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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/11/2014 TG 35 - 7 Divisions (215-218, 815-816 and 935)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on July 11, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 46
Latest Activity: Jul 24, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 07/11/2014!
~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"
Discussion Forum
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Jul 12, 2014. 4 Replies 1 Like
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 935
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Momma Bear Jul 1, 2014. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 815 and 816 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Grace Jun 28, 2014. 5 Replies 4 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 217 and 218 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by NavyMomx2 Jun 27, 2014. 13 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 14 Div 17 - Photos
Started by HalfPint Ship 14 Div 217. Last reply by JTMom Jun 23, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 215 and 216 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by donnajanej Jun 19, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by Lois Jun 13, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by Johnny on June 1, 2014 at 2:47pm
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No call from my SR ship 02 Div 935, but I'm just a dad. I do know that our SR didn't call momma either but the boy friend received a call last weekend. I did receive my first letter last Thursday. She is doing great and enjoying the experience. Hope maybe I will get a call next weekend as i told her boy friend that her old man would like to hear her voice lol.
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Comment by Jande0621 on June 1, 2014 at 2:27pm
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Anyone with a SR on ship 02 div 935 get phone calls this weekend?
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Comment by Juliaalyse on June 1, 2014 at 12:38pm
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@Lois They wouldn't give them the challenge if they didn't think they can handle it. They're smart men! Hope for the best :)
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Comment by CatMom509 on June 1, 2014 at 12:05pm
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Good Morning!
"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended;
but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
behind and reaching forward to those things which
are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3:13-14
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Hopefully the dedication he has will carry him through bootcamp and he will graduate on 7/11. Thanks for the info.
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@Lois: Yes, my husband is in 935 and he said they just finished up week one. He said they'll still graduate on time, they just have to work a little harder and cram a little more!
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My son is in the 935 Division in the band. He is very excited about that. I have heard that it can be harder to graduate on schedule because time that other divisions spend doing PT and studying, the 900 Divisions are practicing and performing. Has anyone else heard this?
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I was devastated when I found out I missed my daughters call last night. I really needed to hear her voice. She did call her boyfriend after she missed us and I got some info from him but nowhere near comforting enough. Prayers to all of you and your SRs.
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Comment by diannep on June 1, 2014 at 10:05am
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mel: Prayers for that whole situation....did he get a medical waiver when he enlisted? Many times, we read on these groups where a recruiter says "not needed" but when the SR arrives at Bootcamp, pays the price for not having the waiver. I sure hope that they can work it all out...and quickly!
zacsfan: Ditto what CatMom said below....better times are coming! Just hang in there!
Good Morning All !
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zacsfan,
Your SR will be coming to the turnaround time when things are looking up!! Just keep on being encouraging and believing in him!! Write him many, many letters and put a variety of positive, funny, and happy things in them. He can do this!! Every week about 600 - 1300 hundred Sailors graduate from Navy Boot Camp and he can be one of them!
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