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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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• 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.

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~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.

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Comment by Sophia on May 17, 2015 at 6:56am: Hi everyone! I'm so glad I found a group that SR's are graduating together so I can have someone who understands the emotions I'm going through! My husband is ship 14 Div 222! I got to talk to him for the 1st time yesterday for 45 minutes. He was so sad and down, kept telling me it sucks and he wants to leave because he misses us ( we have 2 toddlers at home) but I just kept giving him words of encouragement and I really hope my weekly packages of daily letters and pictures keep him strong.
Anyone else's sailors having emotions of not liking boot camp at the moment?!
I will pray for you all and your SR's!

Comment by Djswife on May 16, 2015 at 10:45pm: cjbmom my SR is in Div 219 as well! Glad you received a wonderful call :)

Comment by cjbmom on May 16, 2015 at 9:58pm: Got a call from my SR today. It was such a huge relief to hear her voice!! Made my weekend. She's in Div 219. Any one else in this division?

Comment by Djswife on May 16, 2015 at 9:29pm: Thanks for the info diannep! My SR said they would not get paid until the first.

Comment by diannep on May 16, 2015 at 9:19pm: DJswife: Actually, I believe that the supply card is for a certain amount. I have heard through posts on here that if they don't use it all by the time Bootcamp is over, they can't use it at A School so I would imagine that most use the rest of it after PIR if they need to. This group has not gotten any pay yet, right?...it usually takes about 3 weeks after arrival to start the pay. They deduct the costs of uniforms, supply card, etc from their first couple of pay deposits (direct deposited).

Marthajj: The rule of thumb is not to send them anything they didn't request or you didn't tell ask them about. The RDCs will question them: What is this? And you want your SR to know exactly what it is. So I would write to your SR and ask if he/she would like for you to put a couple of moleskins in each letters in the future and wait for an answer to that. Don't send the sock! HA! Your SR is wearing only Navy-issued clothing! Ask about the phone cards too...your SR may have already bought one with lots of minutes, but if not, I know your SR would appreciate you mailing one.

Stamps are ok to send....they are light and thin and should not cause the letter to have to be opened in front of the RDCs. But they can get stamps there too.

Comment by Simomma53 on May 16, 2015 at 7:56pm: I am soooooo glad for all of you that received calls. I'm still waiting and waiting and waiting!!! Hope he didn't use up all of his time calling the GF. LOL

Comment by SybilMama on May 16, 2015 at 7:34pm: Got a call from my SR SHIP 14 DIV 221 so awesome to hear his voice!!!

Comment by Djswife on May 16, 2015 at 6:24pm: Martha jj for usa. My SR purchased a phone card from the Nex store and asked me to send her stamps. She said that they have very little room for storing their personal items. From my understanding they are given some sort of debit card for the Nex store to purchase times which is taken out of their pay I believe for the amount that is used. She has bought items and no money has been taken out of her bank account. It may be helpful to wait and see what your SR asks you to send them. I hope this helps.

Comment by mcmomma on May 16, 2015 at 6:06pm: Got my call today from my SR. So good to hear from him but he cried and I cried. He is stressed and very tired. He wished me a Happy Mother's Day. Had to encourage him and tell him to stay strong. I hope he makes it thru!!!