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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 diannep on December 12, 2012 at 9:32pm: That is good to know about the restaurant for the sailors, ellen. Thanks!

Congrats on the phone calls today!

Comment by diannep on December 12, 2012 at 9:30pm: Dau3NavyNuke: Go to "Settings" top right corner of page (under your username). Click. Then select EMAILS on the right....you can check and uncheck what you want. We N4Moms veterans have most unchecked since we are on 6-8 PIR groups at a time and would go crazy! We find it easier just to check into the pages when we can.

By the way, no question is dumb....so ask anything you like! Took me a while to figure out this site....so just ask if you have more questions!

Comment by Ducky on December 12, 2012 at 9:24pm: Sailor,

How long has your hubby been in BC and what time did he call?

Comment by MYSAILORSCOOPS0525 on December 12, 2012 at 9:10pm: I got to talk to my husband for 6 mins!! I received a phonecall from an 847 area code and it was him!! I cried immediately upon hearing his voice...someone screwed up his ppwk and I have to fax some documents...he sounds great and is doing well thank god...I can't even begin to explain how I feel right now!

Comment by Superjames on December 12, 2012 at 9:02pm: I miss my son so much right now but my pride spills from eyes and I realize that this is a great step towards his future in the US Navy. I feel selfish when I get lonely or wish he was sitting here talking about what he wants to do with his life but he made this decision on his own and that is what makes me so happy. I can't wait to be there and see the man he has become and the young men and women who have shared his experience at boot camp.

Comment by ellen0502 on December 12, 2012 at 7:30pm: diannep , Yes Sarge does have a friend that owns a restaurant it is called Trattoria Pomigliano and it is great. You probably do need to make a reservation and allow plenty of time to enjoy it. Great place to eat and your sailor will eat free, I would highly recommend it.

http://www.trattoriapomigliano.com/

Comment by james_mom (ship 03 div 075) on December 12, 2012 at 7:08pm: My family and I have a suite at Springhill as does my son's GF. We'll probably be going to Sarge's meet & greet after reading on it here. We were initially going to Flanagan's.

Comment by lhill82125 on December 12, 2012 at 6:22pm: Thank you Lala, I sure hope you are feeling better!!!

Comment by Irene(ship03 div 076) on December 12, 2012 at 5:40pm: @navymom9999 my sons recruiter told me his address was ship 3 div 076 but his letter said ship 14

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 12, 2012 at 5:26pm: NavyMom9999, it sounds like he may have been in such a hurry that he just forgot to write the 4, lol. I'm sure if you write to him and put his the correct division on the letter, the letters will get to him. It may just take a little longer. Once you get an actual letter from him, he should have the correct ship and division in the return address. The ship is the number of the building that they live in and they do have more than one division in the buildings.