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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/01/2013 TG 51 - 13 Divisions (409-420 and 951)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 11/01/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their Navy journey!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 106
Latest Activity: Dec 22, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 11/01/2013! 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 Missy on October 7, 2013 at 5:26pm: Machel ship 12 Div 409; yes I did post on FB also. I know some people don't do go on FB so I posted it on here as well.

Comment by MachelMMmom on October 7, 2013 at 3:46pm: Thanks Melisship11div420, did you post this on FB earlier? It is beautiful.

Comment by Hls542002 on October 7, 2013 at 3:34pm: Thanks, CatMom509. This is great news, that I'm sure all those who have family staying at Navy Lodge will enjoy.

Comment by Missy on October 7, 2013 at 3:20pm: I was looking for a poem or prayer to put on my blue candle and I read this and had to share, also shared on the fb page.

A PRAYER FOR MY RECRUIT

Father, in the coming days I will need You, but my recruit will need You more.

Let him perform his tasks with a sense of duty.

Let his reflexes be quick and his hands steady.
Let his head be clear and his eyes sharp.
Let his mind and body be strong and his spirit stronger.

Christ, please stand by my recruit and watch his back when he cannot.

Father, I love this recruit of mine! Take from ME,
what he needs and give me what he does not.
I will pace the nights, if it means he gets some sleep.
I will deal with fatigue, if it means he will have energy.
I will carry his fear if it means it gives him courage.
I will take his pain, if it means he is healthy and whole.

Take from me my love and pride and let him feel it! Let him know that I am with him every step of the way.

Please, take from me what You can; I give it willingly and with love.
It is all that I have besides my prayers.

Above all, please help my recruit achieve his goal of becoming a Sailor in the United States Navy.

Amen.

Comment by CatMom509 on October 7, 2013 at 3:20pm: His,

I contacted Navy Lodge for you at their link on the right under the calendar. Yes, they show the Livestream in the lobby, if the link is working correctly.

Does anyone have the secondary link, so maybe I can pass it on to them?

Comment by CatMom509 on October 7, 2013 at 3:14pm: Hello Friends!

     "The Lord watches over you-

       the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

       the sun will not harm you by day,

       nor the moon by night."

                                            Psalm 121:5-6

Comment by diannep on October 7, 2013 at 2:41pm: Dmae: For your division, they will be starting training week 5 later this week. Probably on Thurs.

Comment by Dmaeship12div410 on October 7, 2013 at 1:53pm: This is week 5 right?

Comment by MachelMMmom on October 7, 2013 at 12:47pm: Thanks Diannep, I am getting excited.

Comment by diannep on October 7, 2013 at 12:13pm: Machel: They usually have until 9 or 10 pm if staying in GL for A school for Liberty. And you usually can pick them up very early in the morning, so lots of time with your new sailor!

Hls: I would call Navy Lodge and ask about the livestream.