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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 4EVERB SHIP 12 DIV 306 on August 3, 2012 at 12:57pm: Recruiter also gave me his address..

Comment by 4EVERB SHIP 12 DIV 306 on August 3, 2012 at 12:56pm: Hello all.. My son's recruiter called yesterday & told me he is Ship 12 Div 306. The moms on NAVYFORMOMS said his PIR will be 9/21/12. I checked & its not listed yet. I rec'd "THE BOX" but no form letter yet. So, I didn't send out my letters. Can anyone help?? :)

Comment by bhindthechair S.4 D.303 PIR 9/21 on August 3, 2012 at 12:43pm: Hey we can have a group song! By Earth Wind & Fire! lol

Comment by bhindthechair S.4 D.303 PIR 9/21 on August 3, 2012 at 12:41pm: My SR; Ship 4 Div 303

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 3, 2012 at 12:07pm: Welcome to all our new members from yesterday! Looking forward to more today!

Comment by diannep on August 3, 2012 at 11:27am: Lala: Congrats to your sailor! That is wonderful news! I know you are so proud of her! Thanks for explaining it, Craig!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 3, 2012 at 10:37am: Photo Comments Generator I'll look better after the coffee...promise! (The fuzzy slippers stay though.)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 3, 2012 at 10:04am: OMG Craig, you just made my day, that is awesome news, I am super proud of her and so excited as well. I just wish I was there to give her a huge Hug :-) I know she tests next month for PO3. She is now an AOAN so I think if she passes that test she should be an AO3. Right? I can't even express how excited I am :-) Also, do you have a pic of the boot camp ship the Constitution? That is where she was in boot camp and I am trying to gather stuff for a scrapbook for her.

Diannep and Craig, I cannot describe how grateful I am for your wonderful comments about the ribbons I make. I put a lot of love into each one and I really appreciate your comments. I will have to tell my Sailor I got 5.0 as well lol. Thanks so much.

Comment by Craig on August 3, 2012 at 9:16am: All - I totally agree with what diannep says. Lala's ribbons are "EP" too! On a scale of 0 to 4.0, she's a 5.0. They are the best of the best. You won't find any better, that's for sure. Outstanding!

Comment by Craig on August 3, 2012 at 9:13am: Lala - Outstanding! On a scale of 4.0, she was ranked between 4.0 and 5.0. She is the best of the best.

It's kind of similar to when kids are in high school. You can have a kid get straight "A" by taking basic math, underwater basket weaving, English as a second language. All of which would be 4.0.

Then you have kids taking Organic Photonics and Electronics, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, and English III Honors. The high school will rank those as 5.0 classes. It sets them apart.

With that "EP" (early promote), she is allowed to take the advancement test 1 year early.

She should be really proud (as should you).

Outstanding!

You're right, I wanted the Asian zing to come through. I totally space out that Chinatown here in the US can do it. The cost would be equal since the shipping and labor would equal out. It's just my old age sneaking through. Sometimes you forget that a lot of these embroidery shops here in the US are run by people from Asia. Just like the dry cleaners, or the Asian food restaurants. I need someone that grew up in that culture to do it. They know all the "Good Luck" signs.