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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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PIR 6/3/2011 TG 29 Div 185-192, 812 & 929

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Welcome!! This is a group for family and friends of recruits who are expected to graduate on June 3, 2011!

Members: 105
Latest Activity: Apr 2, 2014

Hello All! My name is mmiles (aka Michelle) I am now the new ADMIN for the group since LisaB received her letter and her Recruit will be graduating a week earlier! If you have any questions please let me know. Also please remember do not type in the last name of your recruiit any where on thie website....big NO-NO for the Navy!

Remember we are all in the same boat, have many of the same concerns, have many of the same questions, expiriencing the same emotions! Basically we all need the same support! So please use this group to get any support you need! I hope you will all be able to attend PIR so we can then finally meet in person as well!! THANKS!!!

Be sure to go to the events page and RSVP for the Meet & Greet Thursday night before graduation! This is a free event even if your not staying at that hotel.

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Who has received a "I'm a Sailor" call: Please include division and time of call if possible and if you know if the whole division passed.

Started by LeeLee. Last reply by Hold Fast Mom Jun 2, 2011. 26 Replies 0 Likes

My Daughter called me at 3:34 pm central time on Wed. May 25th. She is in division 187 and stated all passed in her division. We talked for 20 mins.

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Comment by LeeLee on April 15, 2011 at 8:16pm: Thanks for the added advice about using her name. This was never an issue with my son and he did have the highest security clearance one can get because he was EOD. Never disclosed where he was...last name, company, where he was, ect. But I don't want to make her time anymore difficult than it has to be.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 15, 2011 at 7:37pm: nmiles, I had to clean my sailor's room after he left for boot camp, because we were selling out house and moving across the country. I spent hours just crying over the stuff that he wanted to keep. :( It's funny, though because when he went to A school, I was telling him things that I was keeping for him, and a lot of the things that he wanted before BC, weren't so important to him anymore after BC. When he comes home next time, it will be home in another state (that he hasn't lived in, in 12 years) totally across the country. Luckily, our extended family is all there, so it should still feel like home to him. :)

Another good reason not to post names on here, is because some of your SR's will be going into jobs that need extensive security clearances and are very secretive. You may as well get yourself used to not divulging any personal information, now while you are taking all this new information in like a sponge.

Comment by diannep on April 15, 2011 at 7:11pm: mmiles: :-)

Comment by mmiles 11/186 on April 15, 2011 at 7:05pm: Diannep - Changed the name already :o)

Gail- it is on the RTC's Facebook page

Comment by GailMindyHouston on April 15, 2011 at 7:02pm: Somewhere I remember a link to photos taken at our kids actual boot camp but for the life of me have no idea where that is on the web - anyone know? thanks

Comment by diannep on April 15, 2011 at 7:02pm: mmiles: That's great! Can you add those division #s to the title of your group? After the PIR date. Helps me with my Battlestations dates and helps others to find you. 10 divisions...that is an average size group! You all should be on the RTC Grad page on Monday.

Comment by mmiles 11/186 on April 15, 2011 at 6:59pm: Ok so our PIR date wasn't posted on the bootcamp.mil.gov page yet BUT it was posted on the RTC's FB page.They started a discussion group where we can ask questions directly to the people who work at the RTC!! Pretty cool!!

We are TG29 10 Divisions (185-192, 812 & 929)

Comment by diannep on April 15, 2011 at 6:49pm: lcstive: You may want to think about not using your SR's actual first name on here either...just so you can talk freely on here without any comments getting back to her "bosses" since they can connect her with you. The "bosses" actually read JessicaS's sailor's nickname on one of her posts when her son was in bc, figured out that he belonged to her from some comments, and brought him in to ask if this was his nickname. Harmless banter, but believe me...the SRs don't want attention like that focused on them! Jessica and I both have sailors who PIRed over a yr ago and we have learned alot since then! We were such newbies before and I know I made my share of mistakes!

Comment by LeeLee on April 15, 2011 at 6:36pm: Yay grandchildren!!! Parrothdgal.....have a great time!!!

Comment by mmiles 11/186 on April 15, 2011 at 6:04pm: Thanks for the reminder Lcstive..... I need to change my picture! I have a cute one of him with a little mullet...I couldnt bring my self to cut offhis curls!! I think I will use one with the 2 of us in it!

Parrotdgal- great idea for the pillowcase!!