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Alumni of PIR 07/27/2012 TG 37 — 6 Divisions (227–230, 817 & 937)

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Is your son, daughter, husband, wife or dear friend going to be part of PIR 07/29/2012? If so, this is the place to talk, get information and plan to celebrate their accomplishments.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Apr 19, 2013

Welcome to PIR 07/27/2012! We're glad you joined us!

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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!

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW Jul 16, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 22, 2012 at 3:35am: ruzymommy - Glad you "came out'! The more the merrier!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 22, 2012 at 12:32am: Added a MARLINESPIKE Discussion. Your SR's will do this in Training Week 3.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 21, 2012 at 8:43pm: Those 4 weeks will seem like forever, but just wait, they will fly by quickly.

Comment by diannep on June 21, 2012 at 8:25pm: No problem, OmahaRudy: Thinking that you are "right on" with the training day count for your division. I counted back from PIR and figure today was either 2-3 or 2-4. 4 more weeks to go!

Comment by diannep on June 21, 2012 at 8:21pm: Wait, johunton: They really made him skip lunch and dinner? That doesn't sound right....never heard of SRs having to miss meals for punishment. Wow.

Comment by OhWendyPIR7/27(Ship 13 Div 229) on June 21, 2012 at 2:22pm: Omaha- Thanks for all of that. My son did not give me any details at all, other than it's hard and he hopes he makes it out alive.

Comment by OmahaRudy on June 21, 2012 at 2:15pm: We got our first letter yesterday! Since my son arrived on 5/29, he had two weeks of processing as they waited for their division to fill. They completed the first week of real boot camp on June 17, so my calculations put PIR 7/27 at 2-4, which translates to week two day four.

Apparently there has been some in-fighting and a little too much talking going on with the females, which has resulted in IT. He says he's holding his own, though.

He's very anxious to start learning more than how to fold clothes :)

He is the starboard watch section leader and says he has an "A" team of guys he can trust on watch. That "A" team is comprised of some of your sons/husbands :) We should all be SO proud.

He also passed his physical fitness assessment. He did not mention swimming, so I can't report on that.

He did say that the day he arrived they kept them going from 10 p.m. when they got GL until 8 p.m. the next night. Even after that long he had difficulty sleeping that first night. That first week they also mastered the fine art of waiting :)

That's all I know -- what do you know?

Comment by OmahaRudy on June 21, 2012 at 2:15pm: Dianne, where would I be without someone to watch over me :) You are correct! will post here, where I should have in the first place :)

Comment by diannep on June 21, 2012 at 1:31pm: OmahaRudy: DId you mean to post all about your letter on the PIR 07/20 page and not on here? Just realized that you didn't post it here.

Comment by diannep on June 21, 2012 at 1:28pm: Recruit handwriting is very legible block print! I swore the letter in my mailbox could NOT have been from MY sailor when he was at bootcamp...no way did he ever write like that. It was quite refreshing!