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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 Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 11, 2013 at 10:23pm
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Dinky, I am so sorry about your dad. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Anna, after PIR Sailors who have A-school in different locations other than Great Lakes will be able to leave the base with their families for the rest of the day. If they have A-school in Great Lakes they will have a few minutes with their families and then they move everything to the A-school base across the base. That takes about 4 or 5 hours and then they call you to pick them up to spend the rest of the day with them. Then they can be picked up on Saturday and Sunday morning and you get to spend those days with them as well. there is a chance they could have watch for a few hours but most will not. If A-school is somewhere else you can in most cases meet them at the airport on Sat morning and spend some extra time with them there. And there is a small chance that their flight may not leave until Sunday and you would get them for the whole day on Saturday.
Congrats on the letter Catie :)
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Comment by Catie on April 11, 2013 at 9:24pm
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Finally got a hand written letter today Yeah!!!! Al said the hardest thing about boot camp was the silence I guess coming from a family of 4 with 3 older female siblings he is used to the chatter. I keep re-reading the letter It make me feel good to do so!
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Comment by Anna on April 11, 2013 at 8:38pm
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I read somewhereon here that after PIR recruits can leave base for a little while. Trying to find that page again please.
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Comment by Luvmyboyz on April 11, 2013 at 8:37pm
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SO HAPPY ... I received a letter from my son today ... Ship 14 Div 197!! He said it is AWESOME ... really?? BC = AWESOME? He knew this is what he wanted to do and he trained for months prior to leaving. Although I cried it lifted my spirits so much. I knew how much I loved my children but today I realized just how much they love me!
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Comment by Dink(Vinson) on April 11, 2013 at 8:18pm
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So I'm sitting at airport waiting for a flight to England because my dad is dying. Thanks to N4M I had a talk with my SR before he went to BC about whether he'd want to know if something like this happened. He said no, so that's one thing less to worry about at this difficult time. It helped that we received his first letter just before I left home and I know he's doing fine ( apart from the blisters), and that BC is all about knowing when to stand still and keep your mouth shut!
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Comment by diannep on April 11, 2013 at 8:13pm
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Correction on the one form letter: If your SR requests a second form letter, he/she can send that to a 2nd family member. But it has to be requested/sent by your SR.
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Comment by LingsMama(14/197) on April 11, 2013 at 7:47pm
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collette, I know!! I couldn't believe my friend did that!! I specifically said NO PACKAGES UNTIL AFTER BC!! :) She sent me a fb mess and told me like 3 days later....I was like nooooooo!!! lol uugghh my kid will not be happy if it affects her negatively!!
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Mike: He may have had little time to write something personal. They are pretty "hassled" during the early days there! But I wouldn't count him out as a "letter writer" yet. My son told me before he left for bootcamp that he would call when allowed, but didn't want to write (forget writing unless it is texting/emailing with this generation!). Well......I received 5 letters from him! My "letter day" was Thursdays. They can usually only mail out on Mondays, at least in the beginning, so soon, you will know what day your letters will come. Keep the faith that you will get letters from him!
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VeryProudMom: She has to stay at RTC that night....even if they don't leave until Sunday, she has to be back each night.
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Comment by Ryansgirl80 on April 11, 2013 at 5:16pm
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I received the form letter today. He's on Ship 3, Div. 202. Seems we all got our letters today from that Div. today lol. Time to send the ton of letters I have written and start the travel plans.
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