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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/13/2015 TG 01 - 11 Divisions (001-010, and 901)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/13/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 60
Latest Activity: Apr 3, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 11/13/2015! 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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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 11/13/2015 TG 01 - 11 Divisions (001-010, and 901) to add comments!

Comment by diannep on September 25, 2015 at 9:21pm: Alicia: Sorry, but your new sailor most likely will be bussed to the airport later on PIR night and will fly out on Sat. You can meet him at the airport and bring ID so you can wait at the gate until his departure. Occasionally they don't leave until Sunday, depending on flight availability, so it is best if you book your own return back later on Sunday if possible...just in case!

Comment by Jenny on September 25, 2015 at 8:55pm: Got the letter today. My son is ship 04 div 008! Glad to now have his address to write him. Just called and reserved the hotel!!!

Comment by Love her on September 25, 2015 at 7:03pm: My daughter is ship 03 div 002.

Comment by wvnavymom on September 25, 2015 at 6:23pm: Hello all. I got the letter today. My SR is on ship 2 divison 901 with a PIR 11/13. This is my second time thru BC. My daughter gradated on 12/05/11 in a 900 division as well. She was a stick (flag barer). I'm still friends with several mom's from that turn. I look forward to getting to know a lot of you awesome mom's here too.

Comment by Alicia f on September 25, 2015 at 5:12pm: Hello, my son left for boot camp on 9/21. He is also going to Mississippi for A school. From your experience, would he have the weekend after PIR to spend with family or does he leave the next day?

Comment by petrojax on September 25, 2015 at 5:02pm: Hello all! This is my second time around as a BC Mom! I have one son who is a Petty Officer on Ike, and now my younger son is at Great Lakes on ship 06 in div 003 till 11/13/15. He will go to A school after PIR in Meridian, Mississippi just like is older brother did. I just wanted to say hello to everyone!

Comment by diannep on September 25, 2015 at 11:45am: NavySMom&Daughter: Yes, extras may be allowed into the Chapel to watch the Livestream of the service. It is not a guarantee....and they prefer that extras wait at the hotels and watch the Livestream there (most hotels stream it in a public area)....but if your extras need to come, they will try to accommodate. They will have a separate line to get in....and will be escorted into the Chapel (hence no one wandering the base or trying to get into the PIR Hall!).....there is no food/drink allowed in the Chapel (it IS allowed in PIR Hall)....children under 18 must be with an adult....all must wait until completion of PIR before trying to leave the Chapel....and all will be escorted back to the Visitors Center where the sailor/family will meet them. If there is a glitch in the Livestream (which happens sometimes) and it won't work, all must remain in there anyway until PIR concludes.

Comment by diannep on September 25, 2015 at 7:19am: Welcome to the new members of this group! Please read through the PAGES info to the right/above on this page. Lots of great info there.

Also, you may want to scroll back through the pages and see the posts where questions may have been asked/answered.

For anyone wanting to watch the Livestream of today's PIR service, here is the link. The Livestream starts at 8:45 a.m. but the ceremony starts at 9 a.m.

http://navyformoms.com/group/pir10092015/page/livestream-of-pir-ser...

Good Morning to All !

Comment by CatMom509 on September 25, 2015 at 4:57am: Happy Friday!!

     "For we are His workmanship,

      created in Christ Jesus for good works,

      which God prepared beforehand that

      we should walk in them."

                                          Ephesians 2:10