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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/23/2013 TG 41 - 11 Divisions (311-320 and 941)
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Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 8/16/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.
Members: 91
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 08/23/2013! 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 CatMom509 on July 18, 2013 at 10:13am
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Good Mornng All!!
"I know the Lord is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me."
Psalm 16:8
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Comment by rhobo61 (sh12/div 313) on July 18, 2013 at 9:24am
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Good morning,
I'm ready for a letter!! I'm just saying....
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Comment by evetnaz_CV Mom on July 18, 2013 at 9:18am
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Loved seeing her signature on my sister's letter. MISSING MY SR
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Comment by diannep on July 18, 2013 at 8:29am
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Good Morning!
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My sister got a letter today from my SR .. not me! I actually didn't mind. At least someone heard from her. I'm sure mine is coming. XOXOX
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Too funny, Codeman!
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Comment by CodemanShip03 Div 315 on July 17, 2013 at 5:23pm
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Proud Navy Mom Ship3 Div316: This is very true I did get a very good laugh & called my son & read it it him & he says if mine comes to him tomorrow he will call me & read it to me. I am very surprised that we got it today I wasn't expecting anything until tomorrow since we are in Michigan. Keeping my fingers crossed that you get a letter tomorrow!
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Comment by Proud Navy Mom Ship3Div316 on July 17, 2013 at 5:15pm
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Two important points Codeman. You know he's ok and you got a laugh. I would love to get a letter. But...not my time.
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Good Afternoon everyone! Well after 23 day without contact we got our first letter from my son! He says he's doing good and I found it odd it was only about 3 lines. So I proceeded to read it again when I read the top line it finally hit me. He had written on the top "Dear Pete & Family" who by the way is his older brother! It was addressed to us so it was kind of a laugh for us & now we wait until tomorrow to see if his brother got our letter. Something was better than nothing I suppose.
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Comment by ellen0502 on July 17, 2013 at 4:31pm
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NavyBugMom, Like diannep said with a push division it is hard to follow what they are doing as things may or may not be done as the rest of the divisions are doing them, or as the "daily schedule" shows.
You might find that the confidence chamber is done on a totally different week/day than the rest of the divisions in the TG, and that they had their first PFA before any other division in the TG. Then several of the other things fall on the same training day and week. Those are just examples and by no means are what will or might happen.
My son arrived and ended up with a PIR a week before expected. I counted the weeks and figured 8 weeks 2 days, no problem. Then when I finally got his first real letter, the fifth week he was there, I found out he was in a push division. Their division and brother division were in P Hold for 16 days while they waited for 60 females (yes 60) to arrive.
Their training for week and day never followed the same day to day schedule the other divisions in their TG were on for the most part, and I was sooooooo confused until I found out he was PUSH. Following the rules "BS" would have fallen on week 6 day 5 of training, but BS for my sons division and brother division fell on week 6 day 1 of actual training.
Moral of the story..ask your SR what week and day they are in training, keep track of the days as usual (that won't change). Ask what was done the week before and what will be happening the next week so you know. Then throw everything else out the window, it will only confuse you and give you a headache.
They will still get it all done and graduate as planned, I promise.
Pages (6)
- 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
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