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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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on April 4, 2013 at 4:37pm: Recruits may receive contact lenses with one weeks worth of solution (the travel size is good, like you would do for air travel). Females may also receive minimal makeup items (They most likely would write home and request specifics as each lady is different and also what their RDC approves.)

Here is an excerpt from the RTC FB FAQ page:

Frequently Asked Questions RTC FB See: WHAT CAN I SEND OR NOT SEND MY RECRUIT:

Recruits may receive one pair of contacts and one week's worth of solution to wear for photos and/or graduation. Female recruits are permitted to receive minimal makeup items to wear for photos and/or graduation.

Comment by Rtarbaby/son/12/167 on April 4, 2013 at 4:27pm: A question for the veteran moms. I have seen in other postings that contact lenses may be sent to SR's for PIR. 1. Is that true? 2. when can it be done, week number? 3. If it is allowed, what is the best way to ship? (small padded type envelope?) Just trying to keep my ducks lined up, so I am not falling behind in my parental duties. I am sure I would be in some kind of trouble, if I allowed my son to be seen, by strangers, in "BC" glasses, when there was something I could have done to prevent it...

Comment by Kelli (9/173) on April 4, 2013 at 3:12pm: Hey ladies I have just read something I wanted to see if others have see if its true
I read on military.com that AECF the ratings FC is now 11 weeks following ATT school 9 weeks and ET school is 13 weeks following ATT school 9 weeks...my husband contract states they are FC 20 weeks and ET 42 weeks both following 9 weeks of ATT please if anyone knows if these changes are true let me know

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on April 4, 2013 at 2:00pm: Also got 5 letters from girls in Division 168 that my girl scout troop wrote too. Don't want to give out last names but if you recognize and think they might be your child message me and I can confirm. Kandy D......t,going to A school pensacola, FL. - Markie B....t,going to pensacola fl. for A school, - Emily S....r from Indiana, - Britney G......z,from california, - Samantha from Florida going to San Antonio, Tx If any are your girls thank them for writing back. The girls will be thrilled to have a pen pal.

Comment by proudmomma (14/176) on April 4, 2013 at 1:47pm: msandi- We are staying at the Gateway. I checked the numbers and it doesn't match theirs so that's why I was thinking maybe security. my anxiety yesterday was through the roof. I feel better today. I just want to say thank you to all of you. You have been so helpful and have made things easier on me. :)

Comment by msandi(13/170) on April 4, 2013 at 1:37pm: proudmomma=It sounds like a telemarketer they use those auto-dialers systems and can't receive calls back. So the message tells you it's not a working number because it only dials out.

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on April 4, 2013 at 1:34pm: Got Mail!!! 12/168 It was short as usual; said he had watch and had to quickly write this note. Talked about upcoming "hell Week" will be glad when over and that things would be a lot easier after that. He is going to be a Nuke and put in his choice of job ET, then put MM which hubby said do ET,EM then MM oh well. Hopefully he will get ET because he isn't very mechanically inclined. He said they find out tomorrow on April 1st so he already knows hoping for call this weekend to find out what job he got. Said they got haircut and actually looks pretty good especially when compared to new recruits.

Comment by diannep on April 4, 2013 at 1:32pm: ,,,also, I'm thinking if that was Navy Lodge calling you back, they would have left a message. Are you trying to stay at the Lodge or at Gateway on A School base?

Comment by diannep on April 4, 2013 at 1:31pm: proudmomma: Hmmm....almost sounds like it was a call from someone's cell phone, but then it said it is a non-working number? That is odd.

Have you tried googling the number to see if you can see what kind of number it is? I do that alot. If that also says non-working, wow...never have heard of that. But if anything was really wrong, I think you would have gotten another call by now. Please keep us posted.

And, yes, sometimes they will call from other Chicago area codes in addition to the 847 code, although that is the normal one. Pay phones should be 847.

Comment by vikiboo (12/167) on April 4, 2013 at 1:09pm: Hey Proudnavymomma (13/169), I heard that the postal service had to add a special carrier to your route, cause you were going to get so many letters this week! Good luck!

Proudmomma (14/176) we will be staying at the Lodge so I have no clue about that, but perhaps someone else can answer your question about staying on base...anyone?

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