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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/01/2014 TG 38 - 9 Divisions (231-238, and 938)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on August 1, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 08/01//2014! 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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 237 and 238 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by DebinAlabama Aug 19, 2014. 5 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 231 and 232 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by nicolel818 Jul 30, 2014. 21 Replies 1 Like
please advise if anyone gets a " I'M a Sailor Call"
Started by Eileenilmom. Last reply by CatMom509 Jul 26, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 233 and 234 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by MDTF Jul 25, 2014. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 235 and 236 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Whitney Jul 15, 2014. 7 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by MomofHAN Jul 3, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 2, 2014 at 8:12am
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Diannep, we have had several parents and wives who were just at PIR come back and say their sailors told them they couldn't go to the Navy Lodge. We are sure they were misinformed but they are too scared to go there. Lots of other sailors are at the Navy Lodge visiting with their sailors. I wish the RDC's would get this one straightened out :( We have called the Navy Lodge to double check and the newly graduating sailors are allowed there. They are just getting bad info :( I will say when we stayed there our sailor never really had to stop at the front desk to verify our stay and they never mentioned it. So many families and sailors so i am sure that happens a lot.
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Comment by ellen0502 on July 2, 2014 at 3:27am
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N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC apply to the Discussion Forum area as well. The Division Discussions are viewable to all...just like the Main Wall here.
Please do not start new division discussions!!!!
The Discussion Forum area is set to show titles only and is set at ten titles at a time for now. (This can be adjusted by the group creator or an administrator)
It is also set to show the "latest activity" (there are other settings). So whatever has just had a reply added to it will "bump" that Discussion to the top. The discussion will stay up there at the top because it has had "activity"…until the next Discussion has activity. If there are over ten discussions, whatever is at the bottom will disappear from view…but not from the Discussion Forum. So, if you want to see more, click "view all" at the bottom right hand corner of the discussion forum area. It is right up there above the Blue Comment Wall bar.
When you view a discussion forum by clicking on the title, the first post ever made will be the first one on the first page. To get to the most current reply, click “Last Reply” directly underneath that particular Discussion.
~You will also notice that in the top right corner in any post that you do you will see an "x". This is so you may delete your post if you need too. You will also see the “x” on any post you make anywhere else on the site.
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Your Division Discussions have been posted up above. Please use them to get to know each other even better on a "Divisional" basis...BUT remember that you all have the same PIR date and many of you will be attending the same Meet and Greets...so please continue to post on the Main Wall here.
Also, please continue to post your questions for us "veteran moms" on the Main Wall here. We can have 7-8 active PIR groups going at one time..that's 70-90 Divisions! We try to get to the Division Discussions but with that many it is difficult! We don't want to miss any questions as ALL are important...no dumb ones...for many of you this is your first servicemember and we want to be there to help and lend support.
Division discussions now open for business!!
POST AWAY!!
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Comment by CatMom509 on July 2, 2014 at 2:21am
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judymb,
Oh, I do hope you can pry your SR away from his iPhone because his time with you will be short from here on out!! He can access his iPhone when he is off to A school to his heart's content!!
Leaving for Pensacola at 0500--is this just the time that the bus leaves RTC for the airport OR is it the time his flight departs?? Those are 2 different times and makes a huge difference in the time you and your family will get to spend with him at the airport and can give him his electronics, comfy underwear, maybe some treats he can only get from your area (stuff all into his Navy issued backpack!)
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Comment by DebinAlabama on July 2, 2014 at 1:27am
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We are staying at Navy Lodge for PIR on 8/1. They were very nice and accommodating. We are going to Sarge's Meet & Greet on 7/31. Can't wait to meet all you wonderful ladies. And we're taking our SR out for lunch to Lovell's around 12:30 after PIR. I made the reservations and the gentleman was very nice. I have my door decorations but they aren't finished yet. I'm ordering a special cake with the Navy emblem on the top of it from Jewel. I haven't ordered his challenge coins yet cuz I'm having a hard time choosing lol. I also got 2 letters from him yesterday, 7/1!!!!!!! Was sooooo excited to see them. He was complaining that he isn't getting enough mail lol. He wants to hear about anything from the outside world. Also, for anyone with SRs in Ship 13 Div 237, it IS a push division. That just means that they accomplish the same amount of things but in a shorter period of time. Leave it up to MY SR, to be part of a push division. He also told me in one letter that he had 5 teeth pulled...yikes!!!!! So he was SIQ for 2 days and bored out of his mind. They lost more SRs. But it seems like he is taking to Navy life like a duck to water... no pun intended lol
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Comment by diannep on July 1, 2014 at 11:17pm
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Many do, judymb. Lovells in Lake Forest is a great place to take your sailor. Sailor eats for free.....owned by Jim Lovell, the astronaut. Reservations are suggested, I believe.
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Comment by OKst8Mom on July 1, 2014 at 9:16pm
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@dianenep I think he probably is confused with Gateway Inn - I'll clarify in a letter. Thanks for the info!! :)
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Yes. He cannot leave the hotel room without being in uniform. There are "eyes watching" at all times when you all are out and about. They are warned what can happen if they are caught out of uniform or breaking any of the Liberty rules (no alcohol, no use of nicotine products, no driving, etc....they are well advised of these and they are also listed on the RTC site).
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....oh, and most will want to take a LONG SHOWER by him/herself! They have been showering with shipmates, timed short showers, for way too long!
Also, there is a Six Flags nearby....
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judymb: Some of the new sailors just want to put on some casual clothes (they must stay in the hotel room in these....they have to be in uniform outside of the hotel room). They want to nap, catch up on their phone, computer, etc. Others may want to go to Gurnee Mills Mall, which is nearby (filled with sailors). There are movie theaters there too. Others may want to hope the train (station is right next to RTC) and head into Chicago. We just warn that they MUST not be late returning to base, whether RTC or A School. So if going into Chicago, please allow at least 90 minutes to 2 hrs for your return, especially if driving into Chicago (traffic can be a nightmare). For those staying in GL for A School, it is really best to save Chicago for Sat. or Sun. when you have more time (GL A School sailors get Liberty through the weekend, must return to base each night).
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