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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/27/2013 TG 46 - 11 Divisions (361-370 and 946)

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Welcome to the group with SAILORS who graduated Boot Camp on 09/27/2013. A place to keep up with each other as your sailors continue their journey in the Navy.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 102
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 09/27/2013! 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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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 09/27/2013 TG 46 - 11 Divisions (361-370 and 946) to add comments!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 8, 2013 at 2:31am: NavyMom - Only those who are on the Access List may enter RTC and the Drill Hall for PIR.

This is from the Family Guide ,clickable link, (Page 3 under Pass-in-Review Access List):

Those who are not on the access list should remain off base and meet with their Sailor once he or she commences off base daytime liberty.

We do not have a designated waiting area nor do we have a standby line.

The rest of your Family will be able to join up with you and your new Sailor once he goes on Liberty that day.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 8, 2013 at 2:10am: They do not distribute tickets for PIR. Rather your recruit puts the names of his/her intended guests on the Form Letter that is sent home. These are the Folks that they wish to invite to attend PIR.

About 7-10 days before PIR the Recruits will turn in a Final Guest List (or Access List) to security. Once that is turned in there can be no changes to the Access List. This final list will have the name of the person that coincides with their Government ID, which you will need to enter PIR. (Some of you may see on the Form Letter just "Dad, Mom, Sis, Bro"...don't worry, remember the info is just to let you know) So, if there need to be changes I suggest that you communicate with your SR ASAP.

Comment by NavyMom1727 on August 7, 2013 at 11:12pm: Hey Veteran Moms can you help me out with something? I know my SR will get 3 or 4 tix for graduation, but for those family members who will be going with me but not to the graduation will they be able to see my SR once the ceremony is over?

Comment by cys730 on August 7, 2013 at 10:34pm: my daughter is ship 11!

Comment by maureenwithfive on August 7, 2013 at 10:20pm: Any Ship 11 Div 365/366 moms out there?

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 7, 2013 at 8:46pm: And, uh...I forgot to introduce myself to the Folks :-( Sorry!

Helllloooooo!

Another "Veteran" Mom checking in!

My Sailor PIR’d in 05/2011. He is a Seabee Reservist. I have been an AF (Security Forces) Reservist wife for 28 + years…I know …not Navy…but I am somewhat familiar with military life! We have been through two Deployments. Our son enlisted while Hubby was in Iraq. This site was a Godsend and helped me get through not only our sons BC experience but that last deployment for 6 months.

I am a “veteran” mom on the PIR groups mostly. I have been on them now for over a year and we have 7-8 PIR groups running at the same time.

Welcome!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 7, 2013 at 8:44pm: Geez Jess...blast from the past...WOO-HOO!

...ha, though I guess you could say that about me lately...sigh.

Glad your son is close to home now :-)

Comment by cookieclan5 on August 7, 2013 at 8:34pm: I, too, have put in an extra note for an SR who isn't receiving mail into each envelope that I've sent my SR so far. I'm patiently waiting for him to write me back as I have sent him about 12 days worth of news from the neighborhood! Breaks my heart to think that someone won't receive any letters from loved ones or friends; I feel it's the least we could do for their service.