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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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".
Comment Wall
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Comment by Rosa91 on May 21, 2013 at 11:08pm
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So As Some Of You Know Im Wife Of Two Years To My SR.and A 4 Year Love. So Im So Happy To Have A Bed To Myself Wooh Wooh Haha. My Dr And I Have A Son Who Really Misses His Daddy. Today When We Where Driving He's Looking At The Guy Standing Outside And He's Yelling Daddy Daddy. Im So Happy That He Remembers His Dad I Know This Will Make His Dad So Happy =)
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Comment by diannep on May 21, 2013 at 11:01pm
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Prayers that he has a restful night, Lala, and is much better tomorrow.
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 21, 2013 at 10:37pm
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JoshuamomNV,
You can go to www.pirgifts.com to view the Challenge Coins that Craig has available. He designed the coins specifically associated with RTC. Just click on any one of the coins to see a video about their history. There is supposed to be a secret handshake to give it to your Sailor, but I just put it in a small white gift box to give to my daughter at our hotel. Later we brought that along with her cell phone, cell phone charger, comfy underwear, etc.. and put them in her black backpack at the airport. These coins are special because of their connection to their Boot Camp days. I also got her the Navy Core Values one which has cut-outs and diamond cut edges!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 21, 2013 at 10:10pm
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So so sorry everyone, it has been crazy around here. We think he is going to be okay. The vet gave him antibiotics, prednisone, and pain pills. It was really hard to get him to take the medicine because he is so swollen he wouldn't eat and he can't lap up any water and that is what worries me the most. My dad finally got him to take the medicine by hiding it in a small piece of a McDonalds cheeseburger :) They wanted to put him in the hospital and give him antivenom but everyone we know who tried that with their dogs that got snake bites ended up with their dog dying so we didn't do it. He looks like a seal his he is so big and swollen. He was bitten four times in the mouth and face :( Thanks so much for all your thoughts and prayers. We really appreciate it.
I love that pic everytime I see it :)
CatMom, that is very cool to know. Poochie is half black lab and half Husky, that's where he gets the blue eye. I have a friend who works at the high school where I sub who has one green eye and one brown eye. So cool to see that in a person :)
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Craig owns the dog on the bottom right....they say dogs look like their owners! :-)
Of course, I own the other 3. Actually the yellow Lab looks very much like my current Lab....but my pup's nose is more black!
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Comment by Nicksproudmomma on May 21, 2013 at 8:51pm
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Hello everyone. I'm new here. Received our letter yesterday. Our son is ship 09 division 255. PIR 7/3.
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Comment by Craig on May 21, 2013 at 7:35pm
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Since this fits the topic so well now...
I wanted to post this picture of a Meth Lab that they found on RTC Great Lakes....
(surprised diannep didn't inform you yet....j/k)
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Comment by lmcbwnc on May 21, 2013 at 6:09pm
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Ho about Ship 13?
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Comment by Shan_Ship02/Div934 on May 21, 2013 at 3:07pm
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Fingers crossed, Lala! We live in Western Diamondback rattlesnake country and I've had more than my share of dogs bitten, it's so traumatic when they're in pain. :(
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Lala,
What a cool-looking dog your Poochie is! With a blue eye and a gold eye, he has "heterochromia iridum." My Daina was always fascinated with horses that had 2 colored eyes--alot of Paints have that, so she told me what it was called. :)
Praying he will be fine and it's good to hear that the Copperhead's bite is not as bad as feared. Thanks Diannep, for that bit of comfort!!
Pages (9)
- 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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