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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/21/2012 TG 45 — 9 Divisions (299–306 & 945)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 09/21/2012. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 81
Latest Activity: Sep 3, 2015

WELCOME TO PIR 09/21/2012

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 4, 2012 at 5:54pm: This is too funny Craig...love it!

Comment by KathrineA on August 4, 2012 at 4:21pm: ROFLOL@Craig.I told my other kids what he would be called and they cracked up...I think that they will be using this whenever they talk to him.....LOL

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 4, 2012 at 12:49pm: I love all the names for them lol. I had to make her a sticker for her car IYAOYAS :-)

Comment by Craig on August 4, 2012 at 12:02pm: katheineA -

AD Aviation Machinists Mate = "Nosepicker"

They pick apart the nose of the plane. They inspect, adjust, test, repair and overhaul aircraft engines and propellers.maintenance of turbo-jet aircraft engines and associated equipment.

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 4, 2012 at 11:13am: That is great Craig, I am definitely going to call her that :-) Thanks

Comment by KathrineA on August 4, 2012 at 10:14am: So Craig....if my son is AD what would they call him?

Comment by Craig on August 4, 2012 at 2:21am: Lala - You should really mess with your daughter. She's a AOAN and will be taking the advancement test, and if she makes it will be an AO3. However...

This is what you do. Next time you call her, tell her "I understand that if you pass your advancement test you will be a BB3". She'll think your crazy!... then you will explain that you know more than her about her rating.

What does this mean?

In the Navy, the sailors call each other by different terms. Some are:

Submarine guys = "Bubbleheads"

Air ratings = "Airdales"

Engineers = "Snipes"

Cryptology = "Spooks"

Construction = "Seabee"

Nuclear power = "Nukes"

However, within each group we also have names for the different ratings. Some are:

ABF Aviation Boatswains Mate Fuels = "Grapes"

HT Hull Maintenance Technician = "Turd Chaser"

BM Boatswains Mate = "Boats" or "Rope Dopes"

BT Boiler Technician = "Bilge Turd"

MC Mass Communications Specialist = "Shutterbug".

EM Electricians Mate = "Sparky"

HM Hospital Corpsman = "****" (never mind)

QM Quartermaster = "Wheels"

AG Aerographers Mate = "Weather Guesser"

STG Sonar Technician = "Ping Jockey"

MM Machinist Mate = "Monkey's Mate"

ET Electronics Technician = "Twidget"

GM Gunners Mate = "Gun Monkey"

DT (Now HM's) Dental Technician = "Tooth Fairy"

YN Yeoman = "Yoyo's" or "Quills"

AO Aviation Ordinanceman = "BB Stacker".

So Lala, your daughter is a "BB Stacker". She loads the ammo like a BB gun. So call her a "BB Stacker". Say she will be a BB3.

Comment by diannep on August 3, 2012 at 8:39pm: Yes, correct, ellen. Usually first mail delivery/letter writing is on a Sunday, but occasionally we hear it happening a few days before that. Maybe just a matter of the Mail Officer getting trained a bit more quickly? Not sure.

Comment by ellen0502 on August 3, 2012 at 7:02pm: Mail is not really held from your SRs.

A recruit has to be trained in how to handle the mail and it can take a couple of weeks for that to happen. Once they have been trained for handling the mail, all the mail that has arrived prior to completing the training is delivered (usually on Sunday from what I understand). After that mail arrives as normal.

Comment by Suwigg (Mom - LS2/Italy) on August 3, 2012 at 6:44pm: I just read on another post the the SRs' mail is held for two weeks. Is that two weeks from their arrival date? I realize it is not exact, but I'm wondering about when all my letters will land in my son's hands.