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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 diannep on April 12, 2013 at 8:26am
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Anna: You're very welcome!
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NavyMom: Your SR wrote in the address info. The division number is the important thing. I would try calling the recruiter too to see if there is an updated address. If they have been moved to another ship, division number stays the same. Letters will be "forwarded" to them in that ship....just may take a little longer....until you get the proper ship number.
Good Morning All!
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Comment by b26kid19(13/196) on April 12, 2013 at 6:28am
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Robin, when I got the call from my son he said they were moved to Ship 13, still div 196. He said the letters we mailed previously will get to them
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Comment by NavyMom2013 on April 12, 2013 at 1:52am
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Are we sure that Divisions 201 and 202 are in Ship 11? I was under the understanding that they are in Ship 3. How do I know how to address the letters? How can we find out for sure? I heard that some recruits were moved to other ships. My son's letter showed Ship 2. I didn't see the letter. Is that information something the recruits write themselves or is it preprinted by the computer? The address he listed isn't correct so I am looking for the accurate address so his letters are not sent to Timbuctoo before getting to him.
Thanks!
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Comment by Anna on April 12, 2013 at 1:19am
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Diannep thank you!
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http://www.navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/liberty-during-p...
Anna: That is a link above with lots of info. This is a holiday weekend so it is possible that those flying out to A School may leave on Sunday rather than Saturday. You will for sure have Fri after PIR with your new sailor until 8 or 9 pm. Possibly the same on Saturday if not flying out until Sunday. You can also visit at the airport. On the link above, towards the bottom of that page, it explains what happens if they are staying in GL for A School.
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Robin: Keep writing those letters and have them ready to mail all at once when he gets the info to you. I know that the letters will be forwarded to his new ship anyway....you may want to call the recruiter and see if he/she has updated ship info for 196.
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So very sorry, Dinky. I will pray for how you share this news with your new sailor after PIR....so sad when a loved one dies during bootcamp, but it seems to happen alot. Glad you talked about this beforehand. Prayers for all of you...safe travel.
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Comment by Robin on April 11, 2013 at 10:50pm
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Dinky i am sorry to here about your dad you are in my thoughts and prayers
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having a hard day today I got a phone call last Saturday from my son i had already received the box and letter with his ship and division number.So the very next morning letters went out. When he talked to me he told me that they were moving him to another ship i told him about the letters, he said that he would eventually get to him and that he would write me with his new ship number..I am trying to be patient and i dont want to send anymore letters until i get the new info. He was ship 11 division 196 dose anyone else have a SR who was in the same ship and divison who was moved. I just pray that i get some kind of info soon so i can send more letters
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