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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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 Karyn Gabella on May 19, 2013 at 8:10pm
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He didn't say anything except that he got his second choice job, EM... He's not one to fill me in on everything...I get the highlights and that's about it...
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Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on May 19, 2013 at 8:08pm
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Clint's mom, did your son mention in any of his letters about the nuke briefing? I think my son also said that nukes had to have additional blood drawn, just normal procedure for nukes.
I would think that our sons probably don't know each other since yours is in div 929 and mine is in div 211.
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I decided on the challenge coin for graduation as well as some Beats Headphones and an iTunes card, my son has talked and written about missing music the most while being away at BC, It's the only thing that I could think of to offer instant gratification, he can listen to his iPad all the way to Goose Creek.
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Comment by sol on May 19, 2013 at 7:54pm
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Thank you CatMom 509
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michelek, I am thinking about a watch as a gift for my son. I think it is a great idea to let him shop for it. That way he can select just what he wants, within reason, like diannep suggested ! = ) My son said that one thing that he'd like to do after PIR was to go shopping. Maybe we'll head to the Gurnee Mall and look for a watch. I'm not sure yet what we'll do.
I think there's about 15 nukes in ship 14 div 211. That's about how many my son said went to a nuke briefing from his division about a week ago.
It has meant so much to be able to get on Navy 4 Moms and read about the same or similar things that I've been going through or thinking or feeling!!!! It makes me remember that I am not going through this alone. Recently, It seems like I'm going backwards a bit, in the sense that I am starting to miss my son terribly again and crying again. Anyone else like that??
Yet I am excited about going to PIR!! I get to hug my son and try not to cry eyeliner onto his dress whites!!!! = )
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Comment by diannep on May 19, 2013 at 6:38pm
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martown: They won't have their actual flights until PIR week. Usually after BattleStations are completed for them. But they will all be waiting at the airport on Saturday as they are bussed in the early hours---some wait most of the day, some leave early morning....and in between!. You probably already know that you can meet them there and wait with them. Bring ID so you can get an airlines gate pass for security and wait with them until their plane departs!
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 19, 2013 at 6:17pm
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*with, not "when"
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martown,
Please check out my "Pertinent PIR Tips" up above. It has all kinds of info, but specifically what happened when my Sailor daughter and our airport experience. They leave from the RTC boarding the buses to the airports from 12:00 midnight to 2:00 am approximately (different buses that leave 1/2 hour later). Their flights leave the airports anytime starting about 5:00 am and throughout the day.
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Hi All,
"I guide you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths"
Proverbs 4:11
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sol,
The link to order Challenge Coins for your SR is www.pirgifts.com
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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