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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 LindaG on November 4, 2012 at 12:27pm: Jennifer / Lala - I laughed about the laundry duty too ! Looks like it is payback time ! I thought it was a pain to do laundry for a family of 4, now they are doing it for 90+ !!

Comment by amandamomof4 on November 4, 2012 at 12:26pm: so far my son says he doesn't have a job. of course with the letters they way they are that could be old information...

Do they try to make sure everyone does something at one time or another?

Comment by Jennifer on November 4, 2012 at 12:15pm: Haha.. bf is in his late 20's.. about time he does laundry and not just for himself, but for EVERYONE. hahaha. I'm loving it :) Maybe I can convince him to do mine when we live together again :) (Yeah, right).

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 4, 2012 at 10:50am: Michelle, when I read your post it brought tears to my eyes. I know how much it meant to you for your daughter to get that special birthday wish. I am so happy for you and you are so right, God does answer prayers and does it in amazing ways :-)

It is very cool to see moms connecting when they have recruits who are friends. That is awesome and doesn't happen a lot. Jennifer I hope you can find those you are looking for as well. It sounds like a lot of young men are learning to do laundry lol.

Comment by Jennifer on November 4, 2012 at 9:47am: My bf is in ship 13 div 027 and he does laundry duty =) I was hoping to find others who are in the same division with the same duty, because he has spoken highly of the two others that work with him. So far I have yet to find anyone, bummer!!

Comment by LindaG on November 4, 2012 at 9:31am: Hello Lavenderlady! Leave it to my son Grant, the boy who has never done a load of laundry in his life, to be on the laundry crew !! He has spoken very highly of your son. I am glad they are finding good friends to help them get through this !

Comment by LindaG on November 4, 2012 at 9:23am: Michelle - That is awesome !! What a special memory . My son Grant (Div 29) was able to call home last night too! It was a wonderful surprise.

Comment by diannep on November 4, 2012 at 9:22am: Congrats Michelle! Good Morning All!

Comment by Craig on November 4, 2012 at 2:28am: bluesarasota - Let me explain what "Fill a billet" means.

A billet is a position. In the Navy, a billet (position) must be available. You can't just go put a person in some spot. They have to have an official place & need for them. Example, lets say you are a Electronic Technician that works on 85 foot radar antenna's. Well, they don't have billets for these types of guys on ships because you can't put a 85 foot antenna on 99% of the ships. They can only go to shore commands. That is where their billets are, you will never find a billet for them on a ship (except one). This prevents your buddy, who might be the detailer, from hooking you up with great duty. You have to have an official requirement and need for that person.

So your son will "fill a billet" AFTER graduation on the main side base in Great Lakes. They will fill a billet that is currently unmanned and have him do that work. He will more than likely be clean something. The Navy loves stuff that's clean. He will probably fill a cleaning billet while waiting for school to start.

Make sense?