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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/23/2015 TG 50 - 09 Divisions (353-360, and 950)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 10/23/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 57
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 10/23/2015! 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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 17, 2015 at 7:51pm: Melinda - If you're talking about sending the link outside of N4M's to friends, family that's okay since it is public knowledge. If for other social media, again okay as long as the the site you are posting on permits it.

Comment by ellen0502 on October 17, 2015 at 6:33pm: Melinda, You are talking about the Livestream correct? You can post that, but the link is also posted in the "PAGES" on the right side of this page under the member icons.

Comment by Melinda I ride out on October 17, 2015 at 4:40pm: So, can I post, text or email a link for the live PIR graduation?

Comment by ellen0502 on October 17, 2015 at 4:17pm: Kathy, It happens, you are not the first and I am certain you won't be the last. Like FTLW was talking about, it is a hard thing to get used to, never being able to say where, what or when about what your Sailor is doing.

My son has been deployed since July, and even I don't know where he is most of the time. Once and a while I will get a "Hello from _______", but that is only after he is in port somewhere, or it has been posted publicly, and then I have no idea where he is headed next. I can't even tell anyone when he will be home. I can say sometime in (Month), or soon I hope, but never ever give a date.

It just takes some time to learn it all.

Comment by diannep on October 17, 2015 at 2:38pm: kathy, no problem. Many will post not knowing that something is not allowed on here. It used to be that we administrators had the power to remove these posts, but now only the group creator can do this.....so poor ellen! With all of the groups we all are on, it keeps her busy!

So now.....Moving forward!

Comment by diannep on October 17, 2015 at 2:34pm: Good Afternoon!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 17, 2015 at 1:06pm: JAGGLILPIL - Here is the direct link:

Navy RTC LIVESTREAM for PIR

We also posted a PAGE on your Group here for reference to the link. Here is that link for the PAGE:

LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE

Comment by Nancy on October 17, 2015 at 12:54pm: I agree!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 17, 2015 at 12:44pm: I know diannep has probably posted this (because she is VERY good about it) but Captains Cup is today for your TG. Hope they are all enjoying it!

It would also be REALLY REALLY great if some phone calls could come in as well :-D

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 17, 2015 at 12:41pm: It's a learning process :-)

Personal rambling to follow... :-D

I struggled with it...felt so rude when folks were inquiring about Hubby and I couldn't tell them anything. So I just learned to explain why along with it. Even then I got some confused looks. Oh well...

My husbands first deployment...even HE did not know where he was going! It was just a number on his paperwork. I'm not sure I if I found out where he was while he was gone or when he came home.

Both deployments he never gave me any return dates until he hit the last leg (while he was on American soil). I got a general date so I would be prepared. The less I knew the less I could do an oops...accidents happen. That carried on to my personal thinking of not even telling a BFF when I did know. They are not familiar with the military or LE and so it is not "normal" for them so they won't get it and could innocently leak it out.