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PIR 2-18-2011 DIV 75-86, 805, 913 ALUMNI
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This is a group for Sailor families who grad was on 2-18-2011. DIV 75-86, 805, 913. Welcome!
Members: 163
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2019
Discussion Forum
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom Mar 6, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
Div 085
Started by AdamsWifey. Last reply by Deanna (ship 03 Div 085) Mar 4, 2011. 35 Replies 0 Likes
i never see div 085 out there lol just wanting to find other people whos loved one is in div 085
Looking for SR in SHP03 DIV083 members
Started by Cjmint. Last reply by kathyf Feb 19, 2011. 51 Replies 0 Likes
My son is in the above SHP and DIV. Got a letter on 1/7...friends and family got letters last thursday or Friday...was hoping to get a call over weekend...but nothing. Before my son left he told me…Continue
Medieval Times info
Started by MountainMama(ship3 div081). Last reply by Dani_Girl (ET wife) Feb 18, 2011. 23 Replies 0 Likes
Okay, I got hold of the group salesperson there and asked a bunch of questions. Of course, I didn't know how many we would have, but she said a group could get tickets for the dinner and show for…Continue
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Comment by Purplemom (Ship 3 Div 084) on December 27, 2010 at 6:15pm
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Just finished up a letter to my son. Gave it to his sister to mail along with her card to him and also sending him a Christmas card he received from his Aunt. Have begun the search for flights and a hotel for PIR. It seems so far away but in reality it is not.
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Comment by Renick ET on December 27, 2010 at 5:45pm
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You'll have to send a calling card, or he can maybe buy one at the NEX, if he has a debit card... I sent one. Wish I had sent bandaids in his wallet for blisters. I meant to but forgot!
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Comment by cherrystreet (ship03div080) on December 27, 2010 at 5:40pm
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I am so appreciative of the info. here. Question - I did not send a calling card with my son to BC (didn't know I needed to). Do I need to send him one so he can call at the end of week three? Or does the Navy foot that bill?
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I just got my form letter. Such a simple thing, but such a big deal. The printed envelope, the little lines inside with information printed on them, and then the 3 lines at the bottom of the page. My boy managed to squeeze another half a line to write have a happy new years and that he misses us. He said he was diong fine and for me not to worry. He knows I will anyway. Said he won't be able to write for another 2-3 weeks so that will be awhile yet. I will start looking for hotels. I saw the post about the Residence. I was thinking Navy Lodge, but read there is no shuttle. Do you think they will want an indoor pool to swim? I just want to sit with him and look into his face. He will be so grown up. Thanks for posting!
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Arwen, I also read a blog you wrote, and kudos to you. Some of the replies and comments infuriated me, but after reading your replies, I was calm again. I am one of those emotional mom's and so I handle my stress and fears differently, however, I am trying to raise a happy, independent man and need any help I can get! Thanks again!
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Comment by diannep on December 27, 2010 at 3:16pm
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lindaf: The Residence Inn Waukegan is a wonderful hotel....one and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens, and a free hot buffet breakfast in the lobby each day. Also PIR shuttle ($3/pp each way). It is only about 4 miles from RTC...about a 10-minute drive max. We loved it here...quiet area...near WalMart shopping plaza...where there are restaurants, etc....as well as the Courtyard and Springhill Suites. Both of those are also nice hotels with PIR shuttle. We found the Residence Inn to have a liberal cancellation policy...able to cancel a day before we arrived if need be.
If at all possible, it is best to rent a car....we still took the shuttle to PIR and bypassed the line of cars waiting to get in....but it was nice to have the car to drive around in later with our sailor...able to do some sightseeing after our GradNGo sailor left.
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Comment by Terri,Bobster's Mom (AWF FTS) on December 27, 2010 at 1:46pm
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The Bobster is Ship 09, Div 077 PIR 2/18/2011. So excited.
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Comment by Arwen on December 27, 2010 at 1:26pm
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From the Navy website:
TG 13 — 14 Divisions (075–086, 805 & 913) Graduate Friday, Feb....
This is the site where you will go to get your parking pass. 11 days before PIR a link will appear. Use the password you got on your form letter to print a parking pass. Remember to use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS on the password.
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It's fine to mention stuff that the Navy has posted, that is public information. It's the stuff the Navy does NOT post in a public place that you need to be careful about.
Posting links to information on Navy or news websites is ususally the best policy, that way you can be certain that the information is official, correct, and within OpSec guidelines.
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Don't be surprised if you didn't get a phone call. Holiday phone calls are awarded only to senior recruits, and not even all of them. The Feb. 4 PIR group got calls, but only because it was their 3rd week "guaranteed" call, the one I call the "I'm still alive" call. It is incredibly rare (unheard of!) for divisions to get a call before the end of their third week. After that, they may earn an extra call or two, some earn more if they have particularly generous RDCs and/or are performing very well as a division. Some individual recruits may also earn calls for personal performance.
Recruits get three "guaranteed" calls,
1) the "I'm here" call the night they arrive (or, if they miss it, later in the week)
2) the "I'm still alive" call at the end of the third week of training
3) the "I'm a sailor" call after Battlestations 21, after their capping (graduation) ceremony.
Oh, yeah, what most don't mention, is that your recruits graduate before PIR. They stop being recruits and begin being sailors in the "capping ceremony" just after finishing BS21. That ceremony is the one they consider to be their graduation.After that they earn a lot of priviledes, and mostly just practice for PIR.
PIR is a formal greeting for the family and friends who have come to visit, and a chance to show off.
The date of BS21 is one of those things we are NOT supposed to post or discuss, as per a request from the Great Lakes RTC staff. The first few divisions go through about a week before PIR, the last divisions may go through as late as Wednesday before PIR. If they fail, they have one more chance to pass before PIR. Those who get that last chance on Thursday night/Friday morning will not attend PIR (too sleepy to safely stand at attention), but they will get weekend liberty.
900 division parents may get a raw deal. They never march into the building in formation like the rest of them. The performance sections are already inside when guests arrive. If your recruit is in the band, choir, flag or drill teams, you will get to see them perform. If s/he is assigned to be a guide, you may get to see him/her even before the ceremony, but s/he will not be able to be with you to talk, s/he will have to do his/her job until the whole thing is over.
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