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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/02/2013 TG 38 - 12 Divisions (277-286, 817 and 938)
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Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 8/02/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.
Location: Great Lakes, OL
Members: 99
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 08/02/2013! 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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 12, 2013 at 12:44pm
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Thanks E! This is me:
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Comment by ellen0502 on June 12, 2013 at 12:36pm
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Here ya go FTLW, have another, I will join you.
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Comment by Annette on June 12, 2013 at 12:10pm
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Ahh, thank you Ellen & FTL! Good to know!
Chstevens, no letter yet, the box was delivered yesterday (they tried on Monday but the door was not answered). But have info from the awesome recruiter who actually came by our home Saturday with the information! That was above and beyond, as we are in a condo behind other units and hard to find if you have never been before. I thought that was awesome of him! He had been out doing errands with his child and stopped by the office and found the information there, so he brought it! I am working on another letter, included some photos of his sister's hs graduation from yesterday. He was disappointed to miss that.
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Annette - Doi...the coffee has not kicked in! Sorry about that!
You are looking for Ship/Div Discussions aren't you? For your SR's Ship/Div?
Again, not a figment of your imagination...we just haven't made them for this PIR GROUP yet!
We don't until we get the official Divisions from RTC website and then we go ahead and do it.
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Annette, If you are talking about individual discussion groups for your SRs division and his brother division they will be set up in this group After the RTC confirms the division numbers for this training group. In the meantime get to know each other in the TG, some of your SRs, even if in different divisions, may be attending A School together, and you all will be attending PIR together.
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Comment by Rascal73 (Ship 11 Div 279) on June 12, 2013 at 11:57am
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Excellent!! Annette - have you gotten your letter yet?
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Thank you Fireteamleader. I found that page but didn't find a forum like this one.
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Chstevens, mine too! Div 279 Ship 12! Go Subs!
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He is in division 279 ship 12! Anyone else?
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I haven't gotten my letter yet. :(. The recruiter gave me his address and pir date. We already made hotel reservations but no definite travel arrangements yet until we get our letter. I can't wait to see his handwriting even and I will be over the moon to hear his voice soon. I thought I'd be tougher than I'm being. It's hard. Kudos to this website it has helped me tremendously!!!
Pages (6)
- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- Calls from your SR
- 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!
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE ON INTERNET
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