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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/24/2015 TG 24 - 9 Divisions (153-160, and 924)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/24/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 04/24/2015!ROUP.

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N4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 MamaG on March 22, 2015 at 6:52pm: JDSNAVYMOM I am so relieved to hear they're doing well!

Comment by MamaG on March 22, 2015 at 6:51pm: Ellen0502, that is so funny because he actually mentioned the packets! He said the first thing he's going to buy once boot camp is over is peanut butter!

Comment by JDSNAVYMOM on March 22, 2015 at 6:48pm: I received my call today from my son today Ship 14 Div 154 it was the best 30 minutes of my life! He has a cold but other than that things are going GREAT!!!

Comment by ellen0502 on March 22, 2015 at 6:48pm: MamaG, For many peanut butter becomes their friend during BC. It was my sons favorite two years ago. :) I think the packaging of it adds to the "intrigue", as it comes in packets.

Comment by MamaG on March 22, 2015 at 10:13am: My son was singing the praises of peanut butter in the letter I got yesterday!

Comment by diannep on March 22, 2015 at 8:20am: Too funny, Krystal! Nothing like bad undies to spoil a person's day! :-)

Good Morning!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 22, 2015 at 12:43am: Krystal - Ah yes, the "tighty-whiteys". Tooo funny!

Read one report from a Recruit that said something to the effect of "...since I am wearing the underwear of a three year old..."!

I think Navy RTC has the corner market on those things...I don't see them in the store anymore. Boxer-briefs seem to be really popular now:-)

That will be a common request from your Recruits as a must need item to bring with you...so they can ditch those contraptions ASAP.

The same for the Females...they have been resorted to wearing Granny Panties and sports bras in BC :-)

Think about it though...it's much easier for laundering purposes.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 22, 2015 at 12:32am: RobinsMom96 - Oh my goodness that is too funny!!!! I am going to be giggling about that one for quite a while :-)

Comment by Krystal on March 21, 2015 at 9:19pm: My husband said in his letter "the worst part, other than missing you and bash (our son) is these damn underwear, they're so uncomfortable!" HAHAHAHA

Comment by RobinsMom96 on March 21, 2015 at 8:54pm: I got my son's first letter a couple of days ago. He hasn't lost his sense of humor, either. He wrote, "I'm writing this on the same night we got to talk on the phone (Saturday.) I'm sitting in the showers hiding from the night watch. They will never find me here." I laughed so hard.