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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/18/2014 TG 23 - 7 Divisions (143-148, and 923)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on April 18, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Feb 18, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 04/18/2014! 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.
~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"
Discussion Forum
Division 147-148
Started by Liz. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 15, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Division 147-148
Started by Liz. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 15, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 147and 148 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 15, 2014. 28 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 143 and 144 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 9, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Apr 7, 2014. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 145 and 146 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by T-mom (ship 14 Div 125) Mar 20, 2014. 18 Replies 1 Like
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by Leach73 Mar 5, 2014. 7 Replies 1 Like
Comment Wall
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Comment by MissMaryE (ship03 DIV147) on April 9, 2014 at 8:00pm
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what? no grad gifts? so confused!
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Comment by Spencer'smom on April 9, 2014 at 7:49pm
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Thank you for the encouragement Diannep! I actually got home and had a letter from him! He sounds so good and so excited. I can't wait to see him! I have another question: He said in his letter he can't get any graduation gifts. What about the Challenge Coin? Will he be able to return to boot camp with that?
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Comment by diannep on April 9, 2014 at 7:42pm
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Spencer'sMom: Hopefully when you see your "sailor" next week, he will look wonderful to you and have that smile back on his face! The end of bootcamp is pretty intense...some of his friends may have been moved from the division, alot could have happened. But I know PIR will be a great day for both of you!
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Spencer'sMom. Some could have been asmoed (setback in training) or discharged. They start out with about 88 but lose some. They gain some others also from earlier PIR groups who have now resumed training. There could be other reasons why a SR missed the division picture....SIQ, etc. But most of the ones missing probably are no longer with that division.
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Veteran Moms--I just counted 63 SR's in the picture of the division my son is in. He said they had 88 recruits in his division. Where might the other 25 be? That number seems very high.
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@Spencer'smom ~ I think deep down inside, my heart worries the same thing about my son. Not talking to him, and not getting any letters, not knowing his state of mind... All I can do is hope all is well. My SailorSon has such wonderful spirit, and sense of humor, I would hate it if he lost that in this whole process.
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I just found my son on the RTC Facebook picture of Division 143. I am shaken. He does not even look like himself. I had to enlarge it to make sure that it was actually him. He looks hollow and so incredibly thin and sad. I just called the recruiter's office in town to see if they have heard anything about him. I haven't heard from him for so long. I am very concerned.
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Comment by CatMom509 on April 9, 2014 at 2:36pm
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Greetings to All!
"You shall fear the Lord Your God;
you shall serve Him, and to Him,
you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
He is your praise, and He is Your God,
who has done for you these great and
awesome things which yours eyes have seen."
Deuteronomy 10:20-21
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Comment by Leach73 on April 9, 2014 at 2:17pm
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Congrats to all the families from Div 143 for having your picture put up on the RTC Facebook page! Good lookin' bunch!
My SRs division also won the trivia question a few weeks back but my daughter was not in the picture because she had watch at the time the pic was taken.
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I knew that I could come here and receive encouragement from you all! It really does help :) I guess it is all about this wild roller coaster ride we are on...just when you are coasting along, here comes another loopy-loop! Yes, I pray the same for all the SRs, especially the females. You said it right, Spencer'sMom - COURAGE! That is the word that comes to mind.
thank you too dkmon19 and ABHMOM. I think she is taking it especially hard because she is a section leader and she doesn't like to see people struggle. Bless her heart, it must be that she has that Mother Hen instinct in her since she is my first born.
diannep - so encouraging to hear that some of her Navy bro's and sisters might reunite once again. God willing!
I really appreciate your uplifting words!
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