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ALUMNI of PIR 11/30/2012 TG 3 - 15 Divisions (019-030, 801-802 & 903)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/30/2012.

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

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 175
Latest Activity: Apr 20, 2016

WELCOME TO PIR 11/20/2012

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Comment by Gabby-navy wife on October 21, 2012 at 9:33am: Michelle. I received the form letter early this week and then got a letter from my husband yesterday. I live in Alabama and its taking his letters 4 days to get to me from Great Lakes. In my letter though he said he was disappointed that he didn't get any letters last week and that we should have already had his address. I got his address from the recruiter before is form letter came.

Comment by diannep on October 21, 2012 at 8:22am: Good Morning All! Please continue prayers for Brett. He is resting well...no more surgeries planned at this time. Still sedated...please pray that he will wake up soon and flash that million dollar smile to his family/friends. Broke my heart last night when his mom told me that she is "so scared." Not like her, but totally totally understandable in these awful circumstances. Here is a pik of Brett and his young son:

Comment by Craig on October 21, 2012 at 2:38am: Bugs - Wow! That is exactly like our family.

You want to hear something really funny. I had my 25 wedding aniversary in June. My wife and I wanted something cool. We've been everywhere around the world since I was stationed both in Europe and Asia. Since I was a Cryptologist, we were never allowed to go to communist countries. So we decided to go to the Prague Czech Republic because as a civilian I can. I started l looking at the map, and we had to take a side trip to Auschwitz. Can you imagine what people thought when I tell them that was part of our 25th vacation. It was totally awesome. That's what happens when you're a WW2 history nut....

I love Navy trivia, I will make a section above to keep from flooding this section. I would love to hear some of your trivia. I run a deppers website and have to keep these guys interested in the Navy, and trivia is one of the ways I do it....

I'll see you (and the others that love trivia) in the discussion area above....

Comment by Bugsmama on October 21, 2012 at 1:49am: You're welcome Craig! My family are WWII buffs and enjoy restoring our '42 Willey's F scripted GPW with a mounted 50 Cal.pick up a lot of trivia at re-enactments and events. Don't kick my butt but I do on occasions wear an army nurse or doughnut dolly outfit...for parades or performances! Not prior service.
Sorry!!!

Comment by Lorie-Lee ship 3 div 20 on October 21, 2012 at 1:18am: Can someone from Ship 3 Division 20 indbox me the whole address please? Thank you

Comment by Craig on October 21, 2012 at 1:09am: Bugs - I never knew that. I love interesting trivia like that! Thanks for sharing....

Comment by Bugsmama on October 21, 2012 at 12:35am: Craig thank you for that insightful list of dos n dont's!!!
As a wife/mom and service volunteer I always see opportunities to teach and inform others if our military heritage customs and traditions...always!!!
So just for GP, the " your mama wears combat boots" can be traced back to WWII and poor women who followed the troops trading services for a good pair of Gov't issue combat boots. Services ranging from cooking, washing and mending uniforms to more intimate services as well thus the term is an insult and implies your mama is a "working girl".

Comment by Craig on October 21, 2012 at 12:21am: Lala - I've known you way too long, so I won't be kicking your butt even if you don't pass it on, but I will nag you to bits.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 21, 2012 at 12:02am: Awesome craig, I love that and i will share it with others :-)

Michelle, not necessarily. My form letter took longer than normal to arrive, I actually had a real letter the next day so it is so hard to guess when you will get one. your only hope is stalking the mailman :-) And of course I have my fingers crossed for you!!!! I hope you get one very soon!

Comment by Michelle on October 20, 2012 at 11:45pm: Hey, I noticed that some of you ladies are already starting to receive their actual letters from their SRs, I just received my form letter yesterday so does that mean that my letter will take just as long to get to me too?