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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/08/13 TG 17 - 10 Divisions (105-112, 916 and 917)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/08/2013. 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: 85
Latest Activity: Mar 10, 2016
WELCOME to PIR 03/08/2013! 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 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisions 107 and 108 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by spomss Mar 12, 2013. 120 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 105 and 106 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by kandilee Mar 10, 2013. 110 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 109 and 110 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 6, 2013. 115 Replies 0 Likes
Last week of boot camp 916 div
Started by VERONICA . Last reply by ellen0502 Mar 6, 2013. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Divisions 916 and 917 (Brother Divisions).
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by ellen0502 Mar 6, 2013. 90 Replies 4 Likes
^^^^CARPOOLING WITH SARGE^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 5, 2013. 53 Replies 1 Like
MEET and GREETS for PIR 03/08/2013
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 1, 2013. 7 Replies 1 Like
Name Tags for Sarge's Meet n Greet for 03/07
Started by MyKidIsInNavy. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 1, 2013. 6 Replies 1 Like
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by My sailor Feb 26, 2013. 4 Replies 1 Like
EMOTICONS
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by ⚓ darsatm ⚓ Feb 17, 2013. 3 Replies 1 Like
Comment Wall
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Comment by CatMom509 on March 16, 2013 at 5:03pm
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Friends,
"Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your Salvation,
and uphold me by Your generous Spirit."
Psalm 51:10-12 <>/p>
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Comment by spomss on March 16, 2013 at 10:58am
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Catmom-that is great she got them already! He hasn't asked for anything yet. He called last night and said he got all his shower stuff (and aftershave) at the NEX for under $15!
Thanks Ellen-he is an AA! :) And loving every minute of it!
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Awww, Kelso12, sorry you couldn't pick out your Sailor daughter! I guess one of the advantages to being petite is that the Navy puts you up front in the divisions. They don't have to do that anymore, huh? They are back to being individuals, I guess. Hoping our daughters are making friends with an eye toward going out on liberty with trustworthy people and forming serious study groups!
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Spomss,
I asked the same question about proper address of our Sailors at Pensacola and 2 moms said they just put their Sailors first and last name now, no need for designation in the front. We just sent 3 boxes of goodies to my daughter with just her first and last name (and the address, of course) and she received them no problem!! Priority Mail from California to Pensacola only took 2 days!! I put her cell number on each of the labels so the mailroom could call Daina to let her know she had stuff~~
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Comment by Kelso12 on March 16, 2013 at 1:24am
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CatMom509, unfortunately I couldn't see my daughter in any of the photos. I did see your daughter though, how wonderful for you!!
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Comment by ellen0502 on March 15, 2013 at 10:55pm
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spomss, You will have to ask how to address him on his letters, it will depend on job and rate, he could still be SR or maybe now a FR, AR, SA, FA, AA, SN etc. :)
My son has been SR after PIR SA, now SN, and in August will be PO3. It has only been a year since BC, and it is hard to keep up and know sometimes.
kandilee, his BEQ may actually be a BLDG if he is on hold in the COLE there in GL.
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yippee! so the next question is how to write his name??? with the appropriate letters since he is no longer a SR!!!
happy 1 week PIR-anniversary...
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kandilee, Did he give you a BEQ and room number? You will need that then the address is
BEQ *** Room ****
320A Dewey Ave
Great Lakes, IL 60088
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So not waiting for A school at Great Lakes-he should be at THU (temp holding unit). See if you can find contact for Great Lakes TSC
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kandilee I started looking for you-lots of posts about sending packages but no info on how to address them. Is he on hold for A school at Great Lakes?
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