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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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 SR MOMMA (SHIP 14 DIV 161 on March 16, 2013 at 2:13pm
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One happy momma, just got a 50 minute call from my daughter! She sounds wonderful!
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Comment by diannep on March 16, 2013 at 9:25am
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Congrats on your son's graduation, ochaos! So glad it was such a wonderful day!
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Hope all have a wonderful weekend! Hoping that some phone calls come in!
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Comment by ochaos on March 16, 2013 at 2:09am
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I was in SD for my son's FRAC graduation today and it was beautiful, the weather wonderful and I got to meet a fellow N4M and her son.
No letter from my son in BC yet.
Lala - hope your son feels better soon and that figure out what is going on.
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 15, 2013 at 2:31pm
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kind of quiet here today. I hope everyone is off having fun. It is supposed to be warm here in NC this weekend so we are going to get started on getting the yard and flower beds all cleaned up and ready for spring :)
Sorry I have been MIA, Yesterday was a crazy day. I had lots of work to get done and on top of that my oldest son, 30 yrs old, was really sick and ended up in the ER in Charlotte. They did a CAT scan but could figure anything out. Poor thing is in a lot of pain still but they sent him home. It is really sad when you feel like they are not doing what it takes to make you better because you are uninsured :( Hopefully he will be feeling better soon.
The good news is I got my sewing machine out of the repair shop today :) YAY lol
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Comment by Charlene-0426 on March 15, 2013 at 8:56am
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Good morning! 6 weeks to go! :)
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Good Morning All!
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Ahhhh....Mary: You are finding that going through bootcamp with a "mother's heart" is a whole lot different than going through yourself--so emotional....so I've been told by others in your position! :-) A mother's heart has a life of its own!
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Comment by Connie821 on March 14, 2013 at 7:58pm
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I got a quick call 2 days ago for more information for his "you know what". I got to ask 3 quick yes/no questions. Are you setting in? YES Are you stressed out? NOPE Who is your bunkie? I dont know, just some guy! Pretty funny, but i am sure he will get to know all of his fellow recruits better than he ever wanted to!
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Comment by Mary (Toms Mom) on March 14, 2013 at 6:45pm
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Diannap...Thanks for comment. I received my first letter from my son today. I thought I was pretty stoic about this whole thing since I went through it myself many years ago. But it brought tears to my eyes. He said that he's making friends and doing pretty well. His whole letter was upbeat which was a relief to me even though I new he would do well.
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