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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 sws on October 24, 2012 at 9:24pm: Just got the form letter today. Ship 03 Div 017. Any one else?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 24, 2012 at 9:04pm: I agree Betsy, the pay phone usually use 30 min per call just to make the call. So if they call you at home and you don't answer and they call your cell and you do answer and talk for 30 min you have used 90 mins of time. It is crazy how quickly the time eats away. Some cell phone carriers don't allow collect calls. Mine does and when my daughter called and ran out of min she called collect and the operator said it will be $10 for 10 min of course I said yes. Little did they know I probably would have paid at least 10 times that to talk to her lol.

Comment by Tjmax513 on October 24, 2012 at 8:52pm: I was able to find a calling card at Kmart with 200 minutes for $10.00. Only issue with Kmart's they're scarce in Ohio. Walmart had 150 minutes for $10.00.

Comment by Kathy on October 24, 2012 at 8:44pm: And again today no letter not a call! I keep thinking it is and hour earlier there! Maybe I will get a call!!!

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on October 24, 2012 at 8:40pm: If you are going to send a calling card, I would suggest sending one that has at least 500 minutes on it. As MMMship has stated, they do use up a lot more minutes on the pay phones at RTC.

Comment by MMMship13div016 on October 24, 2012 at 6:47pm: I bought my AT&T calling card at walmart, I wrote down the # so I could load minutes over the phone. He took to BC with him and when I checked the balance after my call it used 18 min, for a 5 min call because they charge you minutes for the fees for state to state. Talking to my son, PRICELESS! Oh, make sure you activate the calling card before you send, so they don't waste calling time doing that.

Comment by debnchris on October 24, 2012 at 5:06pm: Dillonsmom - Thanks I will go there next time. Target did not have them - then I went to a circle K and nothing, so that is when I went to the liquor store. They are needless to say in he mail at the main post office. No letter today, was kind of hoping for one, as everyone else too. Thanks for all of the love and support that everyone gives. Thanks to all the vets that watch over us and give us there insites.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 24, 2012 at 3:22pm: Ugh..I should have said they have them at Target, so sorry! I am guessing that many don't know what they are anymore, what with all the cells and tracphones.

GLAD you found one debnchris.

Just keep thinking that...only four more weeks!

Comment by Dillonsmom on October 24, 2012 at 3:18pm: I found lots of calling cards at Walgreens. They're in a section away from gift cards. :)

Comment by debnchris on October 24, 2012 at 3:13pm: Thank you everyone. Finding a calling card is not an easy thing to do. As I stood in Target crying explaining to the girl what I was trying to do, on this emotional day. I did finally get them at a liquor store and to the post office I went and they are going to be on there way today. Now I am waiting for my mailman. Less than 4 weeks and we will be seeing our SRs.