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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/15/2016 TG 23 - 9 Divisions (151-158, and 923)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/15/2016. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Members: 60
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 04/15/2016! 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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N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~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.

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~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.

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Comment by CryptoDad on April 9, 2016 at 11:23am: Separate things. The PFA is a fitness test (running, pushups, curls) that must be completed before a Recruit goes on to Battle Station. Recruits that have trouble will be held back and given extra help, but eventually they pass or get sent home. This is not just a boot camp thing, but a requirement throughout a Sailors career. Physical fitness training/testing never ends.

Battle Stations is a 12 hour event that tests a Recruit's knowledge and ability to work as a member of a team. Recruits face a variety of ship-board scenarios on a state-of-the-art simulator of a Navy destroyer. Every Recruit who makes it this far will eventually pass and become a Sailor.

Comment by diannep on April 9, 2016 at 11:16am: The PFA is the final fitness test (there are 3....but each SR must pass the last one to do BattleStations). If they pass their final PFA, they WILL go through and pass BattleStations. Even if they fail, they give them a 2nd try and they pass. If they have to go Thurs night before PIR, they will be so pumped by then I don't see how any of them can fail!

Comment by diannep on April 9, 2016 at 10:30am: The SRs who have not passed their final PFA will test again Monday morning and Wed morning (if needed). If they pass by Wed,, they WILL be at PIR as sailors. But if they don't pass until Wed. they will do BattleStations on Thurs night before PIR so they will be there but very tired! Most will be in uniform in the balcony watching the ceremony rather than marching, but in the past some have still managed to march with their division.

Comment by diannep on April 9, 2016 at 10:04am: Dani: Sorry, no BattleStations on Fri or Sat night....usually not Sun nights either although occasionally they go then. The next BattleStations night for this group is Mon night, with the remaining divisions going on Tues night. Captains Cup for ALL divisions in this PIR group will be this morning! They should be starting it about now.

I will friend request your info. Don't hit ACCEPT or the info disappears!

USNWifeIL: Sorry, no last names of SRs can be shared publicly. If you know hometowns, you can post those and ask if the family members are on here, to please friend request/message you. You can share personal info privately. Hope you can find them!

Good Morning All !

Comment by Mrents on April 9, 2016 at 8:17am: Good Morning! Congrats to Div 151/152, I can't help but imagine what I'm going to do once my call comes in, for which each post I see one came in I get even more happy, teary eyed, excited!

Dani1324, I'm right there with you, I have no idea. I know I get so relieved & relaxed once that 9 PM Great Lakes time passes though ;-)

Comment by Proud momma on April 8, 2016 at 11:23pm: Congrats tvlgmom!!

Comment by tvlgmom on April 8, 2016 at 10:53pm: What pride it is hearing my son's a sailor!
Congratulations to all the new and upcoming sailors as well as all you Mom's, families and friends of theirs.

Comment by NuclearMOMGoose Creek on April 8, 2016 at 8:39pm: congraduaton to all that have receved phone calls Div 151 & 152.
prayers continue to all have a great weekend.
should have the results soon on the Captains cup this weekend.

Looking forward to the phone calls next week. God Bless.

Comment by Proud momma on April 8, 2016 at 5:23pm: Prayers to all the 13 and other upcoming divisions that they all pass

Comment by Najul on April 8, 2016 at 4:48pm: I got the call too that my daughter in Div 152, ship 12 has passed and is now officially a Sailor! I was so excited and then like a blubbering fool I cried and made her cry! Once we got that out of the way, she said everyone passed battle stations, but said she is not to discuss and so we didn't. She passed her PFA, she didn't know of anyone who hadn't passed, but maybe some outside of her "ship". She thought in ship 12 that all the females had passed. Hopefully I'm allowed to post that.