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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 jd on June 17, 2013 at 3:02pm
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ha! you're right, diannep! So if they all can't, then no one should be able to, that's fair.
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Comment by diannep on June 17, 2013 at 2:58pm
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Good point, jd. Also, there is no way that over 5,000 sailors on RTC could call home on Fathers Day!
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Thanks CatMom509! It's not always easy, but it's part of the journey!
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Comment by CatMom509 on June 17, 2013 at 2:37pm
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Hello All!
"All the days ordained for me
were written in Your book
before one of them came to be."
Psalm 139:16b
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jd,
You are right, Boot Camp is training all of us to s t r e t c h our ties with our children. It's hard, but we just have to trust that our children are coming out better than they went in!
Also, in a business I was involved in, we were taught that the exact day of a holiday or special event (birthdays and anniversaries) should not be the priority if it conflicts with jobs or major resposnibilitites that may fall on the same day. The important thing is that the event is celebrated and observed.
I'm sure at least letters with Father's Day greetings will be forthcoming~~
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Hey ladies! Yea, I was sure they'd get a call yesterday too. :( But not so...
I think that fact that they didn't get to call was part of the whole military strategy and part of preparing them for being in the service. Reality is that when they're sailors, they won't be able to contact family during holidays sometimes. They are shaping them (and us) for those realities. Hopefully, next weekend we'll here from our SRs. Almost just 3 weeks left! They're gonna look so great in their uniforms!!
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Comment by Orange orchids on June 17, 2013 at 2:03pm
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Ladichez, I think my fiancee is in the same division as your daughter, 262? I thought for sure on father's day they would get a call. He doesn't really talk to his dad, but I know his mom would have loved a call. Stay Strong!
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Comment by Ladichez on June 17, 2013 at 1:29pm
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I didn't get a call either. My Husband was so disappointed that he didn't get a call from her he said the first time in 18yrs he hasn't talked to her on father's day. They would always go to the movies
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Sad that I didn't get a phone call yesterday. I had big news to share, Our (my SR and I) best friend just had her first baby boy on the 15th! 8 lbs 10 oz. I'm sending pictures in the mail today, but I was hoping to tell him on the phone so he would know sooner! I hope everyone else is doing well this week.
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Good Morning!
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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