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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/18/2015 TG 45 - 10 Divisions (309-316, 819 and 945)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 09/18/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 92
Latest Activity: Nov 9, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 09/18/2015! 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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N4M'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.

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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 diannep on August 14, 2015 at 11:49am: westgate: The mail is held from them for the first 2 weeks or so of Bootcamp....until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. They then can write for the first time and receive this held mail....mail delivery after that is M-F, but they can only mail out on Mondays (writing on Sundays). I would assume that he has received your letters by now. Although some RDCs may threaten withholding their mail to motivate them, I do not believe this is allowed to happen. Hope you hear from him soon and that he is now getting your letters!

Comment by westgate01! on August 14, 2015 at 11:44am: Question I have received letters from my SR but has he received mine? A mom was saying her son hasn't received her letters and she has sent several..we are all sending letters to the same address for div 819..how do we find out..would be just sick if my son thought I forgot about him!!

Comment by diannep on August 14, 2015 at 8:26am: CBNJCM: They will remove the wisdom teeth if they feel in the future they could cause any problem when they might be deployed on a ship. They won't take a chance if there is any question.

With this talk of heart murmurs, I remember years ago, when my sailor son was very young, the dr said he detected what he thought was a slight heart murmur, but after that, the issue was mute---he never mentioned it again...and my son never had any issues. He was/is an athlete and never had problems with anything. So I wonder how often a "murmur" is detected in error? My son is now out of the Navy, but never had any health issues when in.

Good Morning!

Comment by CatMom509 on August 14, 2015 at 4:36am: Happy Friday!!

     "There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan

       that can succeed against the Lord."

                                           Proverbs 21:30

Comment by CBNJCM on August 14, 2015 at 1:33am: Hi everyone. I got a letter from my son today, too and he included letters for his brother and sister that were hilarious. They took all of his wisdom teeth out, too, which really surprised me because our dentist said they didn't need to come out. In reading other posts, it sounds like that is a common theme. I was kind of shocked to hear that. He was glad for a few days of rest though! It's so good to hear from him! I know everyone else is feeling the same way getting to hear from their own kids. Now, if only I could see a picture, too. :-)

Comment by Catlady on August 13, 2015 at 11:21pm: I absolutely love Thursdays!!! I couldn't wait to get home from work after reading everyone's posts. My son is still loving boot camp. He's studying hard, had a test to study for so he cut the letter short. I'm so proud that he's focusing during his time off.
Kimberly I'm keeping you and your son in my thoughts and prayers. I had a doctor think he heard a heart murmur years ago and I don't have a heart murmur. So hopefully it's nothing like it was with me.

Comment by CJDA on August 13, 2015 at 11:10pm: Yup...Thursday it is...got a letter from our SR today. They are pulling 2 of his wisdom teeth this week...he sounds really good...

Comment by SoCalmom on August 13, 2015 at 9:49pm: Got another letter! I agree, Thurs may be my new favorite day! Did anyone see DIV 310 on the pictures? Bummed. I was hoping to get to see my SR.

Comment by diannep on August 13, 2015 at 9:44pm: Kimberly: I hope you get a call from him soon so you have your questions answered!

Comment by Kimberly on August 13, 2015 at 9:24pm: As far as I know he has not been moved, his letters are still being sent from Ship 4 and he is back to full duty after 2 days off for his teeth removal recovery. I wrote him back right away asking all kinds of questions. This is where it is so frustrating not being able to talk to our SR's. This site has been very helpful to me even if I do not comment often, so thank you all!