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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 CatMom509 on July 14, 2013 at 5:55pm: Nancytysmom,

Ronnie of www.callsforrecruits.org also has a group that writes letters to SRs who are not getting any mail. Please have your SR get the names and include them in a letter to you, then you can email Ronnie with the names and your son's ship address,

Comment by CatMom509 on July 14, 2013 at 5:49pm: Hi there!

     "Rich and poor have this in common:

      The Lord is the Maker of them all."

                                      Proverbs 22:2

Comment by Nancytysmom on July 14, 2013 at 5:17pm: I told my son to share as well. I know he let someone call from his cell the day they arrived. I also said to let me know if others don't get letters. So we can write them as well. That would be heartbreaking too

Comment by diannep on July 14, 2013 at 5:16pm: Ladies: Please be sure to stay on this site in addition to the FB site if you decide to so over there. We N4Moms veterans will be giving out lots of info on here for PIR, etc. Be sure to be checking the PAGES section under the MEMBERS PHOTO BOX up top for info....we will be adding to it.

Also, remember on the FB site....you need to practice OPSEC there too....last names are exposed on that site so it is very important that you are careful with what you post. Even in "private" groups....we all know about "private" on the internet! When in doubt, private message the info on there rather than posting!

On the telephone cards....yes, they can get one at the NEX with their supply card. On the callsforrecruits cards, just remember that they are only 20 minutes each which sounds like a long time, but usually can only be used once. It takes lots of minutes to "connect" the calls. So if anyone can buy another telephone card and send it up there, please do. The SRs are good about sharing their cards with others who may not have one when a call is awarded.

Comment by baylee ship 14 div 323 on July 14, 2013 at 5:11pm: they can buy a calling card there. my husband bought one at boot camp so he could call yesterday. they get to go to the NEX to get supplies they need, including calling cards

Comment by Kelly on July 14, 2013 at 4:59pm: Yes I agree I just sent a calling card yesterday I really wish they would have told me he needed one before he left maybe if my son can make a call before his arrives someone will let them use theirs & I will tell him to do the same when he has one!!! I only hav a cell so no collect calling idk many anymore who have land lines!!!

Comment by AMH_Ship03Div327 on July 14, 2013 at 4:49pm: I sent a calling card with him when he went down. But so many recruits don't or worse yet don't have families that can afford calling cards, etc. there is an organization called callsforrecruits.org that sends you free calling cards to send to boot Camps. I also bought a few extra to send to my son so if he has friends that need them, he has them to give. It breaks my heart to think of these young men and women without the ability to call home. Meanwhile We are all sitting on the edge of our seat and practically in tears each time the phone rings and its not them (um... Not that I know ;P)

Comment by Nancytysmom on July 14, 2013 at 4:40pm: Facebook? Does anyone have link? I sent moleskin with my son he sent it back in box. I will resend tomorrow in letter along with bandaids! My SRS recruiter have ship wrong division right. But I agree we seem to know more than they did. They were not very informative and day before he left they acted like his date to ship was a surprise and they forgot to notify us. There was another Sr that was called and told her date was moved to next day they forgot to tell her.ugh. I would have been distraught if we thought it was weeks away then told oh you leave tomorrow! Yikes