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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/19/2013 TG 23 7 Divisions (151-156, 923)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/19 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 04/19/2013!
~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 4, 2013 at 12:20pm
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kymberlin: Is there anyone else he could have sent the form letter to??? They can only send out one. You will need that password in there for your gate pass. Hoping that recruiter can give you an address now since this late, it should be a correct one. So sorry for your SR! Poor thing...but sometimes this happens with the form letters being delayed or even lost occasionally.
Hoping that you get all of those letters in the mail today!
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Comment by melindy on March 4, 2013 at 10:39am
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Thanks Rocky. My phone is glued to me also :)
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 4, 2013 at 10:39am
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I would just mail them regular mail it should take only a few days for them to get there and even if you overnight them that just gets them to the base overnight which is really two days not overnight unless you live close by. they they still have to be processed on the base and sorted to get to the right division and it may cause suspicion if he receives something that is overnighted. They want to stay under the radar as much as possible. It is best to write every day and mail a letter every day so that they are always getting mail. Mail call is like Christmas to them and it gets them through the next day.
So sorry you missed your call Debi, Since boot camp is just getting started it was probably a call for info and in that case he will likely call again :) Hang in there we are here for you :)
Good Morning everyone!
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Comment by kymberlin on March 4, 2013 at 9:57am
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Oh, one more question (sorry)... Can I overnight them ? The letters I send. He said he can receive mail M-F and I want to make sure he gets mail this week. Just asking . Thank you so much! Glad I have a place to go with like minded Mom's !
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Diannep Yes, this is correct. He said "everyone else is getting mail" . Broke my heart. I have not received the packet as they call it. I am going to the recruiters office to sit there until I get it today! I was trying to let the system work, but it's been nearly 2 weeks. I bought my plane tickets today though, so feel a bit better. Thanks for the info!
Debi, Sending big hugs your way!
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Debi: Some of the pay phones up there are awful. If you can't hear him when he calls again, ask him to hold in the cord on the handset as my theory is that the cord has been stretched to where the connection from the actual phone to the cord, or into the handset is being pulled lose...happens in my parents' home all of the time because my mom likes to be tethered to her phone! Hoping he can call back soon...on a better phone!
Good Morning!.
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AndrewB/Mom: They have academic studies related to Navy info they must learn. So they have to pass academic tests in addition to the PT tests.
kymberlin: So you are still waiting for the form letter? That would be the only "packet" sent to you. I'm surprised that the recruiter is not checking his computer to see where your son is assigned. HOWEVER, it could be that RTC is asking them not to do that anymore because sometimes that info is incorrect or they are moved to a different ship/division. Although they make every attempt to get the mail to the SRs, it is hard when they are being moved around. So they would rather you wait to get the address in the form letter from your SR before sending mail The mail is held from them for 2 weeks anyway...until their Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained.
Hoping that you get the address info for him this week and put all of those letters in the mail! You may want to "number them" so he can read them in order.
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Comment by AndrewB/Mom on March 4, 2013 at 8:36am
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Debi,
So sorry to hear that! My heart goes out to you!! He will call again-just wait and see!Just keep praying and I am throwing a big hug out to you!!
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Good Morning Everyone!! Hooray for all the moms that got calls!! Iam so happy for you! I felt so much better since- I have question for anyone who may know-He said all his free time is for studying -he has been there now this is 2nd week what are they studying? Forgot to ask
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Comment by Debi on March 4, 2013 at 8:16am
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My SR called also last night but my phone never rang or buzzed. I had been holding it all day just in case. Then when I went to hear the voicemail it was so garbled that I couldn't understand it :( He also tried to call my husband and the same thing happened :( I feel exactly like I did the day he left and the tears are coming way to easy again. I can only wish his RDC will let him try again but I think I have a better chance at winning a big lottery prize than having that happen, :(
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