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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

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 diannep on January 24, 2013 at 8:49am: We N4Moms are so glad to hear that, momkaw! Thank you for letting us help you all get through Navy bootcamp. Blessings to your sailors!

Comment by momkaw1513 on January 24, 2013 at 12:21am: Diannep: thanks for all of your support and great info. We had a weekend that was flawless because of all the help from you mom's

Comment by diannep on January 22, 2013 at 7:35pm: BTsmom: So glad that there were no issues with your 14 yr old getting in. Wheew! Blessings to your new sailor and her next adventure!

Comment by BTsmom on January 22, 2013 at 6:44pm: Diannep-wish I had read the earlier post about the Sailors taking a longtime to get back and forth from their quarters. We waited for almost 45 mins thinking she got lost! I didn't cry as much as I thought I would, actually just teared up a couple of times. But bawled once I got my arms around her. This was the best experience my family has had in a very long time. I had no problems with the copied ID for my 14yo (but learned to double check myself next time), and no problems with getting gate passes at the airport. They were very nice in fact. Off this site now to join up with the CTR and FL groups. Thank you all for your kindness, patience, and answers to questions.

Comment by diannep on January 20, 2013 at 8:28pm: Absolutely agree, janine, about the RDCs. Especially at the end of bootcamp...the sailors want to make sure that they do nothing that will cause them problems so they can get out of there! My son told me that they were told if they were late from liberty on PIR Day, they could be detained on RTC (he was flying out the next day). Freaked him out...so he was even willing to pass up dinner on PIR Day when we arrived at a place that was "closed" ---so as not to be late! As it was, he was able to have dinner and still arrived on RTC 45 minutes before curfew. So all was well!

Comment by janine9797 (Ship 13 Div 063) on January 20, 2013 at 8:14pm: The RDCs may do it because they can get away with it. They are in a position that the recruits will believe anything they tell them. We were able to get passes and go through security with Kris. We were flying out that afternoon, so we could have gotten them anyway. The man from the USO who was organizing the new sailors when we arrived told them they could get guest passes. If in doubt, I would contact the airport or airline your new sailor is flying on to confirm if you can get a pass.

I'll copy this into the other pages also.

Comment by diannep on January 20, 2013 at 7:50pm: momkaw: Thanks for that info. We hear that occasionally, but usually not directly from the airport, but rather from the RDCs saying the airports don't want the parents there and they even go as far as saying that the parents are not allowed there (this is another way for the RDCs to "mess with" the SRs...we aren't sure why they do this). But what we hear from the ones who go is that they are welcomed as you were. Thanks!

Comment by diannep on January 20, 2013 at 7:48pm: We will look forward to your help on the groups, Janine! Don't forget the DEP groups...they need all of the preparation they can get and the new graduates like you are the best info for them!

Comment by janine9797 (Ship 13 Div 063) on January 20, 2013 at 6:12pm: It was great! It was all so emotional. Started tearing up as soon as that door opened. Really a beautiful sight. Division 910 did a great job. Congrats to all of your sailors - they had to work extra hard.

Last May, Kris went to his half-brother's graduation from Air Force basic and told his Mom "my graduation was so much better than Ben's." He said the AF one was really boring. Of course, it was May, in San Antonio, and outside. :) Yeah, I'd take inside in GL in January any day, too. Thanks again to all of the veteran Moms for all of the help during our time before and during boot. Time to pay it back.

Comment by momkaw1513 on January 20, 2013 at 4:37pm: We had a great relaxing time at the airport. Please let future PIR groups know that the airports are asking parents not to come to the airport, but we did not have one bit of trouble. We were welcomed warmly. So please go!!!