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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/06/2013 TG 43 - 11 Divisions (331-340 and 943)

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Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 09/06/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.

Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 107
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 09/06/2013! 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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~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

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~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.

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~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 NavyDad206 on July 23, 2013 at 12:49pm: Zachsmom: If you know that his ship and division are correct, this is the correct address:

Ship 3 DIV 338
3600 Ohio Street
Great Lakes, IL
60088-3156

From: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp

I haven't got my form letter either yet but my daughter confirmed her ship and division which was enough to make sure I had the right address. Hope that helps a little.

Comment by zachsmom94 (Ship 3 DIV 338) on July 23, 2013 at 12:45pm: My son left for GL July 9th and when I received a call from him last Saturday, I asked him why I hadn't got the form letter yet. He told me he had lost his address book, but recently had found it. I told him he needed to get my address on that letter ASAP. Now, here's my dilemma, I got his address from his recruiter soon after he left and have given it out to family members and many have wrote letters. I have read on here not to trust the address given from the recruiter. While impatiently waiting still for the form letter, does anyone know any possible way I can verify if the address I was given is correct?

Comment by ScoobyDoo Ship 14 Div 335 on July 23, 2013 at 12:29pm: My daughter is on Ship 14 Div 335. I received a letter from her last Thursday, which i was delighted, didn't think I would have already received one, since she told me it would be at least 3 weeks, in the 45 second phone call I had when she first arrived at GL. I then had a call with her on Saturday - I was out riding and initially missed her call, she left a teary message, I was needless to say devasted, heart broken and felt like the worst mom on the planet! Thankfully she called me back about 20 minutes later - I was elated

My daughter told me that they will be allowed 4 guests.

Comment by bchis on July 23, 2013 at 12:13pm: Forgot to mention that the time period I'm referring to is right after graduation on 9/6. I'm not really sure what to expect that Friday or the whole weekend for that matter. But, the question is about the following week. When she goes to school, are they bound to the ship with no free time in the evening?

Comment by lynnie25 on July 23, 2013 at 12:07pm: Hi all my son is on ship 03 div 338 if you are from Long Island and the New York area I have made a Facebook page New York navy family's all are welcome to come on in. This page was set up to make future plans for a meet and greet..to talk about our love one and what they and we are going threw please feel free to look it up

Comment by bchis on July 23, 2013 at 11:26am: Does anyone know if there is free time at the end of training each day while in A-school? I'm trying to find out if it is worth it to stay for the week. My wife is on ship 12 Div 331 and will be staying in GL for school. I've read that I should at least get the weekend with her but I would stay much longer if I knew I could see her after training each day. Even if it's only for a little while... If there isn't free time at first or they are not allowed to leave base, does this rule lighten up as time goes on? Will I be able to visit periodically during A-school?

Comment by CoNavyMom (Ship 14 Div 336) on July 23, 2013 at 10:56am: Catmom509, thanks for the info. Glad to know. Took a road trip through Texas 3 years ago and stayed at HIE all the way around, never disappointed.

BTW - I LOVE the minion pic, I will be sending this to him for sure as he loves that movie. One of the last movies he wanted to see before he left was Despicable Me 2. He always portrays a big tough guy, but he loves this stuff.

Comment by Craig on July 23, 2013 at 10:17am: Holy crapola,
Have you guys noticed? We don't have sailors, we have minion's !!!
The Navy is making their own minion's !!!
(for those that don't know, a minion is a creature on the movie "Despicable Me". A minion is a person that follows someone else, they will do whatever they are told to do or say)
(btw: Send the picture to your sailors, and start the letter "Dear Minion". They need, and have earned, a good laugh in boot camp)

Comment by diannep on July 23, 2013 at 8:47am: Lala: Enjoy your visit! Neat picture!

Comment by diannep on July 23, 2013 at 8:46am: bchisenhall: Glad you found the group! Ask any questions that you have, any time. One of us will try to get an answer for you! You have several N4Moms veterans on these PIR groups who are ready to give you the info you need!

You are very welcome, grateful.

MontanaMom: No! No care packages allowed! I know this firsthand because someone (whom to this day, we have no idea who it was) sent my son one when he was there during the Christmas holidays a few years back. The RDCs grilled him on who would do this...he had no clue. No return address that he recognized (vendor address), no name included. It was sent from a vendor. Once they truly were convinced my son had no idea who sent it, they took it from him (made him open it first...full of goodies)....later on, he saw these RDCs enjoying these goodies in their office! :-) Please have your husband remind your friend that things have changed since he was in the military. Once Bootcamp is over, care packages can be sent during school and of course deployments!

Good Morning All !