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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/01/2015 TG 25 - 10 Divisions (161-168, 810 and 925)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 05/01/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

Craig

CatMom509

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 54
Latest Activity: Jun 23, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 05/01/2015! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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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 diannep on March 23, 2015 at 9:26pm: Lanora: They usually cannot write until they have been there for about 2 weeks, so I have a feeling that your letter is coming! Some may not write right away....

Comment by CatMom509 on March 23, 2015 at 12:10pm: Good Morning!

     "So, affectionately longing for you, we were

      well pleased to impart to you not only the

      gospel of God, but also our own lives, because

      you had become dear to us."

                                                I Thessalonians 2:8

Comment by Phoenix Navy Mom on March 23, 2015 at 11:41am: I got mail finally! She's a Master at Arms! She sounds great! So proud!

Comment by B'sMom on March 23, 2015 at 11:26am: WOW, I am shocked that some have received phone calls already! And now mail... I'm soooo excited for everyone and a tad jealous. I can't wait to get home and check for mail.

Comment by xoxo_iheartyou on March 23, 2015 at 11:11am: I've received mail from my recruit!

Ship 2 Division 925

Comment by Lanora on March 23, 2015 at 10:57am: I have a question for all of you "senior" moms (not meaning old,lol). Is it normal to be entering week 4 of RTC and not received a handwritten letter from my SR?

And thank you diannep for posting that article! I have noticed some family members stating the name of their Sailors online (FB) and didn't think it was safe!

Comment by diannep on March 23, 2015 at 10:39am: Here's the article I referred to below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3007128/Soldiers-names-addr...

Comment by diannep on March 23, 2015 at 7:57am: emeraldgirl: See my post below which applies to your SR too! It gets better!

Comment by diannep on March 23, 2015 at 7:56am: Welcome, Ladybug! Yes, I agree with CatMom's post. It is such an up and down journey and the beginning of Bootcamp can be quite stressful. You will see her get more positive in her calls/letters as Bootcamp goes on. She MUST pass her final PFA (fitness test including the run) which is the 3rd one....given about a week before PIR. The others are practice....I'm sure she will work hard and get it done!

Here's hoping that the next call or letter you receive is more uplifting!

Good Morning!

Comment by diannep on March 23, 2015 at 7:53am: Good Morning!

For you all on FB, especially in the PIR FB groups....PLEASE BE CAREFUL. Please listen to the news today about the huge breach that has allowed a terrorist group to get many names of our military personnel, their addresses, piks, etc.....oh my gosh. The news specifically mentioned vulnerability on social media sites. This is what we preach and preach on this site.....the administrators over on the PIR FB groups say that their groups are closed, you have to be admitted, etc. That's great that they do that, but not failproof. There is only so much these administrators can do to make sure you are who you say you are....they have no access, nor do any of us, to a list of SRs at Bootcamp. PLEASE.....if you are on these groups, consider deleting piks of your SR on your FB page and other personal info re: your SR....be vigilante in deleting posts on there from others who are exposing personal info. This is a matter of national security, but more importantly, a matter of protecting the lives of of military. Talk to your sailor about this after PIR. The Navy will be talking to them too, but it helps if you reinforce this.

Sorry to be on my soapbox here....but we here on N4Moms have been fighting this issue for a long time. Social media is a wonderful way to be able to stay in touch with family members and friends for sure (I am on it myself but not in Navy groups). But it can be devastating to our military and the security they need to operate under. Just be cautious in exposing personal info on this site or on FB, twitter, etc.

We love our military guys/gals and want to keep them safe!