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PIR 10/15/10
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Boot Camp PIR October 15, 2010. Join us here!
Members: 106
Latest Activity: Sep 14, 2011
Discussion Forum
Ship 12 Div 348
Started by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego. Last reply by esitan Oct 18, 2010. 26 Replies 0 Likes
Here's a place for all of you who gave recruits in Ship 12 Div 348 to gather and support one another .
Ship 6 Div 948
Started by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego. Last reply by Zach's~gf Oct 14, 2010. 273 Replies 0 Likes
Here's a place for all of you who gave recruits in Ship 6 Div 948 to gather and support one another .
PIR 10/15/10 Ship 2 948
Started by KamasMom. Last reply by DrewsMomRita Oct 13, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes
HelloI am tring to join the PIR 10/15/10 group. My daughter is on ship 2. It was ship six but she moved.Thank YOU!Kama's mom~CyndiContinue
Ship 12 Div 344
Started by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego. Last reply by Kelly (Pink) Curtis' Mom Oct 13, 2010. 279 Replies 0 Likes
Here's a place for all of you who gave recruits in Ship 12 Div 344 to gather and support one another .
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Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 28, 2010 at 8:23pm
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Great idea! I'll do that! I ♥ u!
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Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 28, 2010 at 8:21pm
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@Dana - If you haven't done this yet, you may want to start a discussion above to ask everyone what they think about doing ribbons for the M&G. Give them all the pro's & con's, but don't make a group decision for a few more weeks because you will have more moms joining a bit later. I didn't even know this site existed until my son had been in bc for 3 weeks!
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Sobe -THANKS! I knew you'd lead us right! :) I love the idea of just a simple red white blue ribbon with a name tag would be great - or even just a name tag! I just wanted to be able to have a way to identify our group amongst the sea of families. ;)
10/15ers... what say you? I for sure don't want anyone to feel obligated to do anything or have their be some crazy cost involved... just want to be able to meet you in real life for a REAL hug! :)
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@Dana - several PIR groups have done that or planning too, but I have some thoughts on that. First, it's a great idea, but takes a lot of planning and it can cost too (someone makes it, they mail it to you, you mail them a check, etc.). But guess what, it really does not matter one bit what division your sailor is in when you get to the Meet & Greet, you are meeting the incredible moms/wives/gf's you meet on this site. So what my PIR group did was tried to identify ourselves as N4M members, because people will be there at the M&G who are not on this website. So we just agreed to wear red/white/blue ribbons, we made them ourselves - took 1 minute, and it only cost $2.99 cents for a roll of ribbon at Wal-Mart! And I only used about 10 inches of it!!! We also wore these ribbons to PIR the next day. We did one more thing, we made a simple name tag with our N4M user name on top and our real name on the bottom - and we all changed our profile pictures to one of ourselves those last few weeks before PIR - so we could recogonize each other! That's my 2 cents, since you asked!
There are Mom's on this website who offer to make some very nice ribbons, and some do different colors for each division. As a group, you need to decide. But I can tell you something that is not so good. One group (awesome ladies) made sashes - they were beautiful and they got very creative. But I had moms' sending me private messages that were considering NOT going to the Meet & Greet because they were not crafty enough to make one, or didn't have the time or money. That is the last thing you want to do is make the evening about what you are wearing instead of who you are meeting!
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oh... winniesam... thanks, girl! What's your son's rate going to be?
I just can't wait to meet all of you! You're just all so special!
I think I saw somewhere that families of recruits in each division or ship or something wear a different ribbon to identify them at PIR???
Sobe, is that something you know about?
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Comment by LindaB(Ant'sMom)10/15 on August 28, 2010 at 7:50pm
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DanaMN and Dillons Mom! congratulations! I'm so happy you both got the letters! Hugs to both of you!
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Dillons Mom! I knew it... I knew we'd be together! YAY!!! I'm sending you a message! Look for it in your inbox.
Pink - xoxo... did ya get it yet?
Sobe... thanks for the advice. I'm nervous to book a room for fear somethng will happen if I commit. Am I a crazy bundle of nerves or what? ;)
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@GJS NavyMom - I would book a book now, since there is no fee to cancel (up to 48 hrs before). Rooms start filling up fast about 6 wks before, and that will be very soon for this group!
Anyone driving: Add a minimum of 2 hrs to your driving time, safer to add 3 hrs. Traffic is CRAZY in the Chicago area. Lots of people live outside the city towards Great Lakes, so you are sharing the tollways with commuters. I know hotels say check-in is at 3 or 4 (depends on hotel), but if your room is ready, they will always let you in early. And if not, at least you are in the area and can go get something to eat while you wait. Or do what every single mother does at least once, if not twice: Drive by RTC and stare into that huge fenced place - wondering where in the world your child is! Just don't climb the fence, we don't want any N4M moms arrested!
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Comment by Kelly (Pink) Curtis' Mom on August 28, 2010 at 5:34pm
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Woohoo!!! So happy u got your letter Dana!! I'm thinking it will cause more questions than provide answers but at least we know he's ok!! I hope my letter comes today too!!
Welcome to all the new moms! This site is growing! I love it! Have a good day ladies!
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I GOT MY FORM LETTER! Awe... I cried! He wrote so neatly... He said he's doing okay... just trying to stay positive. He said he wouldn't get to write a full letter for about 2 weeks. The letter was postmarked on 8/26. So... being the over-analyzing mom that I am... I'm wondering when he actually wrote the letter and if it was held before being sent since he got there on the 18th. So many questions and no answers.
Gees... there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to how each recruit is allowed to communicate. I want a call, too! Pretty, please? ;)
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