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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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Comment by Dillonsmom on November 4, 2012 at 7:39pm: Well my son called his dad.... Again. Makes this so hard to know someone he's never been able to talk to his whole life... He's chosen to call every time he's received the privledge of making a call. :( not that I'm happy to know he's ok... Would just be nice to know he wants to talk to me while he's there. Makes me feel like a failure n that I don't mean anything to him. Not saying thats true... Just hard to comprehend this when he's always had an open door with me and always called me for everything n anything. :( can't wait to see him!! Still so proud of him. Just sad I guess. Sorry to sound like a whiny mom....

Comment by jenniferb on November 4, 2012 at 10:33am: Julia, hang in there. I know how you feel when you say you want to hug all these women on here. Me too! We will get through this.

Comment by diannep on November 4, 2012 at 9:21am: Julia, my son was asmoed for a week when there and was very highly motivated when he joined another division as well. They get it done!

Good Morning All!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 3, 2012 at 9:29pm: That is why we are here. We all know exactly how you all are feeling. So we are here for you and will help in any way we can.

Everyone remember to turn your clocks back night. My hubby thought we would lose an hour. i just made his day by telling him we would gain an hour of sleep. I guess that shows we are getting old when sleep is one of the true joys in life lol.

Comment by pinkladybug on November 3, 2012 at 9:21pm: Thank you all so much for the encouraging words. This site is so great. All this not knowing or being able to talk is very stressful. Thank heavens for you wonderful ladies.

Comment by Julia on November 3, 2012 at 9:04pm: My son was asmo'd 2 weeks his original was Nov 9. I spoke for 30 min with him last weekend and he said the first 4 weeks were tramatic now he is just ready. He said he is just staying focused to get it done.. I am so stressed just not knowing if one day I will get a call saying he is out or asmo'd again or something. Today I wrote a letter with all my guest names exactly as they are spelled on their license just to be sure they get into PIR. It is totally maddening. Thank the lord for this site I would be lost without it. Can not wait to meet you all and HUG!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 3, 2012 at 8:41pm: pinkladybug, it sounds like he is just frustrated and ready for bootcamp to be over. He probably can't imagine staying an extra three weeks. I agree witht the other ladies, just keep those encouraging words going to him. I know two to three weeks right now seems like a lifetime but once he is a Sailor it won't seem like it was such a big deal. Like I have heard from a couple of moms who have been through this same situation, "What is a Sailor who had 10 or 11 weeks of boot camp instead of 8?" "A Sailor" :-) The hardest part is definitely the waiting and not knowing. They all are in my prayers. Hopefully they will pass everything and have PIR on time and will be marching in very tall and very proud :)

My daughter never failed a test in her life until the driving test, she failed it 4 times. She was so nervous and had herself all freaked out about it. Poor thing, I felt so bad for her. When she left for boot camp her biggest fear was the float test. She was 103 pounds with not fat on her at all and she sank like a rock every time she tried to float. But they worked with her, gave her some tips and showed her how to make it happen and it did. To this day I have no idea how they did it but the important thing is they did. They want them all to succeed. Afterall, it is their job to turn them into Sailors and if they don't become Sailors then it looks bad on the RDC's. So, they do everything they can to help them and I am sure they will do the same for all of your recruits.

Comment by diannep on November 3, 2012 at 7:39pm: ...he just likes a "practice run" first! So he gets it right the next time! :-) Mine was asmoed for a week when he was there...so....you could say the same about him!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 3, 2012 at 7:36pm: When they mention it in a letter...most times it is a "maybe".

If a recruits status changes and they "will not PIR on time" then they are granted a call home.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 3, 2012 at 7:36pm: pinkladybug - So sorry you and your SR are in my thoughts and prayers as well.