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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/26/2013 TG 24 - 11 Divisions (157-166 and 924)
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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/26/2013.
A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR04/26/2013!
~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 Ranibabi on April 2, 2013 at 4:17pm
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Thank you PJ! I would never intentionally try to harm my SR or any other SRs, he said they all look forward to all of their mail and info from loved ones everyday.
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Comment by PJ on April 2, 2013 at 4:13pm
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You know your SR better than anybody and know what will help him/her get through the hard work of training and what will boost them up.
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Hi everyone just wanted to vent and let you all know I have been sending my SR articles and scores in the letters i write him. I type my letters and then paste the articles in plain text and type in some scores. I recently had to leave my PIR FB group because I was being lectured and yelled at by Thomas Lancaster and Moira I think about how I am endangering the navy and RTCs plans by sending them any information from the civilian world. I had to leave because I was so disapointed becasue the group is supposed to be for support, help, and information and I got hounded by these admins on how me sending my SR any information is testing the RDCs and I am harming my SR. I felt that this was very out of line, how dare they insinuate I would do anything on purpose to harm my SR? I have also read all over this forum of hundreds of loved ones sending our SRs information, pictures, and news. I just assumed the facebook groups were for love and support but i was argued with, lectured, and everyone had a "pissing" contest to see how knew the most about the NAVY mail. I was just very hurt and wanted to let you all know that I have been sending this info and my SR and his friends enjoy it greatly and always ask for more, I am even mailing a few other SRs who arent getting mail updates on their favorite sports teams.
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Comment by diannep on April 2, 2013 at 9:36am
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Good Morning All !
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...sending him up to you, Lala! :-)
Connie: Totally understand. If your sailor is flying out for A School, it is possible that it will be leaving rom Midway anyway---if you plan to make an airport visit with him. So great that you were his task master! I bet he sure appreciates that now! He will be with others who may not have trained as much as they should have before bootcamp....so he will be thankful, I bet!
Just know that on the PFA, they all have to pass the 3rd and final one, no matter what they did on the first two. Of course, if they have passed the first two, they feel better about passing the 3rd one. Sounds like he is in great shape and won't have a problem!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2013 at 7:58pm
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lol Diannep, I could use some help making the ribbons sometimes. Or maybe if I had someone to do the housework and keep up with the paperwork I could spend all my time making ribbons and creating new beautiful things lol. tell him you found him a part time job :)
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Comment by Connie821 on April 1, 2013 at 6:56pm
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diannep - Yes, thought i would take a calculated risk with Hotwire, but i think it will be okay... Also, i looked for Milwaukie flights, but that was a bit more, plus, the Midway flight was nonstop (4 hours!). I don't mind driving a little farther to save a few bucks! I am pretty sure the son will make it unless he gets injured; he already passed the PFA and the DEP test (knowledge, not sure if it is called DEP or whatever). I was a task master too and made the son work out and swim. Great advice for everyone on here for booking options. I will book the hotel by calling directly to get good prices and then if i have to i can cancel. I don't mind if i have to change Southwest as i can use those tiks on something else if i have to. I cannot believe he has less than a month to go, it really zooms by.
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That's great, Connie! Southwest flies into Milwaukee (45 minutes to GL) and to Chicago-Midway (one hour or more to GL), so make sure that all who want to use them check both cities.
Also, be careful when booking with the travel services (like Hotwire, Expedia, etc) and be aware of their cancellation policies. God forbid your SR is delayed and misses his/her PIR....or....is in FIT trying to pass the run or the swim and doesn't make it before his/her PIR. Because....in that case, your SR will have no PIR, but will eventually pass, do BattleStations, and head on to A School.
I am not speaking out against any travel services because they have very nice deals that many have used, but just be aware before you book about their hidden fees/cancellations policies. I remember a mother on this site a while back begging someone to please take her hotel room because this happened to her SR, and she was going to have to pay for the room anyway.
So....educate yourself before you book!
Here is a link to Hotwire's cancellation policy:http://traveltips.usatoday.com/ways-cancel-hotwire-reservation-6169...
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For those of you renting a car, i got a sweet deal through Hotwire. 12.95 /day for 3 days for a Toyota Corolla or similar, at Midway airport. It is off site, but they shuttle you (Enterprise). So with taxes it was 75 for 3 days. Also if you are coming from the west coast (Portland, Oregon!) , Southwest had the best deals.
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