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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/25/2015 TG 03 10 Divisions (019-026, 801 and 903)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/25/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 11/25/2015! 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 VirgoMom904 on November 15, 2015 at 12:27pm: Good Morning, we are getting so close to PIR! Yay! I haven't heard from my daughter so I'm hoping she is on track to graduation and is better from her knee injury. I would like to ask a huge favor from some of you wonderful Moms. Since I will not be attending PIR I would like to know if any one you would be willing to take some pictures of my daughter and text them to me? She is Ship 11 Div 019... It will be greatly appreciated

Comment by diannep on November 15, 2015 at 9:10am: Good Morning!

Comment by diannep on November 15, 2015 at 9:10am: For those joining the FB pages, please be sure to stay here as well. We need info shared on both groups! Thanks! Also please let me remind you that there is still OPSEC (security) to be maintained on the FB groups. Last names of SRs are exposed there and that is a problem for the military so please "tweak" your FB pages to try and maintain this. If your SRs are Special Ops, this is very important. Private groups on FB are not really private as we all know about cyperspace. So please be careful over there! But stay on both groups!

Comment by diannep on November 15, 2015 at 9:05am: There is a good deal of walking at graduation so have comfortable shoes on. The distance depends on if you park or take the shuttle, but you will be walking a good bit. For those who may have a problem walking, there are wheelchairs on base manned by sailors who will be happy to roll you into PIR Hall and out again.

Comment by NavyMom22 on November 15, 2015 at 1:39am: Thank you diannep! I was wondering about the shuttle. How far is the walk to the graduation? Thanks :)

Comment by NavyMom22 on November 15, 2015 at 1:37am: Hello loved ones from ship 03 div 24!!! We started a fb group chat. Please feel free to join us. Join the fb page for PIR 11/25.... Once you are Accepted by the admin for that page, comment with ship 03 div 24!!
We are almost there!!!! Praying for all our SR's! Zephaniah 3:17

Comment by CatMom509 on November 14, 2015 at 7:02pm: Hi Friends!

     "We who have fled to Him for refuge can take

      new courage, for we can hold on to His Promise

      with confidence."

                                                          Hebrews 6:18

Comment by diannep on November 14, 2015 at 10:39am: Travelgirl: There is a toll chart to look at but it can be pretty confusing. Since you are renting a car, rent the I-Pass from the car company....it is worth the money since it can be confusing. You can call your company to see how much they charge for the I-Pass rental.

Comment by diannep on November 14, 2015 at 10:30am: Navymomflorida: Normally you can sign up for shuttle service when you check into your hotel. OR....you can contact Sarge for his shuttle service...he is the one who has the MeetandGreet the night before and he actually has sign up sheets there for his shuttles. You can also go to his page on this site....go to the MEMBERS tab above and select "Old Sarge." His contact info is on there.

We had a rental also but took the shuttle to base. Yes, would do it that way again....shuttles (which are actually taxis operating as shuttles that morning....fixed rate....$3/pp I believe, each way....) bypass the car line waiting to get into RTC. They drop off right at the gate and pick up there afterwards. It is just a matter of preference....for those with GL A School sailors, remember that they will not be allowed to leave RTC with you....they will be moving over to their new base shortly after PIR...and you pick them up there a few hours later....so you may want to take the shuttle since you really don't really don't need your car to head out with your sailor from RTC.

Comment by Navymomflorida on November 13, 2015 at 9:54pm: Does anyone here know if there is a shuttle that runs from Spring Hill Marriott to RTC?I have a rental but heard shuttles maybe faster getting on to base.