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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/18/2015 TG 45 - 10 Divisions (309-316, 819 and 945)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 09/18/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 92
Latest Activity: Nov 9, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 09/18/2015! 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:

• 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.

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Comment by diannep on August 17, 2015 at 4:52pm: *all should GRADUATE on time!

Comment by diannep on August 17, 2015 at 4:51pm: RDCs will threaten to "asmoe" (setback) an entire division....to motivate them. This will NOT happen, but individuals can/will be asmoed. So unless an individual is asmoed for any reason....medical, academic, disciplinary, etc....all should graduation on time!

Comment by CatMom509 on August 17, 2015 at 4:23pm: SeaBee Mom,

No catching up on training on Saturdays. They do keep them busy, but it is not counted as a training day as those only occur Mondays - Fridays and if a Federal Holiday happens, that day is treated as a holiday like Sundays are. Regardless, all the SRs complete their training in the time alotted during Boot Camp~~

Comment by CatMom509 on August 17, 2015 at 4:18pm: Greetings!

     "For the bread of God is He

      who comes down from Heaven

      and gives life to the world."

                                      John 6:33

Comment by KYNavyMomma on August 17, 2015 at 4:11pm: ellen0502- this is the first explanation I have seen or heard that actually makes sense. Thank you so much. I get it now....I really just need to stop putting emphasis on where I "think" they are or should be as far as training days, and just go with it. Thank you thank you!

Comment by SailorW'sWife on August 17, 2015 at 12:37pm: I got a call 12 days ago, it was an hour long. I get some letters every Thursday but I was just hoping for a call this week. My SR is div 819. He had his wisdom teeth taken out a few years ago (so I hope that wasn't it, lol) the letters are usually enough to keep me sane though!

Comment by amy1975 on August 17, 2015 at 12:15pm: My SR is 309..I didn't get to speak to him this past Saturday...he called his dad..he only got to talk to him 2 minutes ..I am sure you all will get a phone call soon.

Comment by ellen0502 on August 17, 2015 at 12:03pm: Here is the scoop on a push division. Training is still done in order, they don't "jump ahead", but what others do in week three your recruits may have done part of it in week 2. What others are doing in week 4, your recruits may have started in week three.

For your recruits it is just a tighter time frame, and PUSH happens in almost all TG's. Your recruits might know their PUSH and getting things done faster, but it is like cramming for a test. Just get it done. :)

Example, and only an example: The other divisions have all done Marlinspike on Week 3 day 5, and you recruits is reporting it was done on Week 3 Day 3. Firefighting for the other divisions started Week 5 Day 1, but your started Week 4 Day 4.

It will confuse you if you try to follow the day to day schedule, just throw that out the window for your recruits. Much will be done on the same week, but a lot not on the same day, and even some of "next weeks" stuff might be thrown at them "this week".

Ask what week and day they are on, and keep track of their weeks so you kind of know what they are doing. :) Ask them what they have done that week and you may be able to figure out what they are doing next....sort of. LOL

My son spent 16 calendar days in processing and on p hold, they were waiting for 60 females to arrive (yes, 60). All of us moms were so confused until we found out they were PUSH almost 4 weeks after they arrived.

Form letters came for us three weeks after they arrived, and my son ended up in a division with a PIR a week earlier than expected. We were all beginning to think they lost our recruits until that form letter came. LOL They actually had BS the night of Week 6 Day 3-4.

It all works out ladies (and gentlemen), I promise!!!

Comment by KYNavyMomma on August 17, 2015 at 11:42am: amy1975, do you mind my asking what division your SR is in?

Comment by KYNavyMomma on August 17, 2015 at 11:41am: SailorW's wife, so sorry you haven't heard from him yet. Sorry, too, if it sounds as though some may be rubbing it in. I know that horrible feeling of no contact, but hoping very soon you'll get your call> Probably when you least expect it. Hoping you get both a call and a letter this week.