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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/28/2012 TG 46 — 13 Divisions (307–316, 819, 820 & 946)

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This group is for family and friends of SRs who graduated on 9/28/2012. A place to keep up with each other as the journey continues with our Sailors.

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Location: Great Lakes, IL
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Latest Activity: Aug 20, 2014

Welcome to PIR 09/28/2012!

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 10, 2012 at 6:28am: Good Morning Navy Family. I hope you all have a very good day. Try to stay busy and make sure you are writing lots of letters. :-)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 10, 2012 at 4:01am

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 10, 2012 at 4:01am

Comment by ellen0502 on August 10, 2012 at 1:11am: You're welcome newnavymom. My son is still in GL and will be until at least March. If you have any more questions please ask

Comment by newnavymom74 (ship 12 div 308) on August 9, 2012 at 10:59pm: @ ellen0502......Thank you so much!! Im learning everyday on this site its such a great site for parents who are going thru this for the first time

Comment by ellen0502 on August 9, 2012 at 10:54pm: newnavymom, After PIR your son will have about an hour to visit with you. He will have to go back to his ship at RTC and pack his things then move over to the base side. He should be able to leave again sometime between 2:30 and 4:00 pm (he will call) on Friday and be back to his ship by 10pm.

Sat and Sunday he may be able to leave as early as 5:30am and will have to be checked back into his ship no later than 10:00pm. These times can differ a little bit. He will know the exact times.

Yes he may travel up to 50 miles from base, no further. The person that checks him out of his ship for the day must be the same person that checks him back in to his ship that night.

Comment by newnavymom74 (ship 12 div 308) on August 9, 2012 at 10:23pm: My son is Ship 12 Div 308, he will be attending A School at GL for Damage Controlman. Since we live in the western suburbs of chicago will he be able to leave the base during the day on Saturday and Sunday and just be back in the evening? Trying to figure out if I need to stay at the Ramada for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night for his PIR on 09/28. I am sure he will want to come back home during the day to see his friends and the rest of the family. I read about not more than 50 miles from Base is that really true we can pick him up in the morning on Saturday and come home for the day? We live about 45 miles from the Base

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 9, 2012 at 8:59pm: Welcome to all the New Members today!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 9, 2012 at 6:11pm: 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 :-)