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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/25/2013 TG 50 - 11 Divisions (399-408 and 950)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 10/25/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their Navy journey!

Location: Great lakes, IL
Members: 117
Latest Activity: Oct 21, 2019

WELCOME to PIR 10/25/2013! 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 10/25/2013 TG 50 - 11 Divisions (399-408 and 950) to add comments!

Comment by bhbqxe on September 29, 2013 at 7:19pm: Hi, where can we find what they are
doing each week and day?

Comment by ellen0502 on September 29, 2013 at 5:53pm: Yes he is CatMom. There is another picture of him too, but it is the back of his head. LOL

Comment by CatMom509 on September 29, 2013 at 5:35pm: Hello All!

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth."

Psalm 100:1

Comment by CatMom509 on September 29, 2013 at 5:34pm: ellen0502,

Is your son the one that's half showing in the line??

Comment by ellen0502 on September 29, 2013 at 2:24pm: diannep, Here is another Where's Waldo photo of my son on his ship! LOL He still manages to stay out of the camera mostly. Hahah. I was hoping his ship would post pictures of WOG Day since there couldn't have been that many of them, but to no avail. I guess I will just have to keep looking closely at the pictures from the galley. Where there is food, there is my son I guess. LOL

Comment by diannep on September 29, 2013 at 8:10am: Good Morning!

Comment by diannep on September 28, 2013 at 11:28pm: $169 for 4 nights is awfully cheap? Is this a discount travel website that you were using? Sometimes they are cheaper...but read their cancellation policy in the event your SR is delayed or discharged. Some of them have some stiff penalties for change/cancellation. My son was delayed in his training and we had to change flights/hotel reservations....we were thankful we had booked directly with the hotel since there was no penalty.

Comment by racing girl on September 28, 2013 at 7:09pm: Thanks but yeah thats how im planing to dress .but yeah I did call direct and its a 100 diferent from internet.i found 169.for 4nights and when I call they all was giving me 278.thats why I could understand why.

Comment by diannep on September 28, 2013 at 5:43pm: jesika: Did you say the Navy Graduation hotel rates were higher than the regular rates? That shouldn't be. Be sure to call the hotels directly to ask for these rates. I can't imagine they are charging Navy families more than regular rates. Be sure to check any other hotel discounts you may be entitled to. We used our AAA rate when up there.

Dress for PIR is dressy casual, suggested. You can wear whatever you like...but we remind you that your sailors will be in their finest and it is a formal ceremony, so nice casual clothes are recommended. Good walking shoes as there is a good degree of walking that day...and remember you will be climbing into bleachers. You will see a little bit of everything as far as dress there.

Comment by racing girl on September 28, 2013 at 2:09pm: Also I know you flew but did u used discount for hotel I found saying is for pir they gey the prices to high