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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

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

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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CLICK MEforN4M'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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You need to be a member of ALUMNI of PIR 04/05/2013 TG 21 - 10 Divisions (135-142, 808 and 921) to add comments!

Comment by swcc27mom(ship4div808) on February 28, 2013 at 12:38pm: I was afraid I was writing my son too much, like every other day. In his first letter he said he would love it if I wrote every day, said it is the bright spot of his day. Needless to say I am writing every day now, and have some of his friends and family write too.

Comment by diannep on February 28, 2013 at 9:49am: Love seeing others writing letters to the SRs! I know they love it!

Good Morning All!

Comment by lilmary on February 28, 2013 at 7:29am: SoCal Ohana (S14/D141)..... I'm not even sure how may letters I have sent out. I sent pictures. Update from her facebook friends, etc. My mom and other family members are sending out letters daily, trying to keep the mail going. There is also some friends of my parents who write recruits, and they have been writing to my daughter also, one of the people is a retired Navy Seals. I think it is really cool what they do. Well off to work for me, hoping for a letter today.

Comment by SoCal Ohana on February 28, 2013 at 1:08am: No letter yet from my daughter- hopefully this week :) Was so happy to hear from her on Saturday. Sending my 21st letter today. Normally just a little writing from me, her dad, brother and sister each individually, then a joke of the day, bible verse of the day, inspirational picture of the day, family picture of the day, funny picture of the day, stuff like that :)

Looking forward to Sarge's meet and greet - we are staying at the Navy Lodge

Comment by diannep on February 28, 2013 at 12:40am: Ahhhh....thanks so much, 1Proudmom! We N4Moms veterans love helping you all!

Comment by 1Proudmom ship12 div137 on February 27, 2013 at 10:12pm: Diannep you are full of info. I hope you know you are a blessing to this group.

Comment by lilmary on February 27, 2013 at 9:47pm: Well no letter today, hoping for one tomorrow. At least I got that phone call on Saturday.

Hello Christina(ship11div135), Welcome.

I confirmed Sarge's Meet and Greet, looking forward to meeting all you wonderful mothers and families.

Comment by Christina(ship11div135) on February 27, 2013 at 9:18pm: Hey everyone-just joining all of you and reading to catch up on all I've missed! Whewwww! We have had two phone conversations with our son after the initial "I'm alive and here" call. They were both short. In the first he seemed very relieved to be talking with us but uneasy; in the second call he seemed so relaxed and acclimated...it was such a relief! Happy mom here but still no letters so far :0)

Comment by Navymom777 on February 27, 2013 at 7:51pm: This see-saw is making me dizzy!! :)

Comment by diannep on February 27, 2013 at 7:43pm: The first letters and phone calls can be quite painful. They have lots of adjustments to make....each division averages around 88 SRs, all different ages, backgrounds, life experiences, goals....so don't be alarmed if your SR is a bit down or negative (easy to say, I know...not so easy to do). It takes a while for the RDCs to get them all "on the same page." but they do a great job of it. Just know that by training week 4 (usually around bootcamp week 5), things get better for them. There are average 8 bootcamp weeks, but only 6 training weeks.

So hang in there, ladies. We have found from our experience on this site that some of the SRs will act like all is good so as not to worry family members...because believe me, bootcamp is not supposed to be fun! But it does get better! :-)