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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/03/2013 TG 34 - 11 Divisions (247-256, and 934).
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 07/03 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 07/03/2013! 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 Tammy (Ship3Div254) on May 19, 2013 at 10:00pm
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Yes I don't know why but I'm sitting here on my couch balling my eyes out. I haven't gotten a call yet. This hurts so bad. I just want to know he's okay.
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Comment by Craig on May 19, 2013 at 9:51pm
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Thought you guys might enjoy this...
All of below stuff is in the various ship stories that I write, which are in the discussion area above....
~ This is the entire USS Triton ship-12 story ~
But here are the highlights....
A "ship" at boot camp is truly just a building. They call it a ship just to get the newbies to start using that word.
- Each ship (building) has its own name. For example, Ship 12, the USS Triton.
- Each ship has 3 floors.
- On each floor they have 4 divisions. So you have 3 floors x 4 divisions = 12 divisions per ship.
- Each division has ~88 sailors, so you have 88 sailors x 12 division = 1056 sailors per ship. However, during the surge months, they can easily move walls and have ~84 sailors x 18 division = 1512 sailors per ship.
- What people get messed up on is they think each ship graduates (PIR) on the same date. It doesn't. One a few divisions will graduate. You can a couple divisions from USS Triton Ship-12, a couple from USS Arizona Ship 14, maybe 4 divisions the USS Kearsarge Ship 11, and maybe four divisions from the USS Chicago Ship 7. So at PIR (graduation) many ships are represented.
Here is what the ships look like. All ships are exactly the same since they were contacted at the same time.
This is the USS Triton Ship-12:
The Galley (chow hall) and Training rooms are in the left building, the center is the Quarter Deck, and the right is the sleeping Compartments.
This is the overall picture of the sleeping compartment.
Here is the end of the building. On the end, right in the middle, is where your recruits will normally enter the building. If they are in a group of 10 or less they will enter the building through the Quarterdeck. There are two division per side, so 4 division per floor. There are 3 floors. So you have 4 x 3 = 12 divisions per ship.
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Comment by diannep on May 19, 2013 at 9:05pm
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You're very welcome, Tysmom. We all love helping you ladies through bootcamp!
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Comment by Tysmom on May 19, 2013 at 7:40pm
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diannep: Thank you so much for all your encouragement on here. It really helps to have a support group to get through this big change.
Tammy(Ship3Div254): These last few weeks have been very difficult for me & sounds like for you too! We will all make it through this together!
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 19, 2013 at 7:08pm
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Just so you have an idea, I live in Southern California and the cost was $1200 for me and my other daughter to travel to Great Lakes (airfare, hotel, and rental car). It was worth every penny for me!!
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eileenc,
PIR is an incredibly memorable and great rite of passage for our Boot Camp graduates! The only downside I can see is that the actual time that you get to spend with your new Sailor is very, very short, about 14 hours--7 hours on PIR day and 9 hours at the airport.
Whereas in A school, after they get to Phase 2 and after, you will get to spend more actual time with them, like entire days starting a 5 am and them returning to their base at night.
I think you SR daughter is so sweet to think of the expense of PIR vs the time you get to be together, but it will be an awesome experience that she might second-guess why she asked you not to attend. If you have her order the PIR dvd ($29), you will be able to see the ceremony and all the divisions, but picking her out in her division will be more difficult.
I don't know how close you live to Great Lakes, but would driving or the train be less costly? Maybe flying to PIR, then driving to her A school would be a way that would work out? She is thinking it is a major holiday and everything will be more expensive. Just do your research, take a good hard look at your finances, and the time you will be able to spend with her. I wish that the RTC would just definitely say if the Sailors will fly out later than July 4th or make an accommodation for our nation's birthday, but they have to work with what travel arrangements are available to them.
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Comment by Navymomx2 on May 19, 2013 at 6:52pm
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So I stepped out of the car for five minutes today and I MISSED HIS FIRST CALL!!!!I started bawling on the spot. He did call and got through to my husband. It's such a tough time, these first couple weeks. It's two weeks closer to graduation, thankfully. Speaking of graduation,I booked our family at the Ramada, but after reading some of your posts I am second guessing that decision. I am going to look into other places... don't wanna spend my summer vacation getting lice or bed bugs.
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The shuttles are actually taxis that operate as shuttles on PIR morning. Various hotels will use them---ask your hotel if they use them...if not, you can sign up for Sarge's at his MeetandGreet. Ramada has its own shuttle. Navy Lodge doesn't use them, but Sarge's shuttle will pick you up there if you like.
They have different times that they pickup....they just keep making trips back and forth from the hotels to RTC. $3/pp each way, and your sailor (the ones flying out for A School) can return to the hotel with you. Those moving over to GL A School base will be doing that shortly after PIR is over, so they won't ride with you. You will pick them up later on the A School base (next to RTC).
We stayed at Residence when we were there, and signed up for our shuttle time when we checked in. We were on the 6:30 shuttle and it worked out great!
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Thanks Annette, that is very helpful!
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My daughter called yesterday too! I was so excited to get her phone call! We talked for 20 minutes and got all caught up on the events of boot camp. I am only bummed because she does't want me to come to PIR and I don't know what to do. I want to go but she doesn't want me to come, she would rather I go to see her when she is in A school, in San Antonio. Does anyone else have a similar situation?
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- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- Calls from your SR
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- 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!
- Writing Letters ~ Jokes and Fun Stuff to include in your letters/Contact Lenses and Make-Up
- Boot Camp Questionnaires
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE OVER INTERNET
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