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Comment by diannep on August 3, 2012 at 8:26am

Just to let you all know....Lala is the Ribbon Queen because she will make you beautiful PIR ribbons if you like!  Been doing it for over 2 yrs now since her sailor was there and we have never seen a post from a dissatisfied customer!  So...if interested, click on her icon below and go to her page.  You can then message her!

Good Morning all!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 3, 2012 at 7:47am

Also Craig, not sure if you saw my post on another group or anyone who knows...... I have a question. I got a text from my Sailor who is at work so she can't talk or text again to explain but she said she got "#1 EP" on her evaluation. Does anyone know what that means? She is an AO.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 3, 2012 at 7:44am

Thanks so much Craig, I meant cover and typed hair lol, it was a long day lol. Why do you have to ship it to Korea to have it done? Can you not get the patches here or just no one that will do in this country?

Thanks Proudstepmom, we are more than happy to help :-)

Comment by Proudstepmom (ship11 div302) on August 3, 2012 at 1:02am

Thank you for this group. It will be great to get information and support from others.

Comment by Craig on August 2, 2012 at 11:24pm

Lala - not hair, their cover.  Each rating will bend their cover in all different ways.  Only during inspection do you not do it, you were a regular cover just to not flant it.  

It's funny, because I was just telling my son how we use to bend the rules and shows our defiance to uniformity.  It's with liberty cuffs.  I actually had my son bring home his spare jumper top so I can ship it to Korea for the liberty cuffs to be put in.  I will make him a sailor just like I was!   I know you'll ask,

Liberty Cuffs are embroidered patches that were sewn inside the cuffs of Navy dress blue uniforms. These uniforms are worn by Navy enlisted men, pay grades E-2 through E-6. The embroidered patches were sewn using a hidden stitch, which resulted in a regulation looking uniform when the cuffs were safely hidden and buttoned, but once the sailor was on liberty, he unbuttoned and rolled the cuff up just one roll in order to display the fancy embroidered designs. Any type of embroidery on the inside of the cuffs was always unauthorized and wearing the uniform with the sleeves rolled up was likewise unauthorized.

Sailors have always been the most creatively artistic of all the branches of the military, what with their tattoos, scrimshaw carving, sea shell art and ships built inside bottles, they even took up embroidery and sewing to pass the time while on board ship

 

 

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 2, 2012 at 9:27pm

Hi everyone, I am Lora, aka Lala the PIR Ribbon Queen and I'm from NC.  I have a daughter, 22, who is Sailor in VA. She had PIR in July, 2010 so I have been on this site for more than 2 years. Her husband is also a Sailor in VA and his PIR was Oct 2010. We give him a really hard time because she outranks him lol. We have experienced lots of different things through this journey and I am here to help you. If you have any questions at all please ask them here on this page and one of us will do our best to answer it for you.I often get messages from people who either have not been accepted to this website yet so they can't post comments or they are just to shy at this point to say anything yet. So, you can send me a private message if you like and I will do my best to help you.My email address is listed on my page so just click on my name or picture and it will take you to my page. My Sailor was in the performing division 936 and was in the choir. For now the best advice is to write letters every day if you can. Even if your SR said not to, do it anyway. They quickly change their mind and love hearing their name called for mail call. It is like Christmas to them and they say the letters are what gets them through the next day. Try not to worry if the first couple of letters seem down or sad. This is normal and it does get better. You will be able to tell a difference in them with each letter you receive. I know this is hard but be strong, you can do this. And on the days when you feel like you can't do this just come to this page and we will help you through it :-) I know you are looking forward to those first letters and calls :-) And I look forward to getting to know all of you and hearing more about your soon to be Sailors :-) 

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 2, 2012 at 8:30pm

Great info Craig, I had no idea that different rate wear their hair differently. 

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 8:28pm

Craig - You always have something interesting...just when I think I have read most of your stuff! Thanks!

Comment by diannep on August 2, 2012 at 7:19pm

Yep, that's good ole Craig in his "sailor days" on the right (signing) down below!  He is a wealth of sailor knowledge on this site....so ask away!

Comment by Craig on August 2, 2012 at 7:17pm

MBMOM - Bravo Zulu to you about knowing what a dixie cup is.

Here was the question and answer to the boot camp moms test #2:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctratemoms/forum/topics/boot-camp-...

Question:

7. You and Jack wait around while John changes into his dress whites. He gets dressed and is about to leave when he remembers something. "Damn it," he says, "where did I put my Dixie Cup?" What is a "Dixie Cup?"

1. An athletic supporter 
2. A wad of chewing tobacco 
3. A Sailor's white hat 
4. A type of wrench

 

Answer:

Answer: 3. A Sailor's white hat 
Nothing identifies a Sailor like the white, round hat (cover) he wears with his dress uniform. Each work group on a ship shapes their hats to their job. Aircrew people usually was slightly folder on both sides to simulate wings. It’s the most abused uniform item a Sailor has, as it shows your defiance to uniformity by shaping it. .

Signalmen have theirs back to simulate the air blowing thru their hair (from being topside), 
Airdale having their "Gull Wings" for the Dixie cap, 
and we CT's had ours sparkling white, slightly curled at the rim, and worn at a jaunty angle (cocked to one side) , as our simple act of disobedience, defiance, and failure to follow the rules. (see my profile picture)


I think you'll get a kick out of this "All Hands" from Nov 1988 which explains it all. Look at page 33 (which is actually 35 of 52).
(Note: It takes a while to load since it's a huge magazine)
http://www.navy.mil/media/allhands/acrobat/ah198811.pdf

Man, the Dixie cup was the most abused piece of uniform that all Sailors loved to personalize.


(Note: This guys a aircrew guy since he has formed the wings on his cover)


This is actor Tony Curtis. Notice his cover, you can tell he was a signalman by the way his cover is positioned.
(Note: He has his cover a little too far back, because it's a picture. He is flaunting that he's a signalman. He
would never wear it that far back normally) 

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