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ALUMNI of PIR 06/28/2013 TG 33 - 12 Divisions (237-246, 814 and 933)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 06/28/2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 91
Latest Activity: May 6, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 06/28/2013! 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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~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

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~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 ellen0502 on May 18, 2013 at 4:22am: For phone calls...always look forward to a call, but never expect one!!!!

Some get several calls, others get a total of three. The number of calls your SR is allowed may or may not have anything to do with them. They can be given and they can be taken away.

Comment by CatMom509 on May 18, 2013 at 3:26am: We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Waukegan, which was only 10 minutes away (without traffic). We got up between 4:30 am to 5:00 am (just my 20 year old daughter and me), down to the delicious hot serve yourself breakfast (waffle, biscuit & gravy, cinnamon roll, coffee) at 6:00 am. Sarge's Taxi shuttle picked us up at 6:25 am, At RTC walking to the ceremony hall at 6:45 am. In our seats underneath the bleachers against the back wall by just after 7:00 am. We got the last 2 spots available on that upper row of seats! The doors were opened earlier due to the briskly cold morning!! Hope that helps with your planning. We had a rental car, but wanted to skip the line of cars so we had the honor of Sarge himself picking us up~~

Comment by CatMom509 on May 18, 2013 at 3:10am: It was 6 calls covering the entire Boot Camp time. My Sailor daughter is now in Pensacola studying IT.

If you got the "I'm Here" call, that was #1. Just always have your phone charged and with you and look for "847" to show on it!

Comment by shirleyann on May 17, 2013 at 8:53pm: Thanks ellen0502 for the timing--it might make a difference--I don't know how early everyone is wanting to get up! Also thanks for the link--the daughter who spends a lot of time there is makeing plans for restaraunts etc for after graduation....

Comment by hmr615 on May 17, 2013 at 7:56pm: 6 calls? i havent got 1 call or 1 letter.

Comment by Jesmom6 on May 17, 2013 at 7:19pm: Reservations made! Can't wait to see our Sailor!

Comment by ellen0502 on May 17, 2013 at 6:54pm: shirleyann, I was asking about staying downtown because it will still take you a little over an hour to get from the Ogilvie Station to the Great Lakes Station, and the same on the return. You would have to take either the 5:45am or the 6:33am train to get to PIR on time those would be the only two options. :)

Here is the link to the Metra Union Pacific for their schedule (it is a horribly long link...).

http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_sys...

Comment by shirleyann on May 17, 2013 at 6:08pm: Thanks for the info--it is a geat help--forwarded to my daughter....

Comment by J's Wife on May 17, 2013 at 6:04pm: This is all really helpful information! Thanks everyone!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on May 17, 2013 at 5:33pm: Pedestrian traffic is allowed through as the shuttles drop off outside of RTC. The Metra (this is the metrolink) train parking lot is right outside RTC as well. (This is the same one that diannep and Ellen mentioned).

There is no security check at the gate where you enter base for pedestrians. Vehicles are stopped and checked for the Vehicle Gate Pass and drivers ID, but this pertains to the vehicle ownership and security vehicle-wise.

The Security checkpoint for guests to verify themselves to enter Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall for PIR is inside the Visitors Center (the USS Yorktown)