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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/17/2012TG 40 — 13 Divisions (249–260 & 940)

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PIR 08/17/2012

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir07202012
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 113
Latest Activity: Aug 23, 2012

Welcome to PIR 08/17/2012

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 le85(MC/Rota) on July 12, 2012 at 10:01pm: My Sailor's Anchor - Thanks for sharing, I love the shot in the butt. What a sense of humor you SR has.

Comment by My Sailor's Anchor on July 12, 2012 at 9:44pm

Comment by AmOm on July 12, 2012 at 6:36pm: For those in ship 7 and are now in ship 14, here is the new address.
SR Last Name, First Name MI
Ship 14 USS Arizona Div 257
3410 Sailor Drive
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3510

Comment by jtuttle25 on July 12, 2012 at 5:28pm: So excited, just got my 2nd call about 20 minutes ago and another letter today. My daughter said they were going to get to call for an hour today but apparently some mess ups cost them 55 minutes so all we got to talk was 5 minutes but I'll take it. She had to get off the phone when I heard the RDC come into the room yelling, she was like I gotta go. Sooooo glad to hear to from her, I hope everyone gets phone calls

Comment by diannep on July 12, 2012 at 4:29pm: Not all divisions have men and women. There are all-male and integrated (male/female) divisions. They train together in the integrated but have separate barracks (thank goodness!).

Comment by my2boyz (ship 11 div 131) on July 12, 2012 at 4:13pm: Well no letter today but saw a few on FB received some which brings me to a question for the experts? I know that a division is formed by boys and girls. What do they exactly do together and then when they're not.

Comment by diannep on July 12, 2012 at 3:59pm: seamonkey: The furthest airport is Midway. Ohare is the closest but with traffic, may take longer to get to RTC than from Milwaukee to RTC. Milwaukee (many times) is cheaper. to fly into...and no traffic. Straight shot to RTC.

But remember...sailors don't usually fly out of there...they usually fly out of Chicago airports. So if you will be waiting at the airport with your sailor before leaving for A School, consider that when booking your return flight. We always advise people to stay at least until Sunday anyway...just in case out-of-town A School students don't leave until then. Plans can change and do with the Navy!

If your sailor will be staying in GL for A School, but sure to book out either late Sunday night or even Monday. They should have daytime liberty over the weekend with you.

Comment by AmOm on July 12, 2012 at 2:57pm: I'm still at work so I haven't gotten home to check my mailbox but my girl friend sent me a text message saying that she got two letters and that my SR became master at arms on day 2 and is military police. She also said that ship 7 did change to ship 14 and they do have a new address. I'll post more when I get home and get my letters I hope.

Comment by my2boyz (ship 11 div 131) on July 12, 2012 at 1:14pm: Forgot where I found the distances from the different Airports to RTC? Help again please. Thank you.

Comment by my2boyz (ship 11 div 131) on July 12, 2012 at 1:07pm: Good morning. Southwest starting prices are $69. Leaving San Jose/ San Fransisco CA is $209./$207. Yikes! Decisions decisions.