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ALUMNI of PIR 11/21/2012 TG 2 — 11 Divisions (009–018 & 902)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/21/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep
LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
ellen0502
♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥aka FTLW
Betsy, son on Stennis carrier
Craig

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 121
Latest Activity: Apr 29, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 11/21/2012!

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember 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. 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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 17, 2012 at 3:44pm: Boo-Boo's happen...Sorry to interupt "the flow"...just a little "business". Just looking out for you and your recruits.

As a refresher I am going to repost the link to the PAGE for:

N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC LINKS

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 17, 2012 at 3:18pm: The fundraising post reply was removed. Please do not post solicitation links on this PIR GROUP as it breaks this section of the N4M's Community Guidelines:

• Don’t Solicit for Products, Services, etc.:
Advertising and promotions are allowed ONLY on your profile page. You may not use Private Messages or Chat to advertise unless members specifically request information. No individuals, groups, or businesses may solicit any project or purpose external to the site within the Forums, Groups, or Blogs.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Products or services you are selling
• Asking for signatures, money, gifts, or donations either for yourself or an external cause
• Work-at-home businesses or opportunities
• Job opportunities or resumes
• Charities and charitable causes or fund-raisers – even Navy-related
• Promoting your own Web site/blog or a Web site or online support group which you represent
• Promoting an entry in a contest

I know this is usually done in innocence so just an FYI for those that didn't know and a gentle reminder for those that are familiar with the Guidelines TY!

Comment by bayoukat110 on October 17, 2012 at 3:12pm: Tjmax- I will do that this afternoon and will ask him to share it.

Comment by Pattynfun on October 17, 2012 at 2:26pm: I feel like I am going to get a real letter today. Will let you know if my feling was right.☼

Comment by Tjmax513 on October 17, 2012 at 2:26pm: Love the Pumpkin!!! As the younger folks say "that's hott." Please Please send that to your son so he can share with DIV 12. My son is in that division as well. What a creative idea us NAVY MOMS ROCK!

Comment by diannep on October 17, 2012 at 2:24pm: pinkladybug: You should have PIR Day with him until either 8 or 9 pm. He will have to be back at least 30 minutes before "curfew" to allow time to walk back to his ship. He most likely will be flying out the next day to A School....they bus them to the airport in the wee hours of the morning. You can meet him there if you like, get a gate pass from the airlines, and wait with him until his plane leaves.

Comment by Nancy=^.^= on October 17, 2012 at 1:04pm: Pinkladybug: They have to stay on base at night... liberty is daytime only!

Comment by whitneylg on October 17, 2012 at 12:25pm: My bf is in ship 03/ Div 018 and I received 3 personal letters today! He is doing good and said he has made a lot of friends, and that he just received letters this past Sunday. He said the letters really helped!

Comment by pinkladybug on October 17, 2012 at 12:11pm: Does anyone know if their sailor can spend liberty with you all night or do they have to go back to the base ? He will not go to "a" school at GL. Thanks.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 17, 2012 at 9:05am: That is awesome Betsy, enjoy your shopping day. I took our college girl shopping in Charlotte last week on her way back to school and I actually did a little shopping myself. I got my Sailor a few things for her house and now I am looking for great gift ideas for very small things she can take on her ship. I got her a Kindle Fire HD for her December birthday so I am thinking an Amazon gift card will be on the Christmas list for sure so she can get lots of books and movies loaded to the Kindle before she deploys. I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE shopping lol.