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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/24/2013 TG 28 - 11 Divisions (195-204 and 928)
Information
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
LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
ellen0502
♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW
Betsy, son on Stennis carrier
Craig
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 85
Latest Activity: Apr 25, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 05/24//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.
~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".
Comment Wall
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Comment by diannep on April 26, 2013 at 8:25am
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Angie: 4 guests per sailor....guaranteed!
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Jsmom: Also, although they start with around 88 SRs in a division, they "lose" some and then gain some back from previous PIR groups (who had been delayed in training). But they rarely get back up to that 88 number.
Also, sadly, only about 10-12 percent of SRs in a division are represented here on N4Moms. Many families don't know about it or elect not to join. Sigh....in a previous PIR group, a lady made N4Moms business cards with the contact info and passed them out at the MeetandGreets/PIR. She was shocked at how many didn't know about this group! I actually found it when my son was there by googling! My son had given me no info and since he was older when he joined and joined in another city, I never met his recruiter.
Good Morning All !
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 26, 2013 at 8:02am
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Good morning everyone, Happy Friday, another week closer to your PIR. I know that makes you very happy :) I hope you all have a great weekend!!!
Jsmom, at this point none of them know exactly when they will be flying out. They are sometimes given tentative dates but those can and often do change. The itinerary isn't finalized until after battle stations. They won't have the exact information until a few days before PIR and sometimes not until the day before. The information they are told this early is based on what "normally" happens. Many of them have been told they leave right after PIR or they fly out on Friday evening or in the wee hours of the night. They do not fly out on Fridays. Most of them who have A-school in other locations will go to the airport around 2 or 3 am Saturday morning. Their flights could be anytime that day. So if you meet them at the airport you could spend extra time with them and maybe even several hours. Because of flight availability some may not fly out until Sunday which gives you a whole extra day with them. That is why we suggest you make your plans to stay until Sunday just in case you do get that extra time with your Sailor. I know it is really hard to plan when you don't know but I am afraid if you wait until you know for sure the flights will be a lot more expensive. I hope this info helps :)
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Comment by b26kid19(13/196) on April 26, 2013 at 6:07am
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Jsmom, in his last letter my son said they had a briefing about A school
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Comment by Angie on April 26, 2013 at 6:05am
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My SR- Ship 13 div 195 tells me in a letter that he only has 3 slots for PIR. Could someone please verify this information please. I'd hate to see anyone disappointed and not being able to get on base. Thanks!
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Comment by Sherry on April 26, 2013 at 5:48am
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diannep thanks for the heads up. Already mailed it. It will be uplifting for all the SR's. Words of encouragement were written.
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Comment by NavyMom2013 on April 26, 2013 at 12:34am
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JsMom,
I don't know anything about an extra graduation date either and neither does my son or he would have told me. He said there are 90 SRs and they form study groups for required tests. Does any here have a SR from Texas with a last name that starts off with S?
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Comment by Jsmom on April 25, 2013 at 11:13pm
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I may be the only parent on here that doesn't know this, but how is it that a SR already knows when they are leaving after graduation when they haven't even gone through battle stations? I'm not saying that to be mean in anyway, I just don't understand how some are so informed and the rest aren't. My SR is in Div 202. There aren't very many posts here about that division. He has written, but his letters are more about family than what is going on there. I would love to know for sure if he was leaving to go to A school on Saturday or Sunday. I could then make the plans that I needed to. I've been advised to wait. At what point in time do they get their orders for A school? Since there 88 SR's in his Division, there have to be more parents out there. Does anyone know what's going on with them? It's not that my son doesn't share, he just keeps some things to himself.
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trishio: Plan to meet her at the airport. It is doubtful that her flight will leave that early, but she may be bussed at that time to the airport. The first flights usually leave a few hours after that and continue throughout the day. She will have her actual flight info by PIR Day.
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Maryanne thank you for the update. My daughter is Ship 14 Div 197. She wrote in her last letter it was going to be hell week so maybe thats what she was talking about. My daughter said she is flying out Saturday morning at 3:00 am to Florida for A school so no extra time with her and that her A school has been extended to 7 weeks instead of 4 weeks.
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