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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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~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 Sharla on August 12, 2013 at 3:08pm: Trying to get organized (my brain has been a scary hoarder kind of place the last month) so I have a couple of questions that I can't seem to find on the site...I've been looking. Again...brain...hoarder...scary... :)

Is BS the week before graduation? Is it always Thursday? Is the final PFA before that? Is the Captains Cup after that? And if so, what is done in that last week? I may be completely off on all of this.

I'm flying in to O'Hare and staying till Sunday noonish because my SR is flying out to California either Sat or Sun. I rented a car, but driving in strange places gives me heart palpitations. Is there a benefit to taking an airport shuttle to GL (staying at the Navy Lodge)? I know we lose mobility looking around, but I don't see her wanting to go sightseeing. I see her wanting to eat something really good and sit and talk. Maybe go to the mall or Navy Pier and we could do a taxi for that right? I'm just trying to see all my options, and see how complicated everything is. :)

Comment by CatMom509 on August 12, 2013 at 2:51pm: Good Morning!

     "If the Lord delights in a man's way,

      He makes his steps firm;

      though he stumbles, he will not fall,

     for the Lord upholds him in His hand."

                                      Psalm 37:23-24

Comment by CatMom509 on August 12, 2013 at 2:51pm: bchis,

That journal is beautiful and the story behind the compass is soooo meaningful! Your SR wife is blessed to have such a thoughtful husband!!

Comment by CatMom509 on August 12, 2013 at 2:48pm: BridgetTheBrit,

A letter from the game console would be funny!! I took pics of the blender and the 2 large cups she always used for her smoothies and made a cartoon of each of them "talking" by raising and lowering the lids and changing the positions My digital camera has software that I can load onto the computer to print the pics out right away. They were saying where was she and that they really missed her!! I made the mistake of taking a pic of an In N' Out Double-Double burger and sending that to her--was told that made her feel mad because she couldn't have one! (oops!)

Comment by ScoobyDoo Ship 14 Div 335 on August 12, 2013 at 1:50pm: no call from my SR this weekend, had my phone glued to my side! However, now with it getting more difficult with more tests and lack of sleep, thinking that no news is GREAT news. Will just keep wishing for my letter days instead.

Happy for all who had calls this weekend!

Comment by diannep on August 12, 2013 at 12:28pm: Wow, bchis: You are a wonderful deep thinker! Such great ideas. Love the part about feeling that her heart is lost....I bet your letters lift her up so much! Keep up the good work!

Comment by bchis on August 12, 2013 at 12:10pm: I put this on Facebook and thought I would share it here.

In my SR's last letter she said that a calendar I made for her was a huge hit and many other SR's said they thought it was a great idea. I created a calendar in MS Word and put a few quotes off to the side. Then, I wrote little cheerful things under each day. She has always been a big fan of keeping track of everything on a calendar.

She also likes to keep notes on just about everything. So I found this at a local Barnes & Noble. It is a 16 point compass rose stamped into a leather journal. I put a few quotes inside for her.

The story behind the compass is that even if her heart feels lost, she will never be able to lose her family. She will always be able to find us no matter where she is at or where she is going.

"We only part to meet again.
Change as ye list, ye winds; my heart shall be
The faithful compass that still points to thee."
-John Gay

Comment by JLM-MN on August 12, 2013 at 12:03pm: Lala..that letter was so funny! I have sent my SR a letter from the dog and from the cat. We donated his car to The Purple Heart foundation, thinking he can get a better one at A School in Pensacola. But definitely the games systems have been missing him, plus his phone aka lifeline and the ASUS computer. They all need to write. Great suggestions...thanks!

Comment by JLM-MN on August 12, 2013 at 11:59am: Jordan's Mom---- I saw something similar on the Navyoutfitters site. Made me cry. Of course, I cry at everything military these days, including and not exclusive to parades. marching bands, various videos and the like. I figure at this rate, I had better not only wear waterproof mascara at PIR but bring a towel to throw over my SR's shoulder before I hug him! That and bring SHOUT wipes to clean that white uniform of the inevitable makeup stains. It will be worth it, though. DIV 332 is on 4-3 today!

Comment by diannep on August 12, 2013 at 11:58am: Jordan'Mom: Better yet, here is Lala's site that has the tshirt as well:

http://www.google.com/search?q=shirt+some+people+never+meet+their+h...