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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/17/2013 TG 27 - 10 Divisions (187-194, 810 and 927)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on05/17 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Jul 24, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 05/17/2013! 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 April 30, 2013 at 1:19pm: Jesssea: Is your new sailor staying in GL for A School? If not, the hotel probably doesn't make much difference being 15 minutes away. If he is staying in GL for A School, it may be a little far if you are using it as "home base" while he is on Liberty (they have daytime through the weekend for GL A School students). But....reward points are reward points! Saves money! Hopefully more money that the gas you may spend going back and forth if staying in GL for the weekend.

As far as driving to PIR from that hotel, not a problem. You just leave a little earlier. So, I wouldn't change hotels for that reason.

Comment by Peanut's mom on April 30, 2013 at 12:57pm: Jesssea, where are you staying?

Comment by Jesssea ship14/div192 on April 30, 2013 at 12:48pm: Good morning Dianne, how are you and how is everyone? Okay I have another question, I know I am a pain!!! We are staying at a hotel about 15 minutes from the PIR location due to my HUSBAND booking it and using reawrd points. I have told him that I feel this will take away from time for us to drive to the PIR. Any inputs or suggestions on this??

Comment by diannep on April 30, 2013 at 9:58am: Good Morning All !

Comment by Jesssea ship14/div192 on April 29, 2013 at 5:01pm: Thank you Ellen,

Comment by ellen0502 on April 29, 2013 at 2:33pm: Sarge will pick you up from any hotel, not a problem. Send him an email and let him know where and when, he is very accommodating.

Comment by Jesssea ship14/div192 on April 29, 2013 at 1:59pm: Hi all, been out of town over the weekend. The time is ticking down. Does anyone know if we do not stay at a certain hotel, could we still pay Sarge to take us to the PIR if we meet up at a hotel where he does pick up ???

Comment by CatMom509 on April 29, 2013 at 1:19pm: Good Morning Everyone!!

     "May the favor of the Lord our God

      rest upon us,

      establish the work of our hands for us--

      yes, establish the work of our hands."

                                               Psalm 90:17

Comment by CatMom509 on April 29, 2013 at 1:19pm: Twodaloo,

The Meet & Greets are only held on the evening before PIR. The night of PIR is spent with your Sailor or you are trying to get a nap in before you head out to the airports to see them off and give them their personal stuff!!

Comment by twodaloo on April 29, 2013 at 12:17pm: I would love to take some pics of my son for the meet and greet Vicky! However, our flight is in around 5:30 then we have to wait for my daughters flight from Palm Springs. Do you know if they only hold it on the 16th or do they repeat the 17th the night of the graduation? 18 more days and my heart is leaping. I will be so happy to see my son, and my daughter too as she flies in from Palm Springs and I haven't seen her in about a year!!!!