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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/01/2013 TG 16 - 6 Divisions (101-104, 914 and 915)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/01/2013.
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
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 57
Latest Activity: Feb 18, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 03/01/2013! 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.
~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 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Divisions 101 and 102 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Tickled Pink Feb 27, 2013. 21 Replies 2 Likes
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by 5timesblessed Feb 20, 2013. 5 Replies 0 Likes
MEET and GREETS for PIR 03/01/2013
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by 5timesblessed Feb 18, 2013. 6 Replies 1 Like
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Divisions 914 and 915 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by meme1 Feb 14, 2013. 64 Replies 3 Likes
MARLINESPIKE
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by sallyg Feb 9, 2013. 1 Reply 1 Like
letters
Started by jax. Last reply by Felicia (Demetri & Dominic Mom) Jan 25, 2013. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Divisions 103 and 104 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by ellen0502 Jan 24, 2013. 14 Replies 1 Like
My two son are at Div 103 and 104
Started by jacinth2. Last reply by ellen0502 Jan 24, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by Wesleysmom Ship 13 DIV 102 on January 18, 2013 at 6:24pm
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We got a letter today. He sounds like he's doing ok. He misses us but he's doesn't hate it.
Hope everyone else gets theirs soon!
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Comment by Felicia on January 18, 2013 at 6:20pm
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uuuggghhh why would they lose them? ha I like your countdown
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Comment by luvmy3brats on January 18, 2013 at 6:16pm
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I was a bit bummed I didn't get one today either. But it has only been two weeks. My husband said a friend of his told him that sometimes entire groups lose letter writing privleges and phone privleges too. My son is also not a writer. On a happier note..6 more Fridays till PIR!! woohoo!! ;)
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no letter again today...I just have to remember no news is good news. he's not much of a writer so perhaps he's waiting for the I'm ok but this place sucks call
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Comment by diannep on January 18, 2013 at 3:52pm
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That will be greatly appreciated, jezar. Although all of the sailors get liberty, they prefer to be with "families" in most cases. So I hope that you are able to take some with you!
I believe that those staying at Residence and maybe even Springhill Suites are allowed to use Courtyard's pool also...they are all Marriotts. I remember someone posting a good while back that they were staying at Residence and therefore are allowed to use Courtyard's indoor pool. Residence has an outdoor one.
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Comment by jen on January 18, 2013 at 2:45pm
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How sad to think that a young person doesn't have the support of their family - especially at this point in their still forming adulthood. While I hate to think there are sailors without a parent to watch this emotional ceremony, I would love to adopt a few to take along with us. While we are within a 2 hours drive from Chicago, we are still renting a car & hotel room for the weekend. Adding on plane tickets - I see how this can become a major expense.
I purchased a refillable calling card for her to use. I also requested free ones from callsforrecruits.org She was told to give them to anyone who needed them.
I will make sure to let my daughter know that we will willingly adopt any sailors needing a family for the weekend.
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 18, 2013 at 2:36pm
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I agree with LaLa's estimate.
If you calculate the number of Recruits initially for this TG (528+) and the amount of Members we will have by the end of BC (about 70+ hopefully) that is a fraction of the Recruits represented just on this site.
There are always some who are in Boot Camp who have no support at all :-(.
If you like write your Recruit and ask them if they know of a felllow shipmate that would like an encouraging letter and write them :-)
(I think this has been mentioned already, just a thought :-))
Some may not have family that can make it to PIR and we have seen many times where families have invited a bud or too of their Sailor along for Liberty.
One mom on my PIR GROUP had about seven of them! One did not want to go to the movies with the rest at the Gurnee Mall...so he went shopping with her! (on a side note, new Sailors may not be alone on Liberty. They must always be accompanied by someone.)
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We are at thr Ramada. I booked there for the indoor pool as well. I have two other kids who may get bored after my sailor has to be back on the base, so yay for pools!! ;)
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Just booked the Courtyard Waukegan - graduation special of $84 / $119 for a suite - indoor pool for my son to enjoy while my sailor is showering & napping !
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 18, 2013 at 10:22am
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You are right jeszar, the RDC's work very hard to help them become Sailors. After all, if they don't succeed it looks bad on them. I am sure she will be just fine. I made and put a window decal on my car while she was at boot camp and it is still there. The recruiter gave me one too but it has faded and I need to take it off and replace it :) I don't think supporting them will jinx them in any way at all. I never was a superstitious kind of person lol.
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