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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/20/2012 TG 36 — 7 Divisions (221–226 & 936)

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Location: Great Lakes, Il
Members: 54
Latest Activity: Nov 30, 2012

Welcome to PIR 7/20/2012 So glad you joined us! Happy sailing!

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture.

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Comment by JDM on July 17, 2012 at 7:18pm: Bonnie, Congratulations on your new Sailor:-)

Meegan...mine too :-)

Comment by Meegan on July 17, 2012 at 7:00pm: CONGRATS BONNIE!!! MINE WILL BE TOMORROW AND I CANT WAIT :)

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on July 17, 2012 at 6:04pm: Yeah Bonnie!

Comment by Meegan on July 17, 2012 at 1:46pm: So what div went last night? Please someone help me NOT have a heart attack. Did 934, 23/224 go last night or just 934? HLEP

Comment by diannep on July 17, 2012 at 1:19pm: Hoping calls from some new sailors start coming in pretty soon!

Comment by JDM on July 17, 2012 at 12:51pm: Sandm14, try the Navy Lodge

Comment by sandm14 on July 17, 2012 at 12:41pm: I know it's late notice but what are some hotels that are cheap very near the graduation?

Comment by dbarton(ship04div223) on July 17, 2012 at 12:31pm: Boarding our plane - graduation bound!!! Fair winds and following seas to all - see you there!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 17, 2012 at 12:02pm: Here is some more helpful info for PIR :-)

If you are planning to drive to the base: don't line up in the far right lane the morning of PIR. That lane ends, so stay to the left of it and it will save you lots of wait time. You can also choose to stay in the far left lane and make a left turn in front of the gate at the base. Then drive down that street and make a U-turn. The wait time on that road is usually even less. If time allows check your route the day before PIR so you know exactly where you are going and how to get there.

When you get into the PIR Hall take some practice shots with your digital camera. Change your settings until you get the best pictures possible with the lighting and environment you are in. You can even try turning off your flash to see if that would produce the best pictures. Your pictures will come out much better and you will be glad you took the time to do it.

If you go to Gurnee Mills Mall keep track of the amount of time you have. That mall is huge and there are no pass through stores or hall ways to work as short cuts. It is Z shaped so if you start at one end you have to go back to where you started the same way you came. And, you don’t want to get your Sailor back to the base late.

If your Sailor tells you the day of PIR that they will be on a chartered flight you won’t get to meet them at the airport. They go straight from the base to the Jet and don’t come inside. This doesn’t happen very often but it did happen to us and we didn’t really say goodbye on Friday night because we thought we would have several hours with her at the airport. Had we known we wouldn’t see her at the airport our goodbye wood have been different and we wouldn’t have been at the airport searching for her. I am so glad this rarely happens and I hope it doesn't happen to any of you.