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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/11/2013 TG 9 - 7 Divisions (053-058 and 909)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 1/11/2013.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

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ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Apr 11, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 01/11/2013! 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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~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

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~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• 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

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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Comment by NavyMomTina (Ship 11 Div 058) on January 14, 2013 at 4:10pm: Hello all,

We arrived late last night back from graduation weekend. I am still in awe over the whole celebration. I am so proud of all the "Sailors". The ceremony was nothing short of amazing and I could barely hold back the tears of joy. I enjoyed spending the weekend with my son who is now across the street at A School and loving it. I miss him all over again but it's great that he now has his cell phone for us to communicate. The Navy has transformed my son into a fine young man! I also greatly appreciate this N4M website because if it had not existed I'm not sure I would'nt have been nearly as informed. My sons photo sits proudly on my desk today. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as I did :)

Comment by Buffetblvd ship 11, Div 057 on January 13, 2013 at 11:06pm: Diannep - asked my son about the rumor, and he said that delays due to a storm could be a possibility, but that the storm hasn't occurred yet that there was one approaching...who knows? :-)-

Comment by diannep on January 13, 2013 at 2:38pm: *enjoy some of this down time....

Comment by diannep on January 13, 2013 at 2:38pm: Ha....they usually love Pensacola for the reason you mentioned! The beach is right there! I know my friend who was in Pensacola actually took on some watches for his buddies....ahem....for a "small fee!" Or....so he said! Because he was getting pretty bored waiting to class up and wanted to stay busy.

Glad he arrived safely! He probably will enjoy some of these "down time" before starting classes.

And, yes! The restored contact with your new sailors is great, right? Just remember that they are not supposed to have their phones during class time....they can get in big trouble for this. So tell your sailor that you will only text or call in the late afternoon or evening! :-)

Comment by KathyShip11/Div058 on January 13, 2013 at 12:05pm: My son is in penn. found out late last Night that there are no classes starting for about 3 to 4 weeks. Then his classes begin. He knew nothing about storms though. My son is ok with it because he has a 5 min walk to the ocean. Lol. I don't Mind because I still get to talk to and text my son everyday. Woo hoo

Comment by diannep on January 13, 2013 at 9:21am: Buffetblvd: Yes, it is pretty normal to be on "hold" when arriving at the A School bases. But they normally "hold" them there, and not at RTC since they must clear out RTC to get ready for more SRs. Just wondering if any in this group were "held" at RTC rather than A School. Thanks!

On the rudeness of the USO personnel...oh my! We have never heard of that before. The USO is manned by volunteers but it sounds like they need some training! I can understand them not letting families in without the sailor with them, but couldn't they have checked to see if your sailor was inside? This is the first negative I have seen about the USO on this site and I have been on here since 2009. I sure hope it was an isolated situation. So sorry. Hope that you found your sailor at the airport eventually...even without the USO's help!

Comment by Buffetblvd ship 11, Div 057 on January 13, 2013 at 4:02am: My sailor flew out of Midway at 9 AM this morning...saying Pensacola is backed up actually makes some sensE, since even though my sailor flew out today, he has a week off when he gets there, which from what I understand t be in processing days.".dont know if any "delays" are attributable to any storms...

Comment by Bella7177 on January 13, 2013 at 2:04am: I just wanted to say that this weekend with my sailor was, to coin a phrase from her RDC, PFM...anyone who had a sailor in 053 may know what I'm talking about! ;)

Comment by joesmom (ship 14-div056) on January 13, 2013 at 12:36am: I got there about noon and was aloud to sit . There with my son

Comment by NukeMom (Class 1318A - GC) on January 13, 2013 at 12:30am: My son's PIR was 1/11 - we found ourselves at O'Hare at 3am until 3pm today. We did as advised & headed to the USO - of which we were NOT allowed admittance because "only those with valid miltary IDs are allowed" The two women at the front desk were VERY rude and told us another time they MIGHT my husband and I in with our son - but definitely not on graduation day.

This was our first encounter with the USO and we were VERY disappointed!