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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/25/2013 TG 11 - 9 Divisions (069-076 and 911)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 01/25/2013.

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: 74
Latest Activity: Feb 23, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 01/25/2013! 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 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 Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 10, 2013 at 9:42am: Maybe things have changed recently??? But as far as we have been able to tell, even if you know the rate it doesn't necessarily mean that all for that rate will fly out on the same flight. When my daughter flew out she was on a chartered flight with 170 other Sailors all going to Pensacola. But there were other flights later that day that also went to Pensacola and two of my daughter's friends that were also AO's were on different flights from her. From what I can tell the orders come through by division. The first division formed is also the first to go through battle stations and the first to get their orders and since they fly usually on commercial flights there will different number of seats available for each flight. When the next divisions finish then they get their orders. Well unless it has changed and I am WAY off lol. Things change all the time.

Comment by diannep on January 10, 2013 at 9:40am: Ladies, please be asking your SRs if they know they division's BattleStations date and friend request/private message that to me. I keep a schedule. We cannot post the dates here on the site, but can private message them. Thanks!

MYSAILORSCOOP: My son was a YN too going to Meridian. He flew out the morning after PIR. Doesn't mean anything though. If they can't get the flights on Saturday, they will go on Sunday.

Comment by knappi on January 10, 2013 at 9:26am: Good morning everyone!! Thank you for the information Lovely Lady :) i want to email you my SR name to see if you can find out his flight infromation but i am not technical savvy and i don't know how to reach you!!!

Comment by MYSAILORSCOOPS0525 on January 10, 2013 at 9:20am: Good Morning!

LovelyNavyLady a few weeks ago my husband mentioned that he'd be flying out on Sunday but we figured it was too early for him to know...His rate is YN going to Meridian,MS for A School...Im hoping he's one of the few leaving Sunday as he mentioned =0)

Comment by diannep on January 9, 2013 at 3:08pm: Allison: On that day...you can't get them before the day of departure.

Will be interested to see if they allow the sailors to go home before A School, as you mentioned. That never has happened before, other than those who graduated during Christmas break. Some of them were able to take Leave before A School. So keep us posted!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 9, 2013 at 12:07pm: If they fly out it can be early in the morning hours but they usually start around 6 am and their flights can be pretty much anytime during the day. Try to meet your Sailor at the airport if at all possible. You will enjoy that extra time spent with them :)

Comment by MYSAILORSCOOPS0525 on January 9, 2013 at 11:27am: Good Morning!

A phone call would be fantastic Lala! I've only gotten one so far....His letters are amazing so Im not complaining =0)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 9, 2013 at 10:51am: Good Morning everyone, It's Wednesday so hopefully that will mean letters for many of you and even more letters tomorrow :) A great happy phone call would be welcome too right? :) My fingers are crossed for all of you.

Comment by diannep on January 9, 2013 at 9:33am: Lovely Navy Lady: You are welcome! Things are constantly changing though so we are always looking for updated info. We know to "never say never" in the Navy! :-)

Comment by diannep on January 9, 2013 at 9:32am: Good Deal, Craig! She sounds like she has a lot of SPUNK! Hmmm....wonder where she gets THAT??? :-)

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