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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/06/2012 TG 34 — 10 Divisions (205–212, 815 & 934)

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We are all very proud of our loved ones that are serving our great country. This site is for those of us who want to share their thoughts, feelings and inspiration. We have a bond now so lets hold each other close as that special day draws near.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir07062012
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
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Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2014

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Comment by diannep on May 16, 2012 at 8:07am: twopercentsmom: Pants leg is rolled up because they have to step onto a computer to measure their size for boots. Mine wore shorts to bootcamp (end of Nov...he is a S. FL boy and refused to believe that it would be that much colder in Chicago/GL!). So I didn't get the pants leg rolled up in the box. But it sure does confuse lots of ladies on here! :-)

Comment by diannep on May 16, 2012 at 8:05am: Dana: My guess is that he WILL be writing. Mine also told me before he left that he probably wouldn't write because he doesn't like to write letters. Well, he wrote 5 of them! They have all that is familiar to them taken away away; they learn to appreciate family/friends like never before during bootcamp. My guess is that he will write. :-)

But remember...they can't write for the first 2 weeks of bootcamp until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. So letters usually start coming in during that 3rd or 4th week.

Good morning all!

Comment by ellen0502 on May 16, 2012 at 4:57am: Hello!!

I am another N4M veteran (a newbie at that). My sons PIR was 4/20, he has stayed in GL for A School (ET) and is currently in ATT (Apprentice Technical Training), which is basic electronics school, it also teaches the sailors that work on the same equipment, in every capacity, that a watcha-ma-call-it is a watcha-ma-call-it not a thing-a-ma-jig.

My father was a Naval officer during the Korean War and I have 2 retired JAG cousins, two aunts who are retired Navy nurses, an uncle who was a Navy transport pilot (he didn't like Bob Hope...lol) and one cousin currently in the fleet. So a Navy background it is for me.

You all are going on a great roller coaster ride, and faster than you may think right now you will have a Sailor. Looking forward to chatting with y'all and helping out where I can.

I was one of those that got the kid in the box, without the kid, in a week, but my form letter didn't arrive until about three weeks after my son left (P hold for him). He ended up in a push division so that was the time delay for me getting the form letter.

Hang in there the letters are coming soon, I promise!

Comment by Dana (Proud Seabee Mom) on May 16, 2012 at 12:05am: I live in Illinois (3 hrs from the base) and still have not received my letter--rrggg __ run to the door when the mail man arrives, and get let down--- my son is not a good writer, and tells me all the time "Quit worrying MOM - I can handle things" they just don't get that we worry ALL the time!!!!!

Comment by Teachermom(sh3div208)PIR 07/06 on May 15, 2012 at 11:55pm: We got the letter today confirming the 7/6 PIR...our son will be gone a week on Wednesday and we've received the "I made it safely" call, got the box yesterday and the letter today. I feel blessed that things are moving along and we havent had to wonder about him. I put my first letter in the mail today...I never dreamed writing could be such a sanity saver.

Comment by twopercentsmom(sh09div206PIR7/6) on May 15, 2012 at 11:32pm: Okay, finally got the box. We are in Northern CA, so I guess we are just on the outskirts too far that's why it took so long. Pants rolled up? yes cell phone battery in shoe? yes his registration paperwork when he arrived? yes pre stamped addressed envelopes from mom returned? yes (LOL) It's all good though. Sent out my first letter today, hopefully he will get it by Sunday.

Comment by diannep on May 15, 2012 at 7:42pm: "Officer" not "Office" Sorry!

Comment by diannep on May 15, 2012 at 7:42pm: Recruit Mail Petty Office, ScootersMom. They give "jobs" to the SRs. You all will hear about these from your SRs soon!

What normally happens is that your letters to them and their letters to you "cross" in the mail. So don't be surprised if your first letters from your SRs ask you why you haven't written? This upsets many...since some have started to write with the recruiter's address right after their SRs leave. But...by the time you receive their letters asking this, they usually have received your original letters.

Be sure to check the recruiter's address with the one on the form letter when it arrives. Sometimes they are different--the form letter one is the correct one. The recruiters get them from the computer, and sometimes they are "changed" after that. Don't worry...if you write to an address that your SR may no longer be at, the mail personnel will do their very best to get your letters to your SRs.

Comment by ScootersMom on May 15, 2012 at 7:20pm: oh, I didn't know the recruits handle the mail. Interesting....! Good to know.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 15, 2012 at 7:07pm: It is about 2 to 3 weeks after they arrive. It depends on how long it takes for their division to fill up and how long it takes for them to train someone in that division to handle the mail.