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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".
Comment Wall
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Comment by ellen0502 on April 10, 2013 at 2:16pm
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Cbrown7995, Phone calls are completely random, sometimes they are earned and sometimes just granted. No phone call DOES NOT mean "bad performance. Different divisions, different RDCs, different training schedules, phone bank availability can all play into the phone calls or no phone calls.
My son earned 2 phone calls during BC, an was not able to make any of them, no fault of his. I received the "I am here", "I am still alive" (which was a total of 2 1/2 minutes), and the "I am a SAILOR" call.
Hang on to the saying "no news is good news", it really is true.
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Comment by Mike803 on April 10, 2013 at 2:10pm
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ellen0502: Thank you so much for your suggestion to call the hotel & ask for the grad rate. I have cancelled my Priceline reservation and re-booked directly with the hotel and ended up saving over $200.00 for our 4 day stay! That's not too shabby! By the way, for anyone interested, at the Courtyard Inn, the Priceline rate was $169.00 for each day, the grad rate is $169.00 for the first day, Wednesday, then drops to $104.00 to the other three days.
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Comment by Sara Nycol on April 10, 2013 at 2:04pm
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My Husband will Be in Groton, CT for A school C school. I would like to move there ASAP after he leaves RTC. How do I start to plan for the move? I've never made a big move before. Does anyone have any suggestions for first steps?
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Comment by Motherof3sons on April 10, 2013 at 2:02pm
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Diannep: I read it in lemonelephant's post and in the letter writing forum. I reread it this afternoon and it appears the worst case scenario is the 3rd Sunday. I must have been mentally preparing myself for the worst. I just received the form letter on Monday. Do you think it is possible I could receive a letter from him this week? Also, I am seeing that some families are receiving calls. I haven't as of yet. I am a little worried because some post state that calls are based on performance. No call = bad performance? Thank you for all of your input.
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Mike803, They can have leave after A School, but they have to put in a chit for it. The amount of time they have for leave depends on how much they have accumulated, it is accumulated at 2.5 days a month (if I remember right), and they can be limited depending on how soon they have to report either to the fleet or to C School. I believe they can "go in the hole" for five days of leave.
It is also not too late to ask for the grad rate at your hotel, just give them a call they will probably change it for you. If not, cancel and start again. :)
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Comment by diannep on April 10, 2013 at 12:29pm
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You're very welcome, Mike....but actually ellen, FTLW, Lala, and Betsy (your N4Moms veterans team) all have this info! Whoever has the time to get on first will give the info needed! We try to cover as best we can when there are questions!
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Dianne, thanks again for that information. You are obviously the "go to" person on all these matters. I really appreciate it.
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Mike: They do get LEAVE after A School before duty station normally. If they decide to work at the recruiter's office during some of that time, those days will not count as LEAVE days and they can save up more of their days for another time. Many do this...The Navy provides a plane ticket from A School to duty station. If they are coming home, they change it (usually $30 charge for the first change on a Navy ticket---regular "change" fee if they change it again). If there is an extra charge for the deviation to home, they have to pay it. My son actually drove home from A School with my older son, so he didn't have to pay more money other than the $30 change fee since he only used the ticket one way. They are advised of all of this as they process out of A School.
LEAVE during this time depends on when they have to arrive at their duty station---and how many days they have accumulated. My son had 2 weeks LEAVE, but he was on "Hold" with others at his A School for a month after graduation, waiting on orders. When he was at his A School, they had a huge backlog of written orders. There were alot of unhappy sailors on that base...anxious to get out of there and home!
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Wow, did not know to ask for the Navy Graduation Rate! Probably too late but I will call and ask. We are booked from May 22nd through the 26th so, in the event that he does not fly out until Sunday (he is grad & go) we will have some extra time with him. He will go to Texas for Master-At-Arms School....Does anyone know about their getting liberty after A school before reporting to their permanent station? I know, I'm getting way ahead of myself but am curious....
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xoxo mariana, If your husbands division number is 204 this would be the correct PIR date. Division numbers are not duplicated in the Navys fiscal year, but will start over again in November.
If he is in a PIR group a week earlier than expected, and seeing that his division number is the last in the TG, I would assume he will be in a push division (as well as his brother division 203). Less time for training, but it will all get done.
Things may also be a little scrambled for you when trying to follow their training schedule. Things will not always be done on the same day or possibly even week as the normal routine goes.
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