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Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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ALUMNI of PIR 11/21/2012 TG 2 — 11 Divisions (009–018 & 902)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/21/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as their 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: 121
Latest Activity: Apr 29, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 11/21/2012!

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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You need to be a member of ALUMNI of PIR 11/21/2012 TG 2 — 11 Divisions (009–018 & 902) to add comments!

Comment by diannep on October 9, 2012 at 9:14pm: pinkladybug: No ticket needed, but your SR should have put your name on the form letter list (4 names per SR). If your SR didn't, they will have another chance to update the list about a week before graduation (PIR).

11 days before PIR, you will be able to download the gate pass from the RTC site. That info should be in your form letter.

As far as the SRs not passing, if they don't pass their final tests, you would know within a week before PIR. But they usually have chances to pass these before graduation.

Your SR will find out where A School is based on his job in the Navy.

Comment by debnchris on October 9, 2012 at 9:12pm: ThetwoJ - God bless you and your family.

Comment by pinkladybug on October 9, 2012 at 8:38pm: Hi my son is in ship 14 div 014. i would appreciate any info about the PIR. i will be driving up from alabama. do you have to have a ticket to get in the ceremony? i know you must have a parking pass? also when will you know in cause your recruit should not pass and will not graduate the 21st? i don't expect that, but you never know. do they know now where they will go for A school? i appreciate any answers. thanks

Comment by SailorMom59 (son deployed) on October 9, 2012 at 5:49pm: Please keep prayers going for me....I'm trying real hard to raise the money to come to my son's PIR on Nov. 21. This group is a life saver! Thanks for all the postings....keeps me going day to day. Ya'll and your SR's are in my prayers!

Comment by diannep on October 9, 2012 at 5:07pm: DancingSailor So very sorry about your fractured back! Hope that you are ok now.

Thanks for clarifying your info!

Comment by diannep on October 9, 2012 at 5:05pm: Thetwoj: I agree with the ladies' posts on here too. We are thankful that he did his best to serve. No shame at all in that! Blessings as the Lord reveals his future to him once he is back with his family....

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 9, 2012 at 4:54pm: Good Afternoon!

Make sure you go poke around in PAGES. It is underneath the Members Pictures. It only displays ten (right now that's all there are) so click "View All" to go to the PAGES section of the PIR group and you can use the features at the bottom to see all of them. Just click on their links to open up the page.

If you have any questions please comeback here to the Main Wall of the PIR GROUP to ask them!

Comment by GoNavyShip014Div013 on October 9, 2012 at 3:20pm: mglivelife, so is my son. If you look above at the discussion forum you will see Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 013 & 014, click to join.

Comment by Tjmax513 on October 9, 2012 at 3:15pm: Thetwoj-Praying for you and your son. I wish nothing but success for him. Sorry that his medical condition has him coming home, but like you said God has a different plan for him. Health and Safety first! I'm glad the Navy recognized that and cared about your son the individual first. God bless you both!