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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 Demetris on March 3, 2014 at 9:07pm
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Huntersmom:
Mail Call is the highlight of the day for recruits...
For my son (as well as my other 2 children who went to bootcamp) I sedt a card everyday. I purchased cards of encouragement for 50 cents each at the dollar tree. Every morning before I go to work I write in a card. I just tell him I love him and how proud I am of him. I give him a countdown of how many days he has until graduation and then I proceed to tell him what I did the night before, what I watched on tv or read and what is going on in the NBA (with my daughter it was usually a recap of Jersey Shore that I read off the internet...lol). But then I end with I love you and I will talk to you tomorrow. Then I cover the envelope with alot of stickers (this way when he sees it in the stack of mail just before mail call he will know he is getting a letter)
These cards not only encourage him but they also help me feel like I am talking to him...
Just my way of dealing with missing him....hope this helps
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Comment by HuntersMom on March 3, 2014 at 8:59pm
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Does anyone know if we can take camcorder to graduation? Camera?
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I have wrote two letters working on my 3rd I am running out of things to say lol. I can't wait till he writes me.
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Comment by NavyMom93 on March 3, 2014 at 7:49pm
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Thank you, Demetris, that was really clear and it makes sense!
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Comment by Sammy on March 3, 2014 at 7:41pm
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Hey all! If you guys haven't already, go follow the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Facebook page. Every Tuesday they post a trivia question, and whoever answers correctly will have a photo of their recruit and his/her division posted on the page. Let's go Div 146!
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Comment by USN23 on March 3, 2014 at 7:10pm
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My son is in Ship 13 Div 143
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well everyone in the training group is on the same training schedule but they cant all do it on the same day. so usually the beginning of the training group does something 1st (i think it is 143/144 for this TG) and then everyone else's schedule in the TG will follow. 923 will probably call last since they are the performing division for this TG. Hope that makes sense...diannep would you like to chime in...
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Comment by MissMaryE (ship03 DIV147) on March 3, 2014 at 6:55pm
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Hello everyone, I must say, it truly is comforting to have so many other moms out there missing their children as much as I am! My son shipped out from Seattle, on Feb. 20th. He is in DIV147...
I worry for him and hope all is well. I also hope that what they say about the first two weeks are the hardest, and that after it gets easier...
I have always believed and have lived my life believing,
...life is easier with friends!
I thank each of you for the strength you share and the comfort you give!
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Really, Demetris? That is so good to know!
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Please Help,,what do you mean, that 923 should be calling soon,, Sorry I'm lost... *)
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