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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 Felicia (Demetri & Dominic Mom) on January 10, 2013 at 11:59pm
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Hello all, I just wanted to introduce myself to the group and say WOOHOO!!! Finally THE FORM LETTER is here YAY!! I was so happy to receive my letter today, I almost cried. I can't wait until I see him on graduation day!!
I have a question for anyone who knows the answer, or could help me. My son doesn't have any swimming experience, and I know they will train him and that they are taught twice a day until they get it. Now, the question is if he is able to pick up the swimming quickly will he still be with his same division and will be able to graduate as planned, or if he is not able to pick up quickly what happens then? Have anybody been through this situation, or similar that can possibly answer the question for me?
Thank You
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Comment by Felicia on January 10, 2013 at 10:55pm
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thank you ladies :) I definitely want a ribbon and scarf. has anyone heard of the bracelets they make from sailors uniforms?
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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on January 10, 2013 at 10:07pm
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Hello ladies! I'm Betsy and another "veteran" on here helping out. My youngest son is my sailor. He is a CTT on the carrier USS John C. Stennis, which is currently deployed in the Middle East. I also have a future son in law who just finished his time in the Navy, as an ET on a submarine, this past August. Welcome to our crazy world! The ladies on here will be your lifeline while you go through boot camp and even beyond. They will cry and laugh with you and give you ((hugs)) when you need them. I still have many friends from N4M's and my son graduated two years ago. Come here for answers to all of the questions that you have and ask as many as you need too.
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Comment by diannep on January 10, 2013 at 10:00pm
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Felicia: The form letter sometimes takes up to 2 weeks to receive. Everyone seems to receive them at different times. If your SR is in one of the last divisions to fill up, it may take a while to receive the form letter....hang in there....it's coming!
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Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on January 10, 2013 at 9:22pm
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your letter is coming!!!! go to www.uniquememorymakers.com look at ribbons ... Lala makes them ...wear them at PIR.... and with PIR in early march ... might be cold.... Lala makes a scarf and you can put an anchor on it... I added my sailors div # to it.... HOOYAH
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ribbons and scarf?
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where's my form letter?????? I received his box wednesday
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YAY letters.... look at it this way... MILESTONES.... each one is one step closer to YOUR PIR!!!!
Thanks ladies for the warm welcome back!!!!
Ladies... MAKE SURE you get your PIR ribbons from LALA and perhaps a scarf!!! I still use mine!!
these next 49 days will seem like they draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag but all of a sudden you will be sitting in the stands..... waiting for the door to roll up!!!!! Welcome to the most amazing scariest awesome roller coaster ride of your life... Feel free to ask away with any questions or just want to get something off your chest.. WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP YOU THRU THIS!!!! HOOYAH...
diannep.... Sailor is doing AWESOME... his ship is in drydock for a while... he was home on leave for christmas.... his brother and friends are out visiting him as i speak!!!!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 10, 2013 at 7:23pm
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Welcome back barbydahlzz :)
Felicia i know it seems like a lifetime away but it will be here quicker than you realize. The days drag by but the weeks pass quickly :)
Welcome everyone, I have a feeling this group will fill up quickly.
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Comment by Wesleysmom Ship 13 DIV 102 on January 10, 2013 at 7:02pm
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We got our letter today, our son is on ship 13, DIV 102
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