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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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ALUMNI of PIR 11/16/2012 TG 1 — 9 Divisions (001–008 & 901)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/16/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as the journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes IL
Members: 103
Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 11/16/2012

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 diannep on November 1, 2012 at 1:05pm: ZacsMansMom: I agree with the ladies to not write about this to him, but have another suggestion. Tell him in the I'm a Sailor call...after he has shared all of the good things with you about becoming a sailor. By then, I hope that your dad is doing very well so you can add that, but you can prepare your new sailor for the fact that his grandfather will not be at PIR. I would hate for him to be searching the stands for him during PIR, spot you, and wonder what happened since his gf wouldn't be there. Just a suggestion!

Comment by SEA's mom on November 1, 2012 at 11:58am: ZacMansMom-I would ditto Jojo's comments. There is much to do in this last 2 weeks and your SR needs to focus to do what must be done to graduate. Lack of focus makes it really hard to get it done.

I've not seen my SR since August 7 and I still don't tell her everything - she's had a difficult time in boot and she needs to see that light at the end of the tunnel.

Comment by Jojo(Rich'smom)S11D005 on November 1, 2012 at 11:13am: ZacMansMom2012,(ship14,div007)- aawww sorry to hear about your dad... my advice would be to tell him after wards when you can reassure him that it all went well. good luck to your dad...and prayers to him

Comment by ZacMansMom2012, USS George Bush on November 1, 2012 at 10:18am: I need some advice: My dad had to have emergency surgery yesterday on his stomach and I don't know whether to tell my SR in a letter about this, he is so very close to his Papa and Zach has put him on the list for PIR and he will not be well enough to travel. What do you think? Tell him in letters or after PIR?

Comment by Jojo(Rich'smom)S11D005 on November 1, 2012 at 9:29am: HeatherT(09/003)- I'm with you ....15 more days....2 more Friday's ....either way you look at it ....HAPPY DANCES ALL THE WAY AROUND!!

We are at our final stretch my Navy Family...YAY :)

Comment by Jojo(Rich'smom)S11D005 on November 1, 2012 at 9:26am: Good morning all

diannep - thanks...I was lucky to be standing on the good side of the house when he called . :)

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on November 1, 2012 at 8:31am: GOOD MORNING!!! Praying everyone has ablessed Thursday!! and no sugar over loads from Halloween last night!! LOL!! Woke up missing JT something fierce this am... Talked to his GF and she said the same thing... hmmmm so prayers going up that all is good! Much love ya'll!! 15 DAYS!!!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH HEY HEY HEY!!

Comment by diannep on November 1, 2012 at 8:20am: Good Morning Ladies!

Comment by diannep on October 31, 2012 at 10:01pm: Congrats, Jojo!

Comment by DebbiL on October 31, 2012 at 7:24pm: Hahahaha! He DID mean the museum of science & industry! After reading the letter a little closer, he was saying he would like to go there after graduation, if possible! I've been deciphering too many acronyms!!