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Alumni of PIR 8/26/11 (13 Divs - 269-280, 941)

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A group for folks who had sailors graduate from boot camp on August 26, 2011.

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Latest Activity: Jul 28, 2012

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Comment by tysmom on July 10, 2011 at 10:11pm: Kid in a box was hard! The last clothes you see them in just thrown in an everyday box...memories.

PIR huge exciting day....right now it seems a lifetime away...it will come...on a bright note my experience was my son has three bros and me and my husband which makes 5. His youngest brother was the "expendable crewman"...then I found out the am of PIR that he could go in as an extra....he got in line with us they checked us off and let him in. He could sit with us...his new sailor bro did not know that extras were allowed in. Take whoever along with ID, they may not get to sit by you and I suppose there is the possibility that they may not get in, but sad but true not every SRs family is able to be there.

Bev, Vibrating bra tooo funny! You will be sooo excited, Dancing around trying to get at that phone!!!! You may cause a little excitement at Walmart!

Comment by Bev Ship 02/Div 941 on July 10, 2011 at 9:04pm: Good idea Dianne... could always use a little help in that area anyway!

Comment by diannep on July 10, 2011 at 8:59pm: Bev, keeping the phone in the bra might keep you from missing more calls. Ok, so it doesn't do much for the "bust line" and when it vibrates, you may get some strange looks from those around you as you "dig it out," ...but you won't miss the call!

HOOYAH!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 10, 2011 at 7:10pm: yes, p-days are processing days. Glad that is over for all of them. My Sailor said P-days are the worst part of boot camp. She says P-days were He** days lol.

Keep those phones handy :-)

Comment by Bev Ship 02/Div 941 on July 10, 2011 at 7:01pm: my phone is with me all the time too... but had to have it on vibrate at work, so i missed the call to my cell... so she called the store. May not always like my job... but this time walmart is supporting me good.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on July 10, 2011 at 6:43pm: Ladies, some of you may even get some bonus phone calls if your SR is going in a rate that requires a security clearance. Some SR's will have to call for information on family/friends. So, if you know that your SR is getting a security clearance, have that information handy because those calls are usually short ones and unexpected.

Comment by SailorsCupcake Div269 on July 10, 2011 at 6:28pm: I'm so jealous that you got a call today Bev! I am holding out hope that my SR will get to call today! I know they say it'll be 3 weeks... but some get to call one the second week... let's just say my phone is attatched to me as we speak lol. He got there on the 27th... but I know that not one SR's experience is like the others...

Comment by Bev Ship 02/Div 941 on July 10, 2011 at 6:03pm: Shes out of processing now LaLa. Most of the rest got there later that day. I am thinking the ones that arrived with her were a little more "local" like her. We are only about 2 hours away from GL. I got my form letter last thursday.. the 7th. ( P days = processing days... right? lol)

Comment by SailorsCupcake Div269 on July 10, 2011 at 5:51pm: Who else has an SR in Div 269?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 10, 2011 at 5:48pm: Wow Bev, I bet that makes for a long time in P days. I hope they get to their new ship and DIV quickly.