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PIR 8/20/10

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Comment by keke's mom (Ship12, Div 262) on August 19, 2010 at 8:23pm: Hi ladies, just popping in to share a little something I did for my new Sailor. Our town publishes a weekly newspaper and they put announcements on the front page. I sent in the following Press Release along with a photo of my son. Thought I'd save you all a lot of time trying to find an "Official" press release since our recruiter knew nothing about it. I did some research and found this:

Press Release

Navy (Rank) (First Name) (Last Name), son of (Parent's name) and (Parent's name) of (City), (State), recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.

During the eight-week program, (Sailor's Last Name) completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, fire fighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations." This exercise gives recruits the key skills and confidence they need to graduate and take to the Fleet. "Battle Stations" has been designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly 'Navy' flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor.

(Sailor's Last Name) is a (Year) graduate of (School) of (City), (State).

Comment by kwooley5 (ship06div940) on August 19, 2010 at 12:49am: Mine didn't say I'm A Sailor either. At least not for a bit. He eventually said "we had our last test, so I'm officially a sailor now!" but I'm pretty sure I got a hey baby too! Don't think I could sleep if I wanted to tonight!!

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 18, 2010 at 11:48pm: First - Congrats to all of your new sailors! You have been waiting for this weekend for so long, please be safe in your travels and enjoy every minute!!!!!

Second - some last minute reminders!
1 - Be sure you have your ID, your gate/parking pass (at least 2 copies) and plenty of tissue!

2 - Whatever you do, don't get your sailor back to base late!!!!! If the line back into the base is long that evening, get out of line and drive ahead of the entrance and let them get out and walk! Otherwise they WILL lose liberty the next day, AND everyone else in their division can lose 1-3 hrs of liberty for someone's error!

Comment by dmc20 (ship 7, div 282) on August 18, 2010 at 10:43pm: lol same with me Susan. I was expecting the first thing to be said would be "I'm a sailor!!" but instead I got "Hey baby!!!" lol but at least we all got our calls!

Comment by faeriequeene11 *Ship 07 Div 283* on August 18, 2010 at 10:26pm: Congratulations to all the award-winners, and also congratulations to everyone in div 283 for passing battle stations-Woo hoo! We all passed!

Comment by dmc20 (ship 7, div 282) on August 18, 2010 at 10:02pm: Congratulations to all the new sailors who got awards!

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 18, 2010 at 9:49pm: Tammy - thanks! It's funny how the Navy can post full names, but we aren't allowed to on N4M. I reposted for you.

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 18, 2010 at 9:48pm: Even though the recruits below did an outstanding job, I truly believe all the new sailors graduating this week are winners!!!

Honor Recruits and Award Winners

Recruit Review Graduation August 20, 2010
Divisions 271-280 and 939
Each honor graduate and award winner will receive a commemorative token from the commanding officer in recognition of their superlative achievements during recruit training.

The Honor Graduates for this week’s recruit review graduation are as follows:

SR Jessica, Division 281, Santa Barbara, California
SR Ryan, Division 282, San Diego, California
SR Aaron, Division 283, Miami, Florida
SR Justin, Division 284, Lynn, Massachusetts
SR Aliaksei, Division 940, Lynnwood, Washington

The Recruit Chief Petty Officers for this week’s recruit review graduation are as follows:

SR Jessica, Division 281, San Bernardino, California
SR Samantha, Division 282, Victoria, Texas
SR Derrick, Division 283, Jonesboro, Arkansas
SR John, Division 284, Dallas, Texas
SR Martin, Division 940, Houston, Texas

The award recipients for this week's recruit review graduation are as follows:

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
SR Isabel, DIVISION 281, Crete, Nebraska

UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATION SHIPMATE AWARD
SR Ivan, DIVISION 283, Rialto, California

THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS AWARD OF MERIT
SR Cody, DIVISION 940, Norman, Oklahoma

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARD
SR John, DIVISION 284, Dallas, Texas

NAVY LEAGUE AWARD
SR Amanda, DIVISION 281, San Bernardino, California

NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY EXCELLENCE AWARD
SR Cody, DIVISION 282, Yeagertown, Pennsylvania

Comment by dmc20 (ship 7, div 282) on August 18, 2010 at 9:04pm: Yay! I'm so happy for everyone. Enjoy your new sailors this weekend :)

Comment by Sailor's Sweetheart on August 18, 2010 at 6:36pm: I will not be back on N4M until after PIR because I don't have internet until Tuesday since I just moved (right now I am at work and am leaving for the weekend). I look forward to seeing you all at the meet and greet. Congrats to all our new SAILORS!!! Yeahoo!!!