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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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ALUMNI of PIR 04/12/2013 TG 22 10 Divisions (143-150, 809, 922)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/12 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 85
Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 04/12/2013!
~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".
Comment Wall
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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on February 25, 2013 at 11:04am
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Good Morning Everyone! I hope your Monday has been going well so far.
For those in the path of "Rocky" I hope you are warm and safe inside.
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 25, 2013 at 9:57am
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Diannep is so right. Once they have that cell phone back it gets much easier. Although many of them still may not contact you as much as you would like, like every hour lol, but at least they have it and you can text and keep in touch. It was very hard to no longer worry about having the phone in your hand 24/7 and I actually missed stalking the mailman :) 8 weeks sure does seem a lot longer while they are in boot camp.
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Comment by diannep on February 25, 2013 at 9:39am
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Fishing Quilter: I know the feeling of children thinking they have to watch over a single mom. My sons were 15 and 17 when my husband died...I knew that my husband was only 13 yrs old when he lost his dad, and his family told him he was now the man of the house and had to watch over his mom. He stepped right up, but I know it must have put tremendous pressure on him...even though she was a very self-sufficient lady with a good job and lots of family living in her neighborhood. I remember telling my sons when their dad died that they were still teenagers and needed to live their lives, and not to try and take care of me (I'm very self-sufficient and have lots of emotional support from friends/other family)...I could see my 17 yr old trying to do this as we flew up to AL to bury my husband. But it shows what wonderful hearts these children have....
My husband has now been gone for over 11 years, but my younger son still worries about me even though I'm doing fine. Keeps telling me I need to find a man to watch out for me ! HA! I told him that I am doing fine, the Lord is amazing in how He comforts us...and if He has another man for me in my lifetime, that will come in time too! In the meantime, I'm thankful for my life! :-)
Just remember....once in A School (or on the way to A School if you meet them at the airport and give them their phones/laptops), you are back in touch! It is more like a college situation then...although they don't have the freedom to come home when they want, etc. But the "back in touch" part is really nice. Remind your SRs about this good news too since some feel like what they are experiencing now (my son equated it to a prison-type situation in bootcamp....everyone tells you what to do and freedom is a figment of the imagination! HA)....is the way the Navy will always be. Yes, the Navy "owns" them and provides for them. But there is freedom after bootcamp! ;-)
Good Morning All!
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Comment by NavyMom315 on February 24, 2013 at 7:56pm
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I agree with you Fishing Quilter the hardest part is not being able to pick up the phone and call or text him whenever i want to My son just moved back home in October after Hurricaine Sandy but he really wasnt here much but I knew I would see him once in a while and had that phone connection.
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Comment by fzn2fb on February 24, 2013 at 7:46pm
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Driving from Alabama. My son is 20 as well, however this is his first flight from the nest. I agree it is hard to deal with them being gone. Stay strong, they will make it through boot camp and have a rewarding career in the Navy. My husband is retired Navy and I am former Navy as well, the Navy did us both really good and I know it will do our loved ones even better!
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Comment by Fishing Quilter on February 24, 2013 at 7:37pm
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fzn2fb, my ride is a little different from yours, I think. Daughter hasn't lived with me for about 18 months, and she's a little bit older (20), but it's the fact that I can't just call her whenever i want that bugs me. When my ex left me, she was still living with me and felt a lot of pressure to take care of me. I am so grateful that she did, but she shouldn't have had to feel that way! We've become closer because of the shared experience, so having her gone now is hard.
BTW, we're driving in from Michigan, arriving on the 11th. Where are you coming from?
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Fishing...Isn't it a wild ride.. Not sure about you, but my laundry is much easier to keep up with and my grocery bill has dwindled since my son left for RTC (LOL), The little things like that make me miss him more. We can hook up when we get there. Our arrival date is April 11. Are you flying or driving in?
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Just got off the phone; we have confirmed reservations for Navy Lodge on the 11th & 12th (planning that daughter will be headed to TX for 'A' school). Fifteen minutes ago, PIR seemed so far away; now it seems like it will be here tomorrow! Wow! Who knew when my daughter took this step that I'd be having a "wild ride", too? lol
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Here is a link to Sarge's page on here:
http://www.navyformoms.com/profile/JohnSpadaro?xg_source=profiles_m...
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Any moms from Alabama heading to PIR for the April 12 Grad date?
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