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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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on April 18, 2013 at 11:54pm
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Wire Frames eh? Pretty cool!!
That is too funny ...how about "Le Boo-Boo". Oh geez...
Momwhoisproud - That is a very common vent we hear from BC! So no worries. You are correct about "the first letter" and "learning the ropes". Things get much better and they start to gel more around the third week of Training.
They actually do not set whole Divisions back. At least we have never seen that!(Another common threat we hear from BC) Setbacks, ASMO (Assignment Memorandum) as it is called in the Navy (setback has a different name in each branch), are done on an individual Recruit basis. It can be for medical, academic or disciplinary reasons.
This talks a little bit about the PIR date and setbacks. From the Family Guide (direct link)by RTC:
INTERRUPTIONS IN TRAINING
Once a division’s graduation date has been set it will not change. An individual Recruit’s graduation is dependent on successful completion of the training requirements. Should your Recruit experience a disruption in training due to an academic or physical test failure, injury or illness, they will receive the opportunity to call the person of their choice to advise her/him of their situation.
CONGRATS on the letters and thanks for sharing. Hope to hear more come in!
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Comment by LJK on April 18, 2013 at 11:41pm
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Doing the happy dance!!! Received our 1st letter today.
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Comment by BPATT'sMom205 on April 18, 2013 at 11:12pm
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thanks Jana-
Momwhoisproud-hopefully they have all figured it out by now.
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Comment by Momwhoisproud on April 18, 2013 at 10:48pm
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Ok ladies I just got my first letter. I am so happy but.... concerned on what it says. Everything was good except he said his div keeps getting in trouble and afraid that is going to set them back. I am assuming because that was the first letter and when he wrote it that they were still learning the ropes Hopefully they have gotten better. But still happy I got letter. Has anyone else in 208 gotten one?
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Comment by Hayden's Mom 12 207 on April 18, 2013 at 10:41pm
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BPATT'sMom205..I got a letter today as well!! My son was very upbeat..same thing.. very funny letter! He was cracking up bc they can't pronounce his last name (let's just say it's very french) and the RDC said (yelled..teehee) it will be a long 8 weeks trying to figure this name out so we will just call you BooBoo. My son was trying not to laugh out loud. He was very happy to report that the eyewear has been upgraded to wire frame instead of BCG's. I was pleasantly surprised at how good of a letter writer he is..who knew!!
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Comment by Jana on April 18, 2013 at 10:28pm
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BPATT'smom205 Its is so refreshing to hear about your letter It puts a smile on my face.
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Diannaron what is your son's rate ?? My son is IC
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My boy is the type who would never step up and say he needed to call home..not going to happen! sooo..no phone call here. I just briefly reassured him in my letter that his friends that ran in the Marathon, as well as his friend who's dorm at Fisher College is a block away, are all fine and that he has nothing to worry about!
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MomThatLovesHerSon-he also went in 04/02/13
RE: Boston-I read somewhere that the SR's with family in Boston got to make a 2 min. call to their families. I sent some info to my son re: the bombing. I believe they know about it since they will be the ones to defend our country against such things.
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Comment by Craig on April 18, 2013 at 10:32am
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For those that have sailors on the USS Marvin Shields -
I am Craig, the designer of the boot camp challenge coins. I am in the process of writing the story about Ship-13 and CM3 Marvin Shields for PIRGifts. I wanted to share this video of the presentation of the Medal of Honor by President Johnson to Mrs. Shields and their 2 1/2 year old daughter, Barbara. It's kind of moving. Look at video starting at 12:50. It's cool, but sad....
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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