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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 knappi on December 21, 2012 at 3:10pm: That is good news to hear Betsy that they fine!! So happy for you Kimmie, i was so hoping to get mine today. The mail man came early today too, but no letter :( WHen did you start sending your letters?

Comment by kimmie16 on December 21, 2012 at 2:58pm: Got my first letter (letters) today. A little homesick but doing better. The worst part about it is he has not received any of our cards or letters. Are they not going to send the letters with the Ship 14 address to the recruits? It is so sad, he keeps asking me to write him because he wants to hear something from home. What's the deal?

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 21, 2012 at 2:46pm: diannep & Ihill, thank you.

Comment by lhill82125 on December 21, 2012 at 2:37pm: Hi Betsy, glad you are back and glad to hear all is well with the family!!

Comment by diannep on December 21, 2012 at 2:34pm: Welcome back Betsy! So glad they are ok.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 21, 2012 at 2:27pm: Good afternoon ladies! I have been MIA because I've been helping my daughter who was involved in a bad accident last week and her car was totaled. Thank goodness she and my grandson are doing just fine now and she has now bought another car. She still has some anxiety now, but I'm sure she will be fine in time. Just wanted to let you all know that I have deserted you all and I'm back.

knappi, Irene is correct that his gf will be able to see him after PIR, during his liberty time.

Comment by knappi on December 21, 2012 at 2:26pm: Thank you! she is devastated that she won't see him graduate but at least she can see him with us after!! CAN'T WAIT

Comment by Irene(ship03 div 076) on December 21, 2012 at 2:18pm: knappi I believe when your son will have liberty where he can leave the base and that is when any extra people will be able to see him

Comment by Danae on December 21, 2012 at 11:56am: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unique-Memory-Makers/204119052936924
Check out website.. This is where you get your pins for PIR!! Merry Christmas !!

Comment by knappi on December 21, 2012 at 11:51am: one more question on the extra person... if my sons girlfriend comes with us but doesn't go to the ceremony she will get to see him correct?