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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 QuiltingMom on December 3, 2013 at 10:55pm: We haven't received one either but we did receive his box of things yesterday. I thought that might take another week.

Comment by TexasMom on December 3, 2013 at 9:20pm: We are also concerned we have not received the form letter. Our SR called on Thanksgiving and told us they had filled out the form letter the day before with Ship 09/Division 065. Seems it should have arrived by now.

Comment by Codysmom on December 3, 2013 at 7:33pm: My son arrived on the 20th also! I did not get a box , but don't think he took anything that he needed to send back. We did get a call on thanksgiving am about 8:20. But he did not give his dad any info except his grad date. Still no letter. Hopefully tomorrow!

Comment by Codysmom on December 3, 2013 at 6:54pm: Mother of 2 .....when did he arrive? No letter yet either on my end either.

Comment by CatMom509 on December 3, 2013 at 4:37pm: Hi Friends!

     "Peace I leave with you;

      My peace I give you.

      I do not give to you as the world gives.

      Do not let your hearts be troubled

      and do not be afraid."

                                     John 14:27

Comment by Proud2BSure on December 3, 2013 at 10:55am: diannep ~ Thank you for the encouraging words! You described exactly, how I am feeling. I just want to know everything is ok, it has been my job all these years to make sure he is cared for, it is so hard to break those ties! Thank you for the reminder, that are being well cared for, and I am most definitely proud of him, and the choice he has made!

ANewPhase ~ We really are all on this journey together. I completely understand what you are saying about, your only and oldest, mine is to, and to make things worse, he has never been away from home, for than a few days. I remind myself this is what he wanted, and I believe diannep, when she says they are being well cared for, and watched over, but it is so hard to let go!

Ruddgirl~ hope you have a speedy recovery, as for the emotions, I am a mess, broke down looking at Christmas ornaments, I think it is just part of our adjusting to our new roles in our SR's lives.

Lets all hang in there, we can so do this, we are Navy Mom's now, our motto, "No news is good news!"

Comment by diannep on December 3, 2013 at 9:47am: Ruddgirl: Prayers that your recovery is going well!

ANewPhase: We have heard from many ladies on here over the years that whether they were in the Navy themselves or had spouses/other family members in, it was different emotionally having their child in! But...then many of them said they finally understood what their own parents must have gone through when they enlisted! :-)

As you well know, the lack of contact is the hardest thing during bootcamp...what are they feeling? How are they doing? Are they eating right? Sleeping? Making friends? Happy? Any regrets?? All questions that normally we parents can get answers for (or at least try to...before our children go---- MOM!!!!! Enough! HA)...but not in bootcamp! At least, not when we want them...we are at the mercy of when the RDCs allow them to call or write!

I hope it helps all to tell yourselves that they are safe, being cared for, watched over, and groomed into sailors. Yes, not an easy task...but then again...all who are up there were "chosen" to be in bootcamp....for each SR there, there are many more who tried to get in and couldn't. So be proud!

So, know that PIR will be here before you all know it....and then....once they have cells phones and laptops back in A School...CONTACT AGAIN! YAH! A School was a totally different experience, not only for my sailor but for me!

SO hang in there!

Good Morning All !

Comment by Ruddgirl on December 3, 2013 at 9:07am: Yay!! I have been waiting to see this page. I am still finding my way around here. I am glad to see I am not alone in my adjustment to not having my SR around. I had to have open heart surgery right before he left and that is making my emotions worse so I cry at the drop of a hat. I am so proud of my son and ALL those who have made the choice to serve.

Comment by sailormom_913 (Ship 14 Div 061) on December 3, 2013 at 1:34am: Thanks Stormy!!! I feel the same...sometimes it seems like forever and other times not. Thank you for the thoughtful and encouraging words...all will be well!!!! But so much better when I can at least speak to him. Letting go is so hard!

Comment by Stormy on December 3, 2013 at 1:13am: Sailormom, I am sending you a cyberhug {{{{hugs}}}}} Hang in there

My son has only been gone 13 days, but I realized today that is is almost a quarter done. At times it seems like he has been gone forever and other times it seems as if he just left.