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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/17/2014 TG 10 - 9 Divisions (061-066, 805, 806 and 910)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 01/17/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their journey in the Navy!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 107
Latest Activity: Dec 10, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 01/17/2014! 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.

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~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.

Some Suggestions:

~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 skeeter on January 21, 2014 at 10:29am: We are back from PIR and it was wonderful! I was so grateful to be prepared logistically, so that we could truly enjoy the time together, with absolutely no stress! All the divisions did such a great job and we were very proud of every one of them!

One step in the journey is complete! Blessings to you all and thank you so much for your support. :)

Comment by CatMom509 on January 20, 2014 at 3:33pm: Hi Friends!

     "Serve wholeheartedly as if you were

      serving the Lord, not men."

                                        Ephesians 6:7

Comment by Ruddgirl on January 20, 2014 at 8:38am: Okay home, it was so fast, but I am so PROUD of them all!! OMG I am most proud they survived that arctic weather, LOL The RDC's in my son's division were awesome. We went to O'hare on Saturday and said our goodbyes, this time I wasn't in a hospital bed. Sailor is in VA for school and is enjoying the warmer weather. PoodleLady said it best....It is so hard to not cry every time I walk by his room or look at his Navy picture. My little boy is all grown up and out in the world. His adventure awaits him. I am so proud of them all! Hooyah Navy, Div 064 and PIR 01/17/14!! PS: I am sooo grateful that NO ONE was killed in that horrible wreck on 65 Saturday, we were stuck in traffic behind it and I am so amazed that there were only minor injuries (that is what we heard).

Comment by DanaD on January 20, 2014 at 1:24am: Just said goodbye to our daughter. Hate to see the weekend end, but had a great time with her and PIR was great! She will be staying in Great Lakes for "A" school, so in away we were lucky to have a little extra time with her. She's excited about "A" school but said she admits she really hates this cold weather and that is the one thing that makes it hard to stay. Thanks to everyone for all the support during this time. Wish everyone well!

Comment by QuiltingMom on January 19, 2014 at 7:17pm: Just arrived back home to TX. We met our sailor at O'Hare yesterday and spent several hours with him. Then it was off to drive in the blizzard. Stressful driving for most of the day. Drove the rest of the trip in today. I hated that we couldn't make the meet and greet. I was too sick to go. Decided I better stay in the hotel, rest up for the PIR and not infect anyone at the meet and greet. Feel bad that I didn't get to meet any of you!

I think everyone had a great time seeing their kids graduate. It was a wonderful experience. Oh!! I did have a couple ladies talking behind me at the PIR. They were jealous that I had a ribbon for me son! LOL Loved seeing all the door decorations too!! This group really taught me a lot and prepared me for this great experience!!!

Comment by CatMom509 on January 19, 2014 at 5:01pm: Glorious Day!

     "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the Word of Truth,

      the Gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him

      with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing

      our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--

      to the praise of His glory."

                                                                                      Ephesians 1:13-14

Comment by PoodleLady on January 19, 2014 at 12:46pm: Sailormom_913 . . .right after I posted my response last night, my Sailor FaceTime me. She was so excited over everything so far at A School! She showed me her dorm room, was excited about her roommate, told me how nice everyone had been so far . . . she looked so happy and life appears good for now! I miss her but it's a good miss knowing she's excited and looking forward to this new experience! No more tears for me . . .for now!

It was so worth leaving the Lodge at midnight to meet them at the airport so I could give her the cell phone and iPad! Being able to communicate is worth everything!

Comment by PoodleLady on January 19, 2014 at 12:06am: Sailormom . . Then we were there together! My husband and I just arrived home about an hour ago. It was a long day with little sleep! That is probably how our sailors felt.

I was the blond crying when I hugged my daughter goodbye before boarding the plane. Actually, I was teary-eyed from the time we received our companion passes until she boarded!

I received a txt that she arrived in San Antioino . . .but I haven't heard anything else. Very curious to know what happened when they arrived at the school.

Comment by sailormom_913 (Ship 14 Div 061) on January 18, 2014 at 9:05pm: PoodleLady,

I was at Midway at 2am this morning as well with my Sailor flying out to San Antonio!!!

Comment by CatMom509 on January 18, 2014 at 7:26pm: PoodleLady,

PIR was unforgettable, wasn't it?? Now onward to the rest of their Navy journey. (((HUGS))) from one Navy mom to another~~