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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 ellen0502 on April 12, 2013 at 9:07pm
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I post what the ships are from the original information you all give me so I apologize if I didn't get them corrected before hand or have any of them wrong. If I still do please let me know and I will get it fixed. :)
my3rdchild, If you are staying in Chicago remember it may take you an hour or more to get to PIR on Friday morning.
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Comment by NavyMom2013 on April 12, 2013 at 8:50pm
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If anyone in Division 202 finds out what day and week they are in for a particular date, please let the rest of us know. I would like to track what he is doing each day. Thanks! BTW: the website now shows divisions 201 and 202 in Ship 3, not Ship 11 so I am sure it is accurate now. Thanks for your kind suggestions. I will send out 2 letters a day until I the backlog is gone, then 1 a day after that. Do we know if there are any girls in 202?
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Comment by my3rdchild on April 12, 2013 at 8:28pm
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Is anyone staying at the Indigo Hotel?
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My son was ship 11 div 196 also. He told me that his ship was changed and he would send the address in a letter. Still waiting for that letter!! I am beginning to dislike my mailman!!!
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Dinky,I am so sorry about your dad. I will keep your family in my prayers.
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Comment by Dink(Vinson) on April 12, 2013 at 4:45pm
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So glad I got the letter before I left.
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My dad died twenty minutes before I got to the hospital. My mom is going to come home with me in four weeks, so my husband is going to get my SR to add her to his PIR list. If he asks outright we'll tell him about his grandad. If not we'll have to break the news at PIR.
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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 12, 2013 at 11:22am
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NavyMom2013, I wouldn't worry too much and just keep writing to the address that you have right now. When my son was in BC, I was given the wrong address from his recruiter, but my son did receive every one of my letters. Even if you don't have the correct address, as diannep said, he should still get your letters. They do catch up with them. Once you receive your first "real letter" from your SR, I'm sure he will have the correct return address.
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NavyMom2013 my daughter is in Division 201. We just got her form letter yesterday, and it was postmarked the 8th. Hers is Ship 03 Div 201.
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diannep - I don't have the recruiters number. I feel lost like a rudderless ship at sea. I HATE to have his letters delayed because of the confusion of address/ship number. I am going to go ahead and send a few anyway. Guess I can always reprint them and send again if I do find out the correct address. I was hoping that being in a PUSH division and graduating a week earlier, that he will be able to write/call me earlier and then I can find out for sure.
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