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ALUMNI OF PIR 06/26/2015 TG 33 - 6 Divisions (219-222, 813 and 933)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 06/26/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 44
Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2015
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~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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Division 813
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Spunkytina Jun 18, 2015. 20 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 221 and 222 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Cac12 Jun 17, 2015. 38 Replies 5 Likes
^^^^^ BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by Sindy Jun 16, 2015. 1 Reply 5 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Jun 15, 2015. 6 Replies 1 Like
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 933
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by cdav8992 Jun 11, 2015. 17 Replies 1 Like
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 219 and 220 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by cjbmom Jun 11, 2015. 7 Replies 3 Likes
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Comment by diannep on May 18, 2015 at 11:58am
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Ooops, sorry, CatMom! See you had answered about the flights already!
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Good girl, navywife2015! Remind him that A School is NOTHING like Bootcamp....contact is back! He can do it!
Ladies, in order for cdav8992 to send you the names of the SRs needing mail, you will need to friend request her and once she accepts, she can email them to you. In the friend request, put in: Please send me names of SRs to write to.....so she knows the purpose of the request! A great thing to do, by the way. I did that for many and got many answers back! They LOVE getting mail!
cjbmom: Hotels recommended by others on this site are:
Navy Lodge (book in SR's name if you do not have military ID) plus....Springhill Suites, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Holiday Inn Express.....these last 4 are close together, about 4-5 miles from RTC (10 min) close to Sarge's MeetandGreet held for you the night before PIR. Navy Lodge is a little over a mile from RTC. Call these last 4 hotels direct and ask for the Navy Graduation discount. Navy Lodge has good rates already. If Navy Lodge is full, keep calling back because they get cancellations! Do not wait on hotel reservations....there is a Six Flags nearby and the hotels book up fast! No penalty if you cancel by day before/day of arrival in most cases.
For those looking for flights, check out Southwest Airlines into either Milwaukee WI (45 min drive to GL, no traffic, cheaper car rental) or Chicago-Midway (hour+ to GL depending on traffic, but one of the airports the SRs fly from to A School). Southwest never charges a change fee, in the event your SR gets delayed (mine did!). Also, 2 bags check for free!
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Comment by navywife2015 on May 18, 2015 at 10:05am
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Got my call from my husband ship 14 div 221 Saturday miss him so much he says he wants to come home bc he misses us but trying keep incourging him to push through.
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Comment by ScoutNavyMama on May 18, 2015 at 8:50am
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What a great weekend. got a call from my SR (Div 222) while I was camping in the woods. He sounded great! cdav8992, please send me some names as well. I will be happy to send a few words their way.
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Comment by cjbmom on May 18, 2015 at 8:43am
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Hi cdav8992, Please send me some of the names and addresses of people in her division that are not expecting mail. I will be happy to send some words of encouragement their way!
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What about places to stay in Great Lakes? Any good deals on rooms? I will be coming on June 25.
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 18, 2015 at 2:19am
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Southwest Airlines has really good rates, no change fee if plans change, and 2 bags check for free! They only fly into Chicago Midway (1 hour plus from Great Lakes) and Milwaukee, which is about 40 mins away from Great Lakes and an easy drive~
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cdav8992,
The Mail Petty Officer probably has not been trained yet, so once that happens, the SRs will get all your letters daily. Try to space out letters and cards from other members of your family so your SR gets somethng everyday. That is sweet of your SR daughter to gather up names of other SRs who need mail~~
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Comment by Sophia on May 17, 2015 at 10:16pm
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Is anyone flying from New York to Chicago ? I'm trying to figure out the best deals for everything
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Comment by Martha jj for usa on May 17, 2015 at 8:48pm
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Not surprised or disappointed that my sr didnt call. Spec ops might be on s different schedule. Please keep sharing. I love reading about everyone's experiences
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