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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.
~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 kathy1155 on May 23, 2013 at 5:42am
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Craig - thank you for sharing such a great story and for the advice!
annette (ship 9 div255) - Yes - it does look like our kids will be in school together. and yes I have been reading about their training. It does sound difficult and stressful. It is what my son really wanted to do - so I hope he's ready for it. I will certainly be praying for them to do well.
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Comment by Craig on May 23, 2013 at 2:50am
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Eileen - Did you have a falling out or what? Geez, that doesn't make sense. Most kids will do anything for a letter.
Let me tell you, the GF thing (or in your case the BF thing) usually overrides the parents. My nephew wrote his GF all the time, and wrote his mom only a couple times. It's a different kind of love between both.... Not to get personnel, but maybe she doesn't want you there because she wants to spend her time with her BF? I've seen it 100 times....
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Comment by eileencham on May 23, 2013 at 2:09am
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I am so sad - i still have not yet received my form letter from my daughter. I don't think she wants me to come to her PIR. I DID get to talk to her this past saturday tho, which was amazing. It just hurts that she doesn't want me to come to her PIR - I really want to go. I haven't gotten any letters from her either, and she didn't even mail me her box - sent it to her guy friend instead....
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 23, 2013 at 1:53am
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Craig,
That is really funny that you had the investigator get your son to do 20 push-ups for not cleaning his room!! lol!!
Hey, you didn't post this when my daughter was in Boot Campt!! My neighbors from where I lived before and now, called me or came over to let me know people were asking about us. They were kind of nervous, not knowing if they should talk to them! I told them my Sailor daughter joined the Navy and its okay, but thanks for letting me know. There was nothing bad to be said anyway~~ Well, maybe one of our cats teases their dog....
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kathy - My advise is this....
If your sailors are in the MT, YN, IT, or the CT (CTI, CTM, CTN, CTT, CTR) ratings then you really need to let your neighbors know that investigators will probably be visiting them because your sailor needs a security clearance. There is just too many bad things that are happening in the world, and when guys start flashing badges everyone thinks your son or daughter did something really bad. They never think of the good things like joining the military. So to stop the rumors, tell them before hand. These guys will be going to their schools, they will be talking to friends, and friends of friends just to find "dirt".
Secondly, never have anything readily available when your sailor calls from boot camp. Always have to "look for stuff". That way you can talk to them for a really long time. I talked to my kid about twice a week for 30 minutes or so while I "looked" for items he needed.
One thing about being a CT is you know everyone. The group is really small. My sons investigator in boot camp and I were stationed together in Scotland. Since my son was born in Scotland he needed a copy of his birth certificate. When I scanned it in, I wrote on the bottom "My son forgot to clean his bedroom before he left, can you make him do 20 push-ups and tell him afterwards, that was from his father who said you forgot to clean your room" . He did.
In "A" school, those that I taught as Seaman were now Master Chiefs. When I told them my son was at their command, they use to pull him from class to talk to him. His classmates asked why he was in trouble, he said "Because I'm a son of a sailor".....Woo-hoo.....
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Kathy1155, I guess our children will be in school together. Have you been reading about the training on the CTI group? It sounds like a very difficult and stressful time.
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Craig - my son is going to be a CTI. Would love to hear any knowledge you are able to share.
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Craig - my son is going to be a CTI. When he left his language assignment was not certain. Would love to hear any special info you can share.
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I hope I get a letter......
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Craig, my daughter is going to be CTI. She had a little scare with her security clearance interview, but I am pretty sure she overreacted.
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- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- Calls from your SR
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- What ARE They Doing in Boot Camp? Synopsis, Videos and a Day-by-Day account (up to Week #6) from a Sailor. PLUS-Boot Camp for Dummies!
- Writing Letters ~ Jokes and Fun Stuff to include in your letters/Contact Lenses and Make-Up
- Boot Camp Questionnaires
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE OVER INTERNET
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