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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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Comment by Disy (Ship12Div371) on August 8, 2013 at 7:26pm: I thought I might be jumping the gun when I joined this group - just heard from the Chief her PIR is 10/04! Good luck everyone !

Comment by Bird MomShip13Div363 on August 8, 2013 at 7:06pm: diannep, what PIR group/div u talking about? I only got my sons form ltr,,no other handwritten ltrs yet... I have been mailing him a letter every day.

Comment by diannep on August 8, 2013 at 5:39pm: jordans dad: Great to have you on here to help with the lingo!

Everyone, as far as phone calls, no, they do not just come on weekends so keep the phones handy, as CatMom suggested. Even when stepping out to get the mail....calls have been missed during these few minutes.

Not sure if those in this PIR group have been allowed to write letters yet? Has anyone received one other than the form letter? They usually can't write until after about 2 weeks....they must get the Recruit Mail Petty Officer trained first. They usually receive their "held" mail on a Sunday, and can mail out their own letters Mondays. After that first mail delivery, they will receive mail M-F. But they still can only mail letters to you on Mondays.

Comment by Sub School Dad on August 8, 2013 at 5:25pm: Hi SoCalNavyMom! I write to my SR daily. Just a few paragraphs - essentially a summary of the day's activities. I'll include a photo or two (I'm always taking pictures) of stuff that I find interesting if it fits with 'the discussion'. When the letter gets to be the appropriate weight for a regular 1st class stamp, I stop there, put it into an envelope and out it goes. I continue where I left off. I used to do the same thing when I was deployed at sea years ago. I'd write a little each day, and then when it was time to pull into port I'd put the letter into an envelope and off it would go. I think this way it helps keep them in touch and gives our loved ones a little touch of home. Some things I also include are popular news items or other things that may be important since they're essentially cut off from the world.

Comment by Sub School Dad on August 8, 2013 at 5:19pm: BTW my SR is onboard Ship 3 (USS HOPPER) Division 367. USS HOPPER was named for RDML Grace Hopper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper) - a computer scientist who, at her retirement, was the oldest commissioned Naval officer. An Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG-70) is also named in her honor.

Comment by Sub School Dad on August 8, 2013 at 4:54pm: Hi Moms (and hopefully some dads are here too :-) ). I've already connected with a few of you via FB so some of you already know "me". My son is currently going through RTC - I took the same journey as him 29 years ago. Please reach out at any time if you need help understanding the 'lingo' or the ratings, or if there's anything that this old ex-Navy guy can offer. Again, I look forward to connecting with everyone and am here to help in any way that I can.

Comment by Pa Mom (div 368) LS sailor on August 8, 2013 at 1:51pm: I believe form letter I am not home from work yet my other son opened it cause I am so crazy waiting. Said it gave ship 3 div 368 and his address.

Comment by hframe0412 on August 8, 2013 at 1:46pm: PA MOM 5 was it his form letter or an actual hand written letter from him?

Comment by Pa Mom (div 368) LS sailor on August 8, 2013 at 1:42pm: please friend me if your sr is in Ship 3 div 368 so we can get through this together.

Comment by Pa Mom (div 368) LS sailor on August 8, 2013 at 1:40pm: My sons letter got here today, had my oldest open it for me till I get home to read it. He is Ship 3 Div 368. Someone commented that they may be calling this weekend, I thought it would be more like 4 weeks till we hear from him. Happy day today.