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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/28/2012 TG 7 - 8 Divisions (039 - 044, 906 & 907)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 12/28/2012. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

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♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

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Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 91
Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2015

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 7, 2012 at 5:22pm: Apeface - I hope someone adds your Recruit to their Form...I understand the wish for that initmate level on Christmas Day :-).

Just as an FYI for the GROUP though -

All of the recruits within the two TG's, this one and the 01/04 PIR, will not be "left behind" on RTC Christmas day.

If they are not adopted by family or added to another recruits Form, they will be bussed in groups ( some just take a set of Brother Divisions, like 29 and 30 did at Thanksgiving, and some much more as Nate's Mom has stated) to diffferent Orginaizations to celebrate Christmas day (like Nate's Mom said below...woo-hoo Nate's Mom!).

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 7, 2012 at 5:04pm: Hopper-Mom -I am not trying to argue with you trust me...just trying to decipher as we are doing this on the net :-).

PAO emailed you this:

  A: No. The training groups is like an umbrella, they hold all divisions.

I ask because their answer to you was "no" and then they explained the difference between TG and Division but not in respect to Adopt-A-Sailor as far as that one line.

You added this to your post:

"So when it comes to adopting a sailor, as long as there in the same training group you're allowed to adopt another sailor out. even though they may be in the different division. What they look at is training group not division."

Is the above addition from them or you?

Based on previous years the adopted recruit could only add another recruit from their same division...not the Training Group. However, I don't know if this was a directive from RTC or just that the recruit would put down one of their shipmates that they had made friends with.

Divisions really only interact with themselves and their Brother Division...not the rest of the TG as much as they are on different training days (in large TG's two sets of Brother divisions may be on the same training schedule), so it is less likely that they would know anyone from another division outside of theirs and possibly some from their Brother Division.

I have emailed PAO and asked this specifically:

When an adopted recruit adds a recruit to their Adopt-A-Sailor Form, does that added recruit have to be from the same Division as the adopted one or can they be from anywhere within the same TG?

Believe me, this is one of those instances where I would LOVE to be wrong about past info!

I will post an answer as soon as I get it.

Comment by Apeface on December 7, 2012 at 5:00pm: Could someone adopt my son for Christmas too? He is in ship 11 division 043? I just dont want him to spend Christmas alone.

Comment by Kathy on December 7, 2012 at 4:25pm: To Nate's Mom(Wendy) Thank you for taking in SR's who can not be with their families-my son is on Ship 13 Div 042 -I would be so thankful if you and your church would be able to adopt him(Eric). Kathy(Eric's Mom)

Comment by JR's dad on December 7, 2012 at 2:27pm: Hopper-Mom , if i wasn't taking my sons bunkmate and meeting his parents at noon for the same reason as you. I would do it in a second. I'm sure someone here or the facebook site will do it. Good Luck

Comment by Hopper-Mom-Ship-03/DIV.40 on December 7, 2012 at 2:02pm: Training Group vs. Division 

 I just spoke to the Public Affairs Office this morning 12/7/12

  Q: Does Training Group mean the same as Division when it comes to adopting a sailor?

  A: No. The training groups is like an umbrella, they hold all divisions.

 (they are eight Division underneath the umbrella of Training Group 7 )  

So when it comes to adopting a sailor, as long as there in the same training group you're allowed to adopt another sailor out. even though they may be in the different division. What they look at is training group not division.

  So if anyone is able to adopt my son from the same training group,

Training Group 7 (TG 7)

I would really appreciate it.

These are the 8 Divisions that can adopt!

(039, 040, 041. 042, 043, 044, 906 & 907)
 PIR 12/28/2012

  My plane arrives on Christmas day at 12 noon. I just found out, that I had to pick up my son between 8 AM and 9 AM. Can someone adopt him for me until I get in?
 

Hopper-Mom

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 7, 2012 at 12:48pm: I third, the heartfelt Thank You to NatesMom and her church. What a wonderful gesture.

Comment by lerae1125 on December 7, 2012 at 12:39pm: I second what Diannep said!! Makes me wish I lived near by and could serve/volunteer for this wonderful outreach!! You are touching so many lives!!

Comment by diannep on December 7, 2012 at 12:20pm: God Bless You for doing this, Nate'sMom> I know that all are so grateful for groups like you with your church who are so loving and embracing of the SRs during the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays!.