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ALUMNI OF PIR 02/01/2013 TG 12 - 15 Divisions (077-088, 804, 805 and 912)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 02/01/2013.

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

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 131
Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 02/01/2013! 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 imomxfour x 3 Sailors on December 3, 2016 at 9:12am: Hello everyone - hope you're all doing well and enjoying the holidays!

Amazing how quickly this 4 years went by - we were so emotionally distraught back then as we prepared for our son to leave for boot camp, hard to believe it's all over. We got him home for good last month & he'll be starting college in January. Thankful he didn't meet anyone & fall in love while in, possibly keeping him from home even longer, or for good. That is the hardest part, having them so far away. I HATE IT!! :( We were/are SO proud, and it was such a wonderful opportunity, but as a very close knit family, the separation is awful. Now, for our daughter to be done with her 4 years in April - then she can come home with our grandson more often. Her husband is in until summer 2018 and they're uncertain at this point, if he'll re-enlist or not. I'm hoping not, we want them home, too!!

Comment by pat1930a on December 2, 2016 at 3:32pm: today is 4 years ago my son left for boot camp, alot has happened in that time. Some good some bad. but i am still following this group, no new postings in a long time.
But my son also just re-enlisted. he is lookig at shore duty in Japan. hope everyone is well, enjoy your holidays.

Comment by CruAn on December 2, 2016 at 3:21pm: No new postings in a while. How is everyone? My sailor has re-enlisted and is lovin the life. Hope all is well with y'all.

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on December 17, 2013 at 4:16pm: Not sure where eveyone is these days, but I wanted to say look at how far we have come since we were first put together on this page. One year ago last week, our kids, husbands, girlfirends, boyfriends, etc., embarked on a new adventure and little did we know that it would bring us all together as a family. Through all of the tears of the unknowns, to receiving the kid in the box and then the letter with their addresses, we all endured. I remember receiving the address and running (driving) to the USPS to drop off the 24 letters that I had written since 12/5/2012 . . . . what a year it has been and we did it together with the help of the folks who run this site. Merry Christmas and wishing you all a fabulous new year.

Comment by jillymom on August 11, 2013 at 5:51am: Sorry for the passing of his grandmother. My mother had a sudden turn in health and is now in hospice care; it's really hard anyway and when our kids are separated from their loved ones changes are extra-hard. God Bless.

Comment by pat1930a on August 10, 2013 at 9:15pm: Will my son is finally home after being away for almost 9 months. this was supposed to be a very happy time, but he can home on emergency leave. His grandmother who raised him while he was little, passed away this past weekend. He took it very hard and it was hard not being able to see him and telling him in person about what had happen. He was only allowed 5 days leave. His Chief and the Chaplin were good because when they spoke to him they tried to get him home to see her but, it could not get done. Please say a prayer for my mom.

Comment by pat1930a on July 16, 2013 at 11:08pm: ellen0502.. thank you for the zip

Comment by ellen0502 on July 16, 2013 at 10:21pm: The last four digits are not so important at TSC, there is only one mail room. :)

320A Dewey Avenue

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60088-5100