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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/13/2013 TG 44 - 11 Divisions (341-350 and 944)

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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: 121
Latest Activity: May 28, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 09/13/2013! 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.

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 ottershort2 on July 31, 2013 at 11:05pm: Giggles so glad you received a phone call. I have not hear from my daughter at all besides the form letter. Anxiously awaiting a letter or call miss her sooo much!!

Comment by Jacob's mom ship 9 div 342 on July 31, 2013 at 10:30pm: @ Giggles122461 - was your son doing good? I still haven't gotten a letter or anything, so would love to know what/how their group is doing.

Comment by GIGGLES122461 on July 31, 2013 at 9:02pm: i have a son who is on ship 9 div 342

Comment by GIGGLES122461 on July 31, 2013 at 9:00pm: i was so glad that i was home on saturday the 27th cause he called home. it was so good to hear his voice. i cannot wait to see him at the gradution. my first time on a airplane, i am not so sure about that. if it is the only way to see him i will do it.

Comment by diannep on July 31, 2013 at 8:32pm: On the phone cards, be sure they are at least 250 minutes, more if you can. The pay phones eat up alot of their minutes when they connect for each call.

Comment by KansasMomOf6 on July 31, 2013 at 8:22pm: Thank you!

Comment by Msmazz030 on July 31, 2013 at 8:14pm: I have been getting him calling cards at Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid with preloaded minutes. There is also a website that will send you free calling cards to send to your SR. I feel bad taking them since I already bought him a bunch but may get some and tell him to share them with people who may need them. Just be careful with the calling cards since a lot of them are for prepaid CELL phones. I have only had luck getting them at the drug stores.

Comment by ellen0502 on July 31, 2013 at 8:10pm: Divisions have been posted for this TG. There are 11 divisions so each recruit is permitted 4 guests.

I will be posting division discussions later this evening.

Comment by KansasMomOf6 on July 31, 2013 at 8:06pm: What kind of phone cards do people send? Hopefully we'll get his address soon and can start sending letters, and I'd like to tuck in a few phone cards but don't know what kind they can use. Any help is much appreciated!

Comment by Msmazz030 on July 31, 2013 at 8:01pm: My son was in the same boat as many....he left with his recruiter on July 9th and did not arrive in GL until 10:00pm on July 11th and then was in holding days waiting to have a complete division. Anyway, I have been writing him every other day and sneaking in a phone card here and there. My younger sons and I always joke that my SR hated to WRITE when he was home so why would that change. Him and language arts never were good friends. We keep laughing about it and if he does write, it will be two sentences. LOL. He always was a simple man with words. We just take every day with a laugh and figure he can find a lot less trouble there than at home.