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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/08/2015 TG 26 - 9 Divisions (169-176, and 926)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 05/08/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 62
Latest Activity: May 12, 2015

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~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.

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~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 24, 2015 at 8:30am: Welcome to the new members of this group!

Comment by diannep on March 24, 2015 at 8:29am: Good Morning All !

One thing I haven't shared with this PIR group is this: There is a good chance that some of the RDCs with your SRs, or friends of theirs which give them access to info, are on both this site and the "closed" FB groups (yes, there is a way into those). We know this has happened in the past....fact. Many mistakenly believe that there is more safety in the FB closed groups. Hmmm......interesting....where last names are exposed and just about everything personal is there! Soooo....not saying this to alarm or cause anyone to flee social media. Just be careful what you post when sharing. For instance, saying your SR did great on his/her PFA is wonderful to post....saying that your SR can't stand his/her RDC....a huge no no! About 4 yrs ago, there was the wife of a SR who posted that her hubby hated RDC (name). Called him a (not nice name!). Posted that right here on this site. Then another wife commented right after that post that she should go up to that RDC after PIR and "kick him in the ___." YIKES! Back then, the PIR groups were started by a member of it (now the N4Moms veterans start the groups). I quickly contacted the group creator who was the only one who had the power to delete posts. Thank goodness she deleted both posts quickly. She was also a Navy wife. She contacted each of these ladies privately to explain....neither one of them responded to her at all. How sad....she did their SRs a huge favor....they have no clue what could have happened to those SRs if those posts had been discovered.

So, not sure you should post something here or on FB? Err on the side of caution and don't. Private message would be a little safer. Social media used wisely is a wonderful asset, but used the wrong way....ooops!

Comment by CatMom509 on March 24, 2015 at 4:01am: Soon division discussion group will go up for brother divisions, so hang on~~

Comment by LB on March 24, 2015 at 12:18am: Hello to you too, kjh!
There are more moms/dads on the 900 division thread, plus more on the Facebook page PIR 05/08/15, but yes we must be careful about PERSEC. The Islamic State Hacking story is THANKFULLY looking more like what was released as public info anyway, not a hack job into government databases. But the threat is always there. I work in the media and read stories about it daily. Very unsettling for this mama bear!
I have seen SEVERAL in all places who have SRs with Ship 02 Div 926. I am trying to start a list but many names are duplicative using N4M handles and different Facebook names of course. I'm just getting myself confused! :)

Comment by ⚓ darsatm ⚓ on March 23, 2015 at 11:23pm: 926: Ship Staff/Honor Guard: PIR 05/08/2015 TG 26 - 9 Divisions (169-176 and 926)

(Division 926 will also perform their duties during the 04/24/2015 PIR and the 05/01/2015 PIR.)

Ship Staff is in charge on PIR day. They greet and welcome the Officers and their distinguished guests as Sideboys. They play the role of "Body Snatcher" walking up and down the rows of Sailors, watching for and sometimes catching any Sailor about to or going down. (They lock their knees sometimes and pass out.) They help the Navy Corpsmen in the back room. They guard doors and perform a myriad of tasks behind the scenes and in front, such as directing people and helping those who require a wheelchair. It is their job to help make sure all goes smoothly. The Honor Guard Drill Team also does a rifle performance at the beginning of the ceremony. Since those in Ship Staff/Honor Guard have duties to perform before and during PIR, they do not march in through the doors when the other divisions march in on the day of PIR.

Comment by Mama D on March 23, 2015 at 11:05pm: How many Div 926 moms are here with their SR going off to MA A school?

Comment by Dawn on March 23, 2015 at 10:05pm: Anyone else with a son Ship 14, division 173 friend request me....was so great to get this letter today and first letter going in the mail tomorrow. Can't wait to hear from him, I miss him so much. He said week 3 he could call when I got my 30 second call so hoping next week for that call!

Comment by Dawn on March 23, 2015 at 10:04pm: Got our form letter today. Graduation May 8. My son is Ship 14, Division 173

Comment by Laurenw on March 23, 2015 at 9:01pm: Linda Kay,

Glad our sons are together. Less than 7 weeks to go :)

Comment by pairadicemom on March 23, 2015 at 8:54pm: My son is also Ship 02 Div 926. He's not a musician either, so I'm dying to find out all about everything he is doing. My son is also Master at Arms and will be going to San Antonio for A school. I just can't wait for the phone call, I am missing him terribly.