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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/03/2013 TG 34 - 11 Divisions (247-256, and 934).

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 07/03 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 07/03/2013! 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.

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 eileencham on May 24, 2013 at 1:19pm: Good morning everyone! I am so hoping for a letter from my SR daughter today! I am also so very hoping she will change her mind and let me come to PIR. It is getting closer to the date and I would have loved to book tickets already. BUT it is a beautiful day here where I live and I am seeking God's grace to NOT let it get me down!!!

Comment by ellen0502 on May 24, 2013 at 12:48pm

Comment by NavyMom1207 (Ship 12/Div 247) on May 24, 2013 at 11:28am: Lala, so sorry about your dog and your Mom!! Hope they are both on their way to a full recovery!

My daughter requested a calendar to keep track of the days and have a visual count-down, so I just made her a spreadsheet calendar from the day she left until PIR. I crossed off the boxes until today, and she can keep track of the rest. I was even impressed with how good it came out, LOL! She is a quarter of the way down the page already :-)

Comment by diannep on May 24, 2013 at 10:58am: Lala I missed that your mom fell! Wow. So glad she will be ok. No wonder you have been missing from here for a couple of days! Between your sweet pup and your mom....wow. So glad both will be fine. How is your friend (former sister-in-law?) who had the mastectomy?

Ladies, please go to Lala's page and look at her PIR ribbons. They are so nice and she makes them/gets them to you quickly. You can message her from her page!

Comment by CatMom509 on May 24, 2013 at 10:43am: Happy Friday!!

     "He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;

      he who cherishes understanding prospers."

                                               Proverbs 19:8

Comment by NavyMom1207 (Ship 12/Div 247) on May 24, 2013 at 10:21am: Hi JoshuaMomNV (Karen), Craig did an awesome job of explaining "Moment of Truth", so I won't even compete, LOL. Yes, my daughter was well aware of what would happen, and received alot of great information on the Navy for Deps website before she shipped out, which I think has helped her immensely. (Debbie)

Comment by Craig on May 24, 2013 at 10:17am: This is what we tell deppers on my website (NavyDEP.com) about "The moment of truth".... Read the P-2 day:

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

Comment by Craig on May 24, 2013 at 10:15am: Moment of Truth

Recruits (from all of the services) are briefed about the "Moment of Truth." This is the moment of time (usually at the final departure from MEPs to boot camp, or during boot camp inprocessing) where recruits can "come clean" about anything they lied about or failed to disclose in their enlistment documents. While disclosing this information may still result in a discharge (depending upon if the information makes one ineligible for enlistment), disclosing it during or before the "Moment of Truth" will usually preclude criminal prosecution (court-martial).

Here is an example of the statement of understanding that new recruits sign. While the below was extracted from U.S. Navy publications, similar statements are signed by new recruits entering ANY of the military services.

Signed upon entry into the Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP):
"I have been counseled concerning the NAVY’S MOMENT OF TRUTH. I understand that after my active duty enlistment, if I disclose additional information that is not listed in my military record, I could be subject to a $10,000.000 fine and an involuntary discharge from the U.S. Navy. I have been advised to list all civil involvement (juvenile or adult); drug usage, prior service information; dependant information and medical status information, etc. I understand that I will be investigated by the FBI and the Defense Investigative Service, which will be checking into my background. Their concern is national security. The Navy wants to know if I can be trusted. No matter what anyone has told me; NO RECORDS THAT ARE SEALED, CLOSED, EXPUNGED, DISMISSED, OR GUARDED ARE KEPT FROM NATIONAL AGENCIES WHEN NATIONAL SECURITY IS AT STAKE."

Signed at the MEPs on the final day before shipping out to boot camp:
"I have read again the statement above concerning the MOMENT OF TRUTH. I fully understand that regardless of what anyone has told me not to mention, that I MUST REPORT any information I have not already told the Navy about. I also understand that revealing any additional information is for my protection to prevent any chances of fraudulent enlistment."

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 24, 2013 at 9:58am: Good morning everyone and Thanks so much :) That Copperhead was no match for our Poochie :) My Mom is also doing better after her fall. My Sailor and I are going to split the cost and get life alert for her. We were lucky she had the cordless phone in her pocket when she fell so she was able to call me for help. And my son was in her area just leaving another call (first responder) so he was able to get to her pretty quickly. She looks much worse than she feels because she is on coumadin and bruises so badly :( But she will be fine. It has been a crazy week.