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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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• 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:

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 30, 2013 at 12:56am: Div 338 is most likely near mid to end of Training Week Two. If your SR mentioned a big test it most likely is their 1st Academic test on:

2-3 Day:
- Test one on:
~~First Aid
~~ Enlisted Rate/Rank recognition
~~ Uniform and Grooming
~~ US Navy Ships and Aircraft

They also have a couple of "first" inspections as well.

See this NavyDEP thread that has detailed info as to what happens from P-days to end of Training week 6:

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

The above link is also in the PAGE:

What ARE They Doing in Boot Camp? Synopsis, Videos and a Day-by-Day...

PAGES has lots of info that we will be posting throughout the next weeks until PIR for your reference convenience :-). PAGES is located here on your PIR GROUP just under the MEMBERS pictures.

Comment by Lynn on July 30, 2013 at 12:30am: My son is also in DIV 338, he did mention a test, but can't remember for the life of me. I was so focused in just hearing his voice. I'm sorry..

Comment by zachsmom94 (Ship 3 DIV 338) on July 29, 2013 at 11:29pm: Does anyone know what type of test Div 338 has tomorrow? Still haven't heard anything from my SR!!

Comment by bchis on July 29, 2013 at 5:45pm: Yeah, the idea that they own my wife (which means they own half of ME!) bothers me... but that's just the way it is, I suppose.

Comment by diannep on July 29, 2013 at 5:16pm: Lynn: Yep! The best way to think of it is that the Navy pretty much "owns" your child. Tough to think that way, but true. If there are issues, your SR/sailor will have to be the one to address them. My son would say that the Navy owned him, and I would remind him that they also take care of him.

Anyway, it is really hard for those of you with the younger SRs....mine was 23 when he went in and had lived on his own, so it wasn't so drastic for me. But it is hard when they are still "young" to know they are in charge of decisions they may not have faced before. But they learn!

Comment by CatMom509 on July 29, 2013 at 3:17pm: Hi Friends!

      "I will give You thanks in the great assembly;

       among throngs of people I will praise You."

                                                       Psalm 35:18

Comment by Phoebs on July 29, 2013 at 3:13pm: My SR said he had to get his Wisdom Teeth cut out in his letter. I didn't think to much about it at the time. I didn't realize they would be doing it during BC. I will have to wait and see if he tells me about it in his next letter.

Comment by ellen0502 on July 29, 2013 at 2:28pm: They do get pain meds and 2-3 days SIQ and LLD when their wisdom teeth are removed. They are taken care of. :)

When you look at the random photos on the RTC FB page look at the photos that are taken in the berthing quarters, you may see some recruits in their rack. Those recruits in their racks are SIQ with wisdom teeth, illness, minor injury, etc.

Comment by Valerie ( Ship 2 Div 943) on July 29, 2013 at 1:50pm: When my son called me yesterday, he said he was getting his wisdom teeth removed today, he also said that half the folks in his div have been on medical light duty from their wisdom being pulled.

Comment by grateful-Ship13Div333 on July 29, 2013 at 1:45pm: Thank you diannep! SR's father and I assumed that they decided it's best to take the teeth now so there are no issues down the road. When my kids were younger the dentist did tell us those wisdom teeth would have to come out. It was no surprise.

Lynn, I understand your frustration as a parent. We went through this when our kids were at college. Although we were paying the tuition, we were not privy to their medical/dental issues while there. My SR is 25 years old so I've grown accustomed to not knowing everything. And you know what? They manage to do fine without this mama's worries.... And that is a good thing. :)