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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.

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 TraG151 on October 2, 2015 at 11:37pm: Mommacnavy it is sooooo hard I am sure that he is away and not feeling good. :( I will pray for them all. My son also missed his call from getting his wisdom teeth pulled.
Momma8480 my son is a little frustrated too. He is VERY physical and he is having a really hard time not working out. But he just said he is hanging strong to make sure he graduates and sees us! Love to all of you as well.

Comment by mommacnavy on October 2, 2015 at 11:16pm: Momma8480... weird, I hadn't seen your post from a few minutes ago when I posted my response to you! I am praying for all these recruits also :) I am getting the feeling that this is the toughest time for all of them, since they are learning how to become a cohesive team with a bunch of strangers. I have a feeling the letters in a couple weeks will be more positive! That's what I'm praying for, anyway :)

Comment by mommacnavy on October 2, 2015 at 11:12pm: Momma8480 - I am also having a hard time going through or changing anything in his room! I FINALLY at least washed his sheets & comforter & everything & made his bed with all the pillows in place. It never looked like that when he lived here, I thought it would be nice to see the bed made right, but it just looks like he's gone :( Anyway, I really like diannep's advice on waiting for his leave! And it makes me feel better that I'm not the only one having a hard time with messing with his room.

Comment by Momma8480 on October 2, 2015 at 11:02pm: With all the happy letters home, I was wondering if my son was the only feeling as if he was completely frustrated in his letter I received today. I am trying to be strong, but he sounded so beat down. Please pray for that they will find the strength to make it through this challenging time in their life and remember the goal on the other side. I will pray for your sons as well. Thank you all. I know I have said it before, but this group is the only thing keeping me sane right now. Love to all!

Comment by mommacnavy on October 2, 2015 at 10:42pm: annrea1024- praying for you! Tough to get a frustrated letter :(

TraG151, Mandimae83 - that's awesome your sons are RPO's! I'm hoping my son is hanging around with them :) He loved the chapel service this week; as a matter of fact, that was one of the things he was most bummed about when he was sick, was missing chapel with his buddies.

Comment by mommacnavy on October 2, 2015 at 10:33pm: We got our 2nd letter from our son yesterday... It was a little brutal for me, made me cry because I felt bad for him. Apparently he was SIQ (sick in quarters) for 2+ days with the flu, couldn't keep anything down. So, he missed his call home, missed the Sunday schedule with chapel, etc... He said he tried to sleep it off as much as he could, except when the division was getting screamed at & he couldn't sleep. :( Hopefully he was able to study enough for the test they had Monday! He said sick people are supposed to get to make up their phone call, but it hasn't happened yet... he isn't the type that would ask, since he is trying to "fly under the radar". So, now I have to wait until NEXT Thursday to get another letter, which will hopefully be much more upbeat! It's rough when you wait around each week and stalk the mailman, only to find out he's had a super rough week:(

Comment by diannep on October 2, 2015 at 1:07pm: Kada :-) So great if you can help out TraG! Very kind of you.

Comment by TraG151 on October 2, 2015 at 12:41pm: Oh my gosh that just made my morning. I can't tell you how much that means to me and us. I just might take you up on that I am going to start looking at getting them a flight with us. I can't thank you enough.

Comment by Nikki92 on October 2, 2015 at 11:33am: TraG151, That is so cool that your son was appointed RPO! We just received our first letters from our son yesterday, and he said he is RPO for his Division as well! He had been helping with the high school youth group at our church before he left, so this should be a position he'll enjoy.

I also wanted to let you know that our daughters(16 & 19yrs old) will be watching PIR from our hotel in Great Lakes. If you want to bring your younger children they would be more than happy to watch over them for you. They are both top notch babysitters around here. : )

Comment by Mandimae83 on October 2, 2015 at 10:32am: Congrats TraG151. My son is also doing that too!
Catmom thank you for your inspirational scriptures!