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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".
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Comment by Cammy on March 16, 2013 at 1:17pm
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He's in 147 :) It helped a lot I was able to pass on a message from his dad to him, I think that was the kick in the butt he needed ;) He mentioned in his letter he was very glad I talked to his dad about it and passed along the information. I am very proud of him and that he has decided to stay! We had a little steamer but I actually just tossed it because it had gotten pretty ick. I definitely do the washer trick all the time though! A small house just means no room for an ironing board lol!
I am trying to get one of those 50's style dresses to wear to PIR. I went to a shop here and they had the perfect dress...but not in my size ugh. It's a weird shop too so they don't get like regular shipments of anything.
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Comment by Abucking on March 16, 2013 at 11:00am
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Cammy, I have been keeping up with your posts, and sending prayers for your husband. It sounds like he is doing well. So happy for y'all! He's not in 143 is he?
You and your little girl will be so beautiful at PIR....He will be proud of you, and you will be proud of him!
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Comment by diannep on March 16, 2013 at 9:22am
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Good Morning everyone! Have a good weekend!
Cammy: I'm with you...steaming over ironing! I have been known to wet a piece of clothing and put it through the dryer again to get out wrinkles! HATE IRONING! I would have been "separated" from the Navy for "failure to learn how to iron correctly." :-)
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That's funny about the ironing! Me and my husband always steamed our clothes, so the poor guy has no idea how to iron. I got his second letter, and he's glad his friend was able to pass on some messages from me to him last phone call. He's doing much better and I'm so excited to see him graduate!
We got the little one a sundress from one of the mom's here to wear to his PIR, and I got an adorable jacket. Now I just have to find a dress to go with it!
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Cute story, Winski! Somehow the ironing lesson didn't "stick" with my son. He paid a shipmate at his duty station to iron his uniforms....sigh....But I think he can really clean a toilet now! :-)
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Gosh, Lala, so sorry. Hope he feels better. However it may be a blessing that they sent him home! Hospitals these days can be scary...my mom's experience back in Oct 2011 really opened my eyes to what goes on there. We literally had to get her out of there, by refusing any more treatment, (this after they had kept her 3 weeks, one week in ICU)...we got her off of the meds they had her on that she should have never been put on (zapped her)...and it was amazing how well she was doing just one week after discharge. Even the at-home PT lady told her she didn't need to come to her house anymore because she was strong as could be. Ya THINK? So....be careful! Do your own research on what "ails him." Something natural along with bed rest may be all he needs!
Hope he gets better soon!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 15, 2013 at 2:42pm
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Sorry I have been MIA, Yesterday was a crazy day. I had lots of work to get done and on top of that my oldest son, 30 yrs old, was really sick and ended up in the ER in Charlotte. They did a CAT scan but could figure anything out. Poor thing is in a lot of pain still but they sent him home. It is really sad when you feel like they are not doing what it takes to make you better because you are uninsured :( Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.
The good news is I got my sewing machine out of the repair shop today :) YAY lol
Now ready for a warm sunny weekend and some yard work, time for Spring :)
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That's great, Winski. Love it. One of my son's jobs in his DIV is ironing. I find that highly "ironic"! He is actually enjoying helping others and I love that.
Lately, I've been just reading these posts here thru email. I've been on some of the other groups, too, and on 1 FB group most of the time. But the info I have gleaned ( and keep getting ) from this site is invaluable. Thanks for all of your time, all of you admins or whatever you're called!
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Comment by Winski on March 15, 2013 at 11:51am
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I've been wondering that too diannep! I'm still here, just been really busy and posting more on the bootcamp site than this one!
However, I'll share a cute response I got to one of my questionnaires to my son. I put, "Do you wish now you'd paid more attention to me when I tried to teach you to iron and fold your clothes?" Yes No
He scratched off the answers and put YESSSSSS!!!!!!!! I got a kick out of that. I now feel vindicated! :)
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Their paychecks should have gone in today! Some on the 04/19 group confirmed that the pay is in there.
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