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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 Leach73 on April 2, 2014 at 12:37pm
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Lala - Is it too late to order ribbons for PIR 4-18?
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 2, 2014 at 8:50am
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Good morning Navy family :) This week is pretty crazy around my house. My sailors are in the process of moving from bases in Norfolk and Suffolk to CA. My son-in-law had to be there sooner but my daughter and grand baby will not go there until May. They were all home on leave and my daughter had to extend her leave to find a new sitter. Their babysitter had to go to NY because her sister had a baby and needed her help after a hard delivery. They had two back-up sitters, one was pregnant and had her baby on Saturday and the other one decided last week to take a full time job. So she took the extended leave to find a new sitter. She called a sailor friends wife who she had met and had play dates with for their babies. She agreed to be the new sitter and we got extra time with her so life was good. It was time to head bad and the car was packed and she got a call from the new sitter. She said her son has a dental appointment the next day that she forgot about and she wouldn't be able to baby sit that day. In a normal world that is not such a big deal. You call a friend or family, they watch the baby or you call work and say you don't have a sitter and need the day off. But being in the Navy is not exactly working in a normal world lol. All your friends are also in the Navy your family usually doesn't live nearby and you can't call in and not show up. There are numerous phone calls and a panicking young Navy mom who is by now in tears and doesn't know what to do. She ended up having to leave the baby here with me and she will come back this weekend to get her. I am loving having the time with my sweet angel but felt so bad for my daughter. This is the first time she has been away from her and I know it is hard. Please keep them and me in your thoughts and prayers. I know we will get through this and it won't be near as bad as if she were deployed and had to leave her for several months. I don't know how our sailors do that and I keep them all in my thoughts and prayers :)
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Comment by momma4 on April 2, 2014 at 8:41am
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Good Morning diannep!!! and to all you wonderful Navy Mommas!!!!! :)
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Comment by diannep on April 2, 2014 at 8:34am
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Good Morning!
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Comment by Letitraine on April 2, 2014 at 7:24am
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My daughter is headed to Pensacola also, but she's in div 146. As long as there are no flight delays we will be at Sarge's too.
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Comment by CatMom509 on April 2, 2014 at 3:54am
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Liz,
That time at the airport with your Sailor is a bonus time--plus that's when your can give him his cell phone, cell phone charger, laptop, ac adapter, own comfy underwear, maybe some favorite snacks from home and stuff all into his Navy issued black backpack!! This is the only way he can take the stuff--he will have too many other heavy bags with him. Make sure everyone in your group has valid (not expired) id with them to get a Gate Pass to see him off at the departure gate.
Plan your own flight to leave at least on Saturday evening~
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Liz: I agree with your son....unless you can fly back on Sunday in case he actually flies on Sunday, not Saturday. They won't know flight arrangements until right before PIR. Normally most fly out on Saturday, but occasionally it is Sunday. You can wait at the airport with your sailor until he departs if you have ID with you for the airlines gate pass.
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CatMo509, I know. I'm going to keep the ringer on all the time now. I'm only working there until 4/30. We move 5/1. I know I wont hear anything until after Battlestations.
Lisa, Mine is going to A school in Pensacola.
My husband and I plan on going to Sarge's Meet and greet. I thought it was alot farther away from the Navy Lodge.
It feels like its never going to get here, but I now its just around the corner. Anyone planning on making signs for their doors at the hotel? Something I saw on one of the sites. Talk again soon, now that I have found how to respond to the comments.
My son said that we should make our plans to fly home on Saturday so we can spend time at the airport. Any thoughts?
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We certainly plan on going to Sarge's. There will be 4 in our group. Our son is in division 923. Can't wait.
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Mine is going to Pensacola, but we are division 146. I think we are going to go to Sarge's...it depends on what time my husband's meetings end that day
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