my escape to talk to him. Thankfully, I never had to do that!

Good morning all!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 5, 2012 at 9:36pm: Unfortunately they don't get to pick the time to call. Most of the time they won't even know they are getting a call because they will surprise them with it. Maybe you can talk to them at work and let the know why it is so important to have your cell. I will say most of my calls came in the evening hours. If you are East coast time that will help you as well since you are ahead of them on time.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 5, 2012 at 8:55pm: Yay, I am so happy to have another group of outstanding people to get to know and become friends with. I know you are all anxious to get started and have this bootcamp experience behind you :-)

I am Lora, better known as Lala the Ribbon Queen lol. I have been on this site for 2 years. My daughter left for bootcamp May 25th 2010. I cannot believe it has been that long. It seems like on a few short months ago. I know 8 weeks seems like an eternity but it will be over before you know it. The days will drag by but the weeks will pass quickly :-) For now get your pen to paper and start writing those letters. Mail call is the sweetest sound in the world to the recruits other than when they get to call home and hear your voice :-) Even if they said you don't have to write do it anyway. They will change their mind. Write every day if at all possible. You and your recruit will be glad you did.

If you have any questions at all please ask them on this page. There are several of us who are hear every day helping out and answering questions and we love it. We spend most of our time on the main PIR group main pages like this one and have several PIR groups that we are active on. So, we may not always find your questions if they are posted on discussion pages instead of here.

Have a great time getting to know your new NAVY family. They will understand you and what you are going through better than you own family will on most days. You will have new members finding this group everyday so be sure to welcome them. Welcome to Navy for Moms!!!

Comment by diannep on May 5, 2012 at 8:43pm: leftwayleft: They can call during the day OR the evening.

Comment by mumof4 (ship 02, div 932) on May 5, 2012 at 8:34pm: This all sounds really great about carrying the cell with you, BUT we have NO cell service at our house; the mailbox is 1/4 of a mile down the driveway, so the house phone doesn't get service there. I am hoping he is savvy enough to know what my schedule is and to call at work during the day and the house phone at night. He gave me the line when he left that he would just leave a message that he was there because he knew his little brother had soccer practice that night. He DID call my cell (which I had turned on and service where we were), which I am really grateful for!