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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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 Kered082 on April 12, 2013 at 4:50pm
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on the phone with my Sailor now!!!!
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Comment by monica_newnavymom (ship03div154) on April 12, 2013 at 4:36pm
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Yay!!! I am the proud momof a NAVY SAILOR!!! Just got the call! I miss my boy more than words can say!!!!
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Comment by Josh'smom on April 12, 2013 at 4:34pm
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So happy to hear about the new Sailors! I feel for those that have gotten so sick.
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Comment by mynavygirl2 on April 12, 2013 at 4:20pm
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oh, thanks diannep for all the info...
debi.....you are so funny. that's me. i've had my phone "glued" to me!!!
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same here...haven't heard from my daughter...ship 14 div 151
Lala....I GOT THE RIBBONS. they look GREAT. Thank you so much.I hope her div all got along!!! How late will they be calling???
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Comment by D'sMomMary on April 12, 2013 at 4:11pm
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congratulations to all of you with new Sailors!
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Comment by nestevenspointwi on April 12, 2013 at 4:02pm
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Received my I'm a Sailor call!!! It was great to hear his voice. Sounded very tired and can't wait unil 8pm tonight when he can go to bed!! So excited to see him next Friday. We have the day with him and then he's off to Pensacola on Saturday. Final Destination for him is San Diego
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Congratulations to all who have received phone calls from their sailors. Still waiting on word from Div 152 Ship 14.
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Comment by RyansMum (MM/Nuke) on April 12, 2013 at 3:35pm
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I'm so happy for all the folks getting calls right now! Congrats!
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Comment by Debi on April 12, 2013 at 3:30pm
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I just got off the phone with my SAILOR!! lol He's tired but happy. We talked for about 20 minutes and then he wanted to call a couple of friends..so I let him do that since I'll see him in less than 7 days now. He's in div 153..said only one person had to be put back to another div. for the final practical test. The SR's last name started with an M. but that he would be rejoining 153 in time for PIR..that nasty stomach bug hit him really hard last night.
Dress blues are going to be the color for 153. It's a good thing I had my questions ready because he was so tired that he was almost falling asleep talking to me :) LOL
He said his div had a total of 15 medical set backs (asmovs?) some have already left but 2 are in the hospital ship one for 6 weeks and one for 3 more :( I feel for those SR's.
So congrats to 153!!
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