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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/07/2014 TG 52 - 11 Divisions (353-362 and 952)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on November 7, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 71
Latest Activity: Nov 12, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 11/07/2014! 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.
~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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 357 and 358 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by shadow1696 Nov 4, 2014. 13 Replies 1 Like
357...Sailors!
Started by BearsMom aka Amber. Last reply by BearsMom aka Amber Nov 4, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Baskets for Meet & Greet 11/6/14
Started by Christie. Last reply by jurisprude Nov 3, 2014. 22 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 361 and 362 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by brunil Nov 1, 2014. 28 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 355 and 356 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by AMIGIRL Nov 1, 2014. 25 Replies 5 Likes
He's a Sailor!!
Started by sms9296. Last reply by 2nd TimeNavyMom Oct 31, 2014. 7 Replies 2 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by 2nd TimeNavyMom Oct 31, 2014. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 353 and 354 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Sandy W Oct 30, 2014. 39 Replies 2 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Oct 17, 2014. 6 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 359 and 360 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by D's Mom-Lori PIR10/30/09 Oct 13, 2014. 84 Replies 3 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by diannep on October 1, 2014 at 8:31pm
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RTC has now posted the divisions for this PIR group.....353-362 and 952.....11 divisions which means 4 guests per sailor allowed at PIR.
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Comment by sherrynanette on October 1, 2014 at 7:02pm
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My son is on Ship 14. I've had one letter, and one phone call. Hoping for more.
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Comment by CatMom509 on October 1, 2014 at 3:09pm
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Hello Friends!
"For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
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Good Morning!
For those who have not done so, please read through the pages link below for lots of info:
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Hi Everyone!
I just put up my "PERTINENT PIR TIPS!" up in the Discussion Forum. Please check it out for any tips you can use for your own PIR~~ My Sailor daughter wanted to get her eyebrows done too, so there is a suggestion for where I took her up there~~
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Good Morning!
"Listen to advice and accept instruction,
and in the end you will be wise."
Proverbs 19:20
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*to GET more info, not to BE more info....
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ChompersMom: So very sorry. Is this an condition that he disclosed to the recruiter and got a waiver for? I ask because so many times on this site I have seen ladies post that their SR disclosed a medical condition to the recruiter, only to be told that it would be no problem....and of course, it was a problem when they got to Bootcamp and most are then discharged since they didn't get a waiver for the condition (meaning so many times it is about "numbers" for the recruiters at the expense of disappointed SRs.....sad). I agree with CatMom.....your SR needs to sign for permission for you to talk to the "powers that be" to be more info. Only your SR can do this. You can do nothing unless this happens, and even then, I hear it is hard for parents to get lots of info. The meeting with Legal is important....he can choose to stay and fight this diagnosis, that is his choice, but it could be months of fighting, and it is quite depressing for those SRs fighting their diagnosis since they have no training, nothing to do up there, and depression can be a problem. Others opt to be discharged, but with the code of being able to re enlist later if the condition can be corrected and a waiver obtained to re enlist. Although I have seen some on here come back after being discharged, it is not too often that happens. The Navy is overmanned so they can be very picky. I pray that your SR picks what is best for him....as far as when he would get home if he is discharged and will not stay and fight it, it can take a few weeks for him to get out. The process is not too quick. You cannot request his medical records, but HE can and should.
Yes, he will be on his own once he is discharged for insurance and job (unless you can add him, like CatMom said, on the insurance). He has no Navy benefits that carry over after his discharge like this. His insurance stops on the day he is discharged. They will pay for his way home, but usually they find the cheapest way to send them home. Families who live close enough have the option of taking them home once discharged. They are sent home in their Navy sweats, I believe. They have no uniforms that they can keep.
There is a group on here called Ship 5 (formerly 17) that will have lots of info for you. Just put it in the search bar on GROUPS tab. Ask questions there as there should be some ladies on there who have gone through this who can help you.
Again, I am so sorry....but have to believe that the Lord has a better plan for your SR. It is just so painful for him and you to go through this, I know. Prayers for all of you. You sound like a wonderful supportive mom, which he so will appreciate right now! If you speak to him again, please make sure to ask him to sign what he needs to so you can get info yourself.
Good Morning Everyone.
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Chompermom,
Do you have a Medical Power of Attorney signed by him that he has given you authority to be in contact with the Navy regarding this situation? If he is 18 and over, the Navy generally deals with him and unfortunately, not the parent. He should meet with Legal to see if he can get another medical evaluation on his back. I do wish our young people could take a little more time to explain what's going on with their parents. Hope the recruiter can get back to you with specifics. Is your son under 19 or 21 and can still be under your insurance?
Prayers for your son that he can receive another evaluation and you can get some clear answers~~
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I hope your son is ok, thoughts and prayers to you and him.
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