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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/09/2013 TG 39 - 13 Divisions (287-298, and 939)
Information
Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 8/09/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.
Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 84
Latest Activity: Jul 22, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 08/09/2013! 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".
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Comment by keefa on June 21, 2013 at 7:34am
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Good morning ! Son shipped out on June 12,2013 got the call "I was here" recieved his box of clothes nothing else yet .His recruiter gave us a address of ship 9 div 302 but no PIR date nor any letter yet.Nobody has heard anything officially yet so how can you make any plans .
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Comment by diannep on June 21, 2013 at 7:31am
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Ladies, just a heads up that you may want to go ahead and make hotel reservations once you know the PIR date. Being summertime, with a waterpark nearby, the hotels can fill quickly, especially the ones with suites. There is usually no penalty if you book directly with the hotel as opposed to going through a travel discount website, and you usually can cancel up to a day before or day of arrival if you need to. Hotels that have received good reviews from previous PIR attendees are:
Navy Lodge
Springhill Suites
Residence Inn (we stayed there and enjoyed it)
Comfort Inn
Holiday Inn
All of the above except for Navy Lodge are in Waukegan/Gurnee, about 3-4 miles from RTC. Navy Lodge is the closest to RTC...about a mile. You cannot walk there since the street is a little busy and limited/no sidewalks. But you can drive or use Sarge's shuttle service. If you decide on Navy Lodge, be sure to book in your SR's name and tell them it is for Navy Graduation.
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Good Morning All!
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Comment by CatMom509 on June 21, 2013 at 1:25am
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Friends,
Also want to let you know that you can put your SR's cell phone on Military Suspension for the 2 months that he/she wiil be in Boot Camp. Just contact your cell phone carrier after your SR has made his/her "I'm Here" call and the phone is on its way back to you in The Box or any time after you get it back. You can do this for free and it will save on the monthly charges on that phone. You can re-activate it for the day before PIR. I was able to easily re-activate my daughter's cell phone online at Verizon Wireless.
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Ladies,
Craig, one of the administrators here at Navy for Moms, is the designer of the challenge coins specifically related to Boot Camp: Ship 03 (USS Hopper), etc. There is a coin for every ship here in this PIR group. There are also other coins related to their future rating (job), the Core Values one, I Love My Sailor etc in the section where the 70 other coins are listed. These are very meaningful gifts for your future Sailor connected to their Boot Camp days. There is a video you can watch when you click on a coin.
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Comment by ellen0502 on June 21, 2013 at 12:01am
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This appears to be what this TG has so far
Divisions 287/288 Ship 03
Divisions 289/290 Ship 12
Divisions 291/292 Ship 09
Divisions 293/294 Ship 14
Division 939 Ship 2
The division listed together are brother divisions. They are housed in the same ship and will train together all the way through BS.
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Comment by Debi on June 20, 2013 at 11:54pm
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There are several compartments in each ship. Each compartment holds one division. Not all the divisions are on the same schedule so there can be new divisions in the same ship where there are divisions that are almost ready to PIR. I know div 290 is in ship 12. They are in this PIR group.
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Jo Ann, a challenge coin is a "ceremonial" coin that sailors can receive from their division commanders. However, challenge coins cannot be earned at boot camp. They have to be given as a gift. There is a long history to the coin and how they came to be. Today, sailors carry them and if they are "challenged" to show them they will either end up buying thr round of soda or other beverages or having them purchased for them.
If you type in www.pirgifts.com it will take you to the eBay site to purchase the coins. My sailor knew what it was without us telling him and was stoked that he had one. They are beautiful and about the size of a half dollar. The seller is very good and the coins came fast! Also part of the proceeds supports the dep programs.
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Comment by NavyMom2005 ship 03 Div 287 8/9 on June 20, 2013 at 11:12pm
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Thank You DeeMarie! That gives me something to latch onto!
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Comment by DeeMarie (Ship 11 Div 288) on June 20, 2013 at 11:05pm
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NavyMom2005, my SR is also ship 03. He is div 288 but I think there is also another division in ship 03 (maybe 287?) that they train with. May not be much help but maybe that narrows it down a little bit...
Pages (11)
- 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!
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE ON INTERNET
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- After PIR – Liberty; Sailors Departures from RTC/USO Info
- Places to Eat in Great Lakes
- Proper Public Behavior with your new Sailor
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