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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/06/2013 TG 43 - 11 Divisions (331-340 and 943)

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Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 09/06/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.

Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 107
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 09/06/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

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~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

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Comment by CatMom509 on August 13, 2013 at 10:42am: Hello Friends!

     "Create in me a pure heart, O God,

      and renew a steadfast spirit in me."

                                        Psalm 51:10

Comment by CatMom509 on August 13, 2013 at 10:42am: Yup, unconditional love from our pets!! We loved them first and they love us right back, are usually easy to find, appreciate treats we give them, and don't mind our hugs!!

Comment by diannep on August 13, 2013 at 8:56am: Donna: Ahhhh....Labs....I am so in love with Labs! Had them in my family since I was in high school and my brother brought home our first pup! That was in the early 70's! Our current one is a rescue....and he has my heart. 10 yrs old now (had him since he was almost 5). We had a black one like yours named SLATE who was adorable! Lived until 17 yrs old!

Why can't kids be as loving, forgiving, adoring, and trusting as our pups are??? :-) Can't imagine life without my dogs!

Good Morning All !

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 12, 2013 at 10:39pm: Donna, maybe you could get him a big dog pillow and use your SR's blanket to make a cover for it :) I bet he would love that :)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 12, 2013 at 10:33pm: Jordan"Mom, I am the one who has the embroidered HERO shirts, you choose the style of shirt, color of shirt and color of embroidery, Diannep posted the link to my website below :)

Thanks so much everyone, so glad you liked the letter :)

Comment by diannep on August 12, 2013 at 8:13pm: Sarge 847 212 0246

Comment by diannep on August 12, 2013 at 8:10pm: Sharla: Renting a car is still the most cost effective way to get around up there. But if you aren't comfortable doing that, you may want to contact Sarge and use his shuttle services. If you share his cabs with others on this site, it will save all of you some money. He does airport pickups/drop offs and will take those of you who want to wait at the airports with your new sailors until they leave out there also. Like I said, he does give discounts to Navy personnel.

Comment by SeaBeeMoM on August 12, 2013 at 5:23pm: JLM-MN Ship 12 Div 332

I sure hope your enjoying your Monkey Farts lol. It was a pleasure to make it for you :)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 12, 2013 at 4:02pm: The Final PFA is done in Training week 6. All qualifications must be met before a Recruit may go on to Battlestations.

Battlestations may start as early as the Wednesday the week before PIR. It is not done on Fridays or Saturdays ever...as a rule. We may not post the actual date of Battlestations for a Division before it takes place. RTC considers this "ship movement" and a breach of OPSEC. Afterwards is fine though :-)

Captains Cup takes place on the last Saturday before PIR...so there will be Recruits and Sailors participating of some Divisions have already gone through Battlestations.

The final week...That's correct about paperwork etc. as well as practicing for PIR. My son had Battlestations early...so they also did some cleaning of compartments in preparation for incoming recruits :-).

Comment by 1navyson on August 12, 2013 at 3:38pm: I dont know that I can tell you the order- my memory of the first time is a bit off- but what I remember is that battle stations is last. It is not a specific day of the week as they have to get all graduating division through in about a 7 day window, plus there is a holiday that they have to work in there. Once the division is finished with battle stations, they still keep busy with paperwork and all the stuff to process everyone from GL to their A schools.

If you are not comfortable with driving, I would use taxi's. Even though we drive to GL last time, we used a taxi for PIR and getting my SR back to base. My SR just wanted to hang out and do nothing- breath and not think- so did not want to sight see or shop. He couldn't take anything back to base and we did not plan on going to the airport so it did not make sense to shop. When he got to A school, he made a few friends and they pooled together for a taxi to go the mall and get a new cell phone and a laptop. I don't know that everyone will get that opportunity, it is just what I remember.