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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

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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 hjharmon on April 17, 2013 at 6:56am: I know everyone is suggesting to go to the meet and greet however, we will be unable to attend this. Can someone give us some PIR pointers who are not able to attend the get together the night before.

Comment by irene (9/174) on April 16, 2013 at 10:51pm: Thank you CatMom509. I will be there.

Comment by MamaKrayKray on April 16, 2013 at 10:39pm: Missed alot on here today. Sounds like everyone has their plans made solid. We do as well or at least I thought we did until the 16 year old decided to try to negotiate a plane trip back home immediately after PIR to go to prom with his girlfriend . . . for the millionth time. What a mentally exhausting day. We will see everyone at Sarge's. Just look for the pouting 16 year old.

Comment by CatMom509 on April 16, 2013 at 10:23pm: Hi Ladies,

Please check out my "Pertinent PIR Tips" up above in the Discussions section. I have alot of stuff from when I attended my Sailor daughter's PIR last month~~ :)

Comment by CatMom509 on April 16, 2013 at 10:18pm: Irene,

I can definitely recommend Sarge's Meet & Greet for you. He has a ton of information and a nice selection of eats! He definitely looks out for us Navy parents. Keep in mind that it is a bit dark inside the Sundance Saloon. I programmed his cell phone into mine and he was very responsive when I needed him quick to bring our Sailor daughter back to RTC on Friday evening so we could rest before our long-but-priceless-day-at-the-airport! He was at our hotel in 15 minutes!! His cell number is 847-212-0246. You can check out my "Pertinent PIR Tips" up above where I talk about his Meet & Greet and his taxi (minivan) service! He and his crew are just the best!!

Comment by irene (9/174) on April 16, 2013 at 9:36pm: There are seven of us flying up from South Florida. We are staying at the Ramada and not sure which meet n greet to go to. My daughter is staying up there for A school so we will get the whole weekend with her. Hoping the weather up there will be a little warmer in two weeks.

Comment by jonnycat on April 16, 2013 at 5:28pm: Two weeks tomorrow and we will be in Chicago anxious for Friday to see our SR.(170/13)!!

Comment by missG on April 16, 2013 at 5:15pm: Flying in on the 2nd from California

Comment by ProudNavyMomma(13/169) on April 16, 2013 at 5:04pm: Leaving from Panama City, FL on the 2nd with the hubby, daughter and my SR's god parents and attending Sarge's that evening, I have made name tags for all 169/170 that are on FB if you want one and have sent info yet I still have the supplies to make more.BTW this is Paula if you are on FB...lol.

Comment by CatMom509 on April 16, 2013 at 4:22pm: Hello All,

     "...Preserve sound judgment and discernment,

         do not let them out of your sight;

         they will be life for you,

         an ornament to grace your neck.

         Then you will go on your way in safety,

         and your foot will not stumble,

         when you lie down, you will not be afraid;

         when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet."

                                         Proverbs 3: 21-24