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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 PatsFan923 HM Mom on January 3, 2013 at 3:24pm: Craig, can you please tell me how I would order Division 082's coin?

Comment by Craig on January 3, 2013 at 11:15am: imomxfour - Yes they could ask your son to crossrate to another rating. IT use to be open, but too many people are getting that rating that they are asking for them to crossrate to something else.

If they do this, he has the option of being discharge because the Navy is not honoring their contract, or, he can cross rate. Frankly, if he was able to crossrate to any of the CT rating, CTR, CTT, CTM, CTN, or CTI, then he should do it. There is way more money to be made in those ratings in the civilian world than being a IT. The only drawback is he must be able to obtain a Special Background Investigation security access. Any type of contact with law enforcement will knock him out of those ratings.

As far as RAP duty. It is only available to sailors between "A" or "C" school and their 1st duty station. They are allowed to work in the recruiting office for 5 days, and that time will not be counted against their leave. They must pay their own way home. Here is the official instruction:

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/milpersman/1000/100...

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on January 3, 2013 at 11:00am: @Lala Ribbon: All of the posts could not have come in a more timely fashion. I was in the middle of writing a letter to my SR to go out today and I included the information and asked him not to reply or engage these women at all. I also explained that the pics are most likely photo shopped and not to get wrapped up with these sleazy people but to stay focused, stay the course and before he knows it 2/1 will be here. We had this type of conversation with him prior to his departure about when he gets to A School and his duty station that these people were out there and not to engage them, but to find out that they can obtain their info and reach out to them while in BC is simply frightening. Thank you very much!

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on January 3, 2013 at 10:56am: @Diannep: LOL! I sleep with my cell phone! I take it with me everywhere, too. Thank you for the tips. I also appreciate your reply post. I know that phone calls are entirely up to the RDCs. With all of the activity yesterday on FB about the phone calls, at least I was able to read that there is a lot of sickness and pink eye going through the division - not good. I also thought that my SR was standing watch, but not knowing why he didn't call is the worst part. He told me that he pass his swim with flying colors. I am hoping for a call soon. Again, no news is good news and I am sure that if something happened; i.e., set back or very ill, that I would have heard something by now. Thanks again! Have a great day!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 3, 2013 at 10:53am: imomxfour, it is so sad that stuff like that is going on. There are some terrible people in this world. The Navy is aware of this kind of thing going on and they have classes about when they first get to A-school that teaches them about people like this as well as a LOT of other stuff they need to know. I think it is also a good idea for the families to talk to their Sailors about this so they are hearing from more than one source. They have to be smarter than these creepy people who are out to hurt them.

Comment by diannep on January 3, 2013 at 10:37am: PatsFan> That should be fine. He/wife are the ones who plan/buy the food for the MeetandGreet out of their own pocket (they accept any donations for this at the MeetandGreet)....so your email is sufficient. I know he appreciated that.

The phone calls are very random. If someone missed a phone call when their division made them because they had "Watch," they sometimes are able to call later (this happened to my son when there). But sometimes they could be at Medical/Dental, etc....and may not get to call until the next division calls are made.

When a division can call is up to the RDCs so just keep those phones handy at all times...even in the bathroom and when getting the mail! Calls have been missed during these times....

My son was in 2 different divisions when there (asmoed for a week). His first set of RDCs allowed a good number of calls from his division....his next set of RDCs did not. So it is up to their discretion. Divisions can "lose" calls too if some don't perform as the RDCs want. They can also "earn" a surprise call. I know it's not fun to be anchored to your cell all of the time, but once they are at A School, you will have more freedom !

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on January 3, 2013 at 10:23am: @Diannep: I rsvp'd for Sarge's meet and greet on 1/31/13 through his personal e-mail from my personal e-mail - is this sufficient? Also, for those SRs who did not phone yesterday, is it likely that they may get phone privileges today? Obviously, they could not send all of the SRs down at one time, and most likely sent them down in details, but I find it odd that a lot of us never heard from our SRs.

Comment by diannep on January 3, 2013 at 10:10am: I didn't mean to infer that sailors marry sailors only for convenience....because I know again...there are wonderful couples made up of sailors! But my son knew of some who did this....both ones for convenience and ones for true love! :-)

Comment by diannep on January 3, 2013 at 10:09am: I agree totally with what imomxfour said too. I know of one guy, married a girl, she moved back in with her parents, and asked him to send her "her part" of the benefits since she WAS now his wife. Very sad, but many will target the military, especially at this time when economy is so bad. Many sailors marry other sailors too....for the extra benefits....a marriage of convenience.

It is definitely a conversation worth having with your children (not so sure female sailors couldn't fall victim to this too). Make sure you tell your sailors that there will be time of loneliness and isolation when they will be very tempted to "want" someone. Especially when deployed...they want someone waiting for them when they return. Not so say that there aren't wonderful women/men out there who fit that role and are wonderful supportive partners...but they have to be very careful. The stories my son has told me from his Navy experience...it has shocked him and changed him. From officer level down through enlisted ranks...he has seen it all and it is quite upsetting! But then...he will meet an officer or enlisted person who has a wonderful devoted success story. I always told him to concentrate on those stories....