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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/06/2013 TG 43 - 11 Divisions (331-340 and 943)

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Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 09/06/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.

Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 107
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 09/06/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

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~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

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Comment by Lynn on August 2, 2013 at 2:22pm: My son too was telling us he would like to change to Res vs AD. And yup 5 more Fridays, wooo hooo. It can't come soon enough..

Comment by zachsmom94 (Ship 3 DIV 338) on August 2, 2013 at 1:37pm: Thank you FTLW~I called the Leading Chief Petty Officer at his recruiting station, and asked him about this "reserves" situation. He said no he cannot change from active to reserve. He said he is probably just hearing some of the other SR's talk who went in on reserve and he is not understanding the difference or the process. I will write to him and explain this to him. Personally, I just think he is still having a difficult time adjusting to the change. Hoping he will come around soon!!He also has an upper respiratory infection, which I'm sure doesn't help matters at the moment. I got to hear his voice yesterday, which helps tremendously!! As difficult as it gets at times, I know only he can determine what his future will hold. Just hoping he makes the right choices!! 5 more Fridays!!

Comment by taptap22 on August 2, 2013 at 10:54am: @philipmom...I did tell him DO NOT follow my example by writing letters in class!! I'm getting my Masters in Business Administration. My current class is Economics - Not a fan! So lost in the class it really doesn't matter if I write letters or pay attention...I get home and have no clue what i'm doing! That is another thing I have encouraged our son to do -- Complete your degree when you are young, no kids and minimal responsibility! So much harder at my age - lol Have a great day!

Comment by philipmom on August 2, 2013 at 10:20am: @TapTap..Thanks for the info. Your son probably got a kick out of you writing letters in class! What are you getting your masters in?

Comment by Lynn on August 2, 2013 at 9:10am: Thank you Diannep. When I spoke to him yesterday I put him on speaker so me, his sis and dad can all talk and he sounded better than the past few times, but I still can hear that i want to be home voice..

Comment by diannep on August 2, 2013 at 8:19am: Lynn: Oh, he probably will "change", but all additional wonderful things added to the already great kid you sent to bootcamp!

Good Morning All !

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2013 at 5:35am: I should say..."as far as I know"...concerning not being able to change your status from active to reserve and vice versa.
I do know that some have changed their rating (job) that they enlisted with during BC. Have not ever seen if any had (or are even able to) change their status.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2013 at 12:39am: (PART 2 of Reserves/Active Duty)

Here is the section from the DD 4/1 Enlistment Document:

10. MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION, SERVICE ON ACTIVE

DUTY AND STOP-LOSS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE

AND RESERVE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL

GUARD.

a. FOR ALL ENLISTEES:

If this is my initial enlistment, I must

serve a total of eight (8) years, unless I am sooner discharged or

otherwise extended by the appropriate authority. This eight year

service requirement is called the Military Service Obligation. Any

part of that service not served on active duty must be served in the

Reserve Component of the service in which I have enlisted. If this is

a reenlistment, I must serve the number of years specified in this

agreement, unless I am sooner discharged or otherwise extended

by the appropriate authority. Some laws that affect when I may be

ordered to serve on active duty, the length of my service on active

duty, and the length of my service in the Reserve Component, even

beyond the eight years of my Military Service Obligation, are

discussed in the following paragraphs.

Here is the link to the full doc: http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/publications/Forms/OTHER%20FORMS/ddform4.pdf

Here is an article from about.com that explains it a bit more as well:

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/f/obligation.htm

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2013 at 12:37am: Reserves/Active Duty

When a servicemember signs a contract to enter service...they sign on for Active Duty Status or Reserve Status. Upon completion of basic training that is what their status will be...they can't switch it or choose or be reassigned once the contract is signed.

Believe it or not while they are all servicemembers Reserves and Active are slightly different entities. Pay is drawn from different funds, administrative staff etc.

There IS something within each branch where Reservists work full time administratively for the Reserves. For the Navy it is called "FTS - or Full Time Support". So they are reservists but function as active duty.

As far as those that sign on Active duty...yes as diannep said they will serve in the reserves after they complete their term of service. BUT it should be within a Reserve component OR they go IRR - Inactive Ready Reserve.

Every Active Duty member signs on for eight years of service even if they are serving four year enlistment. If they decide to leave after they complete the four years then they go to reserve status. IF they do not serve actively within the reserve component (one weekend a month plus two weeks a year) then they go IRR - Inactive Ready Reserve. But ALL have a Military Service Obligation of a minimum of eight years. The combinations can be different but there enlistment contracts have the details within them.

While in IRR you are on a list and can be called back to Active service at any time as far as the needs of the military. There are of course guidelines for this.

It works a bit differently for reservist that enlist as a reservist as far as how the 8 years play out. I believe the most common is 6 years as a drilling reservist and then two IRR or a combination thereof that completes eight years.

(PART 1 - part 2 to follow)

Comment by Lynn on August 1, 2013 at 11:57pm: I hope my boy don't change much !! He left a young man at 18, I want him the same Way on Sept 6th please :)