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ALUMNI of PIR 11/09/2012 TG 52 — 12 Divisions (363–372, 823 & 952)

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ALUMNI of PIR 11/09/2012 TG 52 — 12 Divisions (363–372, 823 & 952)

This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 11/09/2012. 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

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 122
Latest Activity: Aug 8, 2016

WELCOME TO PIR 11/09/2012!

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the time
to read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".
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Discussion Forum

Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 371 & 372 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Benice661 Nov 22, 2012. 158 Replies

Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Division 823

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Whac-A-Mole (WAM) Nov 7, 2012. 54 Replies

Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 952

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by wendym56(ship2 Div952) Nov 6, 2012. 119 Replies

Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 369 & 370 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by TUSmom Nov 6, 2012. 138 Replies

Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Divisions 365 & 366 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 Nov 4, 2012. 122 Replies

Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 367 & 368 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Ali63-MMmom Nov 4, 2012. 85 Replies

Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisions 363 & 364 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by lisashd66 Nov 1, 2012. 56 Replies

^^^^^ BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^

Started by diannep. Last reply by MoCityMom Nov 1, 2012. 7 Replies

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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on October 1, 2012 at 11:07am

Juliette, yes karens is very correct.  They do pull wisdom teeth (and sometimes others) because the amount of dental care they can receive is very limited while they are out at sea.  They try to avoid any major dental issues beforehand.  

Comment by Juliette on October 1, 2012 at 11:06am

I guess that makes sense karen, but it still kind of annoys me. Usually, in MOST cases, but the time you're in you're 30s (which my fiance is), if you're wisdom teeth haven't gone by now, they most likely don't have to. It's so stupid to make them go through unnecessary pain during bootcamp, as if it's not hard enough. My friend's boyfriend just finished bootcamp back in August, and she missed her 4th week phone call because he was stuck in SIQ because of the teeth issue and therefore couldn't call her....I'm pretty much fearing I'm gonna have to deal with the same thing. UGH.

Comment by TexasMom on October 1, 2012 at 11:03am

I'm so glad my son had his wisdom teeth out in high school!

Comment by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on October 1, 2012 at 11:00am

Juliette, I'm not sure if they all have to have them pulled, but I heard somewhere that it was because if they were deployed and out to sea and had a problem with their wisdom teeth, there would be an issue about taking care of that while out to sea.  Not sure, but that seems to make sense.

Comment by Juliette on October 1, 2012 at 10:55am

Happy Monday to you all as well! And Happy one month and 9 days till we get to see our sailors! BTW...question - but is it absolutely mandatory that they get their wisdom teeth pulled at bootcamp if they have all of them still? I know my fiance still had his - so I've been curiously wondering if they pulled them out - which might I add find insanely absurd, considering that training has nothing to do with your wisdom teeth....I don't get it?

Comment by Bocaestupida *Ship 14 Div 367* on October 1, 2012 at 10:53am

Happy Monday ladies, lets hope this is a week filled with more letters and some phone calls!! :)

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on October 1, 2012 at 10:51am

Denise, I agree with diannep and if you can fly Southwest from where you are, they do fly into Milwaukee.  Sometimes their prices are more affordable and you are also allowed 2 free checked bags, which saves money. If for some reason (very are, though) that you would have to change your flight, they will do it free of charge.  There is no need to buy a refundable ticket or purchase flight insurance with Southwest.  

Comment by Leahann on October 1, 2012 at 9:07am

tracd93, my daughter's letter was dated 9/19 and she wrote that " tomorrow we finally start 1-1" which would have been the 20th, if I'm reading it right.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 1, 2012 at 9:06am

Good Morning everyone :-)

Comment by diannep on October 1, 2012 at 8:50am

Denise:  A couple of the N4Moms veterans flew into Milwaukee and said it was wonderful.  Never heard of traffic coming from there.  Other ladies who have flown into Midway occasionally have horror stories of the Chicago traffic and how long it took them.  One lady hit really bad traffic from Midway and it took her 2 hours to get to GL.  The longest we have heard it taking from Milwaukee is 45 minutes.  Car rental is cheaper there too.  So Milwaukee is better in our opinion.

 
 
 

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