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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/01/2014 TG 38 - 9 Divisions (231-238, and 938)
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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 diannep on July 1, 2014 at 8:25pm
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...the division number doesn't change when they change ships and that is the important one!
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No worries about mail being forwarded if your SR changes ships....your SR will get you the new address, but until then, continue to write to the old ship address. They will forward the division mail to the proper ship in the meantime.
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Yes, I believe so, judymb. I confirmed this in the past with someone who works up there....they said that RTC leadership positions are just that....only for Bootcamp. This person works at the A School there and is retired from the Navy herself. Yep, I think they are messing with him, or else it is an RDC who is not totally in the loop on this.
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My Navy Star: Do you mind me asking you who you booked the hotel through? Sounds like maybe one of the internet travel discount sites? Because if you booked direct with the hotel, they will allow you to cancel with no problem. I hope that you can work this out.....
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proudnavymom: So very sorry about the accident in the parking lot. I hope it won't cost as much to repair as you may be thinking....it's always something, isn't it? But PIR will make up for all of this....it will be very exciting for you! So, stay positive!
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OKst9Mom: That is a crock---sometimes the RDCs mess with them....of course your sailor can go to Navy Lodge to visit during Liberty. Now, I think what the RDC may have been saying is that some of them cannot go to Navy Gateway Inn, which is on GL A School base. The sailors there are not allowed near the hotel ....unless they have a special chit. We understand that those newly graduated sailors, who move over there shortly after PIR, are able to get this chit and therefore visit with family at Gateway (no overnights are allowed for any sailors after graduation....only Daytime Liberty).
So, yes, not only are the new sailors allowed to visit Navy Lodge (located about a mile from RTC, in the housing area)....but if you do not have military ID yourself, you book this room in your SR's name and he/she has to come by the front desk at some point to verify. Not sure this is terribly enforced, but it is by way of your new sailor that you can stay there.
No worries!
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Welcome judymb! So glad you found the group!
As far as him getting a position that will allow him to go off base and wear civilian clothes at A School.....hmmmm......don't think so (but bet he was told this!). The RTC Recruit leadership positions are just that....just for Bootcamp. They do not carry through to A School. But....at A School, all should phase up in the first 2 or 3 weeks....they can then wear some civilian clothes and can go off base. They have to be there a pretty long time before they can spend the night off base though. My son's A School wasn't long enough for that to happen, but he was able to go off base with buddies and into town.
He will be able to take the swim test again. Not sure what the RDC's reason is for not letting him take it now, but he will be allowed to take it again.
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Comment by OKst8Mom on July 1, 2014 at 6:03pm
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BTW...my SR is Ship 11, Division 235. He called about 1600 CST...
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I'm stressing a bit. Just talked to my beloved SR (he sounded GREAT!!) and he said that's is RDC said he cannot go to Navy Lodge and cannot use his military ID there. And then he said, "I gotta go!" Argghh!
I know he cannot stay with us, and I know he cannot walk to Navy Lodge, but I thought we could take him there by car while he is on Liberty after PIR and he simply needed to show his ID at the desk to "validate" us. Who/where have got our wires crossed?
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Comment by CatMom509 on July 1, 2014 at 4:00pm
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My Navy Star BL,
Are you sure you can't just call Holiday Inn Express Waukegan and just explain you booked 2 suites by mistake? Maybe they will release you from the second erroneous reservation??
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