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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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~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.

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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 blessedmom 09div341 on July 18, 2013 at 1:53am: Donna: My husband called the recruiter office, and he gave him the address and ship and div. so it think I am will mail a letter to my son tomorrow.

Comment by C95mom on July 18, 2013 at 1:40am: Received our form letter Tuesday. My SR is in ship 3 Div 338. PIR 09-06. Thank you for all the helpful information from this site. The first week he left I thought I was losing my mind. It helps now to write him and count down the days to PIR.

Comment by blessedmom 09div341 on July 18, 2013 at 1:29am: dear ellen0502

thanks for your help, I will be checking this. And for Donna, today I received the box what this mean I have to wait a week for that letter. my Son left on Jul 10th also.

Comment by ellen0502 on July 18, 2013 at 1:09am: blessedmom, It is very possible that this is the correct group for divisions 341, the M just means an all male division and is not needed or used for the address.

The RTC will probably post division numbers for this TG at the beginning of next week. Stay here with this group and if you find out it is the wrong group you can leave this group an join the next one.

Comment by blessedmom 09div341 on July 18, 2013 at 12:53am: Hi friends,

My son left on July 10, and I found out that his div. ship 09 is 341M, but I can't find anything with that div number. I am trying to figure out the graduation day.

thanks.

Comment by Lucy2013 on July 17, 2013 at 11:47pm: Hi Vet SM. My SR left SA on 7/9 as well and I received the box on Monday. Hope to get the letter by this weekend.

Comment by VeteranSailorMomTX on July 17, 2013 at 11:18pm: Hi Lucy2013... What day did your SR leave TX? My son left San Antonio on 7/9... I received the box but no letter yet...

Comment by diannep on July 17, 2013 at 11:02pm: Tammy: Here is the RTC's page list of the ship addresses:

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

I have a feeling your letters will get there.

Welcome to the new members of the group!

Comment by Lucy2013 on July 17, 2013 at 10:57pm: Hi All, my SR is in Ship 3 Div 338, but I haven't received the form letter yet. I'm in Texas - maybe it takes longer to get this way.

My husband and I are driving to Great Lakes, so we won't need to make flight arrangements...but the hotel info is very helpful. Thanks!

Comment by Tammy - Ship 3 Div 338 on July 17, 2013 at 10:06pm: I got my form letter today and am so excited but the ZIP plus 4 is different than what the recruiter told me so am concerned the letters I sent already will get returned. Ship 3 Div 338. Looking forward to meeting other parents with kids in same division. To be honest this is one of the hardest things I have had to deal with as a parent, but at the same time I am so very proud of him for his decision. Kinda feels like an emotional roller coaster. :-)