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Alumni of PIR 08/10/2012 TG 39 — 09 Divisions (241–248 & 939)

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This is the official group for PIR 08/10/2012 :) If you have a loved one that is graduating on this day, then this is the place to find out all your information, to talk with other family members of SR's and to plan to celebrate their accomplishments before you know it!

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 64
Latest Activity: Jun 28, 2018

Welcome to PIR 08/10/2012 :)

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture.

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 26, 2012 at 8:21pm: But as you can see 247's MPO is already trained and so they should be receiving mail soon!

Comment by WadesMoM on June 26, 2012 at 8:20pm: OUCH, that didnt come out right!!! The comment "A REAL CONCERN", No concern of ours is small, I just meant its a MAJOR one to me.. didnt mean to sound rude.. SORRY

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 26, 2012 at 8:19pm: So, I am thinking that this coming Sunday will be the first day for them to write.

Comment by WadesMoM on June 26, 2012 at 8:19pm: I have a real concern, I wonder what percentage of SR are held back from their PIR's for what ever reason? I am so afraid of booking a flight too soon, yet I'm equally as scared to wait til the last min to book it as well.. What should I do??? If my son's PIR is set back for what ever reason, I'm afraid I couldn't afford the transfer, and the transferable flights are almost triple in price!!!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 26, 2012 at 8:09pm: It would be the second Sunday after the whole Division is formed.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 26, 2012 at 7:50pm: Not diannep...but I am sure that they are granted their first writing privileges together as far as a Division as a whole...writing time is usually designated...from what I know...but diannep will certainly have some even better input.

It doesn't matter "when" they arrive really once they are in their Division;TG;PIR date. Recruits can arrive on the same day to RTC and even be in completely different PIR dates. It's just about the filling of the Ships...performing Divisions and if there ae SPECOPS...so arrival and then "filling" can then be a bit random.

Say a Division doesn't have enough recruits to "fill" it from those days arrivals...it will wait for the next batch to complete it.

Comment by diannep on June 26, 2012 at 7:37pm: rpgolfmom: Just saw your post where your SR said he could distribute the first mail today or tomorrow. YAH! How long has he been up there? I'm wondering if this is before the 2 week mark? He may have been a "quick learner" and therefore mail delivery can start early. Let's hope!

Comment by diannep on June 26, 2012 at 7:35pm: I do believe that brother divisions are housed in the same ship...but hmmm....not sure? My son's were.

Comment by diannep on June 26, 2012 at 7:34pm: megan> Receiving/writing their first letters is based on the training of the Recruit Mail Petty Officer in each division. That person must be trained before mail delivery starts. So it is a division "thing." Once they get their first mail (usually on a Sunday after being there two weeks), they will get regular mail delivery M-F from then on. They may only be allowed to write once a week for a while, but more often as bootcamp moves along.

Comment by diannep on June 26, 2012 at 7:32pm: JakesMom: Look up above towards the top of the page. See the rectangle that says "Meet and Greets?" Click on the info line below it. Explains the MeetandGreets and introduces you to SARGE. He has a MeetandGreet and also has a transportation service for sailors/families in the GL area. He is retired military and full of info!

For anyone needing his transportation services (good rates!), here is his number. Call or text him:

847-212-0246