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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/30/2013 TG 42 - 11 Divisions (321-330 and 942)

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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.

Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 103
Latest Activity: Feb 3, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 08/30/2013! 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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forN4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~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 baylee ship 14 div 323 on July 12, 2013 at 3:06pm: my husband is ship 14 div 323.... cannot WAIT to get a real letter from him now. hopefully they'll be able to write this sunday so we can all get letters next week!

Comment by timmysmom on July 12, 2013 at 2:44pm: michelle71: my son is on ship 13 div 322. It was very wonderful. He did tell me that if he were to get the call, he was calling his gf. I'm ok with that since I got to talk to him today!

Comment by CoreysWife Ship 14 DIV 324 on July 12, 2013 at 2:42pm: My husbands in division 324!(:

Comment by michelle71 on July 12, 2013 at 2:26pm: Timmysmom: which division is your son in? How wonderful to hear his voice!

Comment by timmysmom on July 12, 2013 at 2:22pm: Best Day Ever!!! I got a call from my son! He needed some personal referral information and was able to talk for about 5 minutes! Not scripted or anything! It was so wonderful to hear his voice. When I answered the phone and heard "hi mom" it took me a few minutes to realize that it was actually my son! He also told me that he heard through the grapevine that his DIV may be able to make a call tomorrow. Sounds like group is doing excellent!

Comment by CatMom509 on July 12, 2013 at 1:55pm: Happy Friday!!

       "The Lord shall preserve your going out

        and your coming in from this time forth,

        and even forevermore."

                                               Psalm 121:8

Comment by napstersmom on July 12, 2013 at 1:17pm: amp: My son is on Ship 13 Div 321. I'm sure we'll see you at PIR! And at Sarge's MeetandGreet. Aprilrenee: Yeah! I did get those free phone cards, you get 8 of them, each one lasts about 20 minutes. I told him to share those with anyone who doesn't have a phone card. (My son also has a Costco phone card ($20/700 minutes).) Emroha: my son brought the addresses/phone numbers with him to BC, but now I wish he hadn't. It would have given me a chance to hear his voice, too! Glad you got a chance to talk to him. :)

Comment by baylee ship 14 div 323 on July 12, 2013 at 12:40pm: GOT MY FORM LETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Navy Wife (Div 321) on July 12, 2013 at 10:46am: No problem Amp I thought that it would help some moms on her and loved ones know that tehy are doing great. and thank you its hard without him with the little one but ill get throught just knowing what a great thing him and all those guys are doing im excited to mee;t all of you at the graduation

Comment by michelle71 on July 12, 2013 at 10:30am: My sons recruiter says he is ship 12 division 327...any one else?? It is hard to wait to send mail knowing the form letter is probably not coming to me, just hoping to hear from my son soon one way or another, I want to get calling card info to him and of course hear all about how he is doing! He's 20 and really doesn't need me to worry over him but you know I will any how!