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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

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ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

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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 diannep on February 9, 2013 at 4:35pm: Thanks so much, BTsmom!

Comment by BTsmom on February 9, 2013 at 12:32pm: Here are my two posts from my experience. Hope this helps.

Comment by BTsmom on January 22, 2013 at 7:03pm Delete Comment

Okay, I said I would come back with info for everyone. Here it is PIR (Graduation) is the best! I went to the Meet & Greet at the Ramada but left early because no one in our division was there. Everyone kind of stuck to their own little group. Don't know what happened after we left. We then went to Sarge's at the Sundance Saloon (which someone should add that it's also a covention center so they aren't turned off by the "bar" scene thought, which is why I wasn't going to go to that one). Veterans were honored by going up on stage (incl. my hubby) and the little kids got to go up on stage and say who they were there to support too. Sarge did have a lot of info. but for us it brought a lot of unnecessary worry. Not knowing exactly where your Sailor is going and when until you talk to them the next day made us a little anxious. I definitely recommend taking the shuttle to the base. But don't try to get there first unless you are totally prepared with snacks, drinks, and something to do. Unless of course you're super outgoing and will hunt all of your N4M's friends down and talk to them. Sarge will tell you to sit in the bleachers at the very top. We did and it was difficult to see our SR and difficult to take pictures because there are railings in the way. I would recommend sitting in the bleachers but right in front. Take a good focusing camera because you have to stay behind the yellow line.You can focus between the railings. Then be prepared to wait for close to an hour after graduation for your new Sailor to go back to their barracks and get pictures and whatever, and get back to you. Wait in the museum it's warmer.

I am so glad that bootcamp is over. It's been wonderful being able to text and call my new Sailor all the way home. That's been the hardest part for both of us. Off to join some new groups. Good luck to all of you and if there is anything I can help you with please let me know.

Comment by BTsmom on January 23, 2013 at 5:37pm Delete Comment

Thought of something else in the middle of the night. When you get your letters and they sound down or he/she says that they're not "meshing" write letters to the division. My now Sailor kept telling me how many of the girls seemed to have attitudes and just didn't seem to care and weren't working together as a group. I asked for names of some of her other SR's. I homeschool and have friends that homeschool too. We decided to have the kids write to the individual SR's. I explained to the moms some of the problems that were arising. I didn't read any of the other letters so I don't know what they said, but my Sailor told me that most of them read them out loud and it was exactly what they needed to motivate them to work together. She also said that it even made one cry. If you have younger kids or know any kids at all get them involved. It's not only good for the SR's but it's good for the kids too to learn what patriotism is. My two cents.

Comment by diannep on February 9, 2013 at 9:40am: Ladies, we would also like to hear feedback from those of you who attended the other 2 MeetandGreets (Flanigans and Ramada). Please post about your experience so we know what to pass on to the future PIR groups. Thanks!

Comment by diannep on February 9, 2013 at 9:39am: You are very welcome, zacharysmom, and thanks so much for sharing this info!

Blessings to your sailor!

Comment by zacharys_mom on February 8, 2013 at 7:23pm: We found the Sarge and crew's service extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend taking the cab to the PIR. We were dropped off right at the gate, didn't have to deal with traffic or parking. For the return, we called 10 minutes before we left and they were promptly there. The information at the meet and greet was informative. Son still waiting down in Pensacola to class up. Thanks for all your help diannep, FTLW and all other navy parents.

Comment by diannep on February 8, 2013 at 9:12am: Good Morning, Ladies. I would like some feedback on Sarge and crew's service during your PIR weekend. Both for his shuttle service and for his MeetandGreet. We always want feedback from you all re: info we provide on this site to make sure we are "on target" for future groups. If you don't want to post on here, feel free to friend request/private message me with your info. Thanks so much! Hope your sailors are doing well!

Comment by BTsmom on January 30, 2013 at 7:38pm: So very cool! Thanks so much for the link FTLW!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 28, 2013 at 8:33pm: BTsmom - Here is the link from RTC FB Photos for your PIR!

PIR Jan. 18, 2013 RTC FB Photos

Thank you for helping out!

Comment by BTsmom on January 26, 2013 at 1:45pm: Were there any pictures of their graduation on the RDC site or fb?

Comment by BTsmom on January 24, 2013 at 7:35pm: Thank you veteran moms that helped me get through those rough spots. I am staying on the bootcamp site to try to help out when I can. Thanks also for the prayers and wishes. Back at you for your Sailors too. I'm sure you all still have issues once in a while too.

God Bless you all.