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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!

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Comment by sws on November 21, 2012 at 6:50am: Congratulations to all the sailors!

Comment by sws on November 21, 2012 at 6:44am: Today is PIR for my SR and we can't be there. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. My emotions are all over the place. With Thaksgiving and my SR's birthday as well I wish I could be there for him. This is going to be one long day at work today. I hope my SR gets to call home sometime today.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 21, 2012 at 5:24am: DRIVING TO PIR FROM NAVY LODGE (Online mappings are incorrect. i took a look in Aerial view and it doesn't match up properly.)

Make a Right onto Meridian.

Then a Right onto Cavin.

Left onto Green Bay RD traveling North.

Turn Right onto Buckley RD (IL-137) traveling East.

You will see some housing on the right side as you travel...then a gate ( I believe that it is GATE 6 ) entrance to RTC. This is Illinois and will most likely be closed.

Keep going past that to Ohio (not to far away). If there is a line then you are in the right spot!

If you are one of the firstm(no line) just turn right onto Ohio. You will go up a hill and then GATE 8 will be on the right. If you were to keep traveling you will end up in the METRA Parking Lot.

There should be traffic cones in the street as they mark it off so that the far left lane is open for flow through traffic. There are two right lanes for a short while and then it narrows to one. So, don't travel in the far right one.

Here is a MAP. Just click to enlarge in another page.

See where it says Buckley Road and then you turn into RTC? This turn is OHIO. Then see Gate 8 with the red dot? This is the gate to enter for PIR. If you continue past Gate 8 on OHIO you will head straight into the Metra parking lot.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 21, 2012 at 4:50am: I am sorry I have not been on...just been crazy busy at home and had back to back PIR GROUPS starting...along with trying to keep a watch for all the changes and Holiday time PIR's.

I want to CONGRATULATE all of the new Sailors for this TG.

Also, keeping in my prayers those that have had to stay and complete their PFA's. Please keep us posted on here and ask anything. We will try to help as best we can. I know diannep has been helping all of you!

BIG BIG HUGS to all of you!

Comment by trishd on November 21, 2012 at 12:23am: Thanks again, the DVD has been ordered thanks to my Sailor son. Have a wonderful PIR. We will be there in spirit!

Comment by diannep on November 21, 2012 at 12:12am: Here is the Photo Lab phone number to order the PIR DVD for those not going to PIR:

847-578-6205

I believe it is $29.

Glad some of you attended Sarge's MeetandGreet and gained from his knowledge!

Sleep tight! Tomorrow will be here before you know it!

Comment by debnchris on November 20, 2012 at 11:58pm: trishd - So sorry that you will not be able to see you SR graduate tomorrow. I hope that you get the dvd so you will be able to see it. I hope that I do get to meet your son. I just want to hug them all and Thank them.. Go Navy

Comment by trishd on November 20, 2012 at 11:53pm: Thank all of you N4M's! My son's PIR is tomorrow and I am so grateful to all you. We will not be able to be there for graduation but if any of you meet our son in Div 015, give him a big hug for us. We are so proud of him and all of the Sailors who will be graduating tomorrow.!

Comment by SailorMom59 (son deployed) on November 20, 2012 at 11:15pm: WHAT a great Meet & Greet with Sarge! He's a wealth of great information!! And so wonderful to meet some of you, tonight!! Cannot wait to see our Sailors tomorrow...how proud we all are!! Our amazing young men and women!! GO NAVY!!!!

Comment by Julia on November 20, 2012 at 10:59pm: Sarge told us to go in gate 8. Get there early. The line will be a mile long. I don't remember the back roads he suggested. I am not driving so did not write that down. Sorry.