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

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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 timeto 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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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 20, 2012 at 6:05pm: Just keep hanging out here, there will be new moms and others joining every day and you will find some soon. It is a wonderful bond that is formed in the PIR groups on this site :-)

Comment by Dudes for life on September 20, 2012 at 3:44pm: Got the box Monday the 17th and ghe letter yesterday. My son is SHIP 03 DIV 370. Would love to make friends with mother's whose sons are in the same.

Comment by tina (ship 11 div 363) on September 20, 2012 at 11:54am: you can go on face book and search US Navy Recruit Training Command as well as another page that is Naval Station Great Lakes, they have some random pics of different divisions marching and doing PT

Comment by Calirose on September 20, 2012 at 11:38am: I have been seeing comments regarding boot camp pictures on Facebook, can someone tell me where to go for those please?

Comment by tina (ship 11 div 363) on September 20, 2012 at 11:36am: I am trying to hang in there... my son left on 9/11 from Boston, I got the box on the 18th, no letter yet. The neighbors must think I've gone insane, since i am at the mail box everyday :) I can't stand it!! I need an address for all the letters i've written and cards... the family also wants the address and most of all i want to make flight and hotel plans...ugh so frustrated. ..thanks for a place to vent! LOL

Comment by diannep on September 20, 2012 at 8:26am: Good morning all.

These first few weeks of bootcamp are so hard....for them and for you! The lack of contact is quite an adjustment. But just know that once they are in A School and have their cells/laptops, contact is back! YAH! But bootcamp is good training for when they may be deployed on a ship and there are long periods of no contact.

Just know that the Navy is taking very good care of your SRs. They are being fed well, exercised, trained, making great friendships, watched over medically, etc. It is nice to know that they are safe inside of RTC!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 20, 2012 at 8:14am: It sure will seem long, the days drag by but the weeks pass quickly. before you know it you will be packing to go to PIR and then it won't seem like it took that long at all. :-) We are all here for you and we will help you through this.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 20, 2012 at 6:47am: My Sailor tests today for PO3 (Petty Officer 3rd class) so if you are a praying person a little prayer would be appreciated :-) Thanks so much!!!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 20, 2012 at 6:46am: Hi everyone, I am Lala aka the PIR Ribbon Queen. I'm from NC and I have two Sailors. A daughter, 22, who is an AO in VA; she had PIR in July, 2010 and her hubby (my SIL) also 22 who is an IT in VA and his PIR was Oct 2010. We have experienced lots of different things through this journey and I am here to help you in any way I can. 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 uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com You can also click on my name or picture and it will take you to my page and then you can click add as a friend or send a message

. 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 KwajMom on September 19, 2012 at 11:16pm: Chris'sMom - My son flew out of Houston, TX on the 12th. He had 14 traveling with him that day.