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ALUMNI of PIR 05/03/2013 TG 25 - 11 Divisions (167-176 and 925)

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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.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

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ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 92
Latest Activity: May 31, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 05/03/2013! 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.

CLICK MEforN4M'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 ellen0502 on March 18, 2013 at 2:17pm: Write your SR a letter from the family pet, the tree in your front yard (I did :)), the refrigerator and cupboards (no longer containing your SRs favorite foods), the washer and dryer (not enough laundry anymore and feeling left out) etc. Be creative, be silly, have fun.

Comment by diannep on March 18, 2013 at 2:07pm: You did better than I did, Jacob'smom! I wrote a few times a week, but others wrote too. It is hard to write every single day for 8 weeks, but some do! Maybe start including things going on in his favorite shows (no tv there)....and some copy their FB pages on the back of the letters and send that. Some send crossword puzzles, etc. Some copy pictures onto the letters or another sheet paper....they love having their name called at mail call....and truly love getting those letters!

Comment by Jacob'smom12/168 on March 18, 2013 at 1:56pm: I was able to change my username no problem. I write to my son everyday since he doesn't have a girlfriend and his grandma only writes once a week. I told my husband he needed to write because I'm running out of things to say. When I talked to my son on saturday he said the letters are the most important and his entertainment for the day. He also said I need to write more I thought I was doing good by getting out a letter a day.

Comment by Jamie's mom( Nuke ET 1402-4) on March 18, 2013 at 1:56pm: our son James is on Ship 14 in Div 175. anyone else with the same info?

Comment by diannep on March 18, 2013 at 1:53pm: Yep, marla.rae: Postcards are a no no .... unless put in an envelope! But that's ok....she'll get through it!

TAN'SMOM: Kinda confused here that you said your son received his first letter from you, but the mail was being held until Sunday? Hmmm.....strange as they usually hold all of it and then give it to all at the same time. It usually takes about 2 weeks to train the Recruit Mail Petty Officer, hence the reason to hold the mail until that is done. Once they receive the first batch of mail, they should receive it M-F from then on.

Comment by Rachel/Corpsman mom on March 18, 2013 at 1:09pm: CG2USN my son is in ship 11 div 173 and i didn't get a call at all this weekend. I'm sorry that you missed that precious connection.

Comment by marla.rae on March 18, 2013 at 1:05pm: Tan'smom: she is ship 12 div 168, with your son. I didn't send mail until March 12th. I am not writing everyday, but she will be getting mail from her sisters and her boyfriend as well. I will probably write 4x a week average. Her oldest sister sent a post card! SR said it would be read out loud to div. Oh well. I'm just glad the card is from oldest sister, as she is more reserved and less likely to write something embarrassing.

Comment by Jamie's mom( Nuke ET 1402-4) on March 18, 2013 at 1:02pm: I just got our form letter from our son with the PIR date (2 weeks earlier than we thought!) and the 4 names...my stomach is a mess now. It is all so new and nerve wracking. I am so thankful for this group though because the last month or so was made easier by reading and reading all the info I could here. I'll do the same now that I know his PIR date and am a member of this specific group. For now, I'll be reading to help me, and praying for him. He's our youngest son of 4, 1st to join the Navy (like my dad did over 50 yrs ago :-)) and we're making it 1 day at a time. Lisa

Comment by TAN'SMOM(12/168) on March 18, 2013 at 12:56pm: marla.rae...what division is your daughter in?? Yes, my son got his first letter but I mailed it out as soon as I got the address from the recruiter. It was before I got his form letter. When he called on Saturday morning, he had not received my second letter and it should have been there. He said there mail was being held. He thought they would get it on Sunday. So maybe she has got her's by now. How often is everyone writing their SR's?

Comment by marla.rae on March 18, 2013 at 12:22pm: Tan'smom: So your son has received mail? My daughter hadn't received any letters yet and we got the form letter last Monday. I sent several letters out on Tues. I assumed none in her Div had gotten mail yet. No wonder she seemed upset that she hadn't gotten mail.