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ALUMNI OF PIR 06/29/2012 TG 33 — 12 Divisions (195–204, 814 & 933)

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Location: GREAT LAKES IL
Members: 99
Latest Activity: May 29, 2014

WELCOME TO PIR 06/29/2012

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 Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 10, 2012 at 11:24am: Lala, did you post any pictures of your decals on your FB page? Are they the kind that you can peel off the window without problems? I would love to order one if they are.

Tenacious Dee, I wish we still had a surplus store. Ours have all closed. Maybe I can order one online? Although I think my husband will probably kill me if I ask him to put up another flag bracket on our porch, lol.

Comment by diannep on June 10, 2012 at 10:13am: Twinzplus1: Can you cancel that reservation and make it at Navy Lodge? I believe that Lala is correct on needing military ID for Gateway, but your sailor's info will suffice for Navy Lodge. Yes, FTLW may have more info. Her hubby is military too so she knows about things like this!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 10, 2012 at 9:43am: Twinzplus, I think they are very similar. The main difference is you cannot stay or make a reservation at the gateway Inn without military ID and I believe it is actually located on one of the bases up there. FTLW may have a lot more info on that.

Comment by Twinzplus1(Ship 12, Div 203) on June 10, 2012 at 8:02am: I'm confused and I hope someone can shed some light...I just realized that the Navy Lodge and Navy Gateway Inn are not he same thing. When I made reservations I just went to the DOD website so I ended up with Navy Gateway Inns. Does anyone know the difference? Which is the best place to stay?

Comment by TenaciousDee on June 9, 2012 at 10:15pm: Went to the local Surplus store and bought a Navy Flag for the house! I also had to get a Marine one for my son's best friend who graduated from bootcamp last Friday. I'm so proud of these boys. They have been best friends since 3rd grade and I'm glad that they have kept on the right track and stayed focused and did what they have always wanted to do!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 9, 2012 at 8:52pm: In the teens YAY YAHOO HAPPY DANCE TIME :-)

Comment by proudmom on June 9, 2012 at 8:27pm: Wow! I was counting the days and we are only 19 days from my daughters PIR ceremony!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 9, 2012 at 6:38pm: When it rains, it pours :-( If you received an email from me (regular email from uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com, not this sites emails/messages) it would have had a weird weird link on it. DO NOT open the link. I didn't send it and it could be a virus. I am so sorry for any inconvenience this could have caused and of my friends. I get these emails all the time so I know not to open them. But I guess somehow I got a virus from it. Don't open it and you will be fine. I never send links like that in an email. I would only send you a link to my website or facebook page and that would be in the middles of a real message that you can tell is from me. Thanks

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 9, 2012 at 6:27pm: Thanks so much marcyl; I am so glad you love your PIR ribbons and your Navy Mom window decals :-)

I am back from the yard sale, you will be happy to know that i was smart this time and stayed in the shade lol. I did not however sell out so I guess I will do it again next Saturday. I see this group has a new member, another veteran lol, I promise eventually the newbie members will outweigh the veterans on this page :-)

Comment by marcyl(Ship11Div197) on June 9, 2012 at 11:40am: Lala.. Got my ribbon and magnet! They're beautiful! Thank You so much. Can't wait to wear it in 19 Days!!!!