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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/12/2013 TG 35 - 9 Divisions (257-264, and 935)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 07/12/2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 70
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 07/12/2013! 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 msonunz24 on July 8, 2013 at 3:05pm
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GOT THE CALL! MY BOYFRIEND IS A SAILOR!
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Comment by ellen0502 on July 8, 2013 at 2:53pm
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We've had a great couple of weeks with our sailor, but alas, this morning we put him on a plane to Japan for the next leg of his Navy adventure. Three years seems like a really long time right now. :(
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Comment by CatMom509 on July 8, 2013 at 2:45pm
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Hi Friends!
"My dear brothers and sisters,
be strong and immovable.
Always work enthusiastically
for the Lord, for you know that
nothing you do for the Lord
is ever useless."
I Chronicles 15:58
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Comment by daisy72 on July 8, 2013 at 12:47pm
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My Sr is in 258 and it has been a loooong month since June 6th. He doesnt write much. Really just a note. So the other mom's that have gotten letters have helped alot.
I'm happy (and a little jealous) that the other divisions have gotten so many calls. But as Tawana has said we are in this together. So we share the joy of phone calls, the sadness of no phone calls as well as the ups and down of everything else. That is what makes this such an awesome group. I know we will getting our phone calls soon!
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Comment by diannep on July 8, 2013 at 12:01pm
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From what LukesMom said, sounds like possibly 4 divisions went through last night, which would mean that 257-260 would be making the I'm a Sailor calls this afternoon! 259/260 can't go through before 257/258, but they can go with them....the reason I think all went last night.
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I'm thinking that it is very possible that 257/258 will call this afternoon. Thinking it is possible that they went through BattleStations last night, but don't know for sure. Phones handy!
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Comment by Nerdlette's Mom on July 8, 2013 at 11:52am
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Ellen502 - Thanks for the encouraging words. That helps me feel better.
Did I see somewhere that Div 262 won the Integrated Captain's Cup? That's awesome. My SR had told me thursday that she was going to do the sea bag relay :)
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Amy, I am so sorry she didn't get to call, and there are lots of reasons why "expected" calls never come. More often than not, it has nothing to do with your SR.
They can lose calls because the phone banks are full, division as a whole suddenly have an issue and they are taken away, or a single individual causes all of them to lose their phone privilege.
My son earned two calls while in BC, yet neither one of them ever came. Both of those lost calls were because of something someone else did.
Expect those call your SRs say they will get and be prepared, but don't be surprised or worried if they never come... it happens.
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Can someone please ease my mind a bit??? I got a call from my SR Thursday evening and she said that they were supposed to get an hour call on Friday and that she would talk to me then...but I never got a call on Friday. I'm just an overly concerned mom....she's in div 262, did anyone else get a call on Friday from someone in that division? Should I be worried or just assume that the phones were too crowded so she couldn't call? She tends to keep her calls short to make sure others can call out too.
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Comment by Luke's mom on July 8, 2013 at 10:45am
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I was leaving on a family camping trip on Friday and he called and talked for about 25 minutes. Then about an hour or so later he called again and talked for about 30 minutes. I was thrilled! I actually left my phone off the charger so it was on a very low battery and again on Saturday he called and talked for about 45 minutes. I was shocked/thrilled to talk to him so much. I kept running to the truck to charge my phone in case he called again. I knew he probably would not be calling yesterday after something he told me on the phone. He told me to expect a call on Monday afternoon. I sincerely hope all of you receive calls very soon. I know it was terrible waiting to hear his voice. Hope to meet some of you this Thursday and Friday! :)
Pages (8)
- 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
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE OVER INTERNET
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