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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/31/2013 TG 29 - 10 Divisions (205-212, 811 and 929)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 05/31/2013. 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: 70
Latest Activity: May 31, 2016
WELCOME to PIR 05/31/2013! 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 diannep on April 13, 2013 at 3:14pm
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nickibink: Sometimes those last 4 digits are different--not sure why. They were different in the return address that my son would have on his letters sometimes. When I asked him about it, he didn't know. I just continued to use the numbers he wrote on the form letter...and he received all of my letters. The division number is the very important number for the letters. I don't believe the last 4 digits in the zip are all that important.
BPATT'sMom: No, your son probably was told that he can come home after A School and work in the recruiters office. They cannot work with the recruiter before A School....and they cannot come home before A School either (unless they were in a PIR group that graduated during Christmas break). They accumulate Leave days while at bootcamp and in A School and then they can use some of them after A School. For every day they work with the recruiter, they get to keep that day of Leave to use later. So it behooves them to try and work with the recruiter if they can and save up their Leave days!
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Comment by ellen0502 on April 13, 2013 at 3:04pm
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MomThatLovesHerSon,
The form letter can take up to three weeks to receive (it took mine 16 days). It usually arrives within a week after you get the "kid in a box", if it doesn't it can be because they are in the last division of a TG (training group) and are waiting for it to fill. They are usually not sent until the division is moved to their ship for training, if on hold they are housed in a different ship (USS Pearl Harbor), and nope you can't send mail to that one.
Hang in there!
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Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on April 13, 2013 at 2:12pm
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Kyle's mom and Hayden's mom, happy for you that you got calls!! = ) I am still waiting on the letter! I'm sure it will come soon! Have a great Sat.!!
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Comment by Hayden's Mom 12 207 on April 13, 2013 at 1:12pm
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Got my call At 12:30 eastern time!! Caller ID said Pay Phone. My boy was excited and said everything is going great.Said he felt bad for SR's coming in from warmer climates..they are not used to the cold! We are from Ct so it feels normal to my SR. All in all he said everything is good..food, dorm like quarters and RTC's!! Wishing all of my Navy family good news is coming your way..HooYah!
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Comment by kjacob's mom on April 13, 2013 at 1:02pm
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Got a 10 minute call this morning. I was so excited to hear his voice and find that he was doing well.
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Comment by BPATT'sMom205 on April 13, 2013 at 1:01pm
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chrissmom 847-473-9036 was the number... when I saw it I thought...NO WAY it's too early---but heaven forbid I let it go!! :-)
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Comment by chrissmom (ship 13 div 209) on April 13, 2013 at 12:34pm
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bpatts- when you got the call what did the caller ID look like ... like what area code etc... just a heads up for all of us expecting!!! Not like we will not answer our phone to anything but... just so we can take a deep breath before saying "hello" for the first time:)
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ok ... thanks...
Momthat... thanks for the info. I will keep everyone in my thoughts today as we head out in hopes other have great news from their s/d's!!!!
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BPATT'sMom, no I did not get a call this morning. Maybe that means my son is not in div 205. Thanks for your encouragement. Maybe today the letter will come!
chrissmom, I also have not received my letter. My son got to boot camp on 4/2/13. I got the box this past Tue. Maybe we will get our letters today!!
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chrissmom- my son told me they were getting ready and they were told they were going to "make their first phone call." Ran over a mile to get to the phone banks--so at least everyone in 09 205 got to make calls today. I guess it's really cold there.
LJK- precious surprise, wasn't it? I held it together until I got off the phone... been weepy ever since!
Pages (13)
- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- What ARE They Doing in Boot Camp? Synopsis, Videos and a Day-by-Day account (up to Week #6) from a Sailor. PLUS-Boot Camp for Dummies!
- Calls from your SR
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- Writing Letters ~ Jokes and Fun Stuff to include in your letters/Contact Lenses and Make-Up
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- Flags and Pennants that your DIV can earn while at BC
- After PIR – Liberty; Sailors Departures from RTC/USO Info
- DIVISION TSHIRTS
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