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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.

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• 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.

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~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".

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Comment by CatMom509 on July 27, 2013 at 1:17am: Ladies,

When your Sailors graduate Boot Camp, it's the beginning of their Navy journey because there will be many more groups on Navy for Moms to be a part of! This will become an Alumni group where you can all pop in and remain connected, updating each other on what your Sailors are doing because they all had the same PIR. Then there are the A school groups, C school groups, state groups, regional groups, Navy base groups, ships groups, sub groups, rating (job) groups and the Christian Chat group that I am a part of. Lots to keep you connected!!

Comment by CatMom509 on July 27, 2013 at 1:13am: GiaMarie65,

You might have to call around the other nearby hotels to see if they have and opening on Saturday/Sunday. Don't know where you are currently staying, but Navy Lodge would be an option at $66/night, then there is Holiday Inn Express, Residence Inn, Courtyard Marriot, ad Springhill Suites, all in Waukegan/Gurnee. If you make a reservation, I think you have until the day of (Saturday) to cancel and not incur a charge.

Normally, I think flights to San Antonio are early on Saturday out of Midway (like 5:30 am), but maybe those were full so your son is getting to fly out on a later day? That would be so cool for you!! If you get to chat with him again on Facebook, please ask him to verify for sure the day he flies out. You might be able to hear from him again this weekend because he was part of a group who completed Battlestations early.

Comment by GiaMarie on July 26, 2013 at 11:50pm: Does anyone know what day the MA's will fly out to San Antonio on? Originally, I thought Saturday, but now my son is saying maybe Monday. I only have a hotel room from Thurs-Saturday and they are booked on Sat & Sunday. Don't know what to do. Suggestions?

Comment by cindilouwho65 on July 26, 2013 at 9:05pm: I have had an inspiration! How can I start a continuing letter writing group for those in boot camp whom have no support from family or friends? Can I start a group here for all new Navy Mom's to give us addresses of new sr's going in and continue this forward? I thank whomever it was that suggested we write to the few female recruits that I did. I never got anything back from them but I completely understand the routine. It just made me feel good to know they appreciate it.

Kind of like "adopt a Navy Mom" thing but letter writing and sending stamps to keep these new recruits from new divisions forward encouraged? I don't mind maintaining it and staying on top of it. Honestly I don't.

You guys do not understand just what you gave to me when I bumped into this site as my sr was a depper months back. Really you don't.

I have learned a lot about myself. And I mean A LOT! When no one else around me that I would expect would share the same enthusiasm and give me support did not? You ladies were my saving grace on those nights I would literally bawl by myself at home. I would sit and cry in my truck before I went to work.

Over time I found myself! My son has revealed in his last letter something to me that he's been consistent on. He says " I joined the Navy to protect my family. I also joined to protect our future as a family. Thank you so much for supporting me through this!! I cannot wait for Aug. 2!!". That's my boy! He's just so proud of being in the Navy! I can feel it off of his letters!

I want to continue writing to new sr's as they go into divisions in bootcamp. Male or female. Someone said in our facebook group?

We leave no one behind! And it hit me just then. What happens after our group PIR's? That's it? Just our group? Navy sisters for life? Why not expand that to other SR's as we are NOW veteran Boot Camp Mom's? And wives. And girlfriends? Letters and cards to the new recruits.

I know that feeling of being all alone in something. I can't imagine how some of the sr's going in after our group would feel after having wrote to some during this round of boot camp SR's.

I'm leaving no one behind go forward. No one.

I was an Air Force wife for ten years.And I never experienced any type of sisterhood or togetherness even with my fellow air force wives.

But you guys? Have taught me so much! Now I want to pass this on as encouragement to new recruits. I was not left behind.

Comment by taysproudmom (HM class 220A) on July 26, 2013 at 7:41pm: Don't know if my last post actually posted. I was so excited I was loopy! I meant to say all if 279 passed with flying colors!!

Comment by mom3angels on July 26, 2013 at 6:25pm: Thank you Dianne's for the info on 286.

Comment by Beachmom (Ship 13, Div 281) on July 26, 2013 at 6:16pm: My candle has been burning and will continue until I hear from my SR! Congrats to all of you who received phone calls today! Praying for them all as the finish BS!

Comment by Beachmom (Ship 13, Div 281) on July 26, 2013 at 5:47pm: What about 281?

Comment by taysproudmom (HM class 220A) on July 26, 2013 at 5:37pm: Ok-- now I am off work and can elaborate! He said 279 passed with flying colors!

They are all SO TIRED though! God is Good!! We have strong bold Sailors now!