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ALUMNI of PIR 9/16/11 TG 44: 13 DIVISIONS (303-314, 944)

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This is a group for all members with a loved one whos PIR date is 9/16/11. Boot camp Families To meet and greet and encourage each other thru BC.

Assistant admin: KimmieM

Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2018

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 26, 2011 at 5:29pm: Hello. I have been a veteran mom for a couple of months now. My Sailor PIR'd on 05/26/2011. He is currently in "A" school. I just posted an arsenal of reading material in the Discussion Forum for you...happy reading! Most will answer your questions BUT don't hesitate to ask about anything! We want to help you as much as we can.

Welcome aboard!

FTLW

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 26, 2011 at 5:25pm: Please read the Discussion Forum on this topic. Also, click on the links and review them.

Community Guidelines and OPSEC

Safety for your SR (future Sailor) and you!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 26, 2011 at 5:21pm: …and one last time…for now!

Other Topics I posted in your Discussion Forum:

Ship/Div-How it works

Week by Week at boot camp

Letter Writing

Boot Camp Questionnaires

Calls from your SR

Photo/Keel/DVD ordering info

Meet N Greet Info

What to wear/bring to PIR

After PIR-Friday and Saturday Departures (What is Grad n Go?)

Flags and Pennants

Reading Material for Fun…

PIR Reference info

Proper Public Behavior with your new Sailor

Places to Eat…

GPS for RTC

I think that is quite enough for now.

Happy Reading!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 26, 2011 at 5:21pm: Me again,

I posted info on Jokes and such to send to your SR up in the discussion area.

As you may already know there is a special way to send your SR mail.

We recommend no colored envelopes (My SR never mentioned a problem. This is usually up to their RDC's like/dislike!). No bulky envelopes...they'll have to open it front of the RDC (contraband). No packages-again opened in front of RDC-if it contains edibles it will be thrown out or consumed by RDC's!

Definitely, no musical cards! We've heard stories about what happens with these from-dancing or IT while they play; sometimes until the batteries run out!

Sometimes moms have sent newspaper articles only to hear that they are thrown out before the SR can read them.

So, that being said here is what we do...copy Pics, jokes, puzzles(I did word searches), cartoons ( I did color with no problem but again that was my Sailors RDC's), drawings( little bros and sisters like to do this...moms too!), ON THE BACK of your letters. This keeps the envelope smaller.

We also recommend typing in 14 pt. font. Ummm...NO SR would ever dream of doing this (wink) but there is a red light on at night after lights out (think Naval vessel) that they sometimes read too. So no red ink either. I did hand write some to make it "homey".

I know it seems "plain" but the "back of the letter" thing helps.

Happy Writing!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 26, 2011 at 5:21pm: Ladies!

I posted a link to the Family Guide and Family FAQ that are on the RTC website.

This website is where you will go eventually to print out your Gate Passes for PIR. Your honor grads will be listed here (but not until about 2 days before PIR-those of you that will have honor grads will be notified by the Navy as you will get to sit up front!)

So explore around on it a bit. On the links is where you will find the one for the RTC FB page. [[CAUTION: DO NOT post for people to come over here-it WILL be deleted. We don’t know why…Navy4Moms is sponsored by the Navy…??? My recruiter GAVE me a pamphlet about ANvy4moms with a little magnet on it…I had already beat him too it though! ;-)]] Here you can go and hook up with people if you FB. You can also sometimes find your SR (or at least his/her DIV) on the photo wall in the coming weeks. RTC posts Pics fairly regularly of daily goings on. I believe there is some kind of challenge question every Tuesday…I don’t know what the winner gets. I do not FB.

The Family Guide has general standard info about PIR; your form letter does also.

Comment by sheshe866 (SHIP02 DIV944) on July 26, 2011 at 4:59pm: Lala. How much are your ribbons?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 26, 2011 at 4:00pm: sheshe, my daughter was also in the performing division at bootcamp. She was in the choir. She was also in band in high school and played the flute. But her singing abilities far outweigh her as a flutist I guess :-)

Comment by sheshe866 (SHIP02 DIV944) on July 26, 2011 at 3:47pm: Welcome everyone to 9/16/11PIR

My name is Sheila. My son is in this group at DIV944. We are from Rural Missouri and my son was in the marching band at HS and played the quads. He does not know how to play anything else. He is playing drums from what I understand. But heaven forbid I may be wrong. Does anyone else know what there loved one is doing?

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on July 26, 2011 at 3:43pm: Hello ladies, I'm Betsy that diannep mentioned. I am also a veteran mom on here. Welcome to the wonderful world of Navy moms! My youngest son graduated from BC in Dec. 2010 and is currently in Pensacola, FL for his A school. I also have a future son in law who is in the Navy and stationed at Pearl Harbor, HI on a submarine. My daughter just moved there to be with him after hre college graduation this past May. There is an awesome group of ladies on here just waiting to help you through this journey. If there are any questions you want to ask, don't hesitate to ask away. Make sure that you visit this website, and especially this page, often as there is very valuable information on here. We will be here to laugh, cry, support and help you along the way.

Comment by diannep on July 26, 2011 at 2:45pm: sheshe: Can you put "PIR" in front of the date in the title of this group? Should be there....we will add division numbers after the date once they are posted by RTC. Thanks!