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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/11/2013 TG 48 - 12 Divisions (379-388, 820 and 948)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 10/11/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their Navy journey!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 135
Latest Activity: Apr 9, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 10/11/2013! 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 Feliciackm on October 12, 2013 at 11:20am: Thank you guys for all of your support, I did watch PIR and it was beautiful. I do with I could hear from my SR soon. Congrats to you all.

Comment by Edie on October 12, 2013 at 9:14am: I'm happy for you eastcoastmom hope
Your weekend continues well for you and your sailor. Safe travels.
Where do u get train info?

Comment by MCEastcoastmom(Ship 13 Div 385) on October 12, 2013 at 8:40am: As soon as we figure out this train station thing we will be going to the Navy Pier today with our sailor. However we are letting him sleep in until 9 today. He was so happy to find out last night that when he is on liberty he can go to sleep and wake up any time he wants .He just has to be in before curfew and be at muster. He was also excited to find out that he can now take showers alone again.! Ha. He made sure to ask them those questions last night. :) My favorite though is all his military talk and how he wanted to be back to check in, 30 minutes before curfew and started getting nervous when it got closer to 20 minutes early. My kid and I always argued about his lack of punctuality and now he is rushing me. Loved every minute of it! I have a whole different man before my eyes, new and improved. Love him!

Comment by MCEastcoastmom(Ship 13 Div 385) on October 12, 2013 at 4:49am: Boocoo..How great! I saw all the divisions march in and wondered if they had been able to complete BS. Yay!!!! So happy.

Comment by CatMom509 on October 12, 2013 at 3:01am: Oh, boocoo!! I am so happy for you and all the other families of those Fabulous New Sailors!! HOOYAH!!!

Comment by ellen0502 on October 12, 2013 at 12:59am: Great news boocoo!! We have been wondering with fingers crossed and prayers said. I bet they were all beat tired, but pumped full of energy.

Comment by boocoo on October 11, 2013 at 10:57pm: The last two divisions did get to do BS last night after all. They also were allowed to march this morning during graduation, due to this was something beyond their control and definitely out of the norm. It was a beautiful ceremony and they did their divisions proud!!!!! I am a proud Mom of a Sailor!!!!

Comment by CatMom509 on October 11, 2013 at 11:14am: Happy Friday!!

     "But now, Lord, what do I look for?

      My hope is in You."

                                        Psalm 39:7

Comment by diannep on October 11, 2013 at 8:41am: Happy PIR Day! Hoping that most of you heard from your new sailors...for those who didn't because of the mixup this week, hoping hoping hoping that your sailor's name is on that gate list! Enjoy! Hope many of you are already in PIR Hall now!

Felicia: So very sorry...it is so hard for those with SRs in FIT because they may not know until the last minute....some even head to GL to see their possible sailors, only to be told that they are not sailors yet and they can't see them. They tell them they will have their sailors call them....that rarely happens. It is an awful position to be in. I'm so very sorry....but sure hope that you get an I'm a Sailor call soon from your new sailor....so sorry you all will miss the PIR experience....but becoming a sailor is the important part now....so prayers! Please keep everyone posted on here. I know they are praying for your SR.