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ALUMNI OF PIR 02/28/2014 TG 16 - 8 Divisions (091-096, 915 & 916)
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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 02/28//2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their journey in the Navy!
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 73
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2017
WELCOME to PIR 02/28/2014! 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.
~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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 095 and 096 (Brother/Sister Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Proud mom of a Navy Sailor Apr 7, 2017. 110 Replies 5 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 093 and 094 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Carol65 Feb 26, 2014. 26 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 915 and 916 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by loveHR Feb 25, 2014. 29 Replies 2 Likes
Are there any photos of PIR 02/28/14 ship 03 Div 095
Started by Wendy. Last reply by disneygirl64 Feb 25, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 091 and 092 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by PennyB Feb 24, 2014. 44 Replies 1 Like
Ship 02 Div 916 2-28 PIR???
Started by Kae'lynn Ship 02Div 916. Last reply by ellen0502 Feb 18, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Feb 7, 2014. 4 Replies 1 Like
DIV 091 SHIP 14 MY SON
Started by Navy2ndMom Ship 14 DIV 091. Last reply by ellen0502 Jan 23, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by Kelley on January 18, 2014 at 3:06pm
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Thanks!! Hoping for a call from Ship 13 Div 94
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Comment by TubbysMom2/28/14ship14div092 on January 18, 2014 at 3:04pm
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Ship 14 div 092
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Can you share what Division is getting calls, thanks
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Got an unexpected phonecall from my SR today!! So very excited to hear his voice!
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Dtib04 and Lizzieshusband, what divisions are your SRs in?
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Comment by Dtib- Ship 14 Div 091 on January 18, 2014 at 2:55pm
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We got a phone call!! He's doing great!! Thank you for all the information on here! I was able to share some Do's and Dont's with him!! Hope you all get a call soon too!!
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Comment by LizziesHusband-2/28/14 - 14-091 on January 18, 2014 at 2:38pm
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I just talked to my life. She got 15 minutes. She is the yomen for female 14-091. My day was just made.
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Comment by literacyqueen on January 18, 2014 at 11:04am
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Thanks for the advice, diannep. Should my son mention that he had H1N1 when he entered MEPS even though the recruiter said not to and that he was told not to finish his medicine?
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Comment by diannep on January 18, 2014 at 10:05am
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literacyqueen. If he has never been diagnosed with asthma before, it is possible that he could be evaulated by civilian drs when he gets home to get their diagnosis and then try to re enlist after 6 mos---but I have to tell you, his ability to re enlist all depends on his discharge code. There is something called exercise-induced asthma...I had it as a child. Whether that can also be a side effect of the flu, I'm not sure.
He will eventually get to meet with Legal and can then see about filing an appeal. He needs to sign a paper to allow you to speak with "the powers that be" up there---so if you speak to him again, ask him to please do this. Otherwise, they cannot talk to you. They will only speak with your SR.
I have to tell you that the appeal process can take a very long time...sometimes months...and he would be stuck in Ship 5 the entire time. It gets very depressing for them....but it is their best chance since it is easier to try and stay in while at bootcamp than to try and re enlist after the 6 mo period. The Navy is overmanned right now....and will be for a good while, it seems....so they can afford to be very picky.
From the 4 yrs I have been on this site and through my son's experiences with the Navy, it is very sad but many times, the recruiters will send many SRs through from MEPS and on to Bootcamp, knowing that they most likely will be discharged---many times for the reasons that the recruiters told them to "say nothing about this". It is all about numbers for the recruiters...very sad as the SRs pay the emotional price. My son had gone for some career counseling after college and was told not to mention it. Really? He is looking to see where his expertise would be as far as employment, but can't mention that? He was a little surprised at that...so, what your son was told is very common....recruiter talk.
Sooo....his choices would be to try and appeal the diagnosis through Legal, which would mean more tests, etc....and all of this could take a good while....or....he could accept the discharge and hope to get back in. I have to tell you though...the discharge code for asthma would leave him little chance of getting into any branch of the military in the future---so if he truly feels this is an incorrect diagnosis, his best bet may be to fight it up there. My friend's son was discharged from the Army (in Bootcamp) for asthma. But he legitimately had it before he went in---just didn't disclose it. However, it went undiscovered until he was doing the very long run that they do in the Army...he had an exercise-induced attack and ended up in the hospital. Immediate discharge after that.
Ask questions on the Ship 5 group on here also. There is lots of info on that site. Hopefully you can get better advice on there from those who have been through this.
Hang in there....I know it is so disappointing for all, especially your SR....hoping he is able to talk it out with the other SRs there with him in Ship 5 who are experiencing the same feelings.
May I also suggest that you look under the MEMBERS tab up top...find "Craig" from Aurora CO. There is a picture of him in his younger days as a sailor (retired) as his icon. He is a wealth of info when it comes to discharge and can give you advice. Just friend request him, and include a message in that request that you have questions about son's potential discharge. Hopefully, he can give you some good info.
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