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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 diannep on March 18, 2013 at 8:39am: You are very welcome, 1proudmama. There are several of us (listed at the top of this page) on the PIR groups to catch questions and inform you all. We love doing it! We are on about 6-8 PIR groups at a time (in addition to other groups on here), so please forgive us (ok...ME! :-) ) if sometimes we get "mixed up" and post info on the wrong group! We are in all different time zones, which helps to provide more constant coverage from us on the groups!

The best way to mail letters from students, etc is in a big manilla envelope, addressed to your SR so he/she can pass them out. They will not deliver letters not addressed to a specific SR, but your SR will be allowed to pass these out. Just make sure to include a return address because so many will enjoy writing back! The kids will get a kick out of it!

Good Morning All!

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on March 18, 2013 at 8:31am: Diannep thanks so much for all you do, and how quickly you respond to all our ?s. Good idea about teachers doing it too. I have apretty good relationship with my daughters 3rd and 5th grade classes I will see if they could do it too. Don't want any sailors not receiving any letters. I know how much it lifts there spirits. Should I write multiple letters on back or anything? I just always heard plain white envelopes here.

Comment by CG2USN on March 18, 2013 at 6:44am: My son is Ship 11, Div 173. Anyone else have a child in thid group. Well he called me on Friday, which would have been the end of his second week. I Missed the call. Beware they could call sooner than expected. I was so upset, mostly for him that he didn't have that familiar voice, he probably needed to hear. I was mad at myself for not having the phone nearby.

Comment by msandi(13/170) on March 18, 2013 at 6:25am: FYI=I have started my SRson a memory/scrapbook and found a really nice white us navy album on ebay for any interested moms with SRdaughters by K&Company

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 17, 2013 at 11:38pm: It used to be that way before October of 2012.

Now, only those on the Access List for PIR are allowed entry. The Form Letter that you receive is an intended guest list from your Recruit. About 7-10 days before PIR all of the Recruits submit a final Guest list for PIR. The Master list that Security uses has those names listed on it.

So, if you need to make changes please write your Recruit ASAP. Once the final list is submitted it cannot have any changes made to it.

Please also see this Discussion for further reading:

The Form Letter Intended Guest List / The Access List for Graduatio...

Comment by Kelli (9/173) on March 17, 2013 at 11:16pm: Oh i forgot to ask... If someone on the list that is allowed to go into graduation cant make it is there a way for someone to take there place?

Comment by Kelli (9/173) on March 17, 2013 at 11:13pm: Thanks ladies you have been helping me out a lot.. Im new to military ways and its good to have ppl to help through this new hard time..i will keep my phone on me at all times.. Dont wanna miss his call

Comment by diannep on March 17, 2013 at 11:04pm: 1proudmama: Send them in one big envelope, addressed to your SR, and let him pass them out. The SRs will love it! Make sure there is a return address on them because many will want to write back. This is a great thing to do for any of you who are teachers...have your class write to them. They really LIVE for mail and especially love letters from the kids.

Comment by diannep on March 17, 2013 at 11:02pm: navywife: They usually receive their first mail after they have been there about 2 weeks. The Recruit Mail Petty Officer has to be trained first. After that, they will receive it M-F. They also can purchase phone cards in the NEX. So if he doesn't receive yours in time, he can do that. But it is nice to receive them from home...saves them some money!

To add to what ellen said about the calls, they can also tell you that they will be calling on a certain date, and then sometimes the calls don't come. They can "lose" calls as a division (or individual) or they could have had "watch." They can also earn calls. Just remember to take your phone with you at all times, even when you go out to check the mail or into the bathroom. Many have missed calls during these brief times.

Comment by Aly_marie (SHIP 03/DIV 171) on March 17, 2013 at 10:56pm: Hey everyone. My brother arrived in GL and we just got a call from him yesterday. It was so amazing to hear his voice again, but it made me miss him even more. I hope everyone hears from their loved ones soon if they haven't already!