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ALUMNI OF PIR 06/21/2013 TG 32 - 9 Divisions (229-236 and 932)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 06/21 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

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ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 81
Latest Activity: Jun 18, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 06/21/2013! 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.

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forN4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~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".

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on May 2, 2013 at 3:53pm: Yes, they can usually keep their wallet. Sometimes we see it get sent back. In-Processing is fast and furious so sometimes the recruits throw stuff in the boxes that they may have been able to keep. We have also seen trash thrown in (the packaging from their new items!)

During the first week of processing (and I think into the first week of training) the recruits use one of their tube socks to carry all of their personal items in (since their is so few). They call this the "valuable" sock. So some may remove everything from their wallet and put it in the sock and throw the wallet into the box. They wear the sock tucked into their pants.

Comment by Anissia's Mommy Ship 02 Div 932 on May 2, 2013 at 3:53pm: Btw, today is my baby's 19th birthday & in a stroke of irony, a co-worker put a card & cookies on my desk because she knows I've been having a hard time. The card was a "thinking of you" card. I told her God must have put it in your heart to remind me to celebrate even though she isn't here to celebrate with me. God really does move in mysterious ways!

Comment by Anissia's Mommy Ship 02 Div 932 on May 2, 2013 at 3:51pm: I received my daughter's box on Tuesday & she was able to keep the black wallet I put together for her & she must have been able to keep her gray & pink Nike's, since they weren't in the box?

Comment by ellen0502 on May 2, 2013 at 3:50pm: Some get there pant legs rolled down so... They can keep their wallet so your son may have chose to keep it.

CO, It will be interesting to see how the BC experience differs between the two of your "SRs" even more so since they are twins, and I am glad your box didn't smell. :)

Comment by SoProud on May 2, 2013 at 3:46pm: I didn't get my SR's wallet either and he had a brown wallet with him.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 2, 2013 at 3:36pm: Got the BOX yesterday, nothing folded, pants not rolled up? No wallet which concerns me some. Can they keep that? His twin didn't. Luckily his tennis shoes were new so it did not smell.

Comment by diannep on May 2, 2013 at 12:46pm: Good info here:

http://www.navyformoms.com/custom/media/downloads/N4M_PIR_infograph...

Comment by SoProud on May 2, 2013 at 12:45pm: diannep, thank you, I will be waiting patiently. I'm hoping to get it today.

Comment by diannep on May 2, 2013 at 8:01am: SoProud: I would think that all SRs within a specific division mail out the form letters at the same time, but not all divisions in the PIR group will mail out at the same time. Having said that, once they are in the mail, all bets are off on how quickly they get to you. Some can even take up to 2-3 weeks to arrive...others arrive in a couple of days. So be patient! Also, remember that they usually just mail one out. Could your SR have mailed it to someone else? I have been told that they can request to send out a 2nd form letter in cases where the parents live separately, etc. But they must request this from their RDCs.

You can call the recruiter and get ship/division info. But just remember, sometimes this can change so it is really best to wait for the form letter.

Hmmmm....loving the weather talk here! We have had some thunderstorms recently, but as is typical in S. FL, they are here one minute, gone the next, sun comes out, they come back, cycle repeats. Humidity is up so muggy is the word of the day! Very bad hair days....makeup melts from faces! And....we are less than a month away from the start of hurricane season....UGH! Being bombarded on the news to get prepared, etc. After going through Hurricane Andrew in 92, a year of restoring, just not looking forward to this....especially with no hurricane insurance on my home! Too expensive!

Good Morning All !

Comment by ellen0502 on May 2, 2013 at 3:19am: FTLW, Please?

I am up in northern Colorado, up by them thar hills. :) We've had 20+ inches of snow in the last three weeks. It doesn't last long and the roads stay clear, but I am getting a little tired of the 70-80 degree weather then the 50+ degree temp drop in a couple of hours.