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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/31/2012 TG 42 — 12 Divisions (269–278, 818 & 942)

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This is a group for family & friends of SRs who PIR is 8/31/2012!

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 126
Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2013

Welcome to PIR 8/31/2012!

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 11, 2012 at 2:50pm: kbreane - Here is a link to an about.com on the Museums in Chicago:

http://chicago.about.com/od/artsculture/tp/Top-Ten-Chicago-Museums.htm

Here is one for a PAGE that has info for the Navy Pier, also downtown.

NAVY PIER/MUSEUMS/GURNEE MILLS MALL

Many like to go to the Gurnee Mall (close by) on PIR day as time is short...the "Sailor Strut" is a must for many as it is the first time they are allowed to wear that well earned dress uniform in Public! It is HUGE and is in a "Z" shape form. It has a Bass Pro ShopOutdoor World in it...lots of the men Sailors love that one!

Here is a link to the Gurnee Mall:

GURNEE MALL

Comment by CodeysMom on August 11, 2012 at 1:56pm: My plane reservations are booked! my hotel is booked! And my car rental is booked!!!! 19 more days :)) Im sooo excited!

Comment by ohcheet (nuke MM3) on August 11, 2012 at 12:25pm: Looks like 272 is getting to call....get the phones out!!

Comment by kbreanne on August 11, 2012 at 11:22am: Does anyone know what they're planning on doing after PIR? My husband wrote me to research what there is to do. He says since he hasn't seen any of Illinois apart from the bus ride from the airport, it'd be nice to know what it looks like haha

Comment by nursecat(ship 2/ DIV 942) on August 11, 2012 at 7:28am: I need some help, last week I found a link to a list of jobs in the Navy & if you clicked on a particular job it then opened a pdf document telling you what a school they went to, what they learned at a school & what civilian jobs they could do after. Now I cant find it to show my husband. Can someone pease help??

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 11, 2012 at 6:54am: in case anyone will arrive early for PIR or will be site seeing on Sat. There are fireworks at the Navy Pier every Wednesday and Saturday night.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 11, 2012 at 12:40am: Fireworks on the Weather Widget tonight...should come up when you first open this page...to see them again refresh the page...fun!

Comment by diannep on August 10, 2012 at 5:06pm: ...anything received after PIR Day is forwarded to A School.

Comment by diannep on August 10, 2012 at 2:39pm: We aren't sure when their last mail delivery is....I would think the day before PIR? Maybe even PIR day, but not sure on that.

Comment by diannep on August 10, 2012 at 8:08am: Hoping to see more of you post here today! Good Morning!

Does anyone have any BattleStations dates for this group? If you have heard one from your SR, please friend request/private message it to me. I will be keeping a schedule. We are not allowed to post them on the pages here, just private message them.