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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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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 Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 19, 2012 at 9:53pm: SouthCarolinaProud, it also needs to be smaller than the dog tags and silver in color and then it will be fine. My Sailor wears hers all the time :)

TxNavyDad, thank you so much for your very kind words. We really do appreciate it and we look forward to being here for you when you and your son start this journey again :) Have a very Merry Christmas.

I just got off the phone with my Sailor, her plane has landed and she is back on her base :) Yay, so excited to see her in a few more days.

Comment by SouthCarolinaProud on December 19, 2012 at 8:37pm: @Diannep. Thank you very much for the info :)))))

Comment by diannep on December 19, 2012 at 8:13pm: Yes, SouthCarolinaProud....she can wear it as long as it is not visible while in uniform.

Comment by SouthCarolinaProud on December 19, 2012 at 7:24pm: Hello Moms. Question for the Veterans. I wanna get my daughter a Navy Anchor/Cross necklace for graduation but can she wear one???? I know they wear their dog tags but can she wear another too? Thanks.

Comment by JLMom on December 19, 2012 at 3:58pm: Congrats to all of you getting your calls!

@TxNavyDad - have a Merry Christmas with your son :)

Comment by BTsmom on December 19, 2012 at 3:57pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Vnt7euRF5Pg&vq=medium

I wish all of you and your families a very Merry Christmas.

Comment by diannep on December 19, 2012 at 2:25pm: Blessings to you and your family, TxNavyDad!

Comment by txdylansmom on December 19, 2012 at 12:21pm: My son called last night!!!- He called my cell and I was able to conference in my husband so we both got to talk to him at the same time. It was the best 30 minutes.

Comment by TxNavyDad on December 19, 2012 at 10:32am: @Lola, Lala, dianne, FTLW... Will most definitely stay in touch and keep y'all updated and will be back for sure.

When we picked him up from the airport last night, he looked so good and was so glad to see us as we were him. We were waiting for him at the exit from the concourse to the main terminal by security.

We saw him coming to the exit and my daughter ran towards him and literally jumped into his arms and the rest is beautiful family history. My wife asked him one question about bootcamp and boy, the stories that followed for almost 3hrs straight were great. We stopped by his grandparents house on the way home from the airport (his grandfather is ex navy from 1950-1954) who had no clue he was home yet. This was a HUGE surprise for them. Anyway, he is still asleep, now at 825am, resting VERY comfortably and will get up when he is good and ready. No revile in this house!!

Pancakes, bacon and OJ are on the menu this morning. YUM!

A HUGE Thank You to everyone for your prayers, words of wisdom and just being a true family. You guys are the best!

Happy Holidays to all from Texas.

We are keeping everyone in our prayers as always.