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Alumni of PIR 8/24/2012 TG 41 — 09 Divisions (261–268 & 941)

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This is a group for friends and family of SR's with a graduation PIR date of 08/24/02012 from Great Lakes, IL.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 98
Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2012

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Comment by Sailor12 on July 19, 2012 at 9:01pm: Division 265..got a phone call, am so happy!!!

Comment by FlowerGrower05 on July 19, 2012 at 8:38pm: Did you guys in DIV 266 get your calls today?!!!!!!! I did, I was so HAPPY he sounded so good. I really wasn't sure what to expect after reading some other posts, he was really positive though and sounded so good. We got to talk for almost 1/2 an hour. He said the high light of their day is getting to read their mail and write back, haha Write, Write, Write he says :) He has had his peanut butter shot already, passed the swim test, and is passing all his PT tests he says. I am so happy today, plus a got another letter today. Two days in a row. I'm a lucky Momma today!

Comment by csingl504 on July 19, 2012 at 7:11pm: Got a quick little letter on July 6th my daughter is ship 09 div 66 so happy to see others still waiting on a real letter.

Comment by diannep on July 19, 2012 at 6:19pm: Yes, Sailor12: I answered this question below too...you can take his cell and give it to him when you meet him at the airport!

Congrats on the letters and the call!

Comment by Sailor12 on July 19, 2012 at 5:35pm: Hello everyone, got a letter today super excited, he sounds in very good spirits, said no phone calls cause people didn't follow directions...want to take his cell phone cause I plan on meeting him at the airport, hopefully he can take it to A school...does anyone know if that's possible?

Comment by diannep on July 19, 2012 at 3:29pm: Yes, Sailor12: You should be able to give him his cell at the airport, just not while he is still at RTC.

Comment by Sailor12 on July 19, 2012 at 2:36pm: Hello everyone, got a letter today super excited, he sounds in very good spirits, said no phone calls cause people didn't follow directions...want to take his cell phone cause I plan on meeting him at the airport, hopefully he can take it to A school...does anyone know if that's possible?

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 19, 2012 at 2:29pm: Well phooey...my bad...I didn't see the "No Weather" sign on the WW last night so you can't go back and see how the rain and lightning looked.

Comment by diannep on July 19, 2012 at 8:20am: mom-11: Hell week is not as bad as it sounds...just very very busy, lots of inspections, up earlier each day. But it is also a turning point for them, where they feel much more positive about everything. So it is a good thing!

gamom: So sorry about the bad connection calls! There are some payphones up there that are in bad shape. My son had called home a couple of times on them. Try asking your SR to push/hold the cord into the handset because sometimes those cords are so S T R E T C H E D that they are popping out of the handsets. Hope he calls again soon...on a better phone!

FlowerGrower: Calls from your SRs are so random...no set time, set day. They may even write and say they will be calling a certain day, and then don't. That is because the division can lose calls for many things...or your SR may miss the call for something. So just keep that phone handy at all times!

Good morning all!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 19, 2012 at 12:47am: Oh my...it's raining and lightning in GL. I knew the Weather widget was interactive...and I have seen it snow in winter...but never lighting.

I know the WW is large but this is the smallest size for it to be so that it is interactive. Play around with it. The very top bar has the current date and time and then just below it the next four days...click the arrow and it will show more. Click the "LIVE" tab anytime to go back to current time.

The rest of the bar is for the marker (green) to move along throughout the day. You can click anywhere on it to change the time. So, if you don't see this until morning go back a day to about 12:30 AM and watch for awhile!

Hey...in the bottom left corner the number and the Olympic rings is a countdown for the London Olympics!

Wow...you can see the streaks and the whole screen lights up...

Sleep tight...to the Sailors and recruits at RTC...G'nite!