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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 Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on February 16, 2013 at 10:08pm
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yes VERY PROUD.. still hard to say ARMY..lol
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Comment by diannep on February 16, 2013 at 10:01pm
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Wow, Barby. I know you are so proud of the service of your two sons! Hope all works out for Son # 2 !
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WELL .... i got hit with a DOOZY today.... my other son said he's talking with the ARMY on tuesday...... he's already talked with the NAVY... and was discouraged by the way the recruiting office has handled him... ugh.... there have been a long line of NAVY in my family... except a couple ARMY... im sad and happy at the same time.. sad that when he goes to boot....I won't be in a BOOTCAMP group on N4M.... do they EVEN have one for the ARMY jeez this is weird... Im totally happy for him.. and Ive pushed NAVY their WHOLE LIVES... but i honestly dont see him as a sailor but a soldier... sorry about exploding on you all...
OMG you have LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO GO!!!!! have a great night
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 16, 2013 at 6:24pm
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The Boot Camp Questionnaires are ones that members have made up. I have posted a link to some under PAGES. Boot Camp moms also has a PAGE with links as well.
Here is the one for this PIR GROUP:
What I did was print out a several and then customized it to what I wanted. :-)
LaLa has a grewat encouragement one for later on in BC as well.
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Comment by tomsgirl on February 16, 2013 at 6:11pm
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what os the questionaor where do u get it
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Comment by Dylansmom on February 16, 2013 at 6:09pm
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Finally got my letters today! He is doing really good on tests, inspections, etc. Can't wait for a good burger and some candy! He. Answered my questionares. So who has a son with the initials D.K? They are bunk mates.
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Thought this was a good post on Bootcamp Moms as far as what to do after PIR:
- Comment by Riverlady 2 hours ago
For those of you wondering what to do PIR weekend, let me share my experience last June. I unfortunately had to miss PIR for my oldest son last year as it was held on the same day my youngest graduated HS. I flew out on a red eye to spend the weekend with my oldest. His gf booked us a room at the Red Carpet Inn...no frills but clean, very nice staff and great price with military PIR discount. I will stay there when I go in May for my youngest sons PIR. They all picked me up at O'Hare on Sat (my son, his gf and his grandparents) we spend most of the day in traffic trying to see things in Chicago. So we made a better plan for the next day. We took the train near the base to downtown Chicago, then walked a couple of blocks and got on a water taxi. That was a beautiful way to see the sites. We rode it to Navy Pier and hung out there for a while, from there we took one to the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum (the water taxi, aquarium and museum were free for our sailor). We then rode the taxi's back got back on the train and had dinner near the base. It was a beautiful day and I want to do it again. We did not have to worry about parking or traffic and were able to visit with our boy in a great atmosphere.
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jax: After BattleStations, he may be munching on candy and drinking an energy drink when you get your I'm a Sailor call! Many of them can't wait to get those things since they are denied them during bootcamp. I will say that my son was in pretty good shape when he left for bootcamp, but he was in supreme shape at PIR. With the food they get to eat, the exercise, no snacking, etc...they are looking pretty darn good! :-)
Good Morning All!
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Comment by jax on February 15, 2013 at 9:19pm
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I got a letter, he said he was so craving candy he would easily give up a toe for it, said his group is the IT specialists, LOL.
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Comment by Breezie'sMom Ship 02 Div 915 on February 15, 2013 at 3:30pm
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BensonsMom....I hope it boost her spirits, I will be dropping a letter in the mail myself today.
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