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For moms (and dads), wives (and husbands) and girlfriends (and boyfriends) who survived PIR February 19, 2010 - Including Ship 14 Div 095-100, Ship 7 Div 101-102 and Ship 6 Div 913
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PIR 19 Feb 2010
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Comment by Arwen on January 5, 2010 at 2:55am
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Okay, has anyone here received more than one letter? I'm starting to get ancy with a lack of INFORMATION. I know no news is good news during boot camp, I just hate being this far out of the loop. I'm a news junkie, an information hog, a data slut...
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Yes, Mary, Sean is the "grave digger." He has made good on his
threatpromise.
Oh, and it's 52 here right now. Shorts weather, ahhh, nice!
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My younger son, Sean, doesn't seem to miss Chris much, but Chris will be missing his stuff after Sean is done going through it. He already "claimed" Chris' brand-new iPod. He even moved into Chris' room (temporarily), got rid of the bed and installed his hammock as a "relax place."
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Comment by Beverly on January 4, 2010 at 10:11pm
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Fonda Sue I didn't know whether to laugh or cry about your comment for your son to tell the recruiter that you were fresh out of young men to join the Navy....you've done your part to help them with their quota!
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More on the ribbons:
The burgundy and gold ribbon that they are all issued for graduation is the "National Defense Service" medal, which they receive simply for being active duty military during armed conflict.
The navy blue and green ribbon is the Navy Marksmanship Award, for sailors' ability to hit the target during pistol training. A third green stripe (in the center) would indicate rifle marksmanship, which I don't think they get to do in boot camp.
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Thanks Arwen, I'm impressed with your research on both the ribbons, and knowing what the kids are doing this week is absolute gold. :-)
And Ms. Cindy - I'm sure you are floating on cloud nine. I'm so glad that you got the call and I'm so glad that your son is doing well. :-)
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Okay, our recruits are starting Week 2! So, from About.com...
Week 2. During the second week, you'll receive your dress uniforms. You don't get to keep your dress uniforms, however. Just as soon as you stencil them, you'll take them over to the tailor's to be fitted correctly. Your classroom work will consist of a course on professionalism, test taking, Navy chain of command, watch standing, and customs and courtesies. You'll also take your first written test, covering all the subjects that you've learned so far. Of course, physical training, drill, and general getting yelled at will continue through this week.
The week wraps up with your first visit to the confidence course. If you're in any kind of shape at all, you'll enjoy this part of the course. To my knowledge, this is the only indoor confidence course in the military. The Navy Boot Camp Confidence Course is designed to simulate obstacles one may have to encounter during a shipboard emergency. Recruits don OBAs (Oxygen Breathing Apparatus, standard equipment for shipboard fire-fighting) carry sandbags, toss life rings, and climb through a scuttle (a small circular door) with full seabags. As with the Army Confidence Course, this is not an "individual" event. It's a team effort. Recruits complete the course in groups of four. The object is to cross the finish line as a team, not as individuals.
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Yay Cindy! Too bad my husband didn't think to try to get some information out of Chris when he had him on the phone so briefly. I am dieing to know if he passed his DEP oral boards to get E-2.
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I got my information by reviewing as many recent PIR photos as I could, finding good shots of their ribbons, then comparing the color/pattern of the ribbon they ALL wear to a list of Navy medals. Then I found the history of that medal.
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Wow!! that is really nice to know. Where do you get this type of info? (The research part of it).
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