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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 diannep on August 18, 2011 at 9:44pm: caylex: Here are the PFA charts:

http://www.navycs.com/navy-fitness-assessment.html

The blue candles are also burned when they are "in the fleet" or in A School. Any time that you are thinking of your sailor or he/she is going through a difficult time, hard test, etc. Up to you when you burn them! Just shows that you are thinking of them!

Comment by Jana on August 18, 2011 at 9:43pm: Well maybe not just when they run Battlestations

Comment by Jana on August 18, 2011 at 9:41pm: Stacey-When your SR runs Battlestations it is a tradition to burn a blue candle from what I've read. I've gotta go get one--at least I can burn it in the hotel room wherever we end up Tuesday night--don't think it would be a good idea to burn it in the car...lol

Comment by Doreen(07/272) on August 18, 2011 at 9:40pm: yes-I have my blue candle. I burn it when I am really missing my SR, and I am burning it tonight.

Comment by caylex 9/279 on August 18, 2011 at 9:38pm: Blue candle??

Comment by Doreen(07/272) on August 18, 2011 at 9:37pm: Blue candle is burning. I pray that I receive the "I'm a Sailor" call tomorrow.

Comment by Jana on August 18, 2011 at 9:27pm: My SR is 18 and will turn 19 on 8/26. his PIR date. He thinks that's pretty cool. He had talked with a Navy recruiter off and on his whole senior year, but had decided to attend the local junior college in the Fall of 2010. Right before classes would have started, he decided that he was going to go to the Navy instead. He didn't want me to have to sign for him, so he signed for himself on his 18th birthday. He was a DEPPER from August until when he shipped out on July 5.

Comment by caylex 9/279 on August 18, 2011 at 9:25pm: Does anyone have the PFA requirements?

Comment by SailorBrittysMom on August 18, 2011 at 8:55pm: We got 3 letters, she says she has more days available to write which is good cause she's now on watch so she lost part of the ,holiday time she would've written.... & post card for her friend & brother no photo but she said she bought them, cost her around $200 but worth it.... I wrote today telling her I d pay her back :) & reminded her to buy the dvd too

Manncan I read shannons post on Facebook asking the navy about it...I have been worried about Brit she's written in every letter she's still struggling with 60 situps I too have no clue how many she's done...or if passed even in today's letter.... So glad they get more chances...