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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/27/2013 TG 003 - 13 Divisions (021-030, 803, 804 and 903)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 11/27/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their journey in the Navy!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 132
Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 11/27/2013! 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. Edit

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forN4M'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 SplashMom on October 16, 2013 at 9:52pm: Ok, missing my son badly today...proudmom and TJ, I thought is was just me. Maybe it's the "2 week" mark??...I don't know!

Q: Why should you never swim on a full stomach?

A: Because it's easier to swim in water!

Comment by Bethin NY (Ship 11 025) on October 16, 2013 at 9:47pm: Hang in there TJsMom and all - the veteran Moms say the first 3 weeks are the worst & we're almost there. It's GOT to get better... Big Hug

Comment by TJsMom SHIP 03 DIV 021 on October 16, 2013 at 9:37pm: @proudmom...we must be feeling something, maybe its in the air or something because I am really missing my son today! Just an ache, a knot in my stomache. I thought I would be better by now, this separation anxiety, but not so much. Not today, anyway. I told myself earlier that same thing: no news is good news.

As far as phone cards, I emailed the man recommended here and he sent me 8. Its just the numbers for them and a pin. 20 minutes each. He asked that my SR share them, so I put that in the letter. He did this free of charge, but I will be sending him a donation. He is www.callsforrecruits.org if anyone is interested.

Comment by Bethin NY (Ship 11 025) on October 16, 2013 at 9:36pm: MOMM ! We did send Snoopy bandaids - laughing very hard right now :) Thanks for reminding me

Comment by riverstone41 on October 16, 2013 at 9:26pm: Me too proud mom. I haven't sent band aids, but I have sent a crazy amount of mail in general

Comment by proud mom of Kayla on October 16, 2013 at 9:25pm: No letter today. I am trying to keep in mind 'no news is good news' but it's so hard. I am seriously missing my daughter today. Two weeks down 6 more to go.

Comment by proud mom of Kayla on October 16, 2013 at 9:21pm: I am so stressing about the letters I have sent. I used small envelopes so most of my letters were thick. I put a couple of bandaids in each letter. Will they get in trouble for receiving bandaids?

Comment by momm2five (GM MOM) on October 16, 2013 at 9:12pm: Oh, and Dianne? Do you have an Arby's near you? I got something called a molten chocolate lava cake today . . . holy crap!!

If you want chocolate, you need to try this!!!

Comment by momm2five (GM MOM) on October 16, 2013 at 9:09pm: Wow, boommom, thats horrible. I would be ticked if he was our recruiter.

Comment by momm2five (GM MOM) on October 16, 2013 at 9:04pm: So after dropping the kids off at the bus stop this morning, I was on the way home (we do school of choice, so bus stop is 13 minutes away) and *Already There* by Rascal Flatts came on the radio . . . yeah. Almost had to pull over. I haven't heard that song in ages and it hit me hard. **sigh**

Thought I was doing so well and now I'm right back where I was a week ago because of a song!!