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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/06/2015 TG 52 - 10 Divisions (369-376, 820 and 952)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/06/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 67
Latest Activity: Mar 3, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 11/06/2015! 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.

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~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 October 3, 2015 at 10:18pm: *one with NO one there

Comment by diannep on October 3, 2015 at 10:18pm: My sailor daughter: My son would have been one with not one there at MEPS before leaving for GL. But that was HIS choice, not mine. He was 23 and wanted to say his goodbyes the night before at the hotel. Soooo....maybe some of those you saw actually had support, but preferred that they not be there at MEPS because it may have been too hard to say goodbye?

Comment by TheRocksmom on October 3, 2015 at 9:03pm: My sailors daughter; you might want to consider anddin a letter also my son tells me they get mail before they go to bed and how sad for ones that don't get any, " they haven't anything to go to sleep with" it is heartbreaking. Mimi so glad you got the call! Yes I hear that the haircuts well lets says nnot like going to the salon, that a for sure! Time to light the candle, so grateful for this site, can't imàgine the state we all would be if we didn't have it. We're almost there. I can't wait.

Comment by My Sailor daughter on October 3, 2015 at 3:15pm: I'm glad you spoke to your son TheRocksmom and we're able to share a laugh. You are right it's gotta be hard on them to not to be able to call, I just try to remind myself no call is good news.. Don't get me wrong it's easier said then done. I'm hoping DIV 373 gets a chance tomorrow to call. I'm wondering how's her testing going. You know it's true also some of them don't have any support its so sad. The day of my daughters initiation there were 16 of them and only 15 family/friends in the waiting room. 8 of them was for my daughter only. As I looked around I saw other young boy and girl by themselves it broke my heart to see that. All I can remember was what my sister in law family friend said to me in the summer. She told me I don't know how you can do it, because a year ago my son told me he was thinking of joining the Army. I told him Oh no your not! If you do she would disown him! I couldn't believe she said that to me.. My face was is displayed believe!! I took a deep breathe before I would say something un appropriate. Then said Well as for me I'm over proud of my daughters decision! That not an easy task! Yes, I going to miss like hell, but I've raised my kids telling them I will always support them in what they choose to be. If your worries is something happening to may God bless my daughter and everyone that choose to do that, because now a days you are not safe anywhere. Maybe you should watch the news more and walked away. People can be so ignorant!! Sorry for this long message also but reading your message about the SR with no support reminded me of her... SMH!!

Comment by TheRocksmom on October 3, 2015 at 2:31pm: Please excuse my typing mistakes. Have a great weekend, we are almost there.

Comment by TheRocksmom on October 3, 2015 at 2:27pm: Hello everyone, first to the moms who's sons RPO, this is awesome! I was feeling down this past week ups and downs so true, this morning for call which made my day, no letter tho, only the first one. He tells me that. Although they can write any night he is so exhausted by the end of day, that he just wants to sleep, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to call because he has guard duty. So for the moms that didn't get calls today its more aweful for your son\daughters so ALOT iof frustration going on. They r so busy with inspection coming up, he tells m during PT they finally got to hear music, although from the 80's it made a difference! They played thrillwer from Michael Jackson and the son from Frozen, lol of course I broke out and started singing "let it go let it go" lol also telling me they coming together as team, which is the best news I heard. It's gotta be frustrating for all of them dealing with different personalities, backgrounds etc of the SRs they r with. I told him this morning that remember you and others chose to be there and that fo some, its the only choice they had. I have been putting extra letter of recruits that do not have support of anyone there. I encourged him to lead by example. This is path that leads to noble and honorable things and a life which is lead with integrity! There is nothing personally that I could ask for more.. I am sorry for being long winded here but I just had to get it out! I am keeping my eye on the day we all watch our children/grandchildren March into that auditorium! Every night I light that blue candle look to the stars and pray for our kids and us moms here! Don't ever loose hope the best is yet to come‼♥

Comment by Angee80 on October 3, 2015 at 12:08pm: Thank you everyone for the great advice. My minds at ease now. That letter was worring me.

Comment by mommacnavy on October 3, 2015 at 11:43am: SMW729...I love how you put that, everyday life people just don't understand how difficult this is. It's so true! We all need each other on here! Thanks everyone!!

Comment by mommacnavy on October 3, 2015 at 11:39am: Thanks diannep...I'm usually so positive! Hearing he was that sick just got the best of me :(. But... Great news! We got a call! Div 369! Sounds like 369 & 370 are both getting calls this morning! 6:23am Pacific time! Best way to be woken up on a Saturday. He ended up SIQ for 3 days last weekend with that flu, but he is better now. Just a cough that a lot of them have from the peanut butter shot now. I feel so much better after talking to him and hearing his voice :)

Comment by diannep on October 3, 2015 at 9:14am: mommacnavy: Hang in there.....it is so emotionally up and down for them and for you too! It DOES get better and will be worth it all at PIR! So keep your eyes on the prize!