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

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

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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N4M'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 September 14, 2013 at 4:28pm

You are very welcome, SRsailormoon!

Comment by CatMom509 on September 14, 2013 at 3:51pm

Hello All!

     "Because of the Lord's great mercies,

      we are not consumed,

      for His compassions never fail.

      They are new every morning,

      great is Your faithfulness."

                    Lamentations 3:22-23

Comment by SRsailormoon on September 14, 2013 at 9:34am
Thanks so much Dianne, I'm going to look into some of these, now I have an idea :-)
Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 9:27am

SRsailormoon:  Here's a link that may be helpful:

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/top-ten-sights-see-chicago-53658.html

Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 9:25am

SRsailormoon  I think your son would enjoy Chicago....google "things to see" there and take your pick!  I believe there is an Aquarium there that my friend went to...said it was great....We didn't get to Chicago when there (too cold in Feb!) but others have had great reports of their city-tour.  You can take the train right there next to RTC (cheap rates)....that would be fun too!  Navy Pier is another site to see there.  I believe you take a bus from one of the Chicago train stations. 

Just explore a little on the internet to see what you may like to do!

Comment by SRsailormoon on September 14, 2013 at 9:20am
Awesome thanks for posting, I've been wondering what we are going to be doing or eating while we're there. My son loves steak!!!! Does anyone know of anywhere fun I can take a 13 year old boy, I think we're staying for an extra day after my sailor leaves for A school and was just trying to find things I can do with my other son. Thank you.
Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 9:20am

Just passing along a post from a mom who recently attended her 2nd PIR:

Our 2nd sailor had his PIR 9/6. I was going to post Monday, but it takes awhile to come "down" from PIR. I have some recommendations for your visit to Great Lakes. This time we tried not to go to too many chain restraunts.

Comment by landlockedmom (Jo) 10 hours ago

THE POINT located at the junction of hwy41 and hwy 21 in Gurnee. Open for breakfast and lunch. Wonderful food and lots of it. Terrific wait-staff. Very homie feeling. We had breakfast there both times. WONDERFUL. They have some killer red velvet pancakes!

Timothy O'Toole's next to the Hampton in Gurnee. Good food. Not a chain.

Steven's in Gurnee. Great steaks. 4 of us ate for $145. The girlfriend had salmon and she loved it.

Dockside Ice Cream about 1 1/2 miles north of the base. Nothing super special but it was a nice place along the lake, had a picnic area, also had a hotdog stand next to it. You would walk out on the breakwater and get a great view of the lake and watch people fish. Very relaxing atmosphere.

We also ate at Chipolte Grill not far from the base. It was really good. We ate there once in Kansas City and we don't have one near where we live. It is a chain.

We overheard several people looking for a Golden Corral. So we directed them to the closest one we knew of...next to the Hampton in Gurnee. It looks like it is a fairly new restraunt.

Please google all these places for directions and reviews.

ENJOY PIR!!!!

Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 9:13am

This was posted by a mom from a recently graduated PIR group:

If you want a great Steak place we went to Lovell's.  just a short drive south of GL.  It is owned by Jack Lovell the Astronaut.  Your Sailor will eat free.  Make reservations and plan at least 90 minutes for your dinner.  It is served in courses and is so well worth it.

Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 8:54am

Good Morning All !

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 14, 2013 at 12:34am

Once again there are people who had PIR today who are in a panic because they don't know which airport to meet their Sailors at in the morning. please make sure you get flight info from your Sailor after PIR. Don't let this happen to you!!! Mail this card to them now and have them fill it out or take a blank one to PIR and give it to them and tell them to go back to their ship and get the info and fill it out and give the card back to you.
Please fill this out when you get your flight itinerary/orders and then give it to us at PIR. Do not mail it.
Airport________________________________________________
Airline________________________________________________
Gate Number___________________________________________
Flight Number _________________________________________
Flight time_____________________________________________
Layover_______________________________________________
Arrival time____________________________________________

 
 
 

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