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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/22/2013 TG 19 - 11 Divisions (121-130 and 919)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/22/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your SAILORS journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 92
Latest Activity: Mar 23, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 03/22/2013! 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.

CLICK ME forN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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".

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 5, 2013 at 12:13am: So sorry I was MIA today, we were traveling today and made it safely to Wilmiington. We will be here to visit our daughter in college for a couple days and then head up the coast to VA Beach to visit our Sailors for a few days as well :) I hope everyone is having a great day :)

I know that many of your recruits have laptops and smart phone, iPads, iPods, iPhone etc and they will be taking those electronics with them to A-school either after you meet them at the airport of after you ship them. Please make sure your recruit/Sailors know that those items must always be locked up when they are not using them. It is very sad to say this but there are Sailors who will steal from other Sailors. It happens all the time even on board of the ships from their fellow shipmates. I have heard from several families who have a Sailor who has had one of these items stolen. One had his iPhone stolen right from his bunk while he was in it sleeping. So please remind them to lock up their valuables all the time and to add the app for finding them if they are stolen. We don't want this to happen to anyone else.

Comment by ellen0502 on February 4, 2013 at 9:40pm: As to the form letter you received with number of guests allowed. Since the policy on how many could come and who would get in without being on the list has changed, I am sure they are using up "old" form letters (nothing wasted).

Recruit Training Command has confirmed that there will be four guests allowed at this PIR. Here is the link.

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp

This is why we say hold off on travel things until it is confirmed with the RTC, this is not the first time the form letters have been wrong in the last several months. :) You are not down a guest, all divisions are allowed the same number of guests at PIR.

Comment by headyless on February 4, 2013 at 8:59pm: Sam, same date. That was the first thing I double checked. Lol I thought I was seeing things lol

Comment by Rhody Navy Mom on February 4, 2013 at 8:51pm: Any other recruits heading to San Antonio, TX for A School after PIR on 3/22/13?

My son is going for hospital corpsmen. Hope everyone is surviving and staying healthy!

Comment by headyless on February 4, 2013 at 8:40pm: Finally received my PIR letter today. My son is in Ship 13, Div 128. Only thing I'm curious about is it only lists 3 names and the last line is blacked out with marker as are all of the places it says 4 guests. Any ideas why we are down a guest?

Comment by deckard88 on February 4, 2013 at 4:14pm: Thank you for the info!

Comment by Robin (ship 03 Div 123/124) on February 4, 2013 at 4:10pm: lol, sorry Pensacola, fl

Comment by BarbRags on February 4, 2013 at 3:40pm: http://www.facebook.com/groups/334073426696831/?notif_t=group_admin

Comment by MelissaDTX (Ship 13 Div 127) on February 4, 2013 at 3:35pm: BarbRags- Great! I guess we'll get to know each other along the way!

Comment by diannep on February 4, 2013 at 3:31pm: Barb: Glad you got the info! Make sure to check it with the form letter info when it arrives (the part your SR writes in). Sometimes they are "moved' after the initial address info hits the computer. The form letter info will be the correct info. In the meantime you can write to the address you have. The letters will get there regardless.

Remember, ladies, that the mail is held from them for the first 2 weeks. They usually receive their first mail the 2nd Sunday they have been there (could it have been yesterday?). After that, they will receive it M-F.