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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 Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on January 15, 2013 at 10:56am
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Good Morning Lala, and all!
Bensonmom, what a wonderful mail carrier!
Ladies, just a thought for those who are thinking about a FB page. Please read and read over the OPSEC rules and guidelines. It's never too early to get used to practicing OPSEC. My son is currently deployed and has been for 5 months now. I don't know where he is and he can't tell me. I was so grateful to N4M's because they stressed over and over again how important it is to keep things to ourselves. "Loose lips sink ships" is another adage that we need to keep in mind. We can't stress enough how important anonymity is for our sailors safety.
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 15, 2013 at 10:34am
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Good morning everyone, I hope you are writing those letters every day :) Hearing their name called at mail call is the sweetest sound they hear at boot camp. Your letters are what get's them through the next day. It takes a couple weeks or so before they start getting your letters but they will have several to enjoy when they do finally get them. You all are off to a very good start :)
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 15, 2013 at 3:27am
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Make sure you read this PAGE as well:
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ADDED these to your PAGES section here on your PIR GROUP:
I think someone asked about 900 Divisions and within the Posting is a link to a PAGE on BC Moms that explains 900 Div very well.
Please make sure you check out the links within it. There is one from NavyDEP.com that Craig runs that has the day-by-day events...LOTS of other info as well!
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Boot Camp Days ~ How to Count them... Boot Camp is anywhere from 7.5 to 9 weeks (longer around Holiday time), actual weeks of time there.
This next part is all generic and based on an "ideal" scenario of 8 weeks.
"Week 1" is "P" Processing days...usually about 5 days could be longer.
"Weeks 2-7" are Training Weeks.
"Week 8" is the final week and PIR.
"Week 1" of P days are counted P1, P2, P3 etc. up to 5. After 5 I believe they then says "P" Hold.
"Weeks 2-7" - Days of Training (DOT) are counted W1D1...Week1 Day1...and so on on the Weeks up to 6 and the Days up to 5. W2D1 is Week2 Day1. *Note, DoT does not always start with a Monday, it could be any day M-F.
"Week 8" - Practice for PIR, getting ready to depart RTC and PIR.
Here is an exemplar based on a recruit whose W1D1 day starts on a Wednesday. (I'm not starting with P days since they can vary)
W - W1D1
Th - W1D2
F - W1D3
Saturday and Sunday do not count in the counting of "P" or DOT days.
M - W1D4
T - W1D5
W - W2D1
So, their Day 1 will always be on the same day... ...except if there is a Federal Holiday. Then, it would push forward a Day. So, the above SR has Day3 on Friday...let's say Monday is a Federal Holiday...it is treated like a Sunday. Now, Tuesday is their Day 4 instead of Monday...and you start counting from
there again. Wednesday - Day5, Thursday - Day1.
When you write your recruit...ask them to write the actual date and the DOT next to it...
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Comment by BensonMOM on January 15, 2013 at 12:54am
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Really? where are your flying from? did you get a hotel yet ?
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Comment by farr2many on January 15, 2013 at 12:52am
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we have already got plane tickets.
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hey Sassy congrats on finaljy getting you letter. I know how much it means to have the date.
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I have met many mom and dads on facebook and told them all to meet here!! I love this web site! You moms are what I look forward to coming home from wrok to and reading your post.
I remember when I got my box (way back in december!!) I was SO excited!! TheFedEx guy(whos wife was one of my sons teacher in high school) brought it to my work! He knew I would want it badly!! He stayed to see it opened and laughed because I was so happy to get dirty clothes!!
What is the div 900 for? are they special?just wondering.
I am glad we get 4 people this PIR. My son's first Divison waws only aloud 3.
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Comment by sassyblack75-SHIP02DIV915PIR3/01 on January 15, 2013 at 12:16am
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hey everybody.new to this group just got my form letter tonight and 03/01 is the date.so excited.finally stopped crying.anyone know the link to the +FB page.my daugher is in the 915
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