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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/24/2015 TG 37 9 Divisions (243-250, and 937)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 07/24/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 75
Latest Activity: Aug 20, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 07/24/2015! 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
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Discussion Forum
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Divisions 245 and 246 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by JakesMom Jul 31, 2015. 65 Replies 7 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 249 and 250 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by van1612 Jul 24, 2015. 137 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 247 and 248 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Emy muan Jul 21, 2015. 40 Replies 5 Likes
Pics
Started by Myst. Last reply by Chris Jul 10, 2015. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 243 and 244 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Navymom64 Jul 10, 2015. 32 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 937
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by SmIlNgNaVyMoM Jul 8, 2015. 18 Replies 4 Likes
^^^^^ BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by Asia Jul 7, 2015. 2 Replies 6 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by RoseMarie on June 12, 2015 at 2:50pm
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I haven't received a letter yet from my son. I stalk the mail carrier every day, lol.
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Comment by JackRussellMom on June 12, 2015 at 2:47pm
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Good Afternoon! Still no letter today for me from my son, anyone else get a letter? About SARGE'S meet and greet I did some research on NavyforDads (hey why not) and they had a little write up about Sarge. About how he does this meet and greet free of charge and he only asks for a donation to help out with the food. His wife does the baking and he does all these meet and greets out of the goodness of his heart. It was very interesting. I'm hoping to meet a lot of you there. I think he also does shuttle for many of the hotels. Our Navy for Moms site that we are on is much better but if you are like me and are looking for info from anywhere possible you should check out the NavyforDads site there was some interesting stuff there too. Hope everyone is hanging in there today. :)
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Comment by ellen0502 on June 12, 2015 at 12:01pm
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Comment by CatMom509 on June 12, 2015 at 11:30am
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Happy Friday!!
"And let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not
lose heart."
Galatians 6:9
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RoseMarie: My son is giong to A school in Meridian, also. :)
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Comment by diannep on June 12, 2015 at 7:10am
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Good Morning!
RoseMarie: My son went to Meridian MS for A School back in early 2010. He liked it there, but didn't like that most in his class were "held" for several weeks after completion before they could go on Leave! But it happens sometimes...."holding" in the Navy, to start classes, after finishing classes.....all very normal!
When my son left Bootcamp, their flight was delayed a couple of times. By the time they finally took off, they were going to miss their connection in ATL. Delta put them up for a night in a hotel...uh oh....new sailors, cooped up in Bootcamp for weeks, now on the loose in ATL! :-) Yes, they had rules to follow and one in their group was "in charge" but still. You will find when you go to PIR that they are very worried about breaking any rules when on Liberty with you....they have been threatened big time with what "could happen" if they are caught breaking any rules. Even my son, who didn't always color inside the lines as a child, was paranoid on Liberty to do the right thing! He said they were threatened with being held at Bootcamp longer before heading to A School, and they sure want to get out of Bootcamp!
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My son will be going to A school is Mississippi. Anyone else's child going there??
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MamaCeCe, Your son must also be able to carry everything he has by himself, he already has a sea bag, a garment bag, and a back pack. Packed in that would be all of his uniforms, outerwear, boots, towels, etc., anything the Navy has issued to him. This stuff alone weighs 80+ pounds.
Everything he has in A School will travel with him to C School (ET or FC both have C School), and he must carry it. After C School he can come home on leave before leaving for his permanent duty station, and again everything he has must go with him.
He will find out quickly there is a difference between what he wants, what he needs, and what he is willing to carry that isn't Navy issued.
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Comment by MamaCeCe on June 12, 2015 at 12:25am
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Thank you so much ellen0502 I guess that huge suitcase he packed before he left was pointless. :)
Thanks for the advice!
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RoseMarie, Sarges meet and greet is at a bar, but the bar itself is closed to the general public for the M&G, so all ages are allowed. It is "kid" friendly. :)
MamaCeCe, Ask your son if he would like you to bring any civies with you to PIR. He may want a couple pair of his favorite jeans, lounge pants, boxers :), and a couple t-shirts. He probably won't want much more than that, and he may even have changed sizes while in BC.
If you take t-shirts, any shirt that is white, black or navy blue must have some sort of printing on it. The shirts they wear out may not appear to be their Navy underwear. If in doubt make sure something is printed on the front.
Jeans cannot be tattered, torn, patched, and the leg bottoms cannot touch the ground. Yep...even rules for their civilian clothes. :)
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