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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/18/2013 TG 10 - 11 Divisions (059-068 and 910)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 1/18/2013.

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

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 94
Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 01/18/2013! 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.

CLICK ME forN4M'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 crismom3 (ship 03, Div 059) on January 11, 2013 at 1:29pm: Zaksmom: I am kinda in the same spot. Son's girlfriend got a letter yesterday stating he came down with the flu/stomach virus last week. Said he missed the fire portion and they were giving him until Monday (this past monday) to get better. Something that was a little confusing to me was, he said that he would still be graduating next week, but might not be aqble to march with his brothers. But, then said something about being ASMOed a week. We have already purchased our airlines tickets, so I am sitting next to the phone totally stressed out. From what some people have told me, it is totally up to his RDC if they will let him take this fire portion with another group. My feeling is, if he was better on Monday, then HOPEFULLY he went through BS last night. I wish he would just call NOW.

Finger's crossed we get good news today!

Comment by diannep on January 11, 2013 at 1:04pm: zaksmom: To add to Lala's post....BattleStations is an overnight drill...be sure to read the discussion about it:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir562011/forum/topics/battlestati...

Comment by diannep on January 11, 2013 at 1:01pm: Thinking that 059/060 went through BattleStations last night! If so, calls can start in the next 3 hours, but could come later. Phones handy!

Also, Captains Cup tomorrow for all divisions in this PIR group. Here is the link telling you about it:

http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/news_page_2011_02_26.asp

Comment by txdylansmom on January 11, 2013 at 12:55pm: OK FELLOW MOM'S - another PIR just completed and OURS IS NEXT!!!! No matter what time zone your in... look at the clock right now because this time next week you will be SEEING/HUGGING your SAILOR!!!!!!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 11, 2013 at 10:33am: zaksmom, they make the call the afternoon after the BS date. If he will not be going through BS he should be able to call and let you know that info. I hope you hear good news very soon. I know how stressful this is for both of you and your family. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.

Comment by diannep on January 11, 2013 at 9:26am: Good Morning All!

Comment by LoriK (Ship 02 Div 908) on January 10, 2013 at 10:56pm: 910 families - photos from 1/4/13 PIR are posted on RTC's Facebook page - www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand?ref=ts&fref=ts

Comment by janine9797 (Ship 13 Div 063) on January 10, 2013 at 9:24pm: Has anyone ordered the divisions t-shirts? If you did, could you post a picture? Still debating whether to get one or not.

Janine

Comment by greenmagician on January 10, 2013 at 8:13pm: One week from tonight and I imagine we will all be within a few miles of the United States Navy's newest Sailors! Then, only one more night to sleep through and we will all get to hug our Sailor's and have them in our arms again.

Comment by mrrm4us (ship 13/div 064 on January 10, 2013 at 6:38pm: Zaksmom, I'm so sorry for you and your son. But I have to agree, best not to share right now. My son had a horrible girlfriend last year and she kept him from going into the military. So instead she was trying to talk him into going to the coal mines. Every time I said something it would backfire. Finally, they broke up. The girl he is dating now, he grew up with and had taken to the prom their junior year. She was very excited for him to join the Navy. I think at first he was worried that she would leave him while in bootcamp, but she has been super supportive the entire time. She will be going to PIR with us. She doesn't know it yet, but he asked to have our blessing to propose to her (after he asks her dad of course). When he was dating the horrible girlfriend, we had our son on every prayer list in town. It worked! Zaksmom, just keep praying and hopefully God will guide them to the person that they are meant to be with and pray for strength to help them through it. Just be their rock when they need to lean on you. God bless!