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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/24/2013 TG 28 - 11 Divisions (195-204 and 928)
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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
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".
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Comment by b26kid19(13/196) on April 14, 2013 at 9:23am
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Also a hint for phone calls, we have our phone thru the cable company and I was able to forward all my home phone calls to my cell phone. I take my cell everywhere, even to the bathroom. My husband laughs at me , but I do not want to miss a phone call :-)
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Comment by diannep on April 14, 2013 at 8:01am
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mariana: Left you a comment at the bottom of your page.
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b26kid: Remind him that it is good training for when he may be a new dad one day! Sleep 2 hrs, up 2 hrs, etc! :-)
mariana: Good advice and very true...The Navy owns your future sailors as far as setting boundaries for them.... and providing for them. But the "mental stuff" going on now doesn't continue. My son would call home during A School and say how much he loved it....this after equating bootcamp to what prison must be like in a way! :-)
Phoebe: Hang in there....it is awful to have someone you love so unhappy....but hopefully, it will change soon. This PIR group is probably starting training week 2 this week, so there are a couple of more weeks before they really feel a "turnaround." Training week 4 (Hell Week) is a busy week for them, but also when they start realizing how much they have accomplished...and they see the light at the end of the tunnel (they are sailors after training week 6). Either way, I so agree with mariana....as long as you keep encouraging him, but let him know that you support him in whatever he decides, there will be some peace in yours and his hearts!
Good Morning All!
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When my SR called he sounded tired but happy . Their day starts at 4am and ends at 10pm. That night he had watch so he would sleep for 2 up for 2 then sleep for 2. He wasn't looking forward to that , but said it doesn't happen too often . Yes they are exhausted , but he realized that he is almost at the half way point of BC. Hang in there everyone!
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Comment by xoxo_mariana on April 14, 2013 at 12:16am
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@phoebe my previous advise isn't to sway your husband one way or another, if he continues to feel that he needs to leave and ultimately makes that decision, do as you have been and never stop supporting him. I was just suggesting he/you try what me and my husband do before making a big decision...
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Phoebe: I'm a newbie but the best thing I can tell you is that the navy life is nothing like boot camp. His time at BC is meant to challenge him mentally, physically, and emotionally. I would send him as many encouraging letters as possible, and if he contacts you again, show him your love and support and remind him that he won't be treated this way after BC, because he really won't! He is in a division with 87 others and they too are struggling, which is not to say his struggles mean any less, but that he can share them with other SR's and hopefully find/feel support from them. If he is spiritual I would highly advise him to seek out the chaplain. Leaning on God for strength in challenging times can be monumental. I would like to share something from my devotional with you that I read today....
"I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety." (Psalms 18:1, 2 NLT)
Be Secure
God can strengthen us to the point that we can make progress even during trouble. The psalmist said of God, "He makes my feet like hinds' feet [able to stand firmly or make progress on the dangerous heights of testing and trouble]. You have girded me with strength for the battle" (Psalm 18:33).
Trials and testing do not come to cause us to lose stability. They are opportunities to prove the strength of God. We don't have to waver in our confidence. Nothing will keep us from making progress today because God is our strength. -Joyce Meyer
This was amazing for me to read today, because I awoke feeling down about my husband being gone, and not only did it uplift me, but I got my first call from my husband today!! Another verse that gets me through hard times and I have shared with my SR is,
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. (Proverbs 3:5, 6 NLT)"
In the devotional it explained that God will make our paths straight--as in, the right decision will be obvious to us--- if we do 3 things, 1) TRUST in The Lord, even if we feel Him leading us in a way we don't feel sure of how we will get through or where we will end up. Obey him anyway. Act on the reality that God is there. 2) Don't lean on your own understanding, don't try to be the master of your own fate. Recognize that you desperately need God's hand guiding and enabling you. 3) in all your ways, acknowledge Him! Make sure your life shows that God is the one you honor, love, and obey.
Meet these 3 needs and you can rest in the reality of God's guiding hand!!!
I am by NO MEANS trying to use this opportunity to "preach" but to share the way in which I, and my husband, go about making life changing decisions. This has monumentally helped us and I wish to not only share it with @Phoebe, but anyone it could help....
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Phoebe: I agree with what ellen said. This group is still very "new" and it is very difficult in the beginning. I hope he sticks it out because I have a feeling it would get better for him. Then A School is a whole different situation...since contact is restored!
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Ladies, just a word of caution to not say anything negative about the RDCs on here (your SRs' bosses!). Some may occasionally get on here....not a good thing to see that---your SR could pay the price. This site is to be just for support for all of those connected to the SRs, so please be careful what info you pass along on here from your SRs.
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Comment by Catie on April 13, 2013 at 10:18pm
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Got a call today from my son , I missed it in a seminar Darn it. He did talk to his Dad though and sounded good. In charge of 7 other recruits doesn't seem to mind so much . I guess he's nervous about his inspection. Received a letter too He hasn't received all that we have sent though strange Make you want to go hmm.
Sorry some of your SR are having difficult times. My son said mail is distributed in the evening so it may be difficult for them because they have time to think about what they are not doing or missing at home. Think positive and have faith!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 13, 2013 at 9:58pm
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Maybe they just had the info wrong and didn't actually change ships?
Ellen your little emoticons are making me tired lol.
Great to see some getting calls and letters :)
Patti and Phoebe, you all and your recruit are in my thoughts and prayers. I am sure it will work out for what is best for all of you.
Sorry I have been MIA, I am sure you all will understand when I say small business owner and Tax time :( I hate tax time!!! The good news is I have to be finished by Monday so I will be available more starting Tuesday :)
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