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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 ellen0502 on July 13, 2013 at 2:59pm: FYI, The box usually takes a week, but it can take longer sometimes. The form letter can take up to three weeks before it is even mailed. That letter won't go out until the division has formed and moved into their ship for training. My sons form letter was not mailed until 16 days after he arrived and took an additional dour days to get to me.

Hang in there!

Comment by pat ship 9 div 329 on July 13, 2013 at 2:53pm: Still no Form Letter. Just waiting for Monday now. The recruiters are no help. I should have realized that the military doesn't change that much hurry up and Wait. Should be used to that by now

Comment by pat ship 9 div 329 on July 13, 2013 at 1:35pm: Yoopermom
BTW IT IS MY SON THAT IS AN SR

Comment by YooperMom on July 13, 2013 at 1:33pm: Hang in there amp. I thought that the day our daughter left was hard....little did I know what waiting for a phone call was going to like. Praying for you! And praising God for the families that did receive calls today! It gives hope and a light at the end of the tunnel. And while it is crazy hard to wait, I have to agree with your hubby. The phone rang 1/2 hr ago and I almost starting sobbing...it was my mom (thank God). Then I thought...if my SR does call and I just start sobbing I'll miss hearing about everything. We're rooting for you & your family! Think how sweet it WILL be when you finally get that dirty laundry. :) ((HUGS))

Comment by amp on July 13, 2013 at 1:23pm: I just don't know what to think. My son arrived at 230am on 6/27 and we received his box on 7/2. No form letter, so finally found out from his recruiter on 7/10 that he was in Ship 13, Div 321. As of today, we STILL have not received the form letter and he did not call this morning. My husband keeps telling me that he's fine because we would have heard by now if something was wrong, but I can't help but be a mess. I just need some type of confirmation that all is okay. :(

Comment by Willsmom on July 13, 2013 at 1:20pm: I got my call too! So glad to hear my son was doing well. Said they are so busy with training but he has written a number of letters so be expecting them. Thank you Jesus for that call it just made my day!!!

Comment by CoreysWife Ship 14 DIV 324 on July 13, 2013 at 1:03pm: April I know! It's so crazy!(:

Comment by CatMom509 on July 13, 2013 at 1:01pm: Hello All!

     "Beloved, if God so loved us,

      we also ought to love one another."

      "We love Him because He first loved us."

                                           1 John 4:11, 19

Comment by CatMom509 on July 13, 2013 at 1:01pm: Oh emroha2,

Some of those phones at RTC really should be replaced! At least know that he tried you first. Write him and let him know what happened so he uses another phone to call you next time. It's okay, he knows you love him and miss him. At least your stepdaughter got to talk to him this time and she may not have gotten to talk so long.

Comment by Navy Wife (Div 321) on July 13, 2013 at 12:53pm: Hey everyone so i got my phone call from my husband im so upset i answered and i guess he coulndt hear me so he hung up so i didnt get to talk to him but i know he was able to call my step daughter and talk to her so thats good ataleast but im really really really upset right now that i missed it i just wdont want him to think that im not waiting for his call everyday bc i am i really am and i answered just nothing happend andthen i herd the call end so im so sad that i missed but hopfully they will get another chance soon to call back anyways glad to hear you guys are all got calls andthey are doing good