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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

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PIR 3/18/11

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For everyone with a Recruit that has a PIR 3/18/2011 date! Divisions 103-108 and 918

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Latest Activity: Jan 24, 2013

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Comment by LovinMaSR~SHIP 07~DIV 103 <3 on January 28, 2011 at 1:03pm: does anyone have any suggestions as far as hotels that they have encountered or heard about.....everytime i look at the reviews its always someone saying that something is "wrong" with the room or the hotel....i just dnt want to get a crappy hotel seeing as though i will be traveling with my 2 young children

Comment by SarahA (SeaBee wife) on January 28, 2011 at 12:59pm: Since we are talking about the St Louis Cardinals....I have to throw out there that they are the best baseball team there is!!!! STL!!! (we are HUGE Cardinals fans)

Comment by diannep on January 28, 2011 at 12:57pm: "season", not "seaon." SORRY

Comment by diannep on January 28, 2011 at 12:56pm: So neat to learn about the Cardinal Division. Thanks. ladies. My parents rent out a condo in Juno Beach (Palm Beach County) for the "seaon" (which is NOW!) each year. They rent to some of in the St Louis Cardinals organization, as do others in their building, including renting to players. They do their spring training down here. Nice to know that there is a connection with the Navy! HOOYAH!

Comment by Robin(ship02div918) on January 28, 2011 at 12:30pm: Angie...Navy Recruiting District St. Louis has worked alongside the St. Louis Cardinals and Navy League of the United States - St. Louis Council in enlisting an all male group of Delayed Entry Program personnel known as the Cardinal Company .The Cardinal-Navy Recruit Company is the longest running sponsored military recruit division of all the military services.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 28, 2011 at 12:28pm: The Cardinal division is a div that starts out training together in St Louis. I believe they are sponsored by the St Louis Cardinals. They workout and train together and then leave together as a division when they go to boot camp and they stay together as a division once they get there. That is about all I know about them, some of their moms ordered ribbons from me and of course they all wanted red with gold letters lol. But there has only been one cardinal division that i have heard of since last April. I am not sure how often they have one.

Comment by Angie (Dan's Mom) on January 28, 2011 at 12:07pm: anyone know what a cardinal division is? I was just roaming around and here and saw that but not sure what it means

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 28, 2011 at 11:25am: You really should have gotten one already, especially since you got a real letter. But the same thing happened to me when my daughter was there. I got a real letter a day or two before I got the form letter. If you haven't received it in a few days I would check with your neighbors and see if it got delivered to the wrong place by mistake and be sure and write your husband and ask him for the password that would have been on the form letter and let him know you have not received it. Maybe he can get a copy of one and send it to you.

Comment by SarahA (SeaBee wife) on January 28, 2011 at 11:13am: Question.....When are we supposed to receive the form letters? My husband left for boot camp 1/19. I have received his box already. I even have received a personal letter from him giving me his ship and Division. But when do the form letters go out to tell us about PIR?

(Sorry if this question has already been answered, I'm a little late on things)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 28, 2011 at 9:48am: My computer is driving me crazy UGGGGG, It keeps crashing over and over and over. I got a friend request sometime last night or this morning and when I clicked on accept my computer crashed. The name started with a "C" and she said her (I think son) left for bootcamp Jan 19? And she was wanting info about the ribbons I make for PIR. I think if her SR left around that date she would be in this group but I am not sure. I looked through my friends and could not find her. If this is you please send me a message or another friend request if it didn't work. Thanks, I hope everyone is having a great day.

I won't be on here as much this weekend but I will be back strong on Monday. I am driving to VA Beach today to see my sailor :) I am so excited to go see her and see her base for the first time and yes I am even excited to help her move into her first apartment. Something else for all of you to look forward to :) I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I will be checking in throughout the weekend with my "smart" phone lol. I just can't stay away from all of you lol.