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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 diannep on March 1, 2013 at 9:29am
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There are usually "push" divisions in a PIR group...the divisions that formed last and have less days to get it done...but they do!
Good Morning!
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Comment by ohwhere on March 1, 2013 at 12:48am
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Thanks diannep that’s great news that the 3 week phone call won’t be pushed back. Can’t wait to talk to him and start getting letter.
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@ Melberta – Hi, that’s great you guys get to drive there, I’m sure it will be easier to get around. I’ll post in the carpool discussion and see if I get any bites. What I meant by “actual training” is that when the recruits first get there they have to do processing like paper work, shots, get all their clothes tailored and all that stuff before they start doing the training drills and everything that is considered apart of the 8 weeks of basic training. If I understand everything I’ve read correctly. But counting up their weeks it adds up to 7 weeks so I think they are rushing them through because they had such a late start waiting on the other recruits coming in. My husband arrived Feb 14th so they had to wait for more people to come to make up a whole division. Which is fine by me, the sooner he graduates the better. Nice meeting you.
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Sarge 847 212-0246
Text or call him anytime! He offers Navy discounts on his transportation.
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For those interested in getting together to carpool from the airports, I will put a discussion above so you can get together on that. If you can't rent a car (and take some with you!), then Sarge probably will offer you the best deal for transportation from the airports---he charges by the car so if you share, cheaper for all of you. He will also take you to PIR.
Letters usually are finally delivered to them about 2 weeks after they arrive. They are held until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. That is usually the first time they can write to you also. They usually write on Sundays, mail out on Mondays.
The call at week 3 is usually week 3 of bootcamp (as opposed to training week 3...training weeks start after processing days are over), but remember...there is no set time/day for calls and they are never guaranteed...so try and keep your phones handy at all times, even in the bathroom and when you step out to get the mail!
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Comment by melberta (Ship 9, DIV 150) on February 28, 2013 at 11:16pm
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Hi Ohwhere!!! Our SRs are together!!! She joined them 2/19. So glad to meet you!! What do you mean exactly by "actual basic training"? Do you mean that was there week1 day1?
My hubby, son, and myself are driving to RTC but if I were coming by myself we could share~ Have you joined our discussion above?
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Hello Everyone,
Just checking in:-) My husband is in Ship 11 Division 150 and I know that they officially started actual basic training on Monday Feb 26th, when do you think we will start getting letters from them? Also does the guaranteed call come 3 weeks after they arrive or 3 weeks after they technically start training? My husband’s division had to wait like a week and a half before finishing up at the processing center. Also just putting it out there I will be flying into the Midway Airport on April 11th around 1:00 pm using South West if anyone is interested in splitting a cab please message me. Thanks everyone all this info and comments on here has been so helpful and makes me feel connected to a bigger whole. Have a great night :-)
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Comment by MomOf3 on February 28, 2013 at 9:45pm
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They went in 2/13. I'm still going to keep sending them letters though. And yell at the post person for not picking up the mail, lol.
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Comment by Winski on February 28, 2013 at 9:33pm
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Momof3 how when did your SR go in? I forget. You might be right. Maybe you can go to the post office and ask if there's a problem?
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Yeah Dagmar!
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