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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/20/2013 TG 45 - 11 Divisions (351-360 and 945)

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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: 108
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 09/20/2013! 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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forN4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~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 diannep on August 9, 2013 at 10:47am: CQuinn: You will find that no one understands your feelings like other military families....the others try to understand, but this experience is different from all others!

Comment by Laurie W. (ship 12 div 360) on August 9, 2013 at 9:58am: Good morning all,

No letter yet, but hoping today or tomorrow, and hoping for a phone call also!! Being on here helps. Making reservations today for PIR, will be making the drive from NY.

Hope you all receive your letter & take care!

Comment by Nicole_NavyMom13 on August 9, 2013 at 9:28am: recieved two letters yesterday from my SR (ship 11 div 355). Was so excited to read them but they broke my heart when he would say he was home sick. :(

Comment by CQEOC on August 9, 2013 at 9:17am: Good morning group, thank you for all of your posts. I find that when I really am missing my son-I can log in and feel better-maybe misery does love company? Or maybe it helps me to feel normal-my friends and family don't understand our feelings-pride mixed with lots of other stuff!

My son is in 351 and I recieved 2 letters yesterday-I hope you all get your letters today! It made me feel so much better-the first one was: its hard but I've made some good friends (your sons & daughters) and the 2nd one was it is getting better-getting dogtags and the cammo uniform felt good to him! Prayers to all!

Comment by Mmom on August 9, 2013 at 9:11am: Good morning. Really hoping to hear from our SR (ship 12 div 359 )today. Plan on making reservations for PIR too. We plan on driving from NJ.

Comment by Ben'sMom(Ship12 Div 359) on August 9, 2013 at 8:54am: My loved one is on Ship 12 Division 359 as well and I have not gotten any letters (except the "letter!) or calls yet either...but I keep praying for them

Comment by diannep on August 9, 2013 at 8:34am: Good Morning All !

Comment by CatMom509 on August 9, 2013 at 2:47am: DeAnn,

I live in Southern California too and almost always our letters from my daughter arrived on Thursday--unless Monday was a holiday, then it moved over 1 day. Maybe your SR's division hasn't quite trained their Mail Petty Officer or it's the postal service's fault!! Hoping you get a letter today!!

Comment by PrayingNavyMomsHusband on August 8, 2013 at 11:19pm: bmnstarr, great to hear you got some contact from your son. If he is keeping his sense of humor through all of this (folding socks) he is going to do fine through training.

Here is the link to Sarge's Meet & Greetfor the 9/20 PIR. Few areas on either the Navy Moms or Dads sites are in as much agreement as this is a great thing to make time for prior to PIR. We hope to see y'all there.

http://www.navyformoms.com/events/pir-09-20-2013-sarge-s-meet-and-g...

Comment by Cacling (Ship 09 Div 357) on August 8, 2013 at 7:38pm: No letter today from our SR. I was so sure there would be one. Hopefully tomorrow.