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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 tiffw on August 2, 2013 at 1:05am: Maybe some moms don't get the importance. My hubby said if that was him, his mom never would have written. Just a bummer.

Comment by michelle71 on August 2, 2013 at 1:00am: My son says he is one of the divisional mail petty officers and as I have heard here before, he says that he is only allowed to collect mail on Sundays. While he didn't tell me that he appreciates getting mail, he said one SR had only received 2 letters from him mom. I am looking forward to writing each of them.

Comment by tiffw on August 2, 2013 at 12:54am: Yes, diannep, I will post what I find out in the morning.

Comment by tiffw on August 2, 2013 at 12:53am: Michelle71, doesn't that kill you? My son gave me two names in 328 for same reason, two other 18 year olds. My SR said they were so happy to just get some mail and had never looked forward to mail call.

Comment by michelle71 on August 2, 2013 at 12:44am: I got my first letter from my son! <3 Happy day!!! He sounds like he's doing okay :) He is ship 3 division 327. He sent the name of 8 SR's who would benefit from some letters of encouragement. I will write them all. I have sent their addresses to a support group that writes to SRs in need also. I haven't written every day, but every 3 or so, and I can not imagine how hard it would be for some of these young men who are getting no mail, are homesick, sick themselves, having family problems... makes my heart heavy.

Comment by Iri on August 1, 2013 at 11:20pm: So...did anyone get letters? I didn't ;( I will wait until tomorrow and then start whining.

Comment by diannep on August 1, 2013 at 11:12pm: Post after you talk to Public Affairs in the morning. I know you can mail a bible...just not sure if yours is small enough. Sure hope so!

Comment by tiffw on August 1, 2013 at 8:56pm: Yes! Does my heart good that he's reading it for sure! That's why I really want him to have what he can understand best!

Comment by diannep on August 1, 2013 at 8:47pm: So so wonderful that he is reading his Bible there....what a blessing that will be to him!

Comment by tiffw on August 1, 2013 at 8:45pm: Thanks, diannep. I'll call them. He has a tiny one there but is struggling w/the translation he said.