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ALUMNI of PIR 04/05/2013 TG 21 - 10 Divisions (135-142, 808 and 921)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 04/05/2013. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

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ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

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Craig

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 78
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 04/05/2013! 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.

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~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

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~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 stephlin( ship11 div 136) on February 18, 2013 at 10:08am: My daughter called me Sat....and I missed the call.......I cried all day....she sounded upset and said she wished she could hear my voice.....it broke my heart.....I have already mailed her a letter and my second letter won't go out till tomorrow because of the holiday today.....I hope she is okay.

Comment by SailorMomSteph(ship13/div139) on February 18, 2013 at 9:47am: Good Morning! Loving my day off today...although so far all i've done is surf on N4Ms! Lol. But its productive : )
Ok, so i made hotel res at spring hill suites....i called the # in the brochure and looking at the map there, its #12...close to rtc. BUT as i've read further, there is sh suites in waukegan (this one said lincolnshire?). Totally confused and thinking i should change it. Does anyone know?

Comment by diannep on February 18, 2013 at 9:39am: Good Morning All !

Comment by diannep on February 18, 2013 at 9:39am: Ok, SA NavyMom: Next time you feel sleepy, put that phone in your bra on vibrate and ringer! :-) So sorry about the missed call but hope you get another one soon. Since he didn't leave a message, I'm wondering if this may have been a "need info" call....in which case, they are not allowed to leave a message (supervised call). If so, he should be calling back again soon.

As far as them receiving mail, they probably have not gotten mail yet...unless they happened to get their first delivery yesterday. The mail is held until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. That can take a while. Usually they receive their mail the 2nd Sunday they are there (then M-F delivery after that, but they can only write on Sundays/mail out on Mondays, at least for a while).

So, we suggest you write when you get that form letter address as soon as possible. But don't be surprised if the first letter you receive from them asks why you haven't written....by the time you receive it, they probably have received your letters.

Comment by SailorMomSteph(ship13/div139) on February 18, 2013 at 5:36am: SA Navymom, i m sorry you missed your sons call i know you feel badly. Did he leave a vm? Actually my son's gf got a 25 min call Sat (no i'm not jealous. Lol) She gave me a few more details than he had previously but he told her that they WERE distributing mail already (he is ship 13 div 139) so i was happy to hear since i know it can take awhile to get going.

Comment by SA NavyMom(S12/D137) on February 18, 2013 at 3:37am: Hi! Our SR is on Ship 12 Div 137 - PIR 4/5/13. We were devastated to miss his call yesterday morning. Both my husband and I had fallen asleep with our cell ringers off. We are so sad to have missed him and hopeful that he is doing ok. We've mailed several letters - hoping they are receiving mail. Did any of your SRs mention if they have begun receiving their letters? Hoping that perhaps our SR will have another opportunity to call us Monday due to the holiday. Looking forward to meeting all of you guys and so happy to be here with you!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 17, 2013 at 1:36pm: SECURITY INFO CALLS

They will need new names.

Comment by diannep on February 17, 2013 at 1:22pm: Thought this post from Bootcamp had great info for you all!

Comment by sandi8 11 hours ago For those of you asking about your stay in Chicago, feel free to message me if you have questions. I've lived in Northern Illinois all of my life. We are 25 miles west of Great Lakes. I don't know anything about which hotels are good or not, but I know Lake County and Chicago very well and if I don't know the answer to your question I'll ask someone. The number one thing to keep in mind is: Don't drive downtown! You will pay boatloads of money to park and it is very hard to get around. The Metra is clean and safe and it will take you from Great Lakes to downtown. Then there are taxis everywhere. As I mentioned before, the recruits we used to have at our house on Christmas always just wanted to chill out and relax so don't be surprised if your sailor isn't up for sightseeing! Also, if you haven't made flight arrangements yet, consider Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. That is always our first choice over O'Hare...so much easier to get in and out. You park and walk into the terminal- no trams or shuttles and no crazy Chicago traffic to deal with. Hope that helps

Comment by diannep on February 17, 2013 at 1:09pm: Homesickness and being unhappy right now are very common feelings at this stage of bootcamp for your SRs. So hard on us ladies though, right? They have been cut off from everything familiar to them and all who love them. They are "isolated." My son used to tell me that letters and his calls to me were his only connection "to the outside world." He told me to keep those letters coming!

You may get some very wonderfully written letters, professing thanks for all you have done for them, love, etc. Because they are forced to deal with their true feelings about family, friends, etc....because they are away from it right now (but they know it is still there!). Their letters will become treasures to you so keep them in a safe place! Remember - once they are finished with bootcamp and into A School, they are back to texting and emails!

Hang in there, ladies. By the 4th training week, which is like week 5 of bootcamp weeks (there are only 6 training weeks which come after the processing days, and before PIR)...things turn for them. They become more positive and are really looking forward to PIR. Offer them lots of encouragement in your letters and don't be shy...if there is someone you know who had a great influence on your SR's life, ask that person to please write to them! My son had been out of high school for over 5 yrs when he went in...but he had some very "special" teachers there. So I asked a couple if they would write...they did and it meant the world to him (one had a son his age who was new into the Army so it helped her, she said, to write to him!). These letters are worth gold to these SRs.....with lots of prayers and love sent their way too!

Comment by diannep on February 17, 2013 at 1:02pm: I should say that the swimming part of it only needs to be passed once...but the run, situps and pushups have to be passed for that 3rd one.