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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/28/2015 TG 42 - 7 Divisions (283-288, and 942)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 08/28/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 08/28/2015! 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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~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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 283 and 284 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Aproudparent Aug 31, 2015. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 942
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by turtlegirl428 Aug 28, 2015. 26 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 287 and 288 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Stephenie Aug 26, 2015. 48 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 285 and 286 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Sailorgirlsmom Aug 21, 2015. 18 Replies 0 Likes
Centerpieces
Started by Riah'sMamma. Last reply by hellraiser78382 Aug 5, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Momof2corpsmen on August 26, 2015 at 10:33pm
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Already at the Navy Lodge...my Sailor called me today..a surprise..said they will practice tomorrow for PIR Friday...he sounded so good and so excited that we are across the fence from him....see you guys Friday...
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Wishing everyone safe travels. I made it to Great lakes today. Can't wait to see and then hug my daughter/my sailor.
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Comment by Angela on August 26, 2015 at 8:58pm
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I received a call from my son in 284 and he said his calling card was almost out. Could that be it? He also told me the glory of eating junk food after sll these weeks.
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Comment by diannep on August 26, 2015 at 8:36pm
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Julie: If your son happens to be the one with pink eye, hopefully they get it clear by tomorrow night's BattleStations (next PIR group) and he will go with them. If he was going to miss PIR, he would have called you so go on no news is good news....if he is NOT the recruit with pink eye, I hope he can call you soon!
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Comment by DianaLynn on August 26, 2015 at 6:21pm
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Julie, my son is in 287 and I did get a call yesterday. My son told me they all passed, however another mom has communicated that her son said there was a recruit with pink eye was not able to do battlestations with them. We weren't given the name. I would think/hope you would be notified if there was an issue. It's hard to be waiting...plan and hope for the best until you know anything different. And let us know when you get the phone call!
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Comment by CatMom509 on August 26, 2015 at 3:59pm
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Greetings!
"The Lord is my light and my salvation --
whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold
of my life -- of whom shall be afraid?"
Psalm 27:1
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For those who may not have passed BattleStations, they go through again and pass. There is a very very small failure rate (usually for things like falling asleep)....Hoping that 288 calls today!
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Julie, since some in 288 have posted that they went through, 287 went through also on Monday night. They are brother divisions and went through together. Not sure why they have not called yet....but they should be able to call later today...hopefully!
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Am I the only one with more anxiety then excitement right now? My son is in Div 287 and I haven't gotten the "I'm a sailor call". It sounds like nobody else from that group that had battlestations on Monday has heard anything either? Does anyone know anything? We are suppose to be boarding a plane tomorrow for PIR on Friday.
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CONGRATULATIONS to all the new Sailors and their families!! Safe travels to all to an awesome PIR!!
Remember, PIR is just the beginning of the Navy journey. Keep plugged into Navy for Moms where there are groups for A school, C school, ratings (jobs), bases, ships, states, regional, twins and multiples, and the "Christian Navy Moms" that I am a part of!
Also, the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command page on Facebook puts up photos from each PIR. If you see your Sailor in a pic or more, you can download it to your own computer by either clicking on the picture, going down to Options and downloading it OR right click, "Save Picture As" to a file on your computer~~
Pages (8)
- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- 800 and 900 Divisions
- Phone Cards and Phone Calls
- Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- What ARE They Doing in Boot Camp? Synopsis and a Day-by-Day account (up to Week #6) from a Sailor. PLUS-Boot Camp for Dummies!
- Recruit Petty Officer Positions
- Division T-Shirts, Graduation Photos, The Keel, and DVD of PIR
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