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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 AllieShip3div315 on July 6, 2013 at 10:02pm
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Put them in the mail Monday and he'll have a whole bunch to read :-)
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Comment by Andreaship9Div320 on July 6, 2013 at 9:57pm
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That's why I feel so badly now Kevin's gonna be the one with no letters ... Ugh
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I've been writing to the adress the recruiter gave me because who knows when I'll get the letter
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I'm having the worst night ever!! I'm so sad and no I wish I had just sent him the letter I wrote to the address the recruiter gave me:-(
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Sucks that you guys have not gotten your letters yet either but I'm glad I'm not alone
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My husband dragged me to the beach today to relax .. Had a nice day pulled into the driveway ran to the mailbox and..... Nothing soooo depressed!
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Comment by ellen0502 on July 6, 2013 at 4:49pm
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In general all ships are coed and divisions can be. Each ship has 12 compartments (berthing quarters) and houses up to 1300 recruits. Divisions can be all male, all female (although there are not any currently), or integrated. Brother divisions train together and are housed in the same ship.
Berthing quarters are for sleeping, showering, dressing, ironing, and it is where the recruits learn to fold and stow their clothes, polish their shoes and it is where mail is handed out, and instructions are given etc..
When the evening routine begins brother divisions that are integrated "split" for night routine, sleeping and morning routine. The females from one of the brother divisions and the males from the other switch sides with their brother division, The berthing compartment then becomes all male or all female until training begins the next day.
When you see pictures of a division in their quarters and both male and female are present, the actual compartment you are looking at may actually be just for the males or the females in the brother divisions.
Hope that made sense, I tend to talk in circles sometimes. :)
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Comment by Lisa on July 6, 2013 at 3:58pm
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Would love to adopt a recruit that will not have family there for graduation.
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Comment by paul2jack_ship13div312 on July 6, 2013 at 2:39pm
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Paulamamabear- The info from yesturday I saw people saying the calls came around non or one so... ok I guess I should not get my hopes up lol I wrote my son about you to look for your son, so maybe we will hear that they hang out, when they have a mintue- have a great day!
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Comment by Paulamamabear Ship13Div311 on July 6, 2013 at 1:51pm
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I'm really hoping for a call today but since it didn't happen in the A.M. I'm going to guess no. Mail came and no personal letter either. I really don't think any of those things will happen for another week but there's always hope.
paul2jack- I'm with you, this is really hard! I really, really miss him:(
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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