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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 my3boys on December 21, 2012 at 10:26am: Lmcgoffin , you have a mothers heart and want the best for your son. I am new to all of this as well and learning from everyones posts ...tucking it away, uncertain of what we will need. Just encourage him when you talk again and let him know you believe in him...that he has what it takes. I have 3 boys and that phrase meant more to them than any other thing I could ever say. Stay strong....reallizing that we as Navy Moms need to be as strong as our Sailors

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 21, 2012 at 9:43am: Good morning everyone, baking and making candy today for my goody trays. I made choc covered pretzels and pretzel wreaths last night. I am making peppermint trays and plates this morning and fudge, pecan pralines, and of course sugar cookies. My hubby's boss is going to be a very happy man lol and my family will be happy as well :)

Comment by diannep on December 21, 2012 at 9:20am: Yes, I agree with janice on the bootcamp piks posted. Recruit Training Command on FB sometimes will post some piks so check there!

Good Morning Ladies!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 21, 2012 at 9:20am: Lmcgoffin - I'm sorry I missed your post. It sounds like your son is being moved to FAST.

You SR just needs some more time for his academics it seems. They are retaining him...he is just being "set back" (it's called ASMO or Assignment Memorandum) in his training. He will get the extra help he needs for his academics and then he will be recycled back into a new Division and he will have a new PIR date.

Yes, this does happen sometimes...(it can happen for various other reasons as well. ASMO only happens to individuals not whole divisions.

He will go into FAST -Fundamental Applied Skills Training. You will not recieve another Form Letter...your recruit will have to give you the new Division and PIR date. OR it will be possible after he completes FAST to call PAO for that info.

PLEASE keep your original Form Letter...you will need the original password to give to PAO to get the new password for the Vehicle Gate Pass. This is the only time that PAO gives out password info.

You know...I do not know the Ship Div number for FAST (they have Ship and Div for this I believe...even though it is a temporary place for a recruit.) I would call PAO and ask about this as it does look like a two week program...to find out where to write to him.

Phone: Public Affairs Office 847-688-2405

Please watch this video (start at 8:24 minutes until the end) and it will explain about FAST for you.

Here is the link:

http://youtu.be/Qd7_yp0Hkwc?t=8m23s

Comment by diannep on December 21, 2012 at 9:19am: Lmcgoffin: Yes, they will help him with that. No worries. That is why they setback (asmo)...to give them the extra help. Prayers that he will get this! Did he give you the date of the PIR group/ship/div # yet? If not, then he probably is put in the group where they give him assistance with this. I know this is a shock, but they really do want these SRs to become sailors, so they will give him the help he needs. There is not a PIR 02/15 group yet, but should be soon. That would be his next group from what he told you.

However, just to let you know, my son was also asmoed for what he was told would be 2 weeks back in 2009. He gave me his new ship/div #. Thankfully, I decided to wait on my travel reservations since I was already going to incur one change fee. Glad I waited...because....he called a week later and said he was back to training in another ship/div #.....a week earlier than they had told him.

Hang in there....once they become sailors, how they got there really doesn't matter, but I know you are concerned, so prayers that he will "get this!"

Comment by Lita (DIV 083 SHIP 13) on December 21, 2012 at 8:44am: Thanks Janice. I am on that page so I will keep checking. The last video weekly review of the Navy showed RTC at the very end from Dec 12.

Comment by Lita (DIV 083 SHIP 13) on December 21, 2012 at 8:42am: Imom - my son admitted in his girlfriends letter that he cried. Also went to church and they talked about family and he cried again.
Rose- I'm afraid I will do the same. I told my son to just keep talking while I'm sniffling at the other end.
Sounds like they are all going through the same emotions. Did lose some sleep over Holly's message. Praying her son finds strength to carry on.

Comment by Lita (DIV 083 SHIP 13) on December 21, 2012 at 8:35am: Thanks Fire

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 21, 2012 at 3:55am: I got it Lita, no worries!
Sometimes it just "does" that :-/

Comment by janice on December 21, 2012 at 2:59am: Lita (DIV 083 SHIP 13) hey you can log onto facebook rtc and look at pic from boot camp, sometimes they post them on there